Job description
Position Title: Program Implementation Specialist
Location: North Carolina (Remote, NC-based)
Salary: $60,000- $65,000.00
Position End Date: 09/29/26
Overview:
The CDC Foundation is working with CDC and state and local authorities to provide surge staff to
support surveillance, prevention and response activities within the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A)
program. The CDC Foundation seeks candidates for a Program/Project Implementation Specialist.
The Program Implementation Specialist directly advances North Carolina’s Overdose Data to Action
(OD2A) grant activities by strengthening the long-term sustainability and effectiveness of peer-led
overdose prevention programs across the state. Many overdose prevention efforts in North Carolina are
led by peers and small community based organizations that serve as critical lifelines, but often lack
operational support and training. This role provides technical assistance to community-based
organizations on core nonprofit functions, including operational processes, financial compliance, and
organizational management. The Specialist will also guide organizations through essential grant-related
administrative steps—such as obtaining SAM and DUNS numbers, establishing indirect cost rates, and
managing overhead—while helping them identify and pursue funding opportunities to ensure long-term
stability and impact.
Minimum Qualifications:
● Bachelor’s degree required and master’s degree is preferred
● Minimum of Two years of experience non-profit operations and/or public operations and
financial management
● Professional experience or demonstrated knowledge in overdose prevention, peer-led
organizations, substance use disorder treatment, community-based overdose prevention,
recovery, and/or drug policy.
● Skilled in program design, implementation, analysis and evaluation
● Demonstrated ability to assess organizational systems and recommend improvements in
financial management, operations, or program development
● Familiarity with federal and state grant requirements, budget development, and required
documentation (e.g. SAM, DUNS, etc)
● Self-motivated with exceptional organizational skills and high attention to detail
● Ability to prioritize and coordinate multiple facets of project development and implementation
● Ability to work collaboratively with technical experts, administrators, external partners, and the
public
● Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task and prioritize work
● Exceptional oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
● Strong cultural competency and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively in an
environment with diverse cultures, multiple perspectives, and competing needs
● Demonstrated ability to work well independently and within teams
● Experience working in a virtual environment with remote partners and teams
● Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams and Zoom
Responsibilities:
● Work directly with overdose prevention organizations across the state to provide technical assistance on operational, administrative and sustainability needs
● Participate in established statewide overdose prevention meetings and workgroups to conduct listening sessions and gather feedback from community partners on most pressing needs
● Provide tailored technical assistance based on assessment findings to strengthen financial and administrative systems for programs
● Assist organizations in developing policies and procedures that align with federal and state financial requirements.
● Create and disseminate tools, templates, and learning materials to support organizational capacity.
● Facilitate collaborative learning opportunities focused on sustaining and expanding programs through development activities, community events, braided partnerships, and other creative strategies.
● Provide guidance on identifying, pursuing, and managing new funding opportunities to diversify and stabilize revenue streams.
● Works with staff to develop and implement/enhance systems and processes to ensure consistent, high-quality project management.
● Fosters and maintains peer-to-peer relationships with subject matter experts, partners, and other stakeholders aimed at efficient and effective program implementation.
● Serves as programmatic liaison for and between internal and external stakeholders.
● Manages significant matters such as project development, project budgeting, and auditing/evaluating project impact and performance.
● Formulates project-related goals, objectives, operating policies, strategic plans, guidelines, governance, standards and priorities
● Contributes to resource mobilization efforts for the assigned project in consultation and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
● Assists with preparing, negotiating, and monitoring project-related contracts and agreements.
● Serves as the contact person in the absence of team members, in this capacity
● Assist in creating sustainability of overdose prevention programming
Special Notes:
This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by both the CDC Foundation in order to best support the public health programming.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law. We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance.
Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-300.5(a)(12) and 60-741.5(a)(7). As a federal government contractor, we take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans. The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment.
Relocation expenses are not included.
About the CDC Foundation
The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations, and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the go-to nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC’s critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has raised over $1 billion and launched more than 1,000 programs impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of CDC-led programs in the United States and in more than 140 countries last year. Learn more at www.cdcfoundation.org
