Embassy Abidjan recruits 01 Public Health Specialist (All Interested Applicants/All sources) (PEPFAR DREAMS Coordinator)
Embassy Abidjan
Côte d’Ivoire
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Announcement Number: Abidjan-2021-004Hiring Agency: Embassy AbidjanPosition Title: Public Health Specialist (All Interested Applicants/All sources) (PEPFAR DREAMS Coordinator)Open Period: 03/07/2021 Format MM/DD/YYYYVacancy Time Zone: GMTSeries/Grade: LE – 0550 10Salary: XOF CFA20,897,598Work Schedule: Full-time – 40 hours per weekPromotion Potential: LE-10Duty Location(s): 1 in Abidjan, IVTelework Eligible: No
For More Info: Recruitment Section 000-000-0000 AbidjanHR@state.gov
Hiring Path: • Open to the public
Who May Apply/Clarification From the Agency: For USEFM – FP is FP-5 (Step 5 through step 14). Actual FP salary determined by Washington D.C.Open-to All Interested Applicants / All Sources
Security Clearance Required: Public Trust – Background InvestigationAppointment Type : PermanentAppointment Type Details: Indefinite subject to successful completion of probationary period
Marketing Statement: We encourage you to read and understand the Eight (8) Qualities of Overseas Employees before you apply.
Summary:The work schedule for this position is Full Time (40 hours per week).
Start date: Candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (4 weeks) of receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.
Supervisory Position: NoRelocation Expenses Reimbursed: NoTravel Required: Not Required
DutiesWorking collaboratively with the U.S. Government Interagency team, the Dreams Coordinator will serve as the adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) point person in the coordination of all DREAMS activities and programming across the entire President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Cote d’Ivoire portfolio. The Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-Free, Mentored, and Safe initiative (DREAMS) Coordinator will specifically support the implementation of the DREAMS Initiative as the focal point for interagency coordination, ensuring coordinated, harmonized, and strategic coordination within the Interagency. The DREAMS Coordinator will be responsible for leading a coordinated effort for DREAMS planning, monitoring, reporting, and communication, including supporting interagency technical assistance visits. The coordinator will be responsible for all DREAMS related reporting requirements to the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) and will provide high-level data analysis on DREAMS implementation and achievements for various stakeholders, PEPFAR staff and ad hoc requests for information.
Qualifications and Evaluations
Requirements:EXPERIENCE: At least three (3) years of work experience in public health and/or social welfare programs to mitigate the effects of HIV on children, adolescents, and their families is required.
JOB KNOWLEDGE: High-level knowledge and demonstrated application of planning, designing, implementing, and providing technical guidance required. Demonstrable understanding of HIV/AIDS prevention and community-based social welfare initiatives, including program design, implementation, and evaluation; required understanding of resource-challenged context, particularly at the rural level. Demonstrated capacity to monitor and oversee a health initiative and/or campaign required. Demonstrated strong data analysis skills also required.
Education Requirements:Bachelor’s Degree of Arts or Science in public health or administration, epidemiology, social work is required.
Evaluations:
LANGUAGE: Proficiency in French (Level 4/4) (speaking/reading/writing) is required.Proficiency in English (Level 4/4) (speaking/reading/writing) is required. This may be tested.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Excellent coordination skills with strong attention to detail and follow-through, including balancing competing priorities in a fast-paced working environment and working under pressure to meet project or event deadlines. Demonstrated facilitation skills with an eye towards presentation, judgment, and diplomacy amongst diverse stakeholder groups required. Excellent interpersonal communication and team building skills: must have the ability to engage effectively with others in a multi-cultural team environment and proactively work to achieve consensus on policy, project, and administrative matters required. Strong written and verbal skills and ability to communicate technical information clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical colleagues, including via project briefings, reports, and other communications is required.
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.
Qualifications:All applicants under consideration will be required to pass medical and security certifications.
Benefits and Other Info
Benefits:Agency Benefits:Locally Employed Staff, including Members of Household (MOHs), and Third-Country Nationals (TCNs), working at the U.S. Embassy in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire may receive a compensation package that may include health, separation, and other benefits.
For EFMs, benefits should be discussed with the Human Resources Office.
The pay plan is assigned at the time of the conditional offer letter by the HR Office.
Other Information:
HIRING PREFERENCE SELECTION PROCESS: Applicants in the following hiring preference categories are extended a hiring preference in the order listed below. Therefore, it is essential that these applicants accurately describe their status on the application. Failure to do so may result in a determination that the applicant is not eligible for a hiring preference.
HIRING PREFERENCE ORDER:AEFM / USEFM who is a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran*
AEFM / USEFM
FS on LWOP and CS with reemployment rights **
* IMPORTANT: 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”), 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 Foreign Service employees on LWOP and CS with re-employment rights back to their agency or bureau.
For more information (i.e., what is an EFM, USEFM, AEFM, MOH, etc.?) and for additional employment considerations, please visit the following link.
How to Apply
How to Apply:All candidates must be able to obtain and hold a Public Trust-Local Background Investigation clearance.
To apply for this position click the “Submit Application” button. For more information on how to apply visit the Mission internet site.
Required Documents:In order to qualify based on education, you MUST submit the requested diploma and / or transcripts as verification of educational requirement by the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to provide requested information, or the information you submit is insufficient to verify your eligibility, you will not be considered for this position.
Proof of Ivoirian citizenship (Carte Nationale d’Identité, attestation d’identité) (if applicable)
Residency and/or Work Permit (if applicable)
Bachelor’s Degree (required)
For EFMs, in addition to the above:Copy of Orders/Assignment Notification (or equivalent, required)
DD-214 – Member Copy 4, Letter from Veterans’ Affairs, or other supporting documentation (if applicable)
SF-50 (if applicable)
Next Steps:Applicants who are invited to take a language or skills test, or who are selected for an interview will be contacted via email.
For further information – the complete position description listing all of the duties, responsibilities, required qualifications, etc. may be obtained by contacting the Human Resources Office.
Thank you for your application and your interest in working at the U.S. Embassy in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
More information: https://ci.usembassy.gov/embassy/jobs/