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Overview

Tanaq Management Services (TMS) delivers professional, scientific, and technical services and information technology (IT) solutions to federal agencies in health, agriculture, technology, and other government services. TMS is a subsidiary of the St. George Tanaq Corporation, an Alaskan Native Corporation (ANC) committed to serving Federal customers while also giving back to the Tanaq native community and shareholders.

About the Role

We are seeking a Public Health Evaluation Program Manager to serve as the primary point of contact for all contractual, technical, and administrative matters supporting the Translation, Health Education and Evaluation Branch (THEEB). THEEB translates public health science into practice, evaluates the impact of public health programs and disseminates health messages to partners to support the Division of Diabetes Translation (DDT).

The Public Health Evaluation Program Manager will provide day-to-day leadership, planning, coordination, and oversight of project staff and deliverables. This role will support operational and surge needs with a focus on evaluation planning and oversight, performance monitoring and continuous quality improvement, data extraction, management, and advanced analytics, national and special evaluation studies implementation for cooperative agreements, and dissemination of evaluation findings.

This is a full-time, hybrid remote position based in the United States, preferably in Atlanta, Georgia. Some travel will be required to conduct site visits for completion of tasks/activities. This position is contingent upon contract award.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and management of personnel, to include onboarding and required training.
• Responsible for evaluation oversight, recipient performance monitoring, technical assistance, and continuous quality improvement across DDT-funded contracts and cooperative agreements across the branch.
• Develop and refine evaluation plans (non–cooperative agreement–specific national and programmatic plans); Develop and update logic models, performance measurement frameworks, and indicator matrices; Align evaluation approaches with funding requirements and DDT priorities; Develop performance monitoring plans; Provide consultation to CDC staff, including consultation on application of implementation research frameworks, study design, and measurement approaches.
• Provide ongoing evaluation and performance monitoring support to recipients and national partners; Conduct recurring evaluation support calls; Review APRs and recipient evaluation deliverables; Provide written feedback and corrective action recommendations; Monitor compliance and identify trends.
• Provide evaluation technical assistance; Develop and deliver evaluation webinars; Develop recipient/partner-facing evaluation tools and guidance including tools and guidance to support implementation assessment (e.g., fidelity, monitoring, adaptation tracking, and barriers/facilitators assessment); Support recipient/partner meeting content development; Respond to evaluation reporting inquiries.
• Participate in virtual and in-person monitoring site visits (estimated two in-person visits unless otherwise directed); Review background materials; Document findings; Provide performance improvement recommendations.
• Identify performance gaps; Monitor metrics, user/participant feedback and evaluations; Facilitate structured improvement processes using data-informed and implementation science-informed approaches to identify and address barriers to effective implementation; Support development of corrective action plans; Support programmatic updates/revisions; Support SOP implementation across programmatic systems. Document lessons learned.
• Prepare routine and ad hoc evaluation reports; Develop presentations and briefing materials; Provide programmatic review of national evaluation materials; Support leadership briefings.
• Communicate with the COR regarding performance and/or personnel concerns.
• Perform other duties as required.

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in project/program management in public health.
• Experience leading an evaluation project or national evaluation.
• Experience conducting a national assessment of a program or project’s inputs, activities, and outputs to determine its value or worth and to improve the program.
• Experience developing a national evaluation plan, identifying evaluation questions and indicators, collecting, and analyzing quantitative and qualitative program data, interpreting the data in the context of the program, and reporting findings.
• Experience developing a large-scale program logic model, identifying appropriate program outcomes, facilitating internal and external partner meetings, and providing assistance or training on evaluation, methods, concepts, and tools.
• Experience applying implementation research frameworks (e.g., CFIR, RE-AIM) and contributing to implementation-focused evaluations.
• Experience integrating qualitative and mixed-methods approaches to assess implementation processes, barriers, and facilitators.
• Knowledge of the rules, procedures and principles that govern intramural and extramural program development, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office Applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and SharePoint) efficiently and effectively
• Ability to develop forms for CDC Administrative Systems (HUMAN SUBJECTS, OMB, and IRB, and E-Clearance) efficiently and effectively.
• Previous experience working with government procedures and guidelines.
• Experience with managing teams and overseeing/supervising personnel.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working at CDC or in a public health setting preferred.
• Ability to obtain a government clearance.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Education and Training

• Bachelor’s degree in public health or related field required, preferably with a concentration on program evaluation and monitoring, data analysis, etc.; Master’s degree, preferably MPH, strongly preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• May need to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally.

Who We Are

Tanaq Management Services (TMS) is a public health contractor, certified 8(a) business, owned by St. George Tanaq Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation. (ANC). We listen to our stakeholders and leverage our science, technology, communication, and program expertise to understand and provide feedback as we develop solutions.

Our Commitment to Non-Discrimination

Tanaq is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Tanaq complies with the Drug-free Workplace Act of 1988 and E-Verify.

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance completing any part of the application process, please email accommodation@tanaq.com to request a reasonable accommodation. This email is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

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Tanaq is committed to ensuring a fair and competitive interview process for all candidates based on their experience, skills and education. To ensure the integrity of the interview process, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist with responses during phone, in person and virtual interviews is not allowed. However, candidates who require a reasonable accommodation that may involve AI are required to contact us prior to their interview at accommodation@tanaq.com.

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