Senior Director, Syndemic Approaches

NASTAD; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work possible

Travel up to 30%

Full-time, 40 hours/week

Job summary

NASTAD seeks a visionary Senior Director, Syndemic Approaches, to lead and grow its portfolio including Drug User Health, Hepatitis, and HIV Prevention. You will set strategy, oversee more than $18 million in braided funding, and advance people-centered integrated public health across partners.

The role involves coaching Directors, aligning stakeholders, managing complex budgets and federal cooperative agreements, and serving as PI on grants to expand funding opportunities and impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher; equivalent training/experience.
• 15+ years progressive leadership preferred in syndemic or integrated programs.
• At least 5 years leading complex federal cooperative agreements.
• Experience managing cross-disciplinary teams and programs.
• Public health/governmental department experience preferred.
• Strong leadership, strategic vision, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow NASTAD’s Syndemic Approaches portfolio (Drug User Health, Hepatitis, HIV Prevention).
• Develop vision and strategy for syndemic work and translate needs into organizational actions.
• Oversee budgets, staffing models, and federal grants; serve as PI on major awards.
• Coach Directors and Associate Directors; build leadership across teams.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, and cross-program integration.

Skills

HIV & Hepatitis

Stakeholder leadership

Grant writing

Collaboration

Communication

Project management

Analytical thinking

Facilitation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

• Compensation: USD 140,000 - USD 160,000 - yearly

Company Description

NASTAD is a leading non-partisan, non-profit association that represents public health officials who administer HIV and hepatitis programs in the U.S. Our mission is to advance the health and dignity of people living with and impacted by HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, and intersecting epidemics by strengthening governmental public health systems and leveraging community partnerships. Our vision is a world committed to ending HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, and intersecting epidemics.

NASTAD represents public health officials in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, seven local jurisdictions, and the U.S. Pacific Island jurisdictions.

Job Description

NASTAD seeks a visionary leader with exceptional management and collaboration skills to lead and grow its Syndemic Approaches portfolio, which includes Drug User Health, Hepatitis, and HIV Prevention. This role will lead NASTAD in developing a vision and strategy for implementing syndemic approaches to HIV in public health, oversee more than $18 million in complex braided funding, and expand and diversify the portfolio in a sustainable way.

The Senior Director, Syndemic Approaches will also lead NASTAD’s approach to collaboratively integrating syndemics work throughout the organization. This includes big-picture thinking, stakeholder alignment, strategic planning, and managing implementation projects, timelines, and workflows that build concrete deliverables and measurable results. Ideal candidates will demonstrate their ability to uphold NASTAD values while navigating a dynamic political landscape.

The Senior Director, Syndemic Approaches will oversee the Drug User Health team, the Hepatitis team, the HIV Prevention team, and syndemic technical assistance staff.

Lead the collaborative development of a vision and strategy for NASTAD’s Syndemic Approaches portfolio of work, advancing people-centered integrated approaches to HIV, viral hepatitis, STIs, drug user health, and other intersecting public health priorities.

Establish and drive a cohesive vision for syndemic approaches, translating emerging public health needs, evidence, and opportunities into organizational strategy and action.

Lead integration across organizational programs, teams, funding streams, and work products to strengthen coordination, reduce fragmentation, and maximize collective impact.

Coach and develop Directors and Associate Directors to excel in their roles, build their leadership skills, and facilitate their ability to develop and implement a vision and strategic priorities for their teams.

Foster collaboration, accountability, innovation, and shared ownership across teams.

Lead the development and management of complex budgets and staffing models.

Ensure NASTAD’s syndemic work remains responsive to the evolving needs of state, territorial, and local health departments and strengthens integrated approaches within governmental public health.

Provide strategic oversight of major federal cooperative agreements, grants, and initiatives within the syndemic portfolio, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and intended outcomes. Serve as principal investigator (PI) on federal grants.

Grow and diversify NASTAD’s portfolio of funding by identifying emerging partnerships, funding opportunities, and new areas of work that strengthen the organization’s mission, vision, and strategy.

Serve as a senior organizational voice with federal agencies, health departments, funders, national organizations, community partners, and other stakeholders on syndemic and integrated public health approaches.

Establish measures of success and use data, evaluation, implementation experience, and stakeholder feedback to assess impact and inform data-driven syndemic strategies.

Qualifications

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

Cross-cutting subject matter expertise in HIV, viral hepatitis, STIs, overdose prevention and drivers of health

Strong organizational leadership skills

Strong management, supervision, and coaching skills

Strong grant writing and new business development skills

Highly collaborative by nature and skilled at bringing a wide variety of viewpoints or stakeholders into the decision-making process for projects you own

Ability to manage multiplepriorities and competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Excellent facilitation and conflict resolution skills

Experience/Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher or any equivalent combination of training, education, and experiencethatdemonstrates thecandidate’sability to perform the position’s duties

At least15years, preferred,of progressive leadership responsibilities and related work experience in syndemic or integrated program approaches, HIV, viral hepatitis, STIs, and/or drug user health

At least 5 years of experience leading complex federal cooperative agreements

Experience managing or working closely with staff across varying disciplines and technical areas

Experience working in a governmental public health department, preferred

Leadership – Integrates in their work and at the team level a strategic vision and critical analysis that optimizes success for projects, staff, and organizational priorities as applicable.

Communications – Strategically communicates internally and externally in a transparent, concise, respectful, and trauma-informed manner; simplifies complicated concepts and communicates them regardless of the situation or audience.

Teamwork –Proactively contributes toward the completion of team tasks and team building. Champions a collaborative, and supportive organizational team culture.

Reliability and Adaptability –Takes ownership of own objectives and performance. Independently completes tasks in a timely and consistent manner. Adapts to, and integrates in own tasks, changes in work environment, priorities, and organizational needs.

Problem-solving and analytical thinking – Takes a solutions-focused approach to problem-solving: identifies a problem, finds the root cause, and structures logical solutions. Able to solve problems by analyzing situations and applying critical thinking to resolve them.

Additional Information

• Full-time, 40 hours/week role.
• Willing to travel as needed, up to 30%
• Remote work is possible.
• Interest in working with a national HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis public health organization and with the communities most impacted by these epidemics.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and we comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.