Community Strategy Manager

Position Highlights

Position Title: Community Strategy Manager

Location: Hybrid (Raleigh, NC)

Position End Date: 4/30/2027

Salary: $85,000 plus benefits

Overview:

The CDC Foundation is seeking a Community Strategy Manager position that provides advanced leadership and expertise to support North Carolina’s efforts to prevent and reduce nicotine/e-cigarette use among youth and young adults. The role supports the coordination and programmatic implementation of collaborative efforts with local health departments, Boards of Health, and community partners in planning and implementing evidence-based tobacco control policies and programs. This position plays a critical role in advancing tobacco-free policies across North Carolina and provides critical support to meet the capacity needs for these statewide initiatives.

This position is based in The Tobacco Prevention and Control (TPC) Branch within the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. TPC collaborates with and builds the capacity of partners, including state and local agencies, local health departments and community organizations, to plan and implement evidence-based strategies to reduce deaths and health problems due to tobacco use and secondhand smoke. TPC Branch’s four major goal areas are to decrease initiation of all tobacco and nicotine use among young people, eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke and aerosol emissions from e-cigarettes, promote and support quitting of tobacco and nicotine use, and advance health equity by identifying and eliminating commercial tobacco product-related inequities and disparities especially among young people.

Qualifications:

· Master’s degree in public or human service administration or a human services programmatic field, from an appropriately accredited institution, and 2 years of human service experience, 1 of which must have been in human service program planning; or

· Bachelor’s degree from an appropriately accredited institution and 4 years of progressive administrative or consultative experience in human service program, 1 of which must have been in human service program planning; or an equivalent combination of education and experience

· Expertise in evidence-based tobacco prevention and control, along with proven skills in implementing tobacco-related policies.

· The ability to lead teams in program planning, evaluation, and quality control, manage conflicts, and communicate effectively with both professionals and the public.

· Experience in public health administration, including contract and budget management.

· Strong abilities in communication, training, report writing, and stakeholder engagement.

· Strong skills in critical thinking, problem solving, independent decision-making, and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.

Responsibilities:

· Oversee local implementation of youth e-cigarette prevention and cessation efforts through funded Regional Collaboratives.

· Coordinate training for Grantees and partners, organize meetings, and coordinate capacity-building programs for local communities on community partnerships, health communications programs/interventions, program evaluation, and health equity.

· Provide technical assistance to Regional Tobacco Control Managers and Collaboratives on evidence-based electronic cigarette and nicotine dependence prevention and cessation strategies for youth and young adults.

· Review and approve annual tobacco prevention and control action plans submitted by Regional Tobacco Control Managers and Tobacco-Free (TF) Collaboratives.

· Conduct quarterly reviews to monitor progress toward action plan objectives and expenditure of funding.

· Conduct annual site visits with each Regional Tobacco Control Manager and Leadership Team.

· Assist Branch Evaluator in tracking regulation progress; support data collection, analysis, and reporting to improve program outcomes

· Oversee communications planning and coordination for activities supported by the Youth Electronic Nicotine Dependence Abatement Fund.

· Disseminate local program data through presentations and reports to key stakeholders

· Collaborate with various stakeholders, including local health departments, the NC Department of Justice, Department of Public Instruction, youth-serving organizations and other stakeholders to align Juul-funded efforts with statewide youth prevention and cessation priorities.

· Provide support to partner organizations in resource development, strategic planning and implementation of evidence-based initiatives.

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 and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, in order to best support the State of North Carolina in their public health programming.

This position is currently a hybrid position. The CDC Foundation retains the right to make adjustments to this as required.

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 is an independent nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners to support the public health system, including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in preventing and responding to threats to health. In this role, we are focused on one priority: building catalytic, flexible and impactful partnerships—with corporations, philanthropies, individuals and organizations—to help improve the health and lives of people in all communities, everywhere.

Visit www.cdcfoundation.org for more information.