Job Title: Public Health Specialist – Monitoring & Evaluation Team Lead
Employer: Center for Diseases Control
Duty Station: Kampala
Application Deadline: 23rd December 2013
OPEN TO : All Qualified Candidates
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 – Monitoring & Evaluation Team Lead.
BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION:
Job holder is a senior program specialist and key public health technical advisor to the official responsible for Strategic Information (SI) activities within CDC Uganda and will be required to improve internal M&E systems in support of the CDC Uganda Strategic Plan. Job holder works at a project management level with the Ministry of Health, implementing partners, non-governmental organizations, contractors and grantees to coordinate the design and ensure appropriate, high quality implementation and strengthening of monitoring systems and evaluation projects as defined in the Country Operational Plan (COP). Quantifying progress towards targets set for PEPFAR, the national HIV/AIDS response and other priority health problems requires public health technical knowledge, results-oriented data analysis, advocacy, and the ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with USG partners at both implementer and national levels. Job holder represents the agency on M&E issues at technical, policy and strategic planning meetings, including meetings with collaborators and donors. Monitors and evaluates progress of research projects, detecting scientific, personnel, logistical, and implementation problems and makes revisions as necessary to overcome obstacles and constraints.
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:
(Option 1) Bachelor of surgery and bachelor of medicine degree and a master’s degree in public health epidemiology, health policy, international health, medicine, nursing, education, statistics, public administration, business administration, or management.
(Option 2) PhD in epidemiology, health policy, international health, public health, and biostatistics is required. B. Prior Work Experience:
(Option 1) Five years of progressively responsible, professional-level experience working as an M&E specialist in a health/medical research organization, university or public health program implementing agency is required. One additional year of experience at the managerial level is required.
(Option 2) Three years of progressively responsible professional experience as an M&E specialist in a health/medical research organization, university or public health program implementing agency is required. One additional year of experience at the managerial level is required.
3. Language required: Level IV English ability (fluent written, spoken and reading).
4. Knowledge required: Strong knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methodology, data quality assurance, analysis reporting and best practices in data dissemination and data use is required. Good knowledge of data management processes and tools, including web-based database systems is required. High level of competency in managing data information and evaluations on large scale health or HIV/AIDS activities required. Working
knowledge of the objectives and operations of the USG, or the program activities of other international donor organizations, is required. Excellent understanding and experience in designing program evaluations is required. Good working knowledge of team management techniques to plan, organize and direct multi-disciplinary project teams and activities is required. Good working knowledge of overall administrative requirements, budgeting and fiscal management in support of contracts/ cooperative agreements/grants/purchase requisitions is required. 5. Skills and Abilities required: Strong oral and written communications skills are required to develop and maintain effective, sustainable working relationships with national and international working partners and to prepare required written reports. Strong leadership skills are required to lead results-driven project teams and workgroups. Ability to analyze, understand and discuss new program design, management and implementation approaches is required. This includes the development of survey indicators and monitoring systems, evaluation designs, use of reliable and valid instruments, field experience in data collection, and methods in data analysis. The incumbent will be expected to exercise considerable ingenuity and tact in applying guidelines to unique and different settings, as the work is highly complex and can be threatening to stakeholders. Considerable innovation will be required to influence other collaborative organizations engaged in HIV/AIDS M&E programs to adopt appropriate strategies for their program activities. Intermediate user level of word processing, spreadsheets and databases is required. Strong skills in interpretation of program monitoring and evaluation data 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, transcripts/certificates, awards) that addresses the qualification requirements of the position as listed above.
How to Apply
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. App