Health Science Specialist - Washington, United States - U.S. Agency for International Development

U.S. Agency for International Development

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Washington, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:

Ensure preparedness, detection, and response to infectious diseases in line with WHO's International Health Regulations.
Actively participate in planning, designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating response efforts to emerging infectious disease outbreak events.
Prepare for and participates in dialogue with multilateral, bilateral and Host Country Counterpart Senior Officials and with global multilateral policy and funding institutions to provide expert opinion and advice.
Prepare reports, briefings, conferences, publications, training, etc. to promote understanding of improved knowledge and methods. Responds to Congressional, NSC and other requirements for wide dissemination.
Provide advice and recommendations to collaborative efforts that develop solutions to address immediate infectious disease outbreak responses.
Identify and propose solutions to problems that are of major importance to planning the direction for future international crisis programs and/or operational functions.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

United States Citizenship is required.
Relevant experience (see Qualifications below).
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
You may be required to serve a twoyear probationary period if selected.
Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer is required

Qualifications:

Basic Requirements:

Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree:

major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position.

This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education(external link) at the time the degree was obtained.

To qualify for this position, you must also meet the following requirements below:

Specialized Experience:

GS-13: You need at least one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience refers to full-time work, while part-time roles are considered on a prorated basis.

Qualifying specialized experience includes:

Managing operations or technical projects/programs to support rapid response activities for an infectious disease response; AND
Developing strategic internal and executive communications efforts on One Health programs across an organization to ensure broad understanding of goals, projects and initiatives; AND
Building external relationships and partnerships to promote public health awareness; AND

Please note that qualifying specialized work experience may have been gained through a variety of activities, including residence, study, teaching, business or commercial activities, military service, newspaper work, military or civil government activities, missionary or international relief work, or other foreign work experience.

Make sure to document your experience thoroughly in your resume.

Experience includes both paid and unpaid activities, such as volunteer work through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work provides training and experience that can translate directly to paid employment. Qualifying experience, including volunteer experience, that aligns with the duties of this position will be considered.

Education:

Additional information:

Benefits

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As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

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How You Will Be Evaluated:

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.

As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

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Review our benefits

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

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