Sr. Program Officer II (Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health)

We are seeking a Senior Program Officer II to oversee technical, programmatic, and administrative aspects of Attendance as a Vital Sign (AVS), a cross-sector national program focused on the health and social drivers of chronic absence. This role helps state and local-level actors improve the conditions for local success.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and act as technical expert for AVS independently, including envisioning, designing, and initiating new program activities aligned with larger program goals.
• Produce and edit documents, work plans, reports, and presentations.
• Lead budget development, resource allocation, and staffing decisions to meet program goals.
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration between program, finance, and administrative teams.
• Model frequent, open communication with program team members across all locations (remote, onsite, and offsite domestically).
• Lead engagement with internal and external partners and ensure adherence to JHU and donor rules, regulations, and policies.
• Use data to inform strategies, work plans, and program direction, and implement tools and processes to ensure excellence in programs and deliverables.
• Design and manage effective team structures to meet AVS goals, including supervising, coaching, and mentoring staff.
• Conduct regular (at least quarterly) check-ins and annual performance reviews with all supervisees.
• Identify and recommend professional development opportunities for supervisees.
• Oversee high-level strategy design and implementation independently, and build staff capacity in technical work (e.g., strategies, toolkits, communication materials).
• Generate and envision new activities, frameworks, and strategies that further AVS goals.
• Develop and model tools, processes, and best practices to ensure high-quality products and documents.
• Provide feedback on work quality, including addressing errors, omissions, or poor-quality products.
• Collaborate with AVS faculty to strategically plan research, monitoring, and evaluation activities.
• Lead district-level technical assistance, including trainings, workshops, and program support.
• Demonstrate technical expertise in relevant areas (e.g., student information systems, evidence-based practices in school attendance, health) and build capacity in others.
• Deliver high-level technical communication, including writing reports, creating presentations, and facilitating trainings or discussions.
• Initiate and lead center-wide initiatives (e.g., brown bags, communities of practice).
• Lead proposal development (technical, budget, coordination) and strategic partnership development.
• Cultivate donor relationships and represent JHU at external meetings and events (e.g., delivering presentations, networking, relationship-building).
• Collaborate with other programs across JHU and address strategic factors impacting AVS.
• Proactively seek opportunities to expand leadership and management skills, including completing at least two JHU training courses related to job duties per year.
• For supervisors, complete HR’s recommended core courses in the JHU Supervisory Training Program within two years of taking on supervisory duties.
• Request or initiate quarterly check-in meetings with supervisor to assess performance and establish professional goals.
• Identify opportunities for bringing new skills into AVS, including attending JHU courses, seminars, conferences, or external trainings.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in a related field.
• Six years of related program management experience in public health or medicine.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, as permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Leadership in a relevant technical area.
• Management expertise.

Pay

$89,585 - $156,725 annually (commensurate with experience).

Schedule

Monday to Friday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM.