Public Health Specialist – Evaluation

Number: 030/2013 Date: 03/27/2013
OPEN TO: All Qualified Candidates
POSITION: Public Health Specialist – Evaluation; FP- 5; FSN-10
OPENING DATE: March 27, 2013
CLOSING DATE: April 9, 2013
WORK HOURS: Full-time; 40 hours/week
ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT (OR) APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THE
REQUIRED WORK AND/OR RESIDENCY PERMITS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR
CONSIDERATION.
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an international
public health agency engaged in HIV prevention and care programs and
research activities in Uganda. CDC offers excellent career opportunities for
professional growth, training, and collaboration with other health
professionals. The main CDC offices are located at the Uganda Virus
Research Institute (UVRI) in Entebbe. CDC is an agency of the United States
Mission in Uganda.”
The Centers for Diseases Control is seeking an individual for the position of
Public Health Specialist – Evaluation.
BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION
Working in support of the Ministry of Health (MOH), and implementing partners
consistent with PEPFAR and MOH Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Guidelines,
job holder provides technical assistance in the design and implementation of
training and evaluation systems of public health projects/program at the
community, regional and/or national level to strengthen evaluation of HIV/AIDS
projects to ensure implementation of quality, viable and appropriate programs.
Incumbent works with the Monitoring and Evaluation Team Lead to develop and
implement the performance monitoring system and indicators to track and report
project results; provides oversight for project results reporting and management in
conjunction with other staff members; provides evaluation technical assistance
capacity building for local partner organizations. Job holder works with Program
Monitoring Specialist to develop and implement an M&E Plan for the CDCUganda strategic plan. The job holder works to strengthen systems and staff
capacity at the MOH to collect, manage, and use quality M&E data to inform
programs and policies in the national response to HIV and AIDS. The job holder
assists the PEPFAR team in measuring the USG contribution toward achieving the
PEPFAR targets through MOH reporting systems, and to adapt PEPFARsupported M&E and other Strategic Information (SI) tools to improve PEPFAR
programming and service delivery. Jobholder represents the agency on evaluation
issues at technical, and policy planning meetings at the community and national
level, including meetings with collaborators and donors. Responsible for day to
day delivery of evaluation projects carried out by CDC-Uganda staff. Incumbent
reports to the M&E Team Lead.
  • A copy of the complete position description listing all duties and responsibilities is available on http://kampala.usembassy.gov/job_opportunites.html

Requirement:

NOTE: All applicants must address each selection criterion detailed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting each item. 1. Education required: Completion of a university degree in public health, public policy, social sciences with specialization in monitoring and evaluation is required. Must have demonstrated expertise in basic program evaluation. 2. Work Experience required: Five years of progressively responsible, professional-level experience working as an M&E, or Evaluation specialist in a health/medical research organization, US agency, university or public health program implementing agency is required. 3. Language required: Level IV English ability (fluent written, spoken and reading). 4. Knowledge required: Detailed knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methodology, data quality assurance, analysis reporting and best practices in data dissemination and data use is required. Good knowledge of data management processes and tools, including web-based database systems is required. High level of competency in managing data information and evaluations on large scale health or HIV/AIDS activities required. Working knowledge of the objectives and operations of the USG, or the program activities of other international donor organizations, is required. Specialist knowledge of USG HIV/AIDS public health programs, strategies, methods, processes and techniques used to plan, develop, implement and evaluate results of HIV/AIDS programs is required. Good working knowledge of overall administrative requirements, budgeting and fiscal management in support of contracts/cooperative agreements/grants/purchase requisitions is required. 5. Skills and Abilities required: Strong oral and written communications skills are required to develop and maintain effective, sustainable working relationships with national and international working partners and to prepare required written reports. Ability to analyze, understand and discuss new program design, management and implementation approaches is required. This includes the development of survey indicators and monitoring systems, evaluation designs, use of reliable and valid instruments, field experience in data collection, and methods in data analysis. The incumbent will be expected to exercise considerable ingenuity and tact in applying guidelines to unique and different settings, as the work is complex and can be threatening to stakeholders. Considerable innovation will be required to influence other collaborative organizations engaged in HIV/AIDS M&E programs to adopt appropriate strategies for evaluating their program activities. Intermediate user level of word processing, spreadsheets and databases is required. Keyboarding skills that include speed and accuracy are required
Experience: 5

How to apply:

SELECTION PROCESS
When equally qualified, US Citizen Eligible Family Members (USEFMs) and U.S.
Veterans are given preference. Therefore, it is essential that the candidate
specifically address the required qualifications above in the application.ADDITIONAL SELECTION CRITERIA
1. Management will consider nepotism/conflict of interest, budget, and visa status
in determining successful candidacy.
2. Current employees serving a probationary period are not eligible to apply.
3. 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.
4. Currently employed US Citizen EFMs who hold a Family Member
Appointment (FMA) are ineligible to apply for advertised positions within the first
90 calendar days of their appointment.
5. 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.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates for this position must submit the following for consideration
of the application:
1. Universal Application for Employment as a Locally Employed Staff or Family
Member (DS-174).
2. A current resume or curriculum vitae.
3. Candidates who claim US Veterans preference must provide a copy of their
Form DD-214 with their application. Candidates who claim conditional US
Veterans preference must submit documentation confirming eligibility for a
conditional preference in hiring with their application.
4. Any other documentation (e.g. essays, certificates, awards) that addresses the
qualification requirements of the position as listed above.
SUBMIT APPLICATION TO
Human Resources Office
By email at KampalaHR@state.gov. 
ONLY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AND ONLY
SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED.
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