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Program Officer
Bethesda, MD
IDj-1519Posted 7/16/2025

WHO WE ARE 

The de Beaumont Foundation is a private charitable foundation that advances policy, builds partnerships, and strengthens public health to create communities where people can achieve their best possible health. We create and invest in bold solutions to make public health work better for everyone, through four main strategies:  

  • Advancing Policy: We advance policies that improve health and create thriving communities. 
  • Creating Partnerships: We build partnerships, often among unlikely allies, to help leaders achieve their shared goal of strengthening communities and improving lives.  
  • Strengthening the Public Health System: We support the state and local government public health workforce and create practical solutions that help professionals improve their impact.  
  • Improving Communication: We empower health communicators and build support for public health through research, training, and tools. 

We fervently believe that the spirit in which we do our work is as important as the work itself. We pride ourselves on excellence, innovation, fostering collaboration between groups that might not otherwise interact, and a willingness to have fun with our work. 

 

POSITION OVERVIEW – WHAT YOU’LL DO 

Reporting to the Program Director you will have an unparalleled opportunity to contribute to a fast-paced, big-thinking, mission-driven organization. This unique role directly supports and influences the work of one of the nation’s leading health philanthropies. 

You will have the opportunity to lead projects, manage key Foundation initiatives, and facilitate the completion of projects with high importance and visibility.  Specifically, you will be leading and supporting the Foundation’s programs and initiatives to address issues and challenges impacting the public health field, including capacity, communications, policy, and partnerships, and other high-impact and high-visibility projects. Your responsibilities will vary and require you to prioritize effectively, act quickly, maintain confidentiality, and bring others along. This position will have a significant influence on the Foundation’s commitment to providing practical tools, resources, and partnerships that enhance the sustainability and effectiveness of public health as a science and a practice.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES 

Your day-to-day work will include activities such as:  

  • Managing day-to-day operations of simultaneous high-priority Foundation projects with complex external communications plans and often with high stakes constituents 

  • Contributing to strategic decision-making and problem-solving by providing timely and relevant information, input, and recommendations 

  • Independently coordinating with other Foundation staff including Communications, and Research and Evaluation leads to ensure that programs have strong marketing/communications, dissemination, and impact measurement plans

  • Developing and implementing project workplans while maintaining an understanding of program strategy, projects, timelines, deliverables, and due dates and ensure timely completion of all tasks 

  • Managing external stakeholder relationships with partners and grantees to ensure that programs meet both the Foundation’s strategic goals and the needs of the public health workforce 

  • Developing and implementing project workplans while maintaining an understanding of projects, timelines, deliverables, and due dates and ensure timely completion of all tasks

  • Preparing meeting agendas and manage follow up on internal and external meetings. When needed, lead meetings and follow up with the relevant parties

  • Identifying and prioritizing specific policy, program, and practice goals and outcomes grounded in evidence and centering equity

  • Contributing to drafting and co-author blogs, commentaries, books and book chapters, and peer-reviewed articles

  • Conceiving and planning Foundation special meetings and events 

  • Serving as a trusted advisor to the leadership team providing candid opinions and constructive feedback on Foundation matters impacting the public health workforce

  • Conducting research, create PowerPoint Presentations, and draft speeches and talking points for external and internal presentations and speaking engagements 

 

QUALIFICATIONS – WHO YOU ARE

To be successful in this job, you excel in these areas: 

You are a pragmatic, results-oriented, hands-on public health professional with a successful track record in developing and managing strategies and programs impacting the public health sector including but not limited to local governments, policymakers, and philanthropic institutions. You have experience, deep exposure, and/or subject matter expertise in leading or managing programs or initiatives impacting governmental public health systems and departments. You will be able to demonstrate each of the following: 

  • Mission-driven: You want to make a difference and have experience in successfully leading work that supports health equity. You are a thought leader in creating and promoting program solutions, including but not limited to those centered on communications, to end inequities in health and the social determinants of health.
 
  • Ownership: You care deeply about doing what it takes to facilitate results, including paying attention to even small details, managing your own projects (or pieces of bigger ones), driving work forward with a sense of urgency, anticipating problems, and course-correcting when needed 
 
  • Team player: You are eager to use your role to advance de Beaumont’s mission, and look for ways to help beyond your own core responsibilities. You are ready and willing to participate in all-hands-on-deck projects, which frequently come up. No job is too small for anyone on our team and your attitude reflects that. 
 
  • Critical thinking skills: You know how to quickly process information and draw out the key points of various publications/documents to summarize and share with the leadership team on a host of public health related issues.  
 
  • Relationship management: You have a good sense of how to manage internal relationships (i.e. with senior leadership, colleagues, and direct reports) and grow external ones. You know how to handle confidential information, use discretion around what information you share both internally and externally, and routinely apply good judgment as to when to involve others in decision-making.  
 
  • Attention to detail: You consistently ensure materials and communications are accurate (both content and grammar), precise, and completed on time. 
 
  • Passion: You are deeply committed to public health, improving health equity, reducing disparities, and supporting the mission and work of the de Beaumont Foundation. 
 

The ideal candidate will possess the attributes above and many of the following professional abilities and experiences.  

  • Master’s degree required. MPH, MPP, MPA, or MBA preferred and five to eight years of relevant work experience, particularly with the public health workforce and/or health communicators in cross-sector roles
  • Strong organization and project management skills—ability to see the big picture, manage small details, and create and maintain systems that enhance organizational efficiency
  • Ability to research best-practices to establish promising, innovative, and best practices to improve approaches to public health communications and messaging
  • Proven ability to build and maintain strong professional networks across industries and disciplines
  • Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead at all levels (up, across, and down), motivate teams, and manage both written and verbal communication effectively
  • Excellent organizational and project management abilities, with a keen eye for both the big picture and small details, and a talent for creating systems that improve efficiency
  • Self-motivated and adaptable, with a decisive approach to change and competing priorities
  • Proven ability to meet deadlines while maintaining a high level of organization
  • Able to move quickly and nimbly from one project to another, marshal resources, and manage expectations and timelines to achieve results
  • Strong understanding of confidentiality, with the ability to handle sensitive information responsibly
  • Proven ability to work both independently as well as in a team-oriented, collaborative environment demonstrating creativity, innovation and excellence, and taking initiative when appropriate
  • Strong work ethic and commitment to high standards of excellence coupled with an enthusiastic approach to work
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office required (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
  • Experience in negotiating and managing vendor contracts
  • Skilled in drafting budget proposals and recommending adjustments as necessary
 
 
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
 
This is a full-time position based in downtown Bethesda, MD, just outside of Washington, DC. de Beaumont follows a hybrid work model, with employees working in the office on some days and from home on others; individual schedules are confirmed with direct supervisors. All employees are required to attend (at a minimum) in-person bi-monthly team meetings, as well as twice-yearly weeklong all-staff meetings at the Bethesda office. 
 
The compensation offered for this role is competitive and is commensurate with the candidate’s experience. The salary range for this position is $100,000 - $115,000. In addition to competitive compensation, the Foundation provides outstanding benefits that include 100% paid employee health benefits, AD&D and life insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, generous paid time off, 14 weeks of paid parental leave, monthly tech stipend, and health & wellness program. The Foundation fosters a collaborative and supportive work environment and has been designated a “Great Place to Work.”
 

HOW TO APPLY 

To apply, upload your resume, cover letter, and a writing sample by August 3, 2025. Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible, as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Early submission ensures the best opportunity for consideration.  

The de Beaumont Foundation is an equal-opportunity employer. Employment opportunities are based upon individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as established under law. 

The Public Health Network, LLC has been retained to lead this search. Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or email. 

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