The Social Marketing and Communication (SMC) department has distinctive competence in a science-based approach to social marketing and communication to address public health and other challenges in the United States. SMC currently implements a diverse portfolio of social marketing, public relations, communication, and training and technical assistance projects in the U.S. that are funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, private associations, and foundations. In the past decade, our team has worked on issues such as diabetes, emergency and pandemic preparedness, obesity prevention, sexual health, HIV/AIDS, cancer, asthma, immunizations, violence prevention, access to health care, and tobacco control and cessation.
The Program Assistant will perform and provide administrative, programmatic and logistical support across several SMC projects. Projects may include the Diabetes Education and Marketing Support (DEMS) contract, the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR), and other health communication projects, as assigned. The primary goals for DEMS are to increase referrals and enrollment to diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) services, to increase the impact of interventions to prevent type 2 diabetes, and to decrease health inequity in the incidence of type 2 diabetes and diabetes complications. For more information, visit www.cdc.gov/diabetes/ndep. NCCOR brings together the nation’s leading research funders—the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA)—to address the problem of childhood obesity in America. FHI 360 supports the Collaborative by conducting strategic planning, communications, coordination, and evaluation activities. For more information, visit: www.nccor.org.
Major Responsibilities:
- Provide overall administrative, financial, and operational support and coordination to Social Marketing and Communication (SMC) staff. Facilitate internal communication by working closely with finance, contracts, operations and program staff, and other departments as needed for assigned tasks.
- Perform general administrative duties, including photocopying, faxing, managing mailings/shipments, monitoring and ordering of supplies, and working with Facilities and IT departments, as needed, to maintain the functionality of office copiers/printers.
- Coordinate department purchase order procurement including but not limited to acquiring and comparing vendor quotes, establishing suitable justification, developing or modifying vendor/subcontractor agreements, and processing procurement requisitions. Maintain and update purchase order and contractual files in an organized, easily-accessible manner.
- Track purchase orders and consultant work orders; process payments for purchase orders and check requests in a timely manner.
- Process travel, hotel, and local transportation arrangements for SMC staff and meeting attendees, including processing of travel advance requests and monitoring the status of these requests; ensure timely completion of arrangements; upon travelers return process travel expense reimbursement requests.
- Arrange scheduled conference calls, and coordinate logistics for meetings, conferences, workshops and trainings. Assist with conference, workshop or meeting preparation, and note taking.
- Support proposal preparation, including document formatting, document conversion, copying proposals, and packaging and delivering proposals.
- Support projects by performing activities such as setting up team meetings, taking call notes, report preparation, media monitoring, and other duties as assigned.
- Manage use of center supplies including, laptops, cameras, and other equipment, including maintaining check-in/check-out tracking log, ensuring security and good condition of equipment, and reporting any problems with equipment; schedule equipment rental as needed/required.
- Assist staff with other administrative tasks as assigned.
- One year of relevant experience required; Administrative office experience preferred
- Interest and experience in health communication preferred
- Excellent organizational skills and superior attention to small details
- Strong oral and written communication abilities
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with a wide range of individuals
- Proficiency with MS Office suite, including Sharepoint
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