Public Health Specialist - (Policy & External Relations Advisor)

Recruiter: U.S. Embassy Updated on: 2012-01-09 14:15:39
AA/EE: Not Applicable Contract Permanent
Location: Nairobi Available: Immediately
Category: Medical / Healthcare Offer: FP-4; FSN-11

Introduction

The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has an opening for the position of Public Health Specialist – (Policy & External Relations Advisor.) The position will be available immediately.

Closing date for this position is January 27, 2012.

Minimum Requirements

NOTE: All applicants must address each selection criterion detailed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting each item.
à Master’s degree in public health, international health, international relations, social sciences, or health policy is required.à Minimum five years combined progressively-responsible experience in engaging on policy issues and managing programs with at least three years experience working on public health issues in an international/resource poor setting is required.à Level IV (fluent) English and level IV (fluent) Kiswahili is required.à Must have experience working with international donors.à Must have excellent computer skills using MS Word and Excel.

Job Specification

POSITION DESCRIPTION – PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALIST – POLICY & EXTERNAL RELATIONS ADVISOR – PEPFAR

BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION


The Senior Policy and External Relations Advisor for the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in Kenya manages critical and time-sensitive communications between the U.S. Government (USG) and the host government, Global Funds, as well as among USG departments and agencies involved in the Emergency Plan and the Global Health Initiative (GHI). The Advisor liaises routinely with the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator in the U.S. State Department, host government policy makers, the Global Fund, as well as other multilateral and bilateral donors.
Reporting to the Kenya Country Coordinator, the Senior Policy and External Relations Advisor is expected to be current at all times on national, development partner, and global coordination policy related to HIV in Kenya, including the Global Fund Kenya Coordinating Mechanism, the Development Partners for Health in Kenya (DPHK) donors group, and others to advance a public health agenda focused on health systems strengthening and host-government leadership of the response to HIV. Further, the Senior Policy and External Relations Advisor will provide support to the PEPFAR Coordination Office (PCO) in the roll-out of the Global Health Initiative Strategy as the PCO is the Planning Lead for GHI in Kenya.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide health policy support to Kenya’s PEPFAR Coordination Office and PEPFAR Interagency Team (60%)

· Provide support to the Country Coordinator and USG PEPFAR team for optimal alignment of USG HIV policy and resources with the Kenyan national HIV response.

· Take a leadership role in coordinating with Global Funds on behalf of the USG.

· Assist in strengthening PEFPAR Kenya’s partnerships with the Government of Kenya, the United Nations, other bilateral/multilateral donors (public and private), and civil society, primarily through active participation in the HIV/AIDS Interagency Coordinating Council convened by the Kenya National AIDS Control Council.

· Coordinate regular interactions between PEPFAR and the Permanent Secretaries (PS) of Kenya’s Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, Ministry of Medical Services, and Ministry of Special Programs, including organizing and staffing quarterly meetings between the PSs, the Coordinator, and relevant U.S. agency PEPFAR liaisons.

· Provide technical, policy, and management support to the Health Systems Strengthening interagency technical team.

· Help resolve policy issues within and external to USG on HIV health issues

· Take a leadership role in ensuring the roll-out of the PFIP in close collaboration with NACC.

· Provide support in the roll-out of the Kenya GHI Strategy.


A.
Provide support to PEPFAR Kenya’s liaison activities with external offices (25%)

· Serve as a liaison to the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator in Washington, DC on issues relating to Kenya HIV policy, public affairs, the Global Fund, and other bilateral/multilateral partners

·
Interact and promote good communication between PEPFAR Kenya and the Kenya National AIDS Control Council; the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Kenya Coordinating Mechanism; Development Partners for Health in Kenya; etc.

·
Provide technical policy support as requested to other USG personnel serving on GFATM CCM, DPHK, etc.


B.
Guide external relations plan for the PEPFAR Coordination Office (15%)

· Work closely with the Coordinator to develop and implement the office’s annual internal and external relations plans, including intensifying and expanding outreach to and engagement of local and international media, critical internal constituencies; as well as in reach to employees of the U.S. Mission to Kenya and headquarters interlocutors; etc.

·
Working closely with the PEPFAR Coordinator and Deputy Coordinator produce comprehensive external relations program in support of PEPFAR Kenya

·
Participate on the annual PEPFAR Country Operational Plan, with an emphasis on external considerations.

·
Support VIP visits to Kenya, including U.S. Congressional delegations, representatives from the private sector, etc., through itinerary development, partner outreach, and delegation staffing.


Selection Process:

WHEN EQUALLY QUALIFIED, U.S. CITIZEN ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBER (USEFMs) AND U.S. VETERANS WILL BE GIVEN PREFERENCE. THEREFORE, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE CANDIDATES SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS ABOVE IN THE APPLICATION.


Additional Selection Criteria
:

à Management will consider nepotism/conflict of interest, budget, and residency status in determining successful candidacy. à Current employees serving a probationary period are not eligible to apply.
à Current Ordinarily Resident employees with an Overall Summary Rating of Needs Improvement or Unsatisfactory on
their most recent Employee Performance Report are not eligible to apply.
à Currently employed U.S. Citizen EFMs who hold a Family Member Appointment (FMA) are ineligible to apply for
advertised positions within the first 90 calendar days of their employment.
à Currently employed NORs hired under a Personal Services Agreement (PSA) are ineligible to apply for advertised
positions within the first 90 calendar days of their employment unless currently hired into a position with a When Actually
Employed (WAE) work schedule.
à Applicants must be available for an interview and for proficiency testing as required by the selecting official.


DEFINITIONS



1. Eligible Family Member (EFM): An individual related to a U.S. Government employee in one of the following ways:

  • Spouse or same-sex domestic partner (as defined in 3 FAM 1610);
  • Child, who is unmarried and under 21 years of age or, regardless of age, is incapable of self-support. The term shall include, in addition to natural offspring, stepchildren and adopted children and those under legal guardianship of the employee or the spouse when such children are expected to be under such legal guardianship until they reach 21 years of age and when dependent upon and normally residing with the guardian;
  • Parent (including stepparents and legally adoptive parents) of the employee or of the spouse, when such parent is at least 51 percent dependent on the employee for support;
  • Sister or brother (including stepsisters and stepbrothers, or adoptive sisters or brothers) of the employee, or of the spouse, when such sibling is at least 51 percent dependent on the employee for support, unmarried, and under 21 years of age, or regardless of age, incapable of self-support.
2. U.S. Citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM): For purposes of receiving a preference in hiring for a qualified position, an EFM who meets the following criteria:
  • U.S. Citizen; and,
  • EFM (see above) at least 18 years old; and,
  • Listed on the travel orders of a direct-hire Foreign, Civil, or uniformed service member assigned to or stationed abroad with a USG agency that is under COM authority, or at an office of the American Institute in Taiwan; and either:
  1. Resides at the sponsoring employee's or uniformed service member's post of assignment abroad or at an office of the American Institute in Taiwan; or
  2. Resides at an Involuntary Separate Maintenance Allowance (ISMA) location authorized under 3 FAM 3232.2.
3. Appointment Eligible Family Member (AEFM): EFM (see above) eligible for a Family Member Appointment for purposes of Mission employment:
· Is a U.S. citizen; and
· Spouse or same-sex domestic partner (as defined in 3 FAM 1610) or a child of the sponsoring employee who is
unmarried and at least 18 years old; and
· Is listed on the travel orders or approved Form OF-126, Foreign Service Residence and Dependency Report, of a
sponsoring employee, i.e., a direct-hire Foreign Service, Civil Service, or uniformed service member who is permanently
assigned to or stationed abroad at a U.S. mission, or at an office of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), and who is
under chief of mission authority; and
· Is residing at the sponsoring employee's post of assignment abroad or, as appropriate, office of the American Institute in
Taiwan.
· Does not receive a Foreign Service or Civil Service annuity

4. Member of Household (MOH): An individual who accompanies a direct-hire Foreign, Civil, or uniformed service member permanently assigned or stationed at a U.S. Foreign Service post or establishment abroad, or at an office of the American Institute in Taiwan. An MOH is:
  • Not an EFM; and,
  • Not on the travel orders of the sponsoring employee; and,
  • Has been officially declared by the sponsoring USG employee to the COM as part of his/her household.
A MOH is under COM authority and may include a parent, unmarried partner, other relative or adult child who falls outside the Department’s current legal and statutory definition of family member. A MOH does not have to be a U.S. Citizen.

5.
Not Ordinarily Resident (NOR)An individual who:

  • Is not a citizen of the host country; and,
  • Does not ordinarily reside (OR, see below) in the host country; and,
  • Is not subject to host country employment and tax laws; and,
  • Has a U.S. Social Security Number (SSN).
NOR employees are compensated under a GS or FS salary schedule, not under the LCP.

6. Ordinarily Resident (OR) – A Foreign National or U.S. citizen who:

  • Is locally resident; and,
  • Has legal, permanent resident status within the host country; and,
  • Is subject to host country employment and tax laws.
EFMs without U.S. Social Security Numbers are also OR. All OR employees, including U.S. citizens, are compensated in accordance with the Local Compensation Plan (LCP).

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