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Announcement Number: Yaounde-2024-038

Hiring Agency:  Embassy Yaounde
Position Title: Public Health Specialist - HIV/TB & Opportunistic Infections Lead (All Interested Applicants / All Sources)

Open Period: 10/24/2024 - 11/07/2024 Format MM/DD/YYYY
Vacancy Time Zone: GMT+1
Series/Grade: LE - 0550 12
Salary: XAF FCFA39,703,474 /Per Year
Work Schedule:
Full-time - 40 hours per week
Promotion Potential:
LE-12
Duty Location(s):
1 Vacancy in

Yaounde, CM
Telework Eligible:
No
For More Info:
 HR Section
 000-000-0000
 ydeapplicants@state.gov
Overview
Hiring Path:
• Open to the public
Who May Apply/Clarification From the Agency:
This position is open to:

•  All Interested Applicants / All Sources

For USEFM - FP grade is 03. Actual FP salary authorized by Washington D.C.
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.

"Recruiting for diversity, hiring based on merit"

Summary:
The U.S. Mission in Cameroon is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the Public Health Specialist (HIV/TB and Opportunistic Infections Lead) position in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Supervisory Position:
No
Relocation Expenses Reimbursed:
No

Duties
Job holder is a senior TB/HIV and opportunistic infections program specialist manager and key public health technical advisor to the Associate Director of Clinical and Laboratory Services and Country Director, serving as the HIV/TB and Opportunistic Infections Lead in CDC-Cameroon. The incumbent is comprehensively responsible for programs conducted in the area of HIV-Tuberculosis (TB/HIV) co-infection and opportunistic infection services. Addressing TB/HIV is a cross-cutting intervention that is integral to all HIV/AIDS activities. Job holder’s responsibilities include an active technical advisory role to the Ministry of Health and implementing partners, day-to-day program and administrative management, and coordination and collaboration with other PEPFAR agencies to ensure project implementation addresses program strategic objectives and U.S. and host government national and international public health standards and best practices. Both the advisory and managerial roles require public health technical leadership, results-oriented analysis, advocacy, and constant and clear communication with the Ministry of Health, other host government ministries, implementing partners, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).  Job holder represents CDC-Cameron on TB/HIV co-infection and opportunistic infection issues at technical, policy and strategic planning meetings, including meetings with collaborators and donor agencies.

This position is supervised by the Associate Director of Clinical and Laboratory Services.

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

Security Certificate; or

Public Trust - background investigation Security 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 upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Education Requirements:
Doctor of Public Health (DrPH), Doctor of Medicine (MD) with specialty in Internal Medicine, or Doctor of Medicine (MD) with Master of Public Health (MPH), or Doctor of Philosophy, public health or epidemiology (PhD), or a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) (European equivalent to a MD) 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 (05) years of mid-to-senior level public health experience developing, implementing and evaluating TB/HIV programs or other relevant HIV 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.


Language:

Fluent (speaking, reading, writing) in English.

Good working knowledge (speaking, reading, writing) in French.

This may be tested.

Job Knowledge: In order to support the host government and implementing partners in the development and strengthening of effective services for those who are co-infected, a cross-cutting professional knowledge foundation in both TB and TB/HIV activities is required.  This would include detailed knowledge of current TB/HIV infectious disease issues, behavior change, counselling, care, testing and clinical interventions related to Tuberculosis and HIV treatment for co-infection. Detailed knowledge of the host government health care system and structures including familiarity with Ministry of Health policies, program priorities and regulations 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 in support of memoranda of understanding and cooperative agreements is required.                   


Skills And Abilities: Strong oral and written communications skills are required to develop and maintain effective, sustainable working relationships with national and international working partners and to accomplish reporting requirements.  Strong managerial skills are required to operate independently with limited direct supervision of day-to-day activities and 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 evaluation designs, use of reliable and valid instruments, and methods for data collection, analysis and reports. The incumbent will be expected to exercise considerable ingenuity and tact in applying PEPFAR guidelines to TB/HIV and opportunistic infection public health settings, as the programs are highly complex and can be threatening to stakeholders.  The ability to influence other collaborative organizations engaged in HIV/AIDS treatment programs to adopt appropriate strategies for improving the programs for patients with TB/HIV co-infection is an important skill required for this position. Intermediate user level of Microsoft Word, Excel, and databases is required.  Strong skills in interpretation of program monitoring and evaluation data are required. This would include the ability to understand and synthesize numerical data.                                        


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


SALARY: The annual gross salary includes: the Basic Rate, the Miscellaneous Benefits Allowance, and the End-of-the-Year Bonus. Seniority Allowance is paid in accordance with local labor law. A Cashier allowance is paid for eligible positions.

MEDICAL BENEFITS: The U.S. Mission in Yaoundé directly reimburse eligible employees for covered medical expenses incurred for them and/or eligible dependents, subject to the stated limits of the Local Compensation Plan.


LEAVE BENEFITS: Subject to the stated limits and rules of the Local Compensation Plan, employees are entitled to the following types of leaves: Annual Leave, Sick Leave, Maternity Leave, Special Leave.


HOLIDAYS: The U.S. Mission in Yaoundé and the Embassy Branch Office in Douala observe American and Cameroonian public holidays, about 19 holidays per year.


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.  
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.

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)

Doctorate or equivalent

Work Attestation(s)

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:
Once the Vacancy Announcement (VA) closes:


Applications meeting the minimum education and experience requirements will be screened by HR Office and the Selecting Official(s).


ONLY shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email for mandatory language and/or subject matter tests.


ONLY successful tested applicants will be contacted by email for interviews.


ONLY tested and/or interviewed applicants will be notified by email of the results.

For Selected Applicants:

HR Office will send a Conditional Offer with the security certification and medical clearance requirements.
The security certification is a 2–4-month process and is done by the Regional Security Office (RSO), who will contact the applicant once he/she completes the requirements provided with the Conditional Offer.
The medical clearance is covered by the U.S. Embassy, and will be completed by the applicant separately, during the security certification process.
Once HR Office receives the medical clearance and the security certification, the applicant will receive a Formal Offer with an agreed start date.
For more information on applying for jobs or employment with us, please visit the U.S. Mission website https://cm.usembassy.gov/jobs/#apply.


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

All applications must be submitted ONLINE at : https://bit.ly/3cImd1A