Senior Manager, Health

Senior Manager, Health

Position Title : Senior Manager, Health

Location : Washington D.C. (Hybrid, 2 days a week in the office)

Department : Health Programs

Reports to : Senior Director, Health (SONA)

Date : 11 / 24 / 2025

FLSA Status : Exempt

Salary Range for US Based Staff : $69,329 - $85,500

Organization Overview :

Founded in 1968, Special Olympics is a global movement to end discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities. We foster acceptance of all people through the power of sport and programming in education, health, and leadership. With nearly four million athletes and Unified Sports partners and one million coaches and volunteers in more than 170 countries, Special Olympics delivers more than 30 Olympic-type sports and nearly 50,000 games and competitions every year. Learn more at SpecialOlympics.org.

Position Summary :

The incumbent will serve as a catalyst for successful implementation of Special Olympics International (SOI) health projects focused within the North American Region (SONA), including SO Programs in the US, Canada, and the Caribbean.

Special Olympics International (SOI) is an NGO providing sports training and competition to more than 5 million people with intellectual and development disabilities (IDD) in over 170 countries. Best known for its engagement around sports, SOI also has a robust health team with a global health strategy directed towards promoting equity and reducing health disparities for the 5 million athletes and 80 million people with IDD around the world through four strategic activities :

• Prevention activities, including early intervention, fitness and health promotion activities.
• Assessment activities, including health screenings and facilitation of care coordination.
• Training health care and Public Health workforce using evidence-based learning activities.
• Health systems reform through partnerships with providers and government organizations and promoting strong self-advocacy.

Embedded in all these efforts is a mission to employ a "nothing about us without us" mentality which requires the meaningful engagement of our athletes. All this work is currently funded through Federal and NGO philanthropic grant awards that require a substantial amount of management. The activities described are primarily led by the Special Olympics Programs at the state and local level. It is the job of the SONA Health team to support their success.

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Special Olympics provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Special Olympics is an E-Verify Employer.

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