US Embassy Jobs in Uganda - Public Health Specialist Biomedical and Behavioral Team Lead

Job Title: Public Health Specialist - Biomedical and Behavioral Team Lead; FP-3; FSN-12
Vacancy Announcement

U. S. Mission, Uganda
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
RE-ADVERTISED

Number: 028/2013      Date: 05/20/2013
OPEN TO:            All Qualified Candidates
POSITION:          Public Health Specialist - Biomedical and Behavioral Team Lead; FP-3; FSN-12

WORK HOURS:     Full-time; 40 hours/week

ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT (OR) APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK AND/OR RESIDENCY PERMITS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an international public health agency engaged in HIV prevention and care programs and research activities in Uganda.  CDC offers excellent career opportunities for professional growth, training, and collaboration with other health professionals. The main CDC offices are located at the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) in Entebbe. CDC is an agency of the United States Mission in Uganda."
The Centers for Diseases Control is seeking an individual for the position of Public Health Specialist – Biomedical and Behavioral Team Lead.

BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION
Under the supervision of the Prevention Branch Chief, position is responsible for the design, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of a broad range of agency-funded HIV prevention and behavioral program activities and studies required to implement the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in Uganda.  The incumbent represents CDC/Uganda on HIV prevention issues at technical, policy and strategic planning meetings, including meetings with collaborators and donor agencies.  Job holder has supervisory responsibilities for nine prevention staff.
A copy of the complete position description listing all duties and responsibilities is available on http://kampala.usembassy.gov/job_opportunites.html
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
NOTE:  All applicants must address each selection criterion detailed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting each item.
1. Education required: Completion of a PhD in social or behavioral sciences, statistics, or a public health area (epidemiology, surveillance, program policy/management, international health, and health education), nursing or medicine is required.

2. Work Experience required: Eight years of mid-to-senior level public health experience in developing, implementing and evaluating HIV/AIDS Prevention or other public health programs that involve coordination with an international agency or implementing partner is required. One additional year of experience at the managerial level with multiple staff is required.
3. Language required:  Level IV English ability (fluent written, spoken and reading).
4.  Knowledge required:  Comprehensive knowledge and experience in HIV/AIDS prevention counseling and interventions, behavior change, care, treatment and testing is required. Detailed knowledge of U.S. government public health programs and strategies is required. A detailed knowledge of the range of prevention programs, policies, regulations and precedents applicable to development and administration of national/international public health prevention program is required. Good working knowledge of team management techniques to plan, organize and direct multi-disciplinary project teams and activities as well as administrative, budgeting and fiscal management in support of contracts/cooperative agreements/grants/purchase requisitions is required.
5.  Skills and Abilities required:  Excellent oral and written communications skills to develop and maintain effective working relationships with national and international health partners are required. Good working knowledge of team management techniques to plan, organize and direct multi-disciplinary project teams and activities and overall administrative requirements, budgeting and fiscal management in support of contracts, cooperative agreements and contracts is required. The ability to lead results-driven project teams and workgroups is required. Intermediate user level of word processing and intermediate level of spreadsheets and databases is required. Statistical skills for data analysis are required.

SELECTION PROCESS

When equally qualified, US Citizen Eligible Family Members (USEFMs) and U.S. Veterans are given preference.  Therefore, it is essential that the candidate specifically address the required qualifications above in the application.

ADDITIONAL SELECTION CRITERIA

1.  Management will consider nepotism/conflict of interest, budget, and visa status in determining successful candidacy.

2.  Current employees serving a probationary period are not eligible to apply.

3.  Current Ordinarily Resident employees with an Overall Summary Rating of Needs Improvement or Unsatisfactory on their most recent Employee Performance Report are not eligible to apply.

4.   Currently employed US Citizen EFMs who hold a Family Member Appointment (FMA) are ineligible to apply for advertised positions within the first 90 calendar days of their appointment.

5.   Currently employed NORs hired under a Personal Services Agreement (PSA) are ineligible to apply for advertised positions within the first 90 calendar days of their employment unless currently hired into a position with a When Actually Employed (WAE) work schedule.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates for this position must submit the following for consideration of the application:

1.  Universal Application for Employment as a Locally Employed Staff or Family Member (DS-174).

2.  A current resume or curriculum vitae.

3. Candidates who claim US Veterans preference must provide a copy of their Form DD-214 with their application.  Candidates who claim conditional US Veterans preference must submit documentation confirming eligibility for a conditional preference in hiring with their application.

4.  Any other documentation (e.g. essays, certificates, awards) that addresses the qualification requirements of the position as listed above.


SUBMIT APPLICATION TO
Human Resources Office
By email at KampalaHR@state.gov.
ONLY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AND ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED.
Clearly indicate the position applied for in the subject area of the email submission.
Please use standard file types such as Microsoft Word (.doc) and Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) and please send all documents in one file attachment.
Telephone:  0414-259-791/5

Closing Date; 03/06/2013