A. Position Identification

B. Summary Statement:

The Public Health Institute (PHI) is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting health, well-being, and quality of life for people throughout California, across the nation and around the world. As one of the largest and most comprehensive public health organizations in the nation, we are at the forefront of research and innovations to improve the efficacy of public health statewide, nationally, and internationally.

The Global Health Training, Advisory and Support Contract (GHTASC) delivers effective global health programming to advance the mission of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Global Health (GH) through institutional support and workforce development services from junior, mid-level, senior and expert advisory and administrative professionals

C. Position Summary:

The Public Health Advisor will primarily support the Africa Bureau’s Office of Sustainable Development (AFR/SD) at USAID as a PHI Institutional Support Contractor (ISC). The Africa Bureau’s Office of Sustainable Development (AFR/SD) provides intellectual, technical, and strategic leadership to the Africa Bureau on sectoral policies, priorities and budgets through analyses, strategy development, program design, technical assistance, advocacy, and information dissemination. It comprises four divisions: health; education; conflict, peacebuilding, and governance; and economic growth, agriculture and trade.

The Health Division (where this position will be placed) is dedicated to improving health outcomes across Africa and supporting our field Missions to do so. Programming ~$14 million USD each year, the team focuses on: 1) strengthening, supporting, and elevating regional institutions and partnerships; 2) recognizing and leveraging multi-sectoral approaches responsive to key health and development challenges; and 3) identifying and communicating regional trends, challenges, and opportunities. The team, comprised of approximately 20 technical experts spanning COVID-19, HIV, TB, malaria, maternal and child health, family planning, health systems strengthening, and global health security– builds relationships between AFR and other work units across the Agency and interagency, ensuring that AFR context is applied to global health policy, programming, and decision-making.

In this role, the selected candidate will provide support for the COVID response in the Africa region, tracking COVID-19 funds performing other technical and analytical duties.

This is a one-year time limited position with the possibility of extension to another year.

Full salary range for this position is: $92,300 to $145,617 per year, with the starting salary determined based on candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, as well as budget availability.

D. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Guide the technical review process and support the programming, monitoring, and evaluation processes for all COVID-19 funds programmed through AFR (over $500 million).
• Liaise with colleagues in the Program Offices of both Bureaus for Africa and Global Health to ensure that funds are appropriately allocated and obligated, building/supporting knowledge management systems to ensure that funds are tracked, and decisions documented for transparency and accountability.
• Monitor COVID-19 epidemiology in AFR, identifying early signals of surges and making related funding and programming recommendations.
• Serve as AFR point of contact for the Saving Lives Now COVID response activities to include USAID’s investments in improving Oxygen access and Test to Treat on the continent, forging relationships with colleagues working on these issues in the Agency and inter-agency.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the Agency and inter-agency to identify COVID-related opportunities and needs.
• Support AFR’s response to requests from Congress, the National Security Council and USAID Agency Front Offices, among others, adeptly pulling together talking points, Mission input, and topline messages.
• Dialogue with AFR Missions to understand response gaps, programmatic and human resource needs, and other mission challenges, and coordinate solutions with the COVID Team based in the Bureau for Global Health and others in the Agency and inter-agency.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

E. Qualification Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree and 6 years of relevant experience, Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience, Associate’s degree and 10 years of relevant experience, OR High School graduate and 12 years of relevant professional experience.

Other Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to identify and solve problems, and coordinate and support activities that lead to mutual success across the different sectors.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
• High degree of judgment, ingenuity, and originality to interpret strategy and to analyze, develop, and present work results.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally approximately 20% of the time.
• U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain Secret Security clearance required.

F. Competencies:

• Innovation: Employee takes initiative to propose new ideas/approaches and demonstrates ability to find new and better ways to accomplish work.
• Customer Service: Handles customer questions and complaints, communicates with customers, handles service problems politely and efficiently, always available for customers, follows procedure to solve customer problems, understands company products and services, maintains pleasant and professional image.
• Accountability: Takes ownership of work responsibilities and holds high standards. Keeps commitments and takes appropriate actions to ensure obligations are met. Pursues efficiency and effectiveness and adheres to Organization policies and procedures.
• Interpersonal Skills: Employee demonstrates ability to work in cooperation with others and communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, subordinates, clients, and other outside contacts.
• Continual Learning: Assesses and recognizes own strengths and weaknesses; pursues professional development that is aligned with organizational role, contribution, and goals. Proactively shares knowledge with others to foster learning across the Organization.

G. APPLICATION INFORMATION:

Prior to submitting your application your resume must include relevant paid and non-paid experience showing dates held with month, year and hours worked per week for each position. Please ensure that all relevant experience and education is documented on your resume. There is no limitation to resume length; updates to resumes will not be accepted during the interview and selection process.

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA) STATUS

This position is classified as exempt based on the job duties. However, based on the FTE, salary level of the employee, or federal/state/local laws, the employee may be classified as nonexempt.

PHI WORKFORCE MANDATORY COVID-19 VACCINATION POLICY

Per the PHI Workforce Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, it is a condition of employment for all domestic based employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, unless they are granted a reasonable accommodation under applicable law.

New hires need to provide proof of full vaccination prior to their start date or apply for an exemption/accommodation within three business days after their start date. Depending on the circumstances, new hires who do not comply with this Policy, or who cannot be reasonably accommodated, will either have their employment suspended or terminated. Candidates who are non-compliant will have their offers rescinded.

EEO STATEMENT

The Public Health Institute is committed to a policy that provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, pregnancy, medical condition including genetic characteristics, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identification and expression, sexual orientation, and to make all employment decisions so as to further this principle of equal employment opportunity. To this end, the PHI will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, pregnancy, medical condition including genetic characteristics, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identification and expression, sexual orientation, and will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are offered employment and employees are treated during employment without regard to these characteristics.

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ADA STATEMENT

The Public Health Institute is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Recruitment Team at least 48 hours in advance at Recruitment@phi.org.