Salary: (USD) $35,902/Per Year
Series/Grade:LE - 0550 - 11
Agency:Embassy Phnom Penh
Position Info:Location: Phnom Penh, CB
Close Date:(MM/DD/YYYY)08/19/2022
Duties
The incumbent of this position is the key Public Health Specialist in providing technical and managerial advice to the US CDC, Division of Global HIV and TB in Cambodia. The position is responsible for the design, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of a broad range of CDC -funded HIV prevention program activities aiming to provide technical assistance to the National Center for HIV/AIDS Dermatology and SDT(NCHADS) to reach the 1st 95 of UNAIDS goal. The HIV prevention program activities, such as PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis), PEP (Post-exposure Prophylaxis), HIV index testing, HIV recency testing, partner notification tracing and testing (PNTT), treatment as prevention, elimination of mother to child transmission (e-PMTCT) and other HIV case finding and new prevention approaches, plus HIV external quality assurance and quality control (EQA/QC), are required by the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The job holder is a program contact to the Cambodia Ministry of Health, NCHADS, and other stakeholders (bilateral, multilateral, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the assigned program activities. S/he represents US CDC Cambodia on HIV Prevention program and treatment program areas at technical, policy, and strategic planning meetings, including local, regional, and international meetings with collaborators and donor agencies. The job holder serves as the activity manager for US CDC cooperative agreements and coordinates funding, reporting, and administration with the extramural team to assure projects are conducted and USG funds are appropriately utilized.
Requirements:
EXPERIENCE: Five (5) 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 of those five years of experience is required at the managerial level with multiple staff.
Education Requirements:
Medical doctor or host country equivalent in public health is required.
Evaluations:
LANGUAGE: English and Khmer Level IV (Fluent) Reading/Writing/Speaking are required. (This may be tested.)
Qualifications:
All applicants under consideration will be required to pass medical and security certifications.
ADDITIONAL SELECTION CRITERIA:
The Mission may consider any of the following when determining successful candidacy: nepotism, conflicts of interest, budget, and residency status.
Current employees of the Mission who have not successfully completed their initial probationary periods are not eligible to apply. Current employees with an Overall Summary Rating of Needs Improvement or Unsatisfactory or MBC score of less than 100 points, on their most recent Employee Performance Report (EPR) are not eligible to apply.
Current employees of the Mission hired a Family Member Appointment (FMA) or a Personal Service Agreement (PSA) are not eligible to apply within the first 90 calendar days of their employment. This does not apply for employees on a PSA (Temp), or those are hired on a When Actually Employed (WAE) or intermittent work schedule.
How to Apply:
All candidates must be able to obtain and hold a Local Security Certification or Public Trust clearance.
You are required to submit a complete online application with all required supporting documents by the deadline of each vacancy. Failure to do so may result in a determination that the applicants are not eligible and qualified.
To apply for this position click the “Apply to This Vacancy” button located at the top of this announcement. For more information on how to apply, visit the Mission internet site (https://kh.usembassy.gov/embassy/jobs/u-s-embassy-job-vacancies/).
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Moreinfo: https://kh.usembassy.gov/embassy/jobs/u-s-embassy-job-vacancies
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