Job Description

Hiring Path:

• Open to the public

Who May Apply/Clarification From the Agency: For USEFM - FP is 5. Actual FP salary determined by Washington D.C.

• All Interested Applicants / All Sources

Security Clearance Required: Public Trust - Background Investigation Appointment Type Permanent Appointment Type Details:

• Indefinite subject to successful completion of probationary period

Marketing Statement:

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Summary:

The work schedule for this position is:

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  Full Time (40 hours per week)

Start date: Candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of four weeks of receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Supervisory Position: No Relocation Expenses Reimbursed: No Travel Required: Occasional Travel

Travel will probably be 15-20% to conduct site visits, meet with partners and stakeholders, and occasionally attend conferences.

Duties

The incumbent will provide program management and technical expertise to CDC’s seasonal, avian, and pandemic influenza surveillance, prevention, and control activities. This will include oversight of Influenza Like Illness/ Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (ILI/SARI) programs for influenza and other respiratory pathogens detected through the sentinel surveillance platform. The job holder will be the primary agency contact with implementing partners and will provide comprehensive public health disease and surveillance advice and assistance directed to the development and readiness to detect, respond, and manage outbreaks of avian/human influenza, and other respiratory diseases assigned. The job holder will work with the CDC regional influenza office in Bangkok, Thailand and with multiple government and non-government partners in Indonesia to support robust influenza surveillance and research programs. The job holder will work with partners to maintain surveillance to monitor the circulation and impact of respiratory pathogens and to maintain laboratory support for surveillance and outbreak response. The job holder will work with partners to generate scientific evidence to drive influenza control policies in Indonesia. The position requires heavy partner contact that includes mid-level officials at host country ministries and a wide variety of implementing partners.

The job holder serves as a locally employed (LE) staff for the US CDC Indonesia Influenza Program, located in the CDC Office in Jakarta, Indonesia. The position will report to the Global Health Security (GHS) Program Manager, a senior LE staff position, that serves under the US CDC Country Director in Indonesia, who manages a diverse portfolio of Global Health Security, Global Immunization, Influenza and COVID-19 activities. The position will receive technical support and strategic guidance from the Director of the US CDC regional influenza program in Bangkok. The basic functions of this position will include:

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  Provide epidemiological expertise in support of agency’s influenza and other respiratory disease activities.
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  Work with the host country ministry of health or other government ministries and national, regional and local partners to support a regional ILI/SARI surveillance and diagnostic network to enable sharing of information to characterize risk, prevent disease spread, and enhance control efforts.
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  Create assessment tools and epidemiologic surveillance programs related to early and ongoing influenza pandemic detection.
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  Provide advice on sustaining and integrating current influenza surveillance networks, such as sentinel sites in selected hospitals in the identified priority areas; and the integration of additional respiratory pathogens into those networks as directed.
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  Support research work on burden and transmission of influenza
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  Represent the agency at technical working groups, conferences and meetings on influenza and respiratory diseases-related issues.
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  Liaise between host country ministry, CDC Country Office, and Program staff at Headquarters on both technical and programmatic activities.
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  Provide technical assistance to partners for the development of work plans and budgets. Review annual reports, continuation applications, and budgets to ensure the objectives are realistic given the budgeted amounts.
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  Provide technical language and direction for influenza proposals that result in a memorandum of agreement, grant, contract and/or cooperative agreement. As a technical program management specialist, job holder will oversee the public health, influenza-related technical aspects in development of Scopes of Work, Funding Opportunity Announcements, Requests for Application, or Annual Program Statements. Review applications, supplemental awards, and requests for extensions for activities under his/her purview. Once grant/cooperative agreement/contract is in place, will oversee performance of cooperating partners/contractors, carry out technical reviews, review progress, identify potential issues and inform supervisor, recommend actions for amelioration.
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  Work on other respiratory disease activities if they intersect with influenza programming or surveillance.

Qualifications and Evaluations

Requirements:

EXPERIENCE: Five years of mid- level public health experience is required in a field directly related to emerging or respiratory pathogen infectious disease surveillance that involves coordination with an international agency or implementing partner.

JOB KNOWLEDGE:

The position requires: a) knowledge of the epidemiology of influenza and other respiratory infections; b) detailed knowledge of seasonal and avian influenza surveillance principles; and c) knowledge of laboratory procedures and methodologies used in testing for influenza and emerging infections, quality assurance standards and methods, and equipment used for specialized laboratory procedures. An in-depth knowledge of the range of influenza and infectious disease programs, policies, regulations, and precedents applicable to the development and administration of national/international public sentinel surveillance systems is required.

Detailed knowledge of the host government health care system and structures including familiarity with Ministry of Health policies, program priorities and regulations is required. In-depth specialist knowledge of USG infectious disease public health programs, strategies, methods, processes, and techniques used to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate results of prevention programs is required.

Good working knowledge of team management techniques to plan, organize and direct multi-disciplinary project teams and activities is required. Good working knowledge of overall administrative requirements, budgeting, and fiscal management in support of contracts, cooperative agreements, grants, and purchase requisitions is required.

Education Requirements:

Doctoral level (DrPH, DVM, MD or PhD) degree or host country equivalent in medicine, public health, nursing, laboratory science or epidemiology is required.

Evaluations:

LANGUAGE: Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia is required (THIS MAY BE TESTED).

SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

Excellent oral and written communications skills are required to develop and maintain effective, sustainable working relationships with national and international health partners. The ability to support results-driven project teams and workgroups is required. Ability to analyze, understand and discuss new program design, management and implementation approaches is required. This includes the development of evaluation designs, use of reliable and valid instruments, and methods for data collection, analysis, and reporting.

The incumbent will be expected to exercise considerable ingenuity and tact in applying guidelines to unique and different settings, as the work is highly complex and can seem threatening to stakeholders. Considerable innovation will be required to influence other collaborative organizations engaged in influenza to adopt appropriate strategies for their program activities.

Advanced user level of word processing, specialized spreadsheets, databases and statistical analysis is required. Must be conversant with survey design and questionnaire development and with data management programs. Strong skills in interpretation of program monitoring and evaluation data are required.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO): The U.S. Mission provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation.

Qualifications:

All applicants under consideration will be required to pass medical and security certifications.

Benefits and Other Info

Benefits: Agency Benefits:

Locally Employed Staff, including Members of Household (MOHs), and Third-Country Nationals (TCNs), working at the U.S. Mission in Indonesia and USASEAN may receive a compensation package that may include health, separation, and other benefits.

For EFMs, benefits should be discussed with the Human Resources Office.

The pay plan is assigned at the time of the conditional offer letter by the HR Office.

Other Information:

For the current COVID-19 Requirements please visit the following link.

HIRING PREFERENCE SELECTION PROCESS: Applicants in the following hiring preference categories are extended a hiring preference in the order listed below. Therefore, it is essential that these applicants accurately describe their status on the application. Failure to do so may result in a determination that the applicant is not eligible for a hiring preference.

HIRING PREFERENCE ORDER:
1. AEFM / USEFM who is a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran*
2. AEFM / USEFM
3. FS on LWOP and CS with reemployment rights **

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  IMPORTANT: Applicants who claim status as a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran must submit a copy of their most recent DD-214 (“Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty”), Letter from Veterans’ Affairs which indicates the present existence of a service-connected disability dated within the past six months, equivalent documentation, or certification. A “certification” is any written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions within 120 days after the certification is submitted by the applicant. The certification letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. Acceptable documentation must be submitted in order for the preference to be given.

** This level of preference applies to all Foreign Service employees on LWOP and CS with re-employment rights back to their agency or bureau.

For more information (i.e., what is an EFM, USEFM, AEFM, MOH, etc.?) and for additional employment considerations, please visit the following link.

How to Apply

How to Apply:

All candidates must be able to obtain and hold a Public Trust clearance.

To apply for this position click the “Submit Application” button. For more information on how to apply visit the Mission internet site.

Required Documents:

To qualify based on education, you MUST submit the requested degree and / or transcripts as verification of educational requirement by the closing date of this announcement. Failure to provide requested information, or the information is insufficient to verify eligibility, may result in disqualification for this position.

All Applicants:

• Degree with transcript

Eligible Family Member Applicants:
• Copy of Sponsor's Orders/Assignment Notification (or equivalent)

• Passport copy
• DD-214 - Member Copy 4, Letter from Veterans’ Affairs, or other supporting documentation (if applicable)
• SF-50 (if applicable)

Next Steps:

Applicants who are invited to take a language or skills test, or who are selected for an interview will be contacted via email.

For further information - the complete position description listing all of the duties, responsibilities, required qualifications, etc. may be obtained by contacting the Human Resources Office.

Thank you for your application and your interest in working at the U.S. Mission in Indonesia and USASEAN.