Rooted in Health (RIH) Workforce Specialist

Position Title: Rooted in Health (RIH) Workforce Specialist

Salary: $80,000 - $90,000, depending on experience (plus benefits)

Position End Date: 6/30/2028

Location: Kentucky Department for Public Health (hybrid)

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 sole entity 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 launched approximately 1,000 programs and raised over $740 million. The CDC Foundation managed over 300 CDC-led programs in the United States and in more than 130 countries last year.

Overview:

The CDC Foundation is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Rooted in Health (RIH) Workforce Specialist to support the Kentucky Department for Public Health in the RIH initiative. The RIH Workforce Specialist will oversee dental workforce development and training investments as part of an oral health initiative focused on expanding workforce capacity and access to care in rural communities. RIH is one of the five new initiatives launching under the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), a statewide effort to strengthen rural health access and outcomes. This role will help translate RHTP’s broader vision into effective, on the ground implementation for RIH’s oral health focus.

The RIH Workforce Specialist is a member of the A3 Transformation Team (Aspire → Activate → Attain), which functions as RHTP’s central “nerve center” for disciplined execution across all five initiatives. The current work environment is primarily hybrid (2-3 days a week in office). This role may require statewide travel.