Senior Program Specialist, Healthy Aging & Falls Prevention

National Council on Aging; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Job summary

National Council on Aging (NCOA) in Arlington, VA, is seeking a Senior Program Specialist, Healthy Aging, with hybrid schedule to lead day-to-day activities for multiple health promotion projects focused on fall prevention and clinical-community linkages.

You will coordinate data collection, provide technical assistance to funded partners, develop resources, and support evaluation and reporting with cross-functional teams. Strong communication and project-management skills are essential.

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.
• Experience supporting the implementation of projects or programs involving multiple activities, deliverables, internal teams, and external partners.
• Experience providing or supporting technical assistance, facilitating webinars, trainings, learning communities, communities of practice, or other capacity-building activities.
• Experience supporting data collection, program monitoring, evaluation, performance measurement, or continuous quality improvement activities.
• Ability to coordinate data collection, monitor information needs, follow up on reporting requirements, and support evaluation activities.

Responsibilities

• Participate in implementing strategies to advance NCOA’s mission to create the conditions for all to age well.
• Facilitate clinical-community linkages to increase access and referrals to evidence-based fall prevention screenings and interventions.
• Develop standard operating procedures, guides, templates, and other project resources.
• Serve as project manager for assigned projects and initiatives, including developing timelines, coordinating activities, monitoring milestones, and managing deliverables.
• Work with Center for Healthy Aging and other staff to expand reach and sustainability of programs.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Multitasking

Writing ability

Education

Bachelor's degree in public health or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Asana

Zengine

Salesforce

Microsoft Teams

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

National Council on Aging (NCOA) in Arlington, VA, is seeking a Senior Program Specialist, Healthy Aging, with hybrid schedule to lead day-to-day activities for multiple health promotion projects focused on fall prevention and clinical-community linkages.

You will coordinate data collection, provide technical assistance to funded partners, develop resources, and support evaluation and reporting with cross-functional teams. Strong communication and project-management skills are essential.