United States onlyPosition Title: Program Evaluator
Location: Connecticut (Remote)
Position End Date: 9/29/2026
Salary: $60,000, Plus Benefits
Overview:
The CDC Foundation is working with CDC and state and local authorities to provide surge staff to support surveillance, prevention and response activities within the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program. The CDC Foundation seeks candidates for a Program Evaluator. The Program Evaluator will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining a framework and process for monitoring and evaluating projects within the Overdose Data to Action team.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A Master’s degree in public health, the social sciences, or a related field
- Minimum of 2 years related work experience
- Self-motivated with exceptional organizational skills and high attention to detail
- Demonstrated knowledge in designing and conducting program evaluations
- Demonstrated knowledge in overdose prevention, substance use disorder treatment, Community Based Overdose Prevention, recovery, and/or drug policy
- Ability to prioritize and coordinate multiple facets of project development and implementation
- Collaborative, interpersonal, and teamwork skills; ability to develop productive relationships with colleagues, stakeholders, and partners.
- Ability to anticipate roadblocks and independently resolve
- Ability to work collaboratively with technical experts, administrators, external partners, and the public
- Strong cultural competency and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively in an environment with diverse cultures, multiple perspectives, and competing needs.
- Experience applying an equity lens or conducting an equity review to evaluate and inform public health strategies and approaches.
- Demonstrated ability to work well independently and within teams
- Experience working in a virtual environment with remote partners and teams
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, Teams and Zoom
Responsibilities:
- Involvement in design, evaluation and reporting on program progression.
- Develop data collection protocol and instrumentation necessary to conduct program evaluation.
- Develop, maintain, and implement approved evaluation plans (including the establishment of milestones)
- Design and develop data collection and program evaluation tools.
- Collect qualitative and/or quantitative data
- Conduct routine quantitative and or qualitative analysis on program process and outcome data.
- Draft written reports and presentations related to evaluation process and findings.
- Apply evaluation results to help advance program improvement by working closely with program staff.
- Prepare and conduct meetings and presentations, effectively and professionally. 
Special Notes:
This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by both the CDC Foundation and the Connecticut Department of Public Health in order to best support Connecticut in their public health programming.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law. We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-300.5(a)(12) and 60-741.5(a)(7). As a federal government contractor, we take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans. The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment.
Relocation expenses are not included.
About the CDC Foundation
The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations, and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the go-to nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC’s critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has raised over $1 billion and launched more than 1,000 programs impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of CDC-led programs in the United States and in more than 140 countries last year. Learn more at www.cdcfoundation.org.
