AVIS DE RECRUTEMENT: ASSISTANCE SPECIALIST (HEALTH)
USAID/GUINEA IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITION:
USAID DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE SPECIALIST (HEALTH) Position is open to all Guinean nationals and those eligible for
permanent residence and authorization to work in Guinea |
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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: SOL-72067521R10004 BASIC FUNCTIONS OF
THE POSITION: The USAID
Development Assistance Specialist (Health) is crucial to USAID’s on-going and
future development program success. S/he provides strategic and technical
leadership and management oversight to 90 percent of the USAID/Guinea
mission’s development portfolio— the health portfolio. S/he supervises three
to five professional-level technical and/or administrative staff engaged in
managing the USAID/Guinea health portfolio which focuses on improving the
quality and governance of maternal and child health (MCH), family planning
and reproductive health (FP/RH), and malaria services delivered at facilities
and within communities; and strengthens the host country’s ability to detect,
prevent, and respond to infectious disease outbreaks to enhance global health
security. As second to the Health Office Director, the Deputy Director is
responsible for providing strategic, technical, and administrative direction
and support for all areas of the portfolio in strategic planning, project
design, management, and results monitoring, as well as direct supervision,
hiring, and evaluation of staff. In the absence of the Health Office
Director, the Deputy Health Office Director assumes full responsibility for
these tasks. Education: The work
required a master’s degree in public health, international public health,
international development, business administration, or a similar discipline.
Relevant course work in two or more of the following topical areas: maternal
and child health, family planning/reproductive health, infectious disease
surveillance and prevention, social and behavior change, health systems
governance and financing or related areas of study is required. Work experience: A minimum of
seven years of progressively responsible experience managing regional- and
national-level public health programs in low/ medium income countries is
required. Language Proficiency: Level IV English and
French (speaking, reading, and writing) required. DEADLINE TO RECEIVE
APPLICATIONS: JANUARY 15, 2021, MIDNIGHT Local Time HOW TO APPLY: Interested
applicants with existing work and/or Residency Permits MUST submit a complete
application package which includes: *
A cover letter *
An AID 309-2 form *
A detailed resume *
Responses to Evaluation Factors *
3 to 5 References. To ensure
consideration of applicants for the intended position, please
reference the solicitation number on your application, and as
the subject line in any cover letter, as well as using the address/delivery
point specified in this solicitation All the above
mentioned documents are REQUIRED, must be SIGNED,
prepared in ENGLISH and should be
addressed as follows: Attention: Human
Resources Office USAID/Guinea By Email
address: Conakrypscjobs@usaid.gov O Copy
of the complete position description listing all duties and responsibilities
can be found at USAID website http://guinea.usaid.gov O Form
AID 309-2 can be found at: http://www.usaid.gov/sites/forms or
internet http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/formslibrary?formType=ALL
Due to the number of
applications we receive, only applicants who have been short listed will be
contacted by USAID/Guinea Interested
candidates can pick up the complete solicitation at the Embassy reception |