Public Health Specialist (Surveillance) Full Time NEW

Job Description

The job holder serves as a Public Health Specialist supporting Division of Global Health Protection (DGHP) activities for the implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of assigned public health program activities and studies.

Job holder plays an essential role in developing annual program strategies, budgets, and drafts regular progress reports related to program activities. Job holder’s duties include technical support, advice and guidance, day-to-day program and administrative management and coordination and collaboration with colleagues of other agencies and public health entities that administer similar public health programs in Ethiopia. Job holder coordinates funding, report compliance and administrative recordkeeping with the implementing partners to assure projects are conducted in accordance with the implementing agreement and that USG funds are appropriately utilized. The position requires public health technical knowledge, results-oriented analytical skills, advocacy, and constant and clear communication with implementing partners, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and host country ministries responsible for public health Surveillance programs.

Qualifications and Evaluations

• All selected candidates will be subject to a background investigation and may be subject to a pre-employment medical exam.
• Selected candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (4 weeks) upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

• Education Requirements:

  Master’s degree, or host country equivalent, in public health, health policy, or epidemiology is required.

   

• You will be evaluated against the qualifications and requirements in this vacancy announcement.
  You may be asked to complete a pre-employment language or skills test.
  You must complete the application form and provide the required documents.  Your application must address all the position qualifications and requirements including education, experience, language, and any knowledge/skills/abilities listed.  If you fail to submit a complete application, then your application may be disqualified for this position.
• Three years of mid-to-senior level public health experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating public health programs or other relevant public health programs that involve coordination with an international agency or implementing partner is required.
• Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities.

Language: 

• Fluent in Speaking/Reading/Writing English is required.  Fluent in Speaking/Reading/Writing Amharic is required. (These may be tested)

Please address this language requirement in your ERA application. 

Job Knowledge:

• Detailed knowledge of current host country public health issues. Knowledge of general program design, implementation, and evaluation is also required. In-depth knowledge of various public health services including prevention, emergency response, care and treatment services, counseling and testing, interventions, behavior change, and treatment is required. Detailed knowledge of the host government health care system and structures, including familiarity with MOH policies, program priorities, and regulations is required. Good working knowledge of team management techniques to plan, organize and direct multi-disciplinary activities is required. Good working knowledge of overall administrative requirements, such as timelines and utilizing systems and databases, and processing requirements; budgeting and fiscal management in support of implementing grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts is required.

Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities.

Skills And Abilities:

Strong oral and written communication skills are required to develop and maintain effective, sustainable working relationships with national and international partners. Ability to analyze, understand and discuss new program design, management and implementation approaches is required. Intermediate user level of word processing, advanced spreadsheets features is required. Numerical skills for data analysis are required.  (These may be tested)

Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities.

The U.S. Mission offers a competitive compensation and benefits package for local employees.

For Eligible Family Member (EFM) applicants, benefits should be discussed with the HR Office. The pay plan is assigned by the HR Office and confirmed by Washington, D.C.

• In addition, Eligible Family Member (EFM) Applicants must submit:
  • • Copy of Sponsor’s Travel Orders/Assignment Notification (or equivalent)
  • • Passport copy
  • • DD-214 – Member Copy 4, Letter from Veterans’ Affairs, or other supporting documentation (if applicable)
  • • SF-50 (if applicable)

How To Apply

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Please address all relevant experience, education, language skills (including English), and job related skills or requirements in your application.

You may edit your application any time before the vacancy closing date. If you fail to submit a complete application by the vacancy closing date of this vacancy, then your application may be disqualified for this position.

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