Public Health Specialist (HIV/AIDS - Monitoring and Evaluation)

NOTE: ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT APPLICANTS WHO ARE NOT SOUTH AFRICAN CITIZENS MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK AND/OR PERMANENT RESIDENCY PERMITS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.

The U.S. Embassy in Pretoria is seeking an individual for the position of Senior Public Health Specialist (HIV/AIDS Monitoring and Evaluation) in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications Required: NOTE: ALL APPLICANTS MUST ADDRESS EACH SELECTION CRITERION DETAILED BELOW WITH SPECIFIC AND COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION SUPPORTING EACH ITEM. Items 1- 5 are ALL REQUIRED 1. Education: Masters level degree or host country equivalent in public health, epidemiology, surveillance, monitoring and evaluation, or equivalent is required. 2. Experience: A minimum of eight years of progressively responsible, job-related, professional level experience working as a monitoring and evaluation specialist in a health/medical research organization, university or public health program implementing agency is required. 3. Language: English level IV (fluent) reading/writing/speaking is required. 4. Knowledge: - Strong knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methodology, data quality assurance, analysis reporting and best practices in data dissemination and data use is required. - Good knowledge of data management processes and tools, including web-based database systems is required. - High level of competency in managing data information and evaluations on large scale health or HIV/AIDS activities 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/purchase requisitions is required. 5. Skills and Abilities: - Excellent Keyboarding (both speed and accuracy) and computer skills with experience in using agency specific databases and use of advanced spreadsheet functions is required. - Budget oversight and statistical reporting requires a standard level of numerical skills. - Strong oral and written communications skills are required to develop and maintain effective, sustainable working relationships with national and international working partners and to prepare required written reports. - 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 survey indicators and monitoring systems, evaluation designs, use of reliable and valid instruments, field experience in data collection, and methods in data analysis. - 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 be threatening to stakeholders. - Considerable innovation will be required to influence other collaborative organizations engaged in HIV/AIDS M&E programs to adopt appropriate strategies for their program activities. Intermediate user level of word processing, spreadsheets and databases is required. - Strong skills in interpretation of program monitoring and evaluation data are required. Qualification Required for the Full Performance Level. In addition to the qualifications required for the Trainee level, applicants must have: - Working knowledge of the objectives and operations of the USG, or the program activities of other international donor organizations, is required. - In-depth specialist knowledge of USG/HIV public health programs, methods, processes and techniques used to plan, develop, implement and evaluate results of HIV/AIDS programs is required.

Job Specification

Basic Function of Position: The incumbent is a senior program specialist and key public health technical advisor to the Associate Director for Evaluation and Research and Country Director in CDC South Africa. The main purpose of this position is to develop programs leading to the monitoring and evaluation of PEPFAR-funded programs as defined in the PEPFAR Country Operational Plan (COP). Job holder will work at a senior technical advisor and project management level to coordinate the design, implementation, and strengthening of monitoring systems and evaluation projects as well as provide technical assistance to NDOH in building capacity of their M/E systems. Quantifying progress towards targets set for PEPFAR and the national HIV response requires public health technical knowledge, results-oriented data analysis, advocacy, and the ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with USG partners at both implementer and national levels. Jobholder represents the agency on M&E issues at technical, policy and strategic meetings, including meetings with collaborators and donor agencies.

For more details on the Application and Selection process, please go to: Please note that this link will take you to the p-net site.http://southafrica.usembassy.gov/job_opportunities.html

Register and Apply via: http://americanembassy.pnet.co.za

Closing date: July 20, 2012