Associate Specialist- Environmental Health

ID 2023-1407

# of Openings 1

Category Environmental Health

Salary

51,000-53.500

Position Summary

The Associate Specialist, Environmental Health, provides administrative and programmatic support for APHL’s US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-funded work related to the National Wastewater Surveillance System, national waterborne outbreak response, and the Environmental Laboratory Science Committee. The goal of this work is to increase state and local environmental laboratory capability and capacity to provide reliable data that helps protect public health from infectious diseases and microbiological and chemical environmental contaminants. The incumbent of this position works with the Environmental Laboratories Manager and other team members to implement project activities and provides administrative assistance to the Environmental Health Director. This position is eligible for remote work or to do hybrid work in the Bethesda, MD area.

Duties & Responsibilities

Provides administrative and project management support to implement environmental laboratory program activities.
Takes meeting notes, writes summary reports and articles for newsletters and other publications, and conducts research and analysis to develop survey, report, and other project drafts.
Maintains communication with APHL committees, CDC and other partners by email, telephone, and direct meetings and represents APHL interests at meetings, trainings, workshops and site visits.
Organizes and coordinates committee activities, workgroup meetings, trainings, and associated staff and member travel.
Writes scopes of work and requests for proposals, monitoring consultant and vendor contracts and reviews and evaluates technical and non-technical reports prepared by consultants.
Enlists APHL member and staff experts and non-member experts to support implementation of environmental laboratory activities, organizes project teams, manages communities of practices, monitors overall project performance and reports on project.
Tracks financial activities and reports and writes corresponding reports.
Communicates program activities and cooperative agreement reporting requirements with CDC project officers and other
Provides administrative support to the Environmental Health Director in support of the full environmental health program.
Other duties as assigned.

Employment Standards- Education and Experience

This is either the entry level for staff members with a Bachelor’s degree, or the equivalent, in an area of specialization or a senior level administrative position that requires 2-4 years progressive and relevant experience in an office/ administrative position
The work performed is typically routine in nature, following standard processes, procedures, and solutions, and includes basic project coordination (organizing, budgeting, and complex scheduling), research, analysis and writing.
The Associate Specialist works under immediate supervision and incumbents must know the fundamental concepts, practices and procedures of a particular field of specialization.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge

Wastewater surveillance, environmental microbiology, and/or chemistry, environmental public health, project management, and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Skills

Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook email systems. Experience with SharePoint preferred and an adaptive nature to new computer programs and other digital tools. Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills.

Abilities

Ability to establish working relationships with diverse groups, work independently and switch between a variety of department activities, and organize projects and complete tasks within assigned timeframes.

APHL Weeks:

APHL requires all employees to travel to the Home Office in Silver Spring, MD twice a year to attend APHL Week. Travel and lodging for this event will be paid for by APHL.

Position Description Status:

Work Environment:

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made for known physical or mental limitations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a colleague to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made for known physical or mental limitations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role.

While performing the duties of this job, the colleague may be required to sit for long periods at a time; type using a computer keyboard; visually read information from; talk, hear, and orally communicate information via a computer monitor.

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement:

APHL is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Association of Public Health Laboratories

New Jobs

Associate Specialist- Environmental Health