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About the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), established in 1970 under the name Institute of Medicine (IOM), is an independent organization of eminent professionals from diverse fields including health and medicine; the natural, social, and behavioral sciences; and beyond. With the authority of the 1863 Congressional Charter of the National Academy of Sciences requested and signed by President Abraham Lincoln, the NAM serves alongside the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering as adviser to the nation and the international community. The NAM's mission is to advance science, inform policy, and catalyze action to achieve human health, equity, and well-being.
About the Program
The Culture of Health Program is a multiyear collaborative effort to identify strategies to create and sustain conditions that support equitable good health for everyone in America; with a specific focus on building the evidence to support changes in policies and systems that aid in dismantling structural racism and lead to more equitable health outcomes for populations made vulnerable and marginalized.
The program has four goals that build upon and reinforce each other:
- Lead: Build, inform, and elevate the evidence base, including evidence from the lived experience of health inequity
- Translate: Communicate the evidence in a timely and culturally informed manner
- Engage: Integrate actors, working at every level of the government, in communities, and across disciplines, into the mission of the Program.
- Sustain: Transform culture and create a shared value system to advance health equity
About the Position
The NAM seeks an experienced and highly motivated Program Officer to assist the Program Director in developing and implementing activities to identify strategies to support the systemic and structural changes needed to eliminate health inequities in the United States. The Program Officer will play an integral role in helping the program to strengthen the development, accessibility, and use of the science base to eliminate health inequities; engage multi-sectoral stakeholders around the evidence, informed by perspectives of people with lived experience; accelerate the NAM's organizational capacity to center health equity in its activities, policies, practices, and culture; and identify and use indices, metrics, and results to assess the impact of the Program's work.
Reporting to the Director of the Culture of Health Program, the Program Officer will be initially responsible for developing and managing a series of information-gathering workshops to inform a set of peer-reviewed publications. Responsibilities of the Program Officer will initially include, but are not limited to:
- Leading activities to better understand how systems impact health outcomes for populations historically and currently made marginalized in the United States;
- Organizing and facilitating planning meetings with partners to further scope plans for a series of workshops;
- Developing and managing a process for engagement of lived experience to inform programmatic activities;
- Assist and manage as needed a working group comprised of Culture of Health Program advisory committee members;
- Conduct relevant research and monitor new technical information, tools, and trends related to health equity;
- Develop materials, such as white papers or research summaries
The successful candidate will be passionate about the NAM's vision and commitment to the advancement of health equity; a proactive, forward-looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions; will have the ability to exercise good judgment in a variety of complex situations, with strong written and verbal communication and organizational skills; will have the ability to effectively balance multiple priorities; and will enjoy working within a small, entrepreneurial environment with limited supervision.Job Description:
Essential Job Duties:
1. Project Development, Management & Administration: Assists in the development of program strategy. Ensures the program meets objectives. Conducts workshops and other meetings including overseeing meeting logistics, developing agendas, inviting and participants. Collaborates with finance staff to oversee budgets. May lead studies, research programs, grant programs, fellowships, etc.
2. Research and Writing Activities: Prepares background papers and technical summaries. Responsible for synthesizing and editing research findings and technical data. Facilitates and coordinates responses to review for the project/program publications. Conducts background research on topics for new studies, programs, or activities. Assists the Director in the writing of prospectuses and proposals for new and continued funding.
3. Communication and Dissemination: Creates and maintains materials, websites, and social media channels. Works with the communications team to plan communication-related activities for the project. Collaborates with the Director, and manages the dissemination activities of the project. Represents the unit and committee within and outside the National Academies.
4. Team Management: May assist the Director in the management of staff. May assign tasks, provide guidance, and feedback, and mentor staff.
5. Committee Management: Assists in the recruitment of potential committee members to serve on various projects and work groups. Facilitates the flow of information among members, staff, and applicable parties. Collaborates with experts and sponsors from federal, state, and local government agencies, foundations, schools, and other organizations.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Advanced knowledge of technical, or policy issues in health, equity, and related policy. Expertise in topics at the intersection of health equity, community informed research, and the social determinants of health, especially as it pertains to populations and communities made marginalized, a bonus. Strong program/project management skills. Ability to understand and share technical/scientific issues with diverse audiences. Ability to solve intellectual problems that are varied and complex using originality and ingenuity. Ability to operate using appreciable latitude for independent judgment and action. Ability to manage and develop projects. Ability to work successfully in a team environment and to form and maintain effective teams. Experience working in complex environments with a high degree of organizational effectiveness. Ability to develop relationships with co-workers, employees in other National Academies' departments, and external constituents through effective communication. Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to effectively interact with all levels of staff and constituents.
Minimum Education/Training Requirements: Master's degree in a related field or equivalent knowledge and three years of related professional experience
Minimum Experience: Three years of related professional experience and project management. Demonstrated basic proficiency in conveying scientific/technical/policy information in verbal and written form.
Preferred Education and Experience: Ph.D. in a related field.
Physical Capabilities: Ability to work at a computer for extended periods of time. Ability to travel.
Required Licenses, Certification or Registration: None.
Supervisory Responsibilities/Controls: Reports to senior program officer/program director. Sets objectives with supervisor and receives input and advice as needed.
Compensation Range: The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine support equity, fairness, and transparency in our compensation programs. An estimated compensation range for this position is $85,040 - $106,300. Compensation offered to the selected candidate will be based on the candidate's relevant knowledge, skills, and work experience, commensurate with compensation of current employees in comparable positions with similar knowledge, skills, and work experience, and subject to budget parameters. Note it is not typical for a candidate to be hired at the higher end of the range.
Work Environment: Hybrid Office/Telecommute environment, expected onsite percentage 40%, for at least the first several months, after which time you can discuss your onsite schedule with your supervisor. Occasional travel between National Academies' facilities and to off-site meeting/sponsor locations.
The National Academies' Statement on Diversity and Inclusion:
We, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies), value diversity among our staff, members, volunteers, partners, vendors, and audiences. We recognize that talent is broadly distributed in society and that many perspectives enhance the quality of our work and drive innovation and impact.
We pledge to cultivate a workplace culture and climate that promotes inclusion, belonging, accessibility, and anti-racism; upholds equity; and values the participation of all who are engaged in advancing our mission. By embracing the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in our programs, institutional policies and practices, and products, we will be able to better advise the nation on the most complex issues facing society and the world.
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It is the policy of the National Academies to recruit, hire, transfer, compensate, and promote people in all job categories and to administer all other personnel actions, terms and conditions of employment in a manner that is consistent with equal employment, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, medical condition for which a person has been rehabilitated or cured, marital status, family responsibilities, genetic information, political affiliation, personal appearance, matriculation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. It is also the institution's policy to recruit, hire, promote, and provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities and covered veterans who are otherwise qualified.
Any qualification to be considered equivalent, in lieu of stated minimum, requires the prior approval of the Office of Human Resources.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Some functions in this description may be specific to a particular unit of the National Academies and not applicable to other units.
Job Family:
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