Technical Evaluator, Public Health – Atlanta, GA

Join the team who values your skills and expertise. Cherokee Nation Operational Solutions (CNOS) provides professional services and innovative products to federal and commercial clients. CNOS helps you make the most of your skills by taking a personalized approach to solving clients' toughest challenges. This approach gives customers the support they deserve and the quality they expect from a team that can handle every detail – a team of experts, like you.

Cherokee Nation Operational Solutions is part of Cherokee Federal – a team of tribally owned federal contracting companies focused on building solutions, solving complex challenges, and serving the nation’s mission around the globe for more than 60 federal clients. For more information, visit cherokee-federal.com .

SUMMARY

Provide technical advice and assistance to national, state, local and tribal health agencies and to various other organizations around evaluation capacity and programmatic improvement.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Include the following:

• Identifies the science base that underlies DHDSP strategies by conducting evidence reviews.
• Provides technical advice and assistance to national, state, local and tribal health agencies and to various other organizations around evaluation capacity and programmatic improvement.
• Supports data analysis work and develop specific programmatic improvement recommendations for programs and organizations.
• Plans and acts as meeting facilitator for CDC planning sessions, partner meetings, CDC leadership meetings, and leadership briefings.
• Identifies best and promising practices through partner interviews, data collection, and literature reviews.
• Develops dissemination products such as overviews, reports, or guidance documents, and disseminate findings to partners.
• Supports components of high visibility projects that support the work of AREB and/or DHDSP initiatives. This may include, but is not limited to, developing presentations and/or coordinating speakers for key DHDSP meetings, developing website text that describes DHDSP initiatives and writing success stories, etc.
• Analyzes qualitative and quantitative data and synthesize results.
• Provides evaluation technical assistance to CDC partners.
• Develops guides, manuals or technical reports for partners and public health practitioners that translate the known science to facilitate the adoption of identified strategies.
• Presents project updates or summaries at CDC briefings, or presentations to CDC staff.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY/MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

No supervisory or management authority.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Advanced degree in a field related to health/allied sciences and 2+ yrs. of documented experience in public health, health sciences research, and/or program evaluation and performance measurement.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Working knowledge of the CDC, federal or related public health entities.
• Working knowledge related to heart disease and stroke prevention, or management of chronic conditions is preferred.
• Skill in administering survey, conducting focus groups, and meeting facilitation.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suites (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Ability to performance quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to successfully pass a federal background check and a drug screen
• Cherokee Federal employees are included as covered employees in U.S. Presidential Executive Order 14042, which mandates Covid vaccines for federal contractors. Executive Order 14042 is currently blocked from enforcement pending court proceedings. Therefore, Cherokee Federal is halting the application of the mandate; however, if the injunction is lifted, Cherokee Federal will restore administration of the vaccine requirement.
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work will be primarily performed in a climate-controlled office and laboratory environment.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Cherokee Federal is a collective group of subsidiary companies of Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB). CNB is the economic engine of Cherokee Nation, the largest Native American tribe in the U.S. As a trusted partner, the Cherokee Federal team of companies manages nearly 2,000 projects of all sizes across the construction, engineering and manufacturing, and mission solutions portfolios – ranging from advanced data analytics and telehealth to cybersecurity, cloud and logistics.

Since 2012, our team of companies has won $6 billion in government contracts and completed more than 5,300 federal missions. Our 3,600+ employees work in 20+ countries, 50 states and 2 U.S. territories.

Why Cherokee Federal? Visit cherokee-federal.com to learn why you should join our team!

Compliance

Cherokee Federal is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to prohibiting discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, union affiliation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We conform to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations governing all aspects of the relationship between the Company and its employees, including, but not limited to, recruitment, employment, promotion, transfer, training, working conditions, wages and salary administration, employee benefits, and application of policies. The policies and principles of EEO also apply to the selection and treatment of independent contractors, personnel working on our premises who are employed by temporary agencies and any other persons or firms doing business for or with the Company.

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