Programme Officer
ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: HNALL 10/09
NOTE: All applicants who are not Family Members of U.S. Government employees officially assigned to Post and under Chief of Mission (COM) authority must have required work and residency permits to be eligible for consideration.
OPEN TO: All Interested Candidates
POSITION: Program Officer, FSN-11; FP-4*
OPENING DATE: March 17, 2010
CLOSING DATE: March 31, 2010
WORK HOURS: Full-time, 40 hours/week
ANNUAL SALARY: Not-Ordinarily Resident (holding diplomatic passport): US$57,678 (Starting salary)
(Position Grade: FP-4 will be confirmed by CDC Headquarters)
Ordinarily Resident: US$20,115 (Starting salary)
(Position Grade: FSN-11)
LENGTH OF HIRE: Long-term. Actual filling of the position is contingent upon the availability of funds.
The Embassy of the United States of America in Hanoi is seeking an individual for employment for the Program Officer position in its Health and Human Services/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (HHS/CDC).
BASIC FUNCTION OF THE POSITION
Incumbent of this position will have a senior leadership role serving as the Influenza Program Officer, organizing, implementing, coordinating and supervising CDC-supported program activities related to influenza, including seasonal influenza, avian influenza, and pandemic influenza in humans and animals. Incumbent will represent CDC in meetings with the Government of Vietnam and international experts, and provide implementation guidance and technical support to Vietnam counterparts funded through four U.S. Government Cooperative Agreements to accomplish these functions. Incumbent will act as an integral part of the CDC Influenza Program team to provide expert technical assistance, oversight, management and evaluation to programs that are supported through U.S. Government funding in Vietnam.
A copy of the complete position description listing all duties and responsibilities is available in the Human Resources Office Hanoi. Please contact the Human Resources Office at 3850-5000 X5127 for questions.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
All applicants are instructed to address each selection criterion detailed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting each item.
1. Doctorate level degree or equivalent in field of medicine, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, or a public health related field is required.
2. Must have at least 5 years of work in internationally funded projects.
3. Must have working knowledge of project management and the principles of public health, disease surveillance and investigation, epidemiological approach, and statistical analysis. Must have familiarity with the health care system in Vietnam and the Ministries of Health and Agriculture, their structure, organization, and politics. Knowledge of infectious disease is required.
4. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop effective working relationships with international, national, provincial, and local partners are required. Ability to support logistical arrangements, including coordination of meetings and trainings and workshops when needed; ability to compile information and write routine and technical reports is required.
5. Level 3 (Good working knowledge) Speaking/Reading/Writing English is required (this will be tested). Level 4 (Fluent) Speaking/Reading/Writing Vietnamese is required.
SELECTION PROCESS
When fully qualified, U.S. Citizen Eligible Family Members (USEFMs) and U.S. Veterans are given preference. Therefore, it is essential that candidates address the required qualifications above in the application.
ADDITIONAL SELECTION CRITERIA
1. Management will consider nepotism/conflict of interest, budget, and residency status in determining successful candidacy.
2. Current Ordinarily Resident employees serving a probationary period and/or have not completed six months of employment with the Mission 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 employment.
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.
6. The candidate must be able to obtain and hold post security clearance.
TO APPLY
Interested candidates for this position must submit the following, or the application will not be considered:
1. Not-Ordinary Resident (NOR): Application for US Federal Employment (OF-612 or DS-1950);
2. Ordinary Resident (OR): Post form “Application for Employment with the U.S. Mission to Vietnam” available on the website.
3. Candidates who claim U.S. Veterans preference must provide a copy of their Form DD-214 with their application.
4. Any other documentation (e.g., essays, certificates, awards, copies of degrees earned, etc.) that addresses the qualification requirements of the position as listed above.
You may download the application form at http://vietnam.usembassy.gov/job_opportunites.html#appforms
or paper copies are available from the security guard main gate at the U.S. Embassy, 7 Lang Ha Street, Hanoi between the hours of 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday.
SUBMIT APPLICATION TO
Human Resources Officer
U.S. Embassy, 7 Lang Ha Street, Hanoi
All applications must be put in sealed envelopes and addressed to the Human Resources Officer to receive consideration. Please write clearly on your envelope the position for which you are applying.
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