Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.
The Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy at the Bloomberg School of Public Health trains leaders to tackle the world’s greatest public health challenges by effectively engaging with policymakers, media, and the public. Through partnerships, education, and practice-based learning, we are building a more robust public health advocacy field to prevent disease, promote equity, change policy, and drive public health impact. The Center is a major interdepartmental initiative in the field of public…
health advocacy and science. The Center focuses on the School’s three pillars of excellence: research, training, and practice and is central to the School’s current strategic plan.
We are seeking a Sr. Program Officer who will provide technical, programmatic, and management oversight on multiple education programs and leads the development and implementation of program activities independently. The Sr. Program Officer primarily oversees the Lerner Center’s ‘workforce development’ activities and plans and directs the Center’s educational offerings, typically involving multiple courses, subject-matter experts, external partners, internal collaborators, and/or national networks. The Sr. Program Officer also develops program plans, develops SOPs, and establishes new strategic partnerships. Reporting to the Lerner Center’s Chief of Staff, and in collaboration with the Director and Deputy Director, the Sr. Program Officer participates in developing, implementing, and evaluating existing and new initiatives to further the mission and goals of the program. The Sr. Program Officer supervises at least one other education staff member.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Lerner Center leadership and exercise independent judgement in leading educational program activities.
- Generate and envision new program activities, ideas, frameworks, and strategies that further high-level goals of the education portfolio.
- Provide guidance and leadership to the education team.
- Lead program development and evaluation.
- Participate in strategic planning with Lerner Center leadership, other staff, subject-matter experts, and partners.
- Develop, or oversee development of standard operating procedures and program processes.
- Provide leadership and oversight of program management and resolve operational/implementation issues.
- Promote and ensure high-quality educational offerings, ensuring adherence to CEPH and other pedagogical best practices.
- Ensure program quality and adherence to project goals and timelines.
- Oversee quality control of educational materials, including presentations, workbooks, videos, promotional language, and other assets and resources.
- Collaborate with communications team to coordinate marketing and promotional activities for new educational products and training opportunities.
- Cultivate strong relationships with partner organizations and develop a structure for formalizing future partnerships.
- Establish and maintain relationships with the Center’s network of instructors, adjunct faculty, and faculty associates.
- Play a central role in the formative research for and creation of an executive education training program for mid-career professionals.
- Oversee development of educational programs and work with leadership to ensure that all operational costs are within budget.
- Support proposal development as needed.
- Contribute to the creation of manuscripts, presentations, educational materials, and reports to funders.
- Oversee the recruitment, education, training, and supervision of education staff.
- Engage and collaborate with other centers and institutes across the School and University.
- Represent the Lerner Center at relevant external meetings and events.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's Degree in a related field.
- Five years related experience.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong program management experience.
- Supervisory or leadership experience.
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to exercise strong independent judgement.
Classified Title: Sr. Program Officer
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MF
Starting Salary Range: $76,980 - $134,995 Annually ($110,000
targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday to Friday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Hybrid/School of Public Health
Department name: Health Policy & Management - CPHA
Personnel area: School of Public Health
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