U.S. Mission                           Nairobi

Announcement Number:      Nairobi-2024-030

Position Title:             Director, Prevention Programs (USAMRD-A) PEPFAR Program

Opening Period:                    03/13/2024 – 03/27/2024

Series:                                     FSN-550                    

Salary/Grade:                        Position Grade: FSN-11; FP-4 (Kshs. 5,435,381 - 9,069,687 per year)

Who May Apply:                  All Interested Applicants / All Sources                                                      (Actual FS salary determined by Washington D.C.)

Security Clearance Required: Local Security Certification

Duration Appointment: Indefinite subject to successful completion of probationary period 

Marketing Statement:  We encourage you to read and understand the Eight (8) Qualities of Overseas Employees before you apply.

https://careers.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Eight-Qualities-of-Overseas-Employees.pdf

Summary: The U.S. Mission in Nairobi is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of Director Prevention Programs (USAMRD-A) PEPFAR Program.

The work schedule for this position is: Full Time (40 hours per week)

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

Supervisory Position: Yes

The job holder serves as the Director, Prevention Programs, overseeing and supervising HIV Prevention Services for the US Army Medical Research Directorate-Africa (USAMRD-A) PEPFAR program. The job holder is a Senior Public Health Specialist responsible for planning, formulating, analyzing, evaluating, and/or implementing policies for USAMRD-A’s public health programs for key and vulnerable populations, including all aspects of HIV prevention, including Adolescents Girls and Young Women (Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS- Free, Mentored and Safe – DREAMS and Adolescent and Young People), Orphans and Vulnerable Children (including prevention and social protection to reduce vulnerability), high-risk clients (requiring Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis - PrEP), HIV prevention for military programs, Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision – VMMC, HIV case-finding, and other prevention interventions under PEPFAR. The job holder liaises with the USAMRD-A treatment lead to ensure prevention efforts are present across the continuum of HIV care and treatment programs. The job holder provides technical assistance and guidance to the Kenya Ministry of Health, County governments and other national and international partners and collaborators. The job holder leads and manages a team of four contractors who provide technical direction and guidance to the Kenya PEPFAR program. The job holder is a Locally Employed Staff (LES) appointed to perform inherently governmental duties. Incumbent reports directly to the USAMRD-A PEPFAR Deputy Country Director.

Job Knowledge:

Comprehensive technical knowledge of HIV prevention and care; epidemiology and behavioral science; stakeholder engagement; and current public health issues and approaches especially in the African public health setting, is required. An in-depth knowledge of the range of programs, policies, regulations and precedents applicable to development and administration of national/international public health programs is required. Detailed knowledge of the host government health care system and structures (including familiarity with MOH policies, program priorities and regulations) is required. Good working knowledge of team management techniques to plan, organize and direct multi-disciplinary project teams and activities is required. Must be conversant with operational research methods and with data management programs. Must be able to produce high-quality written reports and technical presentations. Good working knowledge of overall administrative requirements, budgeting and fiscal management in support of cooperative agreements/grants is required.

 

At least five years of public health experience in the management and delivery of HIV/AIDS services in Africa or other developing countries is required. These include:

• At least five years of mid-to-senior level experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating public health programs that involve coordination with MOH, policy makers, international agencies and implementing partners in HIV, STI or related infectious disease field is required.
• At least five years of experience in leading HIV prevention programs is required.

 

At least two years of leadership and management experience is required, providing work guidance, coordination and/ or direct supervision to staff on specific projects or programs.

 

• Strong oral and written communications skills are required to develop and maintain effective, sustainable working relationships with national and international partners.
• Strong leadership skills are required to lead results-driven project teams and workgroups.
• 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 reports. Intermediate user level of word processing, spreadsheets and databases is required.
• Strong skills in interpretation of program monitoring and evaluation data are required. Keyboarding skills that include both speed of at least 40 words per minute and accuracy are required.

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

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. 

Other information:

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 **

* 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”), 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:  https://careers.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/VA-Definitions-and-Additional-Employment-Considerations.pdf

THE FOLLOWING APPLY TO EFMs, USEFMs, and AEFMs ONLY:

1. Current employees who used a hiring preference to gain employment who are within their first 90 calendar days of employment are not eligible to apply.
2. Candidates with a hiring preference who have already accepted a conditional offer of employment may NOT be extended a second conditional offer of employment unless and until they withdraw their candidacy for the first position in writing.
3. The following may also be considered when determining successful candidacy: nepotism, conflicts of interest, budget, etc.

How to Apply:  All candidates must be able to obtain a Local Security Certification.

Interested candidates for this position must submit their application to the following for consideration: https://erajobs.state.gov/dos-era/ken/vacancysearch/searchVacancies.hms

Required Documents: Please provide the required documentation listed below with your application:

• Residency and/or Work Permit (If applicable)
• DD-214 - Member Copy 4, Letter from Veterans’ Affairs, or other supporting documentation (if applicable)
• Master's degree or host-country equivalent in medicine, public health, social work, nursing, or behavioral science.
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)

What to Expect Next: 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 from the recruitment website.

https://erajobs.state.gov/dos-era/ken/vacancysearch/searchVacancies.hms

Thank you for your application and your interest in working at the U.S. Mission in Nairobi, Kenya

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Cleared: Jonathan Cebra, SHRO

   Rachel Weber, USAMRD-A