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Public Health Consultant, Diabetes Technical Assistance for Island Territories and Freely Associated States (Contractor)

Fully Remote

Job Type

Contract

Description

ABOUT NACDD

The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) is a member-based Association that improves the public's health by strengthening state-based leadership and expertise for chronic disease prevention and management. NACDD also promotes social justice and well-being so communities can build healthier futures. NACDD’s core membership of the 59 State and Territorial Health Department Chronic Disease Directors and their staff, who protect the public's health through primary and secondary prevention efforts and work “upstream” on root causes of chronic conditions. In addition, NACDD unites 7,000 chronic disease professionals across the United States working in state, tribal, and territorial health departments, nonprofits, academia, and the private industry to promote health and reduce the burden of chronic disease. As a national, nonprofit professional Association, we advocate, educate, and provide technical assistance to inform programming and grow chronic disease prevention knowledge, leadership, and capacity.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Diabetes Technical Assistance for Island Territories and Freely Associated States

The project aims to provide technical assistance (TA) and support for recipients who will be funded under the CDC-RFA-DP-25-0024: Advancing Public Health Actions to Prevent and Control Chronic Disease in the U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States cooperative agreement to help them successfully implement evidence-based type 2 diabetes management and prevention activities. NACDD and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) will collaborate with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Diabetes Translation (DDT) to support DP25-0024 recipients through various TA and training modalities to facilitate skill building, program development and implementation, peer learning, and partnership engagement using a data-driven planning process. Funded activities will complement and augment the TA provided by CDC/DDT.

ROLE OVERVIEW

The consultant will serve as a diabetes subject matter expert and provide leadership, guidance, strategic direction, and project management, including budget and contract management, in tandem with NACDD’s Diabetes Portfolio Director and Diabetes Portfolio Manager. Further, this consultant will identify opportunities for synergy between other CDC-funded diabetes projects. In tandem with NACDD’s evaluator, the consultant will oversee the development of the needs assessment and the TA plan to support recipients in implementing DP25-0024 diabetes strategies and provide subject matter expertise for learning approaches and content for diabetes prevention and diabetes self-management education and support.

SCOPE OF WORK

In close collaboration with the Diabetes Portfolio, the consultant will:

· Provide overall project management and coordination.

· Identify and engage partners with cultural and subject matter expertise to support implementing type 2 diabetes management and prevention activities in the U.S. territories and freely associated states.

· Lead and conduct a needs assessment of DP25-0024 recipients’ needs to support the successful implementation of the diabetes strategies.

· Create a dissemination plan with partners of the needs assessment.

· Develop an evidence-based and culturally appropriate technical assistance plan based on the needs assessment of type 2 diabetes management and prevention activities.

· Develop guidance documents to support DP25-0024 recipients in implementing strategies for diabetes.

· Oversee the development of culturally and/or linguistically adapted program curricula and supplementary materials needed to implement DP25-0024 diabetes management and prevention activities.

· Attend project team meetings with ASTHO, CDC DDT, and other identified partners.

· Ensure collaboration within the Diabetes Portfolio, Center for Public Health Leadership (CPHL), and other internal and external partners.

· Collaborate with other Portfolios and other Councils to find collaboration opportunities, share successes/ideas, etc.

· Collaborate with the Expanding the Non-Communicable Disease Collaborative in the Islands project team.

· Complete required monthly programmatic reports and monthly invoices.

· NOTE: This serves as a sampling of the high-level deliverables and is not exhaustive of the total activities needed within the Scope of Work.

Requirements

EDUCATION

• Master’s degree in public health, public health administration, or related field.

REQUIRED CONSULTANT CREDENTIALS

· Minimum of ten years of experience in the public health field.

· Experience with diabetes self-management education and support and the National DPP lifestyle change program.

· Experience in diabetes or other chronic disease states, risk factors, and/or health equity.

· Experience working with State Health Departments and/or Island Territories and/or Freely Associated States (preferred).

· Experience convening diverse groups of partners and facilitating meetings with focused agendas for public health action.

· Ability to work across time zones of many diverse partners.

· Demonstrated ability to build relationships and strong project management skills.

· Strong interpersonal and communication skills to build relationships with diverse partners.

· Strong meeting facilitation skills.

· Strong understanding of learning approaches.

PREFERRED CONSULTANT KEY COMPETENCIES

• Project Management: Strong skills in managing multiple projects, timelines, and resources.

• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills for internal and external partners.

• Problem-solving: Ability to identify issues, assess risks, and implement effective solutions.

• Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with consultants, staff, and external partners.

• Culturally Competent: Strong mindset and experience of being culturally competent.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

This position is an independent contractor position. To qualify to be a NACDD contractor, the applicant must have the following by the start of the contract:

• Establishment of a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)

• Proof of insurance (general liability or professional liability)

• DUNS # (accessed through https://www.dnb.com/duns-number/get-a-duns.html)

• The Contractor shall comply with all guidance, including guidance conveyed through Frequently Asked Questions, as amended during the performance of the contract, for contractor or subcontractor workplace locations published by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (Task Force Guidance).

CONTRACT DURATION

Project Contract: 2/1/2025-7/31/2025): The contract could be extended, contingent on funding, with the expectation that funding will be multi-year.

CLASSIFICATION

Contractual/Consultant

LOCATION

Remote working environment. Not specific; ability to travel, up to five multi-day trips, including partner meetings, conferences, and other related meetings.

BENEFITS

There are no benefits associated with this position.

HOW TO APPLY

For more information about NACDD, visit https://chronicdisease.org/

Applicants must attach a resume and a cover letter outlining how they meet the position's specific requirements when applying. Applications must have cover letters to be considered. While we appreciate all applications, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.