Summary: Provides strategic leadership, programmatic direction, and policy analysis for ASTHO’s overdose surveillance and prevention portfolio. Administers CDC-funded cooperative agreements and directs federally funded projects, workplans, budgets, deliverables, and grant-development activities, including technical assistance and capacity-building support for the 90 state and local recipients of CDC’s Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) funding. Supervises early- and mid-career staff; leads the annual OD2A recipient meeting and other webinars, conference sessions, roundtables, learning cohorts, and peer collaboratives; and ensures timely achievement of relevant strategic-plan objectives.

Location: Remote

Anticipated salary: $97,100

Principal Functions:

• Administers and manages CDC-funded cooperative agreements in related areas, supports grant development, and provides focused support for ASTHO’s opioid overdose surveillance and prevention work
• Leads ASTHO’s technical assistance and capacity building support for the 90 state and local recipients of CDC’s Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) funding
• Supervises early and mid-career professionals who execute day-to-day elements of projects and workplans
• Leads the annual OD2A recipient meeting, which draws 650 + participants to Atlanta, GA each year
• Develops and maintains situational awareness of federal policies that impact overdose surveillance and prevention
• Convenes learning cohorts, collaboratives, and other peer learning opportunities for S/THA staff to enhance their overdose surveillance and prevention initiatives
• Builds technical assistance and capacity-building opportunities designed to help state and local health agencies build stronger overdose prevention infrastructure
• Identifies opportunities to enhance integration of injury and overdose prevention with behavioral health, including identification of experts, resources and best and promising practices
• Develops, directs and manages federally funded project activities and related budgets on a day-to-day basis with input from the senior director and the vice president of Social and Behavioral Health
• Oversees the fulfillment of objectives and strategies in ASTHO’s strategic plan relevant to project area
• Coordinates and responds to technical assistance requests from state health officials and leadership staff in state and territorial health agencies
• Fosters collaborative and trusting relationships with representatives from other national public health organizations, ASTHO affiliates, federal agencies, and other stakeholder organizations
• Formulates, synthesizes, reviews and drafts recommendations on national public health policy related to programmatic issues
• Develops, writes, and publishes fact sheets, issue briefs, and other documents; coordinates webinars, conference sessions, roundtable meetings and other educational opportunities
• Assists with writing funding proposals, including conceptualizing deliverables and identifying new funding opportunities that meet member needs
• Tracks and analyzes federal legislation related to programmatic issues and works with ASTHO policy team to review and analyze legislation
• Provides staff support to relevant ASTHO committees and task forces especially to the ASTHO President’s Challenges
• Represents ASTHO at meetings and on workgroups and committees

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree, MPH, or MSW preferred
• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience in public health, public policy and/or related knowledge of project focus area
• State/ local public health or national association experience. Awareness of public health policy from a state and federal perspective
• Experience with injury and violence prevention, mental health, substance abuse, or land-use policy desired
• Working knowledge about peer networks, learning communities or learning collaboratives
• Grant/Cooperative Agreement management proficiency
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Management/supervisory experience
• Ability to manage large projects including measures of success, forecasting, and evaluation
• Solid computer skills
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 15% of time

Benefits:

• Vacation leave, Sick leave, Personal days
• 12 Holidays (with some floating options for personalization)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Retirement Plans – 403B and Roth 403B, eligible employees can receive a company contribution up to 11.75%
• Electronic communication stipend
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short and Long-term disability insurance
• Additional Benefits include: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Pet Insurance, Legal Resources, Health & Wellness reimbursement, Flexible Spending accounts, Tuition Reimbursement, and Professional Development Assistance

About Us: ASTHO is the national nonprofit organization representing the public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. territories and Freely Associated States, and the District of Columbia, as well as the more than 100,000 public health professionals these agencies employ. ASTHO members, the chief health officials of these jurisdictions, are dedicated to formulating and influencing sound public health policy and to ensuring excellence in public health practice. ASTHO is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, and was incorporated on March 23, 1942, with the goal of helping health officials navigate a rapidly changing public health landscape and remains a strong voice in governmental public health.

This position is contingent upon the availability of grant, contract, or organizational funding. Funding levels and organizational needs may impact the duration or continuation of employment.