Public Health Administrative Management Specialist at US Department of State

Duties

Job holder is one of the three specialists in the Partner Management & Cooperative Agreements Branch (PMCAB) who assists the LE Staff Deputy in oversight and day-to-day management and administration of agency grants and cooperative agreements to support and promote effective and coordinated implementation, monitoring, and overall management of activities funded under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and carried out by implementing partners (IPs) in Nigeria.

Incumbent manages a cooperative agreement/grant portfolio with an annual value of up to $50 million and is responsible for daily guidance and communication to grantees/IPs and for processing all cooperative agreement/grants management activities including applications, supplements, pre-award and post-award actions, closeouts; coordination of extramural processes; conducting detailed budget analysis; and monitoring expenditures and fiscal progress relative to approved budgets through monthly reports and data collection.

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Qualifications and Evaluations

Requirements:

All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a Public Trust security clearance. 

All selected candidates will be subject to a background investigation and, may be subject to a pre-employment medical exam.

Selected candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (6 weeks) upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.Education Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree or host country equivalent in Public Health, Health Administration, Public Administration, Business Management and/or Administration, Economics, Finance, Pure Science, Applied Science or Social Sciences is required.

NYSC Certificate or Exemption document is required.

Please address this factor in your ERA application under Education. Evaluations:

You will be evaluated against the qualifications and requirements in this vacancy announcement. 

You may be asked to complete a pre-employment language or skills test.

You must complete the application form and provide the required documents.  Your application must address all the position qualification and requirements including education, experience, language, and any knowledge/skills/abilities listed.  If you fail to submit a complete application, then your application may be disqualified for this position.  Qualifications:

Experience: Minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible grants management experience in a public health field or a health related international development organization is required.

Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities.

Language: Fluent speaking/reading/writing of English is required.

Please address this language requirement in your ERA application.

Job Knowledge: Job holder must possess knowledge of implementing partner management and grants/cooperative agreements programs, policies, regulations, protocols and ethical considerations applicable to the development and administration of national and international HIV/AIDS public health programs.  Job holder must have a good working understanding of PEPFAR and good working knowledge of U.S. Government public health programs and strategies. Good working knowledge of host government and international public health systems is required.  Knowledge of administrative, budgeting and fiscal management systems in support of funding mechanisms such as contracts, cooperative agreements, grants, and acquisitions is required.

Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities.

Skills And Abilities: The ability to assess grants management issues and develop realistic solutions is required.  Excellent inter-personal skills in order to coordinate with USG and implementing/cooperating partners to ensure mutual cooperation are required.  Ability to coordinate and negotiate effectively with host government partners and inter-agency partners is required.  Intermediate user level of word processing, spreadsheets and databases is required.  Basic database experience is also required.