Public Health Specialist (Epidemiologist) в Посольство США

To apply for this position, you should complete an application in English at the link provided below. 

https://erajobs.state.gov/dos-era/ukr/vacancysearch/searchVacancies.hms

Deadline for applications: February 5, 2025

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 Ukraine. 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 Global health Security and Antimicrobial Resistance programs.

Requirements:

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.

Education:

Doctoral level degree, Doctor of Public Health (DrPH), Doctor of Medicine (MD) or host country equivalent degree in medicine, public health, epidemiology, is required.

Language: Fluent English* (speaking/writing/reading) is required.

Fluent Ukrainian (speaking/writing/reading) is required.

• This may be tested

Skills And Abilities: Strong communication skills are needed to build and keep working relationships with partners from around the world. The ability to understand, discuss, and analyze new ways to design, manage, and implement programs is also needed. The ability to use word processing and advanced spreadsheets is needed. The ability to analyze data using numbers is also needed.

Job Knowledge: You need to know the current public health issues in the host country. You also need to know how to design, implement, and evaluate general programs. You need to know a lot about different public health services, like prevention, emergency response, care and treatment services, counseling and testing, interventions, and treatment. You need to know a lot about the host government’s healthcare system and structures, including MOH policies, program priorities, and regulations. It is also important to have a good understanding of how to manage teams, plan, organize, and direct different types of activities.

We offer:

• Stability
• Competitive salary
• Regular working hours (40 hours per week, 8 hours per day)
• Comfortable office
• Medical insurance for the employee and dependents (spouse and children)
• Life insurance
• Paid annual and sick leave
• Military exemption for male employees
• Training and professional development
• Holiday days off (both Ukrainian and American holidays)