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Program Specialist
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health · Posted 46 days ago
Hybrid Rockville, MD $122K – $158K Apply by Aug 4, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ
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This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.
What You'll Do
- →As a Program Specialist, you will: Perform action management by administering correspondence control processes, establishing priorities for executive actions, coordinating clearance packages among program officials, resolving procedural issues, and ensuring responses meet Departmental standards, quality expectations, and established deadlines.
- →Plan and coordinate executive support activities by developing briefing packages, consolidating background information from multiple sources, monitoring leadership taskings through automated tracking systems, providing status updates to management, and ensuring executive assignments are completed within established timeframes.
- →Perform comprehensive management studies of administrative programs and organizational operations to assess efficiency, identify trends, evaluate business processes, and develop data-driven recommendations that improve organizational performance and support executive decision-making.
- →Provide program management support by coordinating cross-functional initiatives, facilitating communication among organizational components, organizing meetings and working groups, tracking organizational commitments, and ensuring leadership priorities are effectively implemented through timely follow-up and issue resolution.
- →Lead organizational improvement initiatives by designing and implementing standardized administrative processes, developing management tools and reporting mechanisms, establishing procedures that enhance accountability and consistency, and recommending process improvements that strengthen operational effectiveness and organizational performance.
Requirements
- ✓For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov.
- ✓Note: Applications can be accepted from students who expect to complete qualifying education within 9 months from the date of application.
- ✓Education was completed successfully before the applicant can be appointed.
Personality Fit
Job ID: a7741b12-3170-4b73-abda-9facbad81f8d
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