Hybrid Senior Program Specialist, Healthy Aging

National Council on Aging, Inc.; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

National Council on Aging, Inc. is seeking a Senior Program Specialist, Healthy Aging in Arlington, VA. The role focuses on managing health-promotion projects, fall prevention initiatives, and data-informed program improvements.

You will coordinate partner onboarding, provide technical assistance, and contribute to evaluation, reporting, and dissemination efforts. The position requires strong organizational and communication skills, collaboration across teams, and the ability to translate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, gerontology, social science, health administration, communications, research, evaluation, or related field with 3–5 years of relevant work experience.
• Master’s degree preferred for advanced roles.
• Experience coordinating multi-activity projects with internal teams and external partners.
• Experience providing technical assistance, webinars, trainings, or communities of practice.
• Experience supporting data collection, program monitoring, evaluation, or continuous quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Participate in implementing strategies to advance NCOA’s mission and impact.
• Facilitate clinical-community linkages to increase access to evidence-based fall prevention screenings.
• Develop standard operating procedures, guides, templates, and other resources.
• Serve as project manager for assigned projects, including timelines and deliverables.
• Coordinate data collection and evaluation trainings with funded agencies and support analysis.
• Maintain project files and update communications with partners and stakeholders.
• Support dissemination of project findings through NCOA channels and events.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Data analysis

Grant administration

Stakeholder engagement

Webinar facilitation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Asana

Zengine

Microsoft Teams

Salesforce

Job description

National Council on Aging, Inc. is seeking a Senior Program Specialist, Healthy Aging in Arlington, VA. The role focuses on managing health-promotion projects, fall prevention initiatives, and data-informed program improvements.

You will coordinate partner onboarding, provide technical assistance, and contribute to evaluation, reporting, and dissemination efforts. The position requires strong organizational and communication skills, collaboration across teams, and the ability to translate