Senior Associate, Public Health Programs

Job Title: Senior Associate, Public Health Programs

Department: Public Health Programs

Reports to: Senior Manager, Public Health Programs

Classification: Full-time, Exempt

Location: CADCA Headquarters, 500 Montgomery Street, Suite 400, Alexandria, VA 22314

Salary Grade Level: Senior Associate

Role Summary

The Senior Associate supports public health programs that build the capacity of adult and youth coalition leaders to improve health in their communities and states. This position contributes to program planning and delivery across multiple Public Health Programs initiatives, supporting high-quality tools, training, technical assistance, reporting, evaluation, and partner engagement.

This role is intended for a public health professional with several years of experience who is ready to take on greater responsibility within program delivery. The ideal candidate is organized, collaborative, and growth-oriented, with the public health knowledge, communication skills, and follow-through needed to support coalitions, partners, and internal teams across multiple projects.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Contribute to the implementation of federal and state cooperative agreements and grants by carrying out public health program activities, supporting grant deliverables, and documenting progress toward project objectives.
• Apply public health knowledge to support the planning, development, implementation, and improvement of tools, training, technical assistance, and QA/QI activities that strengthen coalition capacity and community-level public health practice.
• Maintain systems for tracking workplans, timelines, meeting notes, action items, materials, and follow-up tasks to keep public health program work organized and moving forward.
• Draft and contribute to quarterly progress reports, narrative updates, summaries, and other written products that clearly communicate program activities, progress, outcomes, and lessons learned.
• Present program information, facilitate portions of meetings and trainings, and communicate clearly with coalitions, partners, and internal teams in virtual and in-person settings.
• Help maintain relationships with external partners, subject matter experts, coalition leaders, and public health organizations to support program goals and partner engagement.
• Collect, organize, and document program data, participant feedback, technical assistance activity, and other information needed to support evaluation, quality improvement, and funder requirements.
• Assist with preparation for CADCA signature events and other in-person or virtual convenings, including materials preparation, participant support, speaker coordination, logistics, and follow-up.
• Contribute ideas and support process improvements for program tools, trainings, technical assistance workflows, and internal systems based on partner needs, evaluation findings, and team priorities.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Working knowledge of public health program planning, implementation, and improvement, including how coalition capacity building supports community-level public health practice.
• Ability to apply evidence-informed public health concepts, coalition development principles, and systems thinking to program planning, implementation support, and problem-solving.
• Understanding of capacity building approaches, including tools, training, technical assistance, peer learning, evaluation, and QA/QI.
• Strong organization and prioritization skills, including the ability to manage multiple timelines, workplans, deadlines, deliverables, and follow-up tasks.
• Strong public health writing and reporting skills, including the ability to draft clear progress reports, summaries, narrative updates, and program materials.
• Strong oral communication, presentation, and facilitation skills for meetings, trainings, technical assistance, and partner discussions.
• Strong collaboration and partner engagement skills, including the ability to work effectively with coalitions, public health partners, subject matter experts, funders, and internal teams.
• Demonstrated initiative, professional judgment, adaptability, and commitment to continued learning, including the ability to receive feedback, ask for help when needed, and contribute constructively to team goals.
  
  

Required Education And Experience

Degree: Master’s degree in public health or a relevant field preferred; Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required.

Years of experience: Minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience required, with 3-5 years preferred, in public health, prevention, coalition support, community-based programs, training and technical assistance, public policy, communications, evaluation, or a related field.

Certifications And/or Training

• None required
  
  

Additional Qualifications

• Experience working with community coalitions, public health organizations, state or local agencies, national partners, or federally funded programs preferred.
• Experience developing tools, resources, presentations, reports, or public health communication materials for external audiences preferred.
  
  

Travel Requirements

• Travel up to 15% annually.
  
  

Work Environment

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Experience communicating and participating in Zoom and Microsoft Teams.
• Available to work CADCA’s seminal events: Drug Free Kids Campaign, Mid-Year Training Institute, and the National Leadership Forum.
• Minimal light physical effort is required in performing duties in an office environment.
  
  

Disclaimer

This position is contingent upon continued grant funding and may be subject to modification or termination if funding is not renewed.

This job description is not exhaustive and may be updated or modified at any time based on organizational needs.

About CADCA

CADCA is the premier prevention association equipping coalitions with tools, knowledge, and support to create positive change in their communities. CADCA’s vision is safer, healthier, and stronger communities everywhere. Through our work we have built a network of more than 7,000 coalitions across the United States and over 28 countries.