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Public Health Advisor (Spanish)

Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
GLOBAL PROGRAM AND EXTRAMURAL MANAGEMENT BRANCH
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Summary

As a global leader in public health & health promotion, CDC is the agency Americans trust with their lives. In addition to our everyday work, each CDC employee has a role in supporting public health emergency management, whether through temporary assignments to emergency responses or sustaining other CDC programs and activities while colleagues respond. Join our team to use your talent, training, & passion to help CDC continue as the world's premier public health organization. Visit www.cdc.gov

Overview

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Job canceled
Open & closing dates
12/04/2024 to 12/26/2024
Salary
$150,319 to - $191,900 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 15
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel 5% domestically and 5% intenationlly for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Appointment type
Term
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
15
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Secret
Drug test
Yes
Position sensitivity and risk
Critical-Sensitive (CS)/High Risk
Financial disclosure
Yes
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
HHS-CDC-DE-25-12624207
Control number
821850100

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Duties

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As a Public Health Advisor (Spanish), you will:

  • Serves as the principal public health technical advisor and analyst to the CDC program(s) in developing and formulating new programs and initiatives that are in accord with CDC public health program goals, objectives and policies. This includes playing a lead role in strategic planning, project development and drafting of the CDC input into the technical and administrative areas of the Country Operational Plan (COP).
  • Administrative Management and Supervision Exercises delegated authority to oversee the overall planning, directing and timely execution of several program segments, managed through separate subordinate organizational units, including development, assignment and higher-level refinement of goals and objectives for supervisors and managers of subordinate organizational units. Approves multi-year and longer-range work plans developed by the supervisors and managers of subordinate organizational units and subsequently monitors the overall work to enhance achievement of the goals and objectives. Oversees the work of subordinates based upon priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments and the capabilities of employees.
  • Cooperative Agreements, Contracts and Grants Management This position serves as the technical contracting officer's representative (COR) for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements. This responsibility requires the development of close working relationships with program offices from all U.S. Government (USG) agencies and senior staff of collaborating partner agencies to ensure that partners meet all objectives and outputs. As the COR, coordinates and participates in technical reviews of partner project submissions and funding allocation during the review and development process, in the development of work plans for implementation of activities, and in all progress reviews.
  • Interagency Coordination This position consults with other public health advisors, health officials, senior program officials and other government agency officials regarding the integration and coordination of activities and resources in support of public health protection, disease prevention and health promotion and community protection services throughout the country. Represents CDC at technical, policy and strategic planning meetings, including meetings with bilateral and multilateral collaborators and donor agencies. Participates/acts on behalf of CDC on numerous working groups to ensure coordination for work plan development, implementation strategies and evaluation plans for all USG agency activities in country.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

Due to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) process enhancement to use Shared Certificates throughout the Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), some of the requirements below may differ:

  • US Citizenship required.
  • Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov).
  • May be subject to a Background Investigation.
  • May be required to obtain a Secret or Top-Secret Clearance.
  • CDC participates in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). If selected, CDC will determine your employment eligibility using your social security number.
  • Direct deposit is required.
  • One-year probationary period may be required.
  • Mobility agreement may be required.
  • This position has 20% supervisory duties, candidates must also have demonstrated or shown the potential to develop the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities. Applicants should describe any previous experience or responsibilities which could be used in relation to the supervisory requirements of this position.
  • This position may be subject to the OGE Financial Disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-521). CDC inspires public confidence in its trust responsibilities and mission by maintaining high ethical principles. If selected, you may be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) to determine if a conflict or an appearance of a conflict exists between your financial interest and your prospective position with the agency. If identified, this will be an annual requirement.
  • In accordance with Executive Order 12564 of September 15, 1986, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is A Drug-Free Federal Workplace. This position may require a Drug Test and be subject to Random Drug Testing. The position may require the submission of a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment and be subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident drug testing upon hiring. If required to submit to urinalysis, the appointment to the position will be contingent upon a negative test result.

Qualifications

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Minimum Qualifications:

GS-15: To qualify at the GS-15 grade level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level, which must include the following experience: providing comprehensive technical, administrative and management advice of public health program areas and administration, such as budgeting, fiscal planning, personnel management, program planning, supervision, and monitoring and evaluation.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Initial assignment may be to a designated domestic location until all overseas credentials and requirements have been completed. This may include remote work or telework options, and/or flexible work scheduling.

Once cleared, the selectee will relocate to the overseas location for up to but Not to Exceed (NTE) two to three years/HHS tours for a maximum of 6 consecutive years in one designated location as determined by the selecting official.

Incentives may include:

Overseas Assignments:
  • Immunizations are required and will be administered by the CDC before relocating overseas.
  • Selectee will need to obtain security and medical clearances before being cleared to report to the overseas duty station. Continued employment will be subject to submission of all documentation necessary to obtain the medical and security clearances (including documentation for any accompanying dependents), within thirty (30) business days and obtaining the security clearance within six (6) months of the initial appointment. Please note the inability to secure the clearances necessary for overseas duty will result in termination of the appointment to the position.
  • Entitled to comparability pay once deployed to overseas location.
  • Eligible for special pay allowances per location (e.g., post differential, housing, relocation, etc.).
  • Citizens or permanent residents of the host country are not eligible to be considered.
  • Current permanent status CDC employees will be processed using a Term appointment. The selectee will not have statutory return rights. Subsequent employment for CDC positions must be through the appropriate competitive process or special employment program hiring authorities. You must apply to the merit promotion announcement for statutory return rights to your permanent CDC position title, series, and grade.
  • Important Note for Applicants Outside of CDC: Other current permanent status HHS or other agency employees will be hired on a term appointment. There are no statutory return rights. Subsequent employment for CDC positions must be through the appropriate competitive process or special employment program hiring authorities.
  • Will be required to sign a Statement of Understanding.
  • Additional information on living and traveling abroad may be found at https://aoprals.state.gov/default.asp

How you will be evaluated

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

Additional selections may be made for similar positions across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) within the local commuting area(s) of the location identified in this announcement. By applying, you agree to have your application shared with interested selecting official(s) at HHS. Clearance of CTAP/ICTAP will be applied for similar positions across HHS.

The utilization of shared certificates within multiple Centers of the Center of Disease Control and Prevention and the ATSDR may be used from this vacancy announcement.

Once the application process is complete, a review of the resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. Category rating procedures will be used to rate and rank candidates.

The category assignment is a measure of the degree to which your background matches the competencies required for this position. Qualified candidates will be ranked into one of three categories: Best Qualified, Well Qualified or Qualified. The Category Rating Process does not add veterans' preference points but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each category. Preference eligibles who meet the minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent must be listed in the highest quality category (except in the case of scientific or professional positions at the GS-9 level or higher).

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

  • Ability to work with multi-disciplinary officials or groups.
  • Knowledge of concepts, principles, methods and techniques of administering public health programs.
  • Knowledge of funding requirements to manage, oversee and monitor projects/programs.
  • Knowledge of management techniques to plan, guide, organize and direct public health programs.
  • Skill in oral communication.
  • Skill in written communication.


The Federal government, as the largest employer in the Nation, can and should show the way towards achieving drug-free workplaces through programs designed to offer drug users a helping hand, and at the same time demonstrating to drug users and potential drug users that drugs will not be tolerated in the Federal workplace if declared a drug-testing position. The use of illegal drugs, on or off duty, by Federal employees is inconsistent not only with the law-abiding behavior expected of all citizens, but also with the special trust placed in such employees as servants of the public.

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