- Position Title
- Public Health Advisor
- Agency
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Announcement Number
- HHS-CDC-IMP-24-12408507 Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Saturday, June 1, 2024 to Friday, February 28, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
Please mark "YES" to ALL eligibility options below that you want to be considered for. Remember, we can ONLY verify eligibility options that have proper documentation; see the required documents section. If you select an eligibility and don't provide proof, your application will be marked INELIGIBLE for the eligibility you wanted to be considered for.
1.
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) - Are you a current employee of the Health and Human Services (HHS) who meets the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service? If yes, confirm you meet all the following requirements:
For more information, review USAJOBS Career Transition Programs (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL).
- You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy;
- Your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy;
- Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review USAJOBS Career Transition Programs (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL).
2.
Current CDC Federal Employee - Are you currently employed as a permanent career or career-conditional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) employee in the competitive service?
If you indicate "Yes" for this question, you MUST submit your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) or equivalent personnel action form(s) which reflect the following:
If you indicate "Yes" for this question, you MUST submit your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) or equivalent personnel action form(s) which reflect the following:
- Current grade and service status (SF-50 block 34 "position occupied" reflects "1" and block 24 "tenure" reflects "1" or "2".)
- Highest grade ever held
- If you currently hold or have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 12 months and are applying for a grade higher than you currently hold or have previously held, you MUST submit an SF-50/equivalent, which shows you have held the next lower GS grade for at least one year:
- SF-50s that have an effective date within the past year such as General Adjustment or Reassignment, do not clearly show that you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirement.
- Within-Grade/Rate-Increase (WGI/WRI) SF-50s OR SF-50s that have an effective date outside the past year (General Adjustment, Reassignment, Promotion SF-50s, etc.) demonstrate you meet the time-in-grade requirements.
- Note: You may need to submit multiple SF-50s to support your eligibility unless all the above requirements are met on one SF-50. If your SF-50(s) does not provide the information needed, you may be found ineligible for the position.
3.
Current HHS Federal Employee - Are you currently employed as a permanent career or career-conditional Health and Human Services (HHS) employee in the competitive service?
If you indicate "Yes" for this question, you MUST submit your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) or equivalent personnel action form which reflect(s) the following:
If you indicate "Yes" for this question, you MUST submit your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) or equivalent personnel action form which reflect(s) the following:
- Current grade and service status (SF-50 block 34 "position occupied" reflects "1" and block 24 "tenure" reflects "1" or "2".)
- Highest grade ever held
- If you currently hold or have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 12 months and are applying for a grade higher than you currently hold or have previously held, you MUST submit an SF-50/equivalent, which shows you have held the next lower GS grade for at least one year:
- SF-50s that have an effective date within the past year such as General Adjustment or Reassignment, do not clearly show that you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirement.
- Within-Grade/Rate-Increase (WGI/WRI) SF-50s OR SF-50s that have an effective date outside the past year (General Adjustment, Reassignment, Promotion SF-50s, etc.) demonstrate you meet the time-in-grade requirements.
- Note: You may need to submit multiple SF-50s to support your eligibility unless all the above requirements are met on one SF-50. If your SF-50(s) does not provide the information needed, you may be found ineligible for the position.
4.
Public Health Service (PHS) officer - Are you currently an active-duty Public Health Service (PHS) officer or in the process of commissioning to become an active-duty PHS officer (call to active duty-CAD)?
Note:
- If you indicate yes for this question, you MUST submit a copy of your current assignment personnel orders (current active-duty officers) or both official medical and board cleared notifications from Commissioned Corps Headquarters (CCHQ). Please remove your SSN from any documents where listed before submission (if applicable).
- If you are an active-duty PHS officer separating from the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, please mark "No" and select another eligibility status (if applicable).
For more information, review https://jobs.cdc.gov/working-at-cdc/commissioned-corps.html.
Preferences
1.
Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
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Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in a Public Health Advisor position with the Federal government
1.
From the descriptions below, select the one, which best describes your highest level of experience, which meets the Qualification Requirements for Public Health Advisor, GS-0685-15.
For each task in the following group, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training. Please select only one letter for each item. A- I have not had education, training or experience in performing this task. B- I have had education or training in performing the task, but have not yet performed it on the job. C- I have performed this task on the job. My work on this task was monitored closely by a supervisor or senior employee to ensure compliance with proper procedures. D- I have performed this task as a regular part of a job. I have performed it independently and normally without review by a supervisor or senior employee. E- I am considered an expert in performing this task. I have supervised performance of this task or am normally the person who is consulted by other workers to assist them in doing this task because of my expertise.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Develop goals and objectives that integrate administrative and technical functions to further public health objectives.
3.
Advise management on observed strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in a public health setting specifically key policies, legal and regulatory changes.
4.
Coordinate high-level projects with other U.S. government, international and/or external organizations to meet the goals and objectives.
5.
Perform supervisory function(s) that include: assigning work, managing employee performance and conduct; assessing training needs; recruiting/interviewing/selecting; coaching/mentoring/model.
6.
Develop and influence organization-wide technical or operational policies and procedures within a public health setting.
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Manage public health activities in a complex and resource limited public health setting.
8.
Analyze and evaluates organizational and operational problems within a public health setting.
9.
Oversee project implementation organizing and reviewing proposals in a public health setting.
10.
Develop annual budget plans, budget justifications, and the management of approved budgets within an office.
11.
Manage contractual arrangements, statements of work (SOW), cost estimates, technical evaluation factors, requests for proposals (RFP), and project implementation within a public health setting.
12.
Serve as project officer for grants and cooperative agreements and issues requests for proposals.
13.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with health officials, community representatives and commercial partners at national, state or local levels.
14.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with health officials, community representatives and commercial partners in an international context.
15.
Work with multidisciplinary teams to advance public health activities.
16.
Adjust communication style to accommodate coworkers or colleagues from another culture.
17.
Develop briefing papers and summaries of program or managerial documentation for senior staff or other decision-making bodies.
18.
Draft testimonies and legislative proposals.
19.
Prepare policies, responses to inquiries, reports, and other comparable documents.
20.
Develop presentations on technical or managerial findings and issues to senior staff, professional conferences, or other decision-making bodies.
21.
Explain and justify recommendations and negotiate solutions to disputed recommendations.
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Deliver presentations on technical or managerial findings and issues to senior staff, professional conferences, or other decision-making bodies.
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I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.