- Position Title
- Foreign Service Health Officer
- Agency
- U.S. Agency for International Development
- Announcement Number
- BS 50-Health Officer Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, July 25, 2024 to Monday, September 9, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
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This position has an age requirement. Enter or select your date of birth.
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Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
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Are you a veteran who separated from active duty under honorable conditions AND you:
• have a rating by the Department of Veterans Affairs showing a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more; OR,
• are retired from active military service with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more?
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/veterans/.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of your service which includes character of service. You must also submit the disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs or Armed Service and the Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, Standard Form 15.
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Are you a current Competitive Service Career or Career-Conditional, USAID employee?
To verify your eligibility as a current USAID Federal civilian employee, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect:
• career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND,
• status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1); AND,
• box 46 must show US Agency for International Development.
To verify your eligibility as a current USAID Federal civilian employee, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect:
• career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND,
• status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1); AND,
• box 46 must show US Agency for International Development.
5.
Are you a veteran who separated from active duty under honorable conditions AND you:
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service), or other proof of your service, which includes character of service. If claiming disability preference, you must also submit the disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs or Armed Services and the Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, Standard Form 15.
- recently separated (within the past 3 years);
- are a disabled veteran;
- served on active duty during a war, campaign or expedition; OR,
- received an Armed Forces Service Medal?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service), or other proof of your service, which includes character of service. If claiming disability preference, you must also submit the disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs or Armed Services and the Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, Standard Form 15.
Assessment 1
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Where Did You Hear About Us?
Career Appointments in the Foreign Service are covered by the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended, which requires an applicant to be 18 years old at time of application and which directs mandatory retirement at age 65. Given this mandatory retirement age and the fact that five years must be allowed to achieve tenure in the agency, there is an upper age limit of 60 at time of appointment to the Foreign Service (65 for veterans).
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Are you between the ages of 18 - 59 or (18-64, if you are a veteran)?
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What is your date of birthday? (DD/MM/YYYY)
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Work as a foreign service officer is primarily overseas to include countries undergoing hardship and conflict. You can find the countries where USAID operates here (https://www.usaid.gov/where-we-work). Are you available to work in any country where USAID has a physical presence?
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Select the highest level of education you have completed in a relevant field of study.
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Please select your field of study.
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Select the statement that best describes your education and relevant work experience. Relevant work experience is defined as experience in one or more of the following public health areas: primary health care; maternal and child health population, family planning and reproductive health; HIV and AIDS; infectious diseases including tuberculosis, malaria, neglected tropical diseases, and global health security; and pandemic threats; environmental health; nutrition; supply-chain of public health commodities; social marketing of public health concepts or products; demography; epidemiology; health economics and financing; health systems strengthening. This may include work based in the U.S. on developing country health issues that involve substantial travel to the developing countries.
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Select the statement that best describes your education and experience overseas in developing countries and/or in a diverse domestic environment. Examples of diverse domestic environment include: working and living in an economically disadvantaged community in the United States in the Public Health Service (e.g., Navajo reservation in Arizona), working on public health issues in rural areas (e.g., family planning/maternal child health service provision in Appalachia), working on a public health issue with underserved populations in an inner city (e.g., HIV at-risk populations in a U.S. inner city).
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Are you qualifying for this position based on foreign education, if yes, ensure you upload the required certification?
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Are you willing to travel overseas with little notice?
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Are you willing to live anywhere overseas?
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The qualifications for this position include relevant experience working overseas and/or in a diverse working environment which includes serving or working in an overseas context or in an economically disadvantaged domestic community for the minimum number of years required, performing work directly related to the advertised Foreign Service Officer position, in which you experienced new cultures, learned foreign languages, encountered different cultures and practices, and/or coordinated and engaged with external partners and local counterparts.
Please provide the following details for each work period you have had overseas or in a diverse US working environment that is relevant to this position: Country, Job Title, Organization/ Company, Start Month/Year, and End Month/Year and (if domestic, indicate disadvantaged community specifying whether you've lived and or worked there); (For example: "Sudan, Program Manager for Child Survival, World Health Organization, June 2007 to February 2009") (limit 5,000 characters)
Please provide the following details for each work period you have had overseas or in a diverse US working environment that is relevant to this position: Country, Job Title, Organization/ Company, Start Month/Year, and End Month/Year and (if domestic, indicate disadvantaged community specifying whether you've lived and or worked there); (For example: "Sudan, Program Manager for Child Survival, World Health Organization, June 2007 to February 2009") (limit 5,000 characters)
A complete application for this position requires the submission of five (5) professional references. Professional references are individuals who have supervised or worked with you in the positions you have listed as relevant work experience (we will inform you prior to checking references). These references MUST include at least 3 supervisors. Please enter the contact information for your five (5) references in the following fields.
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Enter the name, reference type, email address and phone number for your 1st reference below:
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Enter the name, reference type, email address and phone number for your 2nd reference below:
(limit 250 characters)
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Enter the name, reference type, email address and phone number for your 3rd reference below:
(limit 250 characters)
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Enter the name, reference type, email address and phone number for your 4th reference below:
(limit 250 characters)
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Enter the name, reference type, email address and phone number for your 5th reference below:
(limit 250 characters)
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18.
Do you have experience performing tasks that are outside of your functional area? Please provide a narrative:
18a.
Do you have experience performing tasks that are outside of your functional area? Please provide a narrative:
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Have you ever worked on an on-call basis that occasionally required you to work outside of your regularly scheduled working hours?
20.
Which statement below best describes your skill in handling ambiguous situations when dealing with a variety of people?
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Which statements below describe your experience in persuasion and negotiation when dealing with public health policies or procedures? Please select all that apply.
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I have experience leading a team and negotiating to develop solutions to team-related issues?
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I have experience identifying team building activities to enhance the performance and morale of a team.
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I have experience evaluating requests for information that are sensitive in nature, and determining if the request needs the attention of higher level management?
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Select the responses that match your experience interacting with persons of varied backgrounds, cultures, or languages to accomplish work goals and objectives.
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Select the interpersonal skills that you have applied on a regular and recurring basis with positive outcomes.
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Which response best reflects your highest level of experience working cooperatively and collaboratively with others in a work, academic, or volunteer setting?
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Which statement best describes your highest level of experience providing technical advice and guidance on programmatic and policy matters related to public health?
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From the following list select the groups with which you have maintained effective working relationships and in which your leadership attributes were recognized. Please select all that apply.
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Describe which statement below best reflects your leadership ability in a team environment.
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Select supervisory duties you have performed on a regular and recurring basis. Please select all that apply.
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Choose the response that best describes your highest level of experience developing, leading, directing, coaching, mentoring and/or motivating a diverse staff taking into account individual goals, values and sensitivities.
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Choose all the statements that describe your experience managing, directing or administering an important program and/or significant program segment.
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Choose the statements that describe how you have applied oral communication skills in a professional setting on a regular and recurring basis.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Have you presented technical information to national and international audiences, with varying awareness levels, to obtain "buy-in" on international or partner country government initiatives on global or international public health issues?
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Choose the statement that best describes how you have applied oral communication skills in the public health sector.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Do you have experience evaluating technical or scientific information related to public health issues and providing evidence-based recommendations to management to address these issues?
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Select the responses that describe your experience in problem solving to address systemic issues in public health programs. Please select all that apply.
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Choose the statements that describe your experience conducting analyses and making decisions to solve implementation problems affecting public health program effectiveness.
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In relation to your public health experience with marginalized populations in the United States or another developed country, which statement best describes your highest level of experience with any of the public health programs listed here: primary health care; maternal and child health; population, family planning and reproductive health; HIV and AIDS; infectious diseases including tuberculosis, malaria, neglected tropical diseases, and global health security and pandemic threats; environmental health; nutrition; social marketing of public health concept or products; supply-chain of public health commodities; demography; epidemiology, health economics and financing; health systems strengthening?
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Select the public health programs through which you have experience servicing marginalized populations in the United States or other developed countries. Please select all that apply.
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In relation to your global or international public health experience with marginalized populations in one or more developing country(s), which statement best describes your highest level of experience with any of the public health programs listed here: primary health care; maternal and child health; population, family planning and reproductive health; HIV and AIDS, infectious diseases including tuberculosis; malaria; neglected tropical diseases and, global health security and pandemic threats; environmental health; nutrition; social marketing of public health concept or products; supply-chain of public health commodities
demography; epidemiology; health economics and financing; health systems strengthening?
demography; epidemiology; health economics and financing; health systems strengthening?
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Select the global or international public health programs through which you have experience servicing marginalized populations in developing countries. Please select all that apply.
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Select the answer that best describes your experience working on international public health programs.
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Select the statement that best describes your experience in international health contract/grant program management.
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Select the statement that best describes your experience in public health program/project evaluation in partner country settings.
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Select the statement that best summarizes your experience applying public health analytical methods and techniques to global or international health topics.
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Select the statements that describe your experience working with public health programs to promote the leaadership of local institutions.
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Select the documents you have written related to public health to inform senior management or other decision making bodies. Please select all that apply.
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Select the answers that describe your experience preparing written communication relative to a public health program. Please select all that apply.
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Select the answer that best describes your experience preparing written materials to be used in an international setting with partner country governments regarding a global public health program.