Public Health Specialist – Surveillance

by EMBASSY

in Epidemiology, Medical Doctor, Public Health
Full Time
Sierra Leone, Freetown
September 6, 2024

Job Overview

  • Date Posted
    September 6, 2024
  • Location
    Sierra Leone, Freetown
  • Expiration date
    September 19, 2024
  • Experience
    5 Years
  • Gender
    Both
  • Qualification
    Bachelor Degree
  • Organization
    US EMBASSY
  • Required Languages
    English, Krio

Job Description

 

About

Announcement Number:
FREETOWN-2024-017
Hiring Agency:
Embassy Freetown
Position Title:
Public Health Specialist – Surveillance (All Interested Applicants /All Sources)
Open Period:
09/05/2024 – 09/18/2024Format MM/DD/YYYY
Vacancy Time Zone:
GMT
Series/Grade:
LE – 0550 12
Salary:
SLL Le316,290 /Per Year
Work Schedule:
Full-time – 40 hours per week
Promotion Potential:
LE-12
Duty Location(s):
1
in
Freetown, SL
Telework Eligible:
No
For More Info:
 HR Section
+23299105500
HRFreetownt@state.gov

Overview

Hiring Path:
• Open to the public
Who May Apply/Clarification From the Agency:
•  All Interested Applicants / All Sources
Security Clearance Required:
Public Trust – Background Investigation
Appointment Type
Permanent
Appointment Type Details:
• Indefinite subject to successful completion of probationary period
Marketing Statement:
We encourage you to review the Eight (8) Qualities of Overseas Employees before you apply.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO):  The U.S. Mission provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation.

Summary:
The U.S. Mission in Sierra Leone is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the Public Health Specialist (Surveillance) in the Centers for Disease Control Office.
Supervisory Position:
No
Relocation Expenses Reimbursed:
No
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Duties

 

The job holder serves as a senior Public Health Specialist supporting Division of Global Health Protection 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 Sierra Leone. Job holder leads strategic public health activities as assigned. Serves as the subject matter expert (SME) in their own technical areas to provide guidance and insight to the team. Job holder engages with key stakeholders within and outside USG (mid to high level) to ensure alignment and support for organizational goals and to identify the opportunities and improvement for programs. 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.

 

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Qualifications and Evaluations

Requirements:
All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a:

    • Security certificate;
    • Medical clearance.

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 five weeks upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Education Requirements:
Doctoral level (terminal) degree, Doctor of Public Health (DrPH), Doctor of Medicine (MD) or host country equivalent degree in medicine, public health, health policy, health education, or epidemiology is required.
Evaluations:
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.
Qualifications:
Experience:

Five years of mid to senior level public health experience in developing, implementing and evaluating public health programs or development assistance programs that involve coordination with an international agency or implementing partner is required

Language: 

English: Fluent; speaking/reading/writing, may include the ability to translate]

Krio: Fluent; speaking/reading/writing, may include the ability to translate

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.

 

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.

 

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Benefits and Other Info

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

    • Housing/Rent Allowance 25% (Annual Basic salary) paid yearly.
    • Transportation Allowance 30% (annual Basic Salary) paid Bi-Weekly.
    • Leave Allowance 9% of Annual Basic Salary
    • Meal Allowance
    • 13 Month Bonus 8.33% of Annual Basic
    • Miscellaneous Benefit Allowance.

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.

Other Information:
HIRING PREFERENCE SELECTION PROCESS: 

A hiring preference is extended to eligible and qualified applicants in the order listed below.  It is essential you accurately describe your status in your application, failure to do so may result in a determination that you are not eligible for a hiring preference.

HIRING PREFERENCE ORDER

    • Appointment Eligible Family Member (AEFM) / U.S. citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM) who is a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran*
    • AEFM / USEFM
    • Foreign Service (FS) on Leave without Pay (LWOP) and Civil Service (CS) with reemployment rights **

* IMPORTANT:  US citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM) applicants who claim status as a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran must submit a copy of their most recent DD-214 (“Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty”) preferably Member Copy 4, Letter from Veterans’ Affairs which indicates the present existence of a service-connected disability, equivalent documentation, or certification.  A “certification” is any written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions within 120 days after the certification is submitted by the applicant. The certification letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service.  Acceptable documentation must be submitted in order for the preference to be given.

** This level of preference applies to all FS employees on LWOP and CS with re-employment rights back to their agency or bureau.

For complete definitions of AEFM, USEFM, EFM, Member of Household, etc., please visit the 3 FAM 7210 Definitions.

ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS

The following apply to EFMs, USEFMs, and AEFMs only:

    • Current employees who used a hiring preference to gain employment who are within their first 90 calendar days of employment are not eligible. This does not apply when the hiring mechanism is TEMP or the work schedule is intermittent or irregular.
    • Candidates with a hiring preference who have already accepted a conditional offer of employment may NOT be extended a second conditional offer of employment unless and until they withdraw their candidacy for the first position in writing.

The following apply to Locally Employed (LE) staff only:

    • Current employees serving a probationary period are not eligible.
    • Current employees with an Overall Summary Rating of Needs Improvement, Unsatisfactory, or an MBC score of less than 100 points on their most recent Employee Performance Report are not eligible.  
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How to Apply

How to Apply:
Click the “Apply to This Vacancy” button at the top of the page to begin your application.  For an instructional video on how to apply click here.

FOLLOW LINK BELOW TO APPLY;

https://erajobs.state.gov/dos-era/vacancy/viewVacancyDetail.hms?_ref=zwxhamt3pt0&returnToSearch=true&jnum=63851&orgId=23

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.

For a copy of the complete position description, please contact the HR Office.

To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the HR Office.

We foster a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible workplace where employees can be themselves.  We invite qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

Required Documents:
Please upload all applicable documents to your application. If you fail to submit a complete application, then your application may be disqualified for this position.

All Applicants:

    • Residency Permit (if applicable)
    • Work Permit (if applicable)
    • University Degree- Doctorate
    • University Transcript
    • Language Scores (if applicable)
    • Certificate
    • Professional License

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)
Next Steps:
The HR Office will contact successful applicants.  For more information on applying for jobs or employment with us, please visit the U.S. Mission website

Thank you for your application and your interest in working with us.