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Position Title
Public Health Analyst
Agency
Peace Corps
Announcement Number
24-12428608-JE Opens in new window
Open Period
Tuesday, July 23, 2024 to Monday, August 5, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Are you a current Federal Employee?

Please note: If you are a current federal employee, you MUST submit a Standard Form-50 (SF-50) that verifies you meet the time-in-grade requirement for the grade at which you are applying.
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2. Are you eligible for an excepted appointment under the Federal Employment Program for Persons with Disabilities?

Please note: If you are you a person with disabilities, you MUST submit  documentation verifying your eligibility (Schedule A letter).
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3. Are you currently employed with Peace Corps?

Please note: 
  • this includes US Direct Hires, Experts, Temporary Employees, and US Citizen Personnel Service Contractors.
  • this DOES NOT include Peace Corps Volunteers and Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.
If you are a US Direct Hire, Expert or Temporary Employee, you MUST submit a recent Standard Form-50 (SF-50) that verifies you meet the time-in-grade requirement for the grade at which you are applying.  If you are a US Citizen Personnel Service Contractor you MUST submit documentation to verify your employment.
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4. Are you a current or former federal employee with reinstatement eligibility?

Please note: If you are a federal employee with reinstatement eligibility, you MUST submit a Standard Form-50 (SF-50) that verifies your prior federal service.
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5. Are you a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV) or Peace Corps Response Volunteer (RPCRV) with Peace Corps Eligibility (PCE) Status?

Please note:
You will be required to upload a copy your Description of Service or other documentation of qualifying volunteer service, in order to verify your status. 
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Preferences
1. Would you accept a term appointment? (limit characters)
2. Have you ever been employed by an intelligence agency or division of an agency, a substantial part of whose mission includes or included intelligence activities? (limit characters)
3. Has your background or work history involved a substantial connection with an intelligence activity or related work other than through employment? (limit characters)
4. Do you have a family relationship to an employee of an intelligence agency? (limit characters)
5. Have you previously been employed with the Peace Corps in a US Direct Hire (USDH) position and fall into any of the categories below:
  1. After your USDH appointment, you have separated from the agency (resigned, retired, transferred to a different federal agency, etc.)
  2. After your USDH appointment, you have converted to an Expert position with the Peace Corps
  3. After your USDH appointment, you have accepted a position as a Personnel Service Contractor with the Peace Corps
If you have been previously employed with the Peace Corps as a US Direct Hire you will need to be eligible to time in within 90 days after the closing of this announcement.

Please note:
  • This does not include applicants who have only been employed as a Personnel Service Contractor or Expert.
  • This does not include applicants who have only served as a Peace Corps Volunteer.
  • This does not include applicants who have been previously employed with Peace Corps serving in a 5 year exempt position.
  • This does not include current Peace Corps USDH employees, who may have been reemployed after a previous USDH appointment and spent the required "time out" of the agency.
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Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1. I have at least one year of specialized experience at least equivalent to the FP-4 or GS-12 grade level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience defined as providing analytical and evaluative support to for the purpose of improving the effectiveness, quality, and efficiency of health-related programs; providing substantive capacity building of analytics; and serving as a consultant for evidence-based programs, or issues of a complex nature in terms of their scientific or technical implications. (limit characters)
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I have a Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree: major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position.

NOTE: Transcript must be included with application. 

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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
3. Provides technical assistance to staff in data collection, management, analysis, and interpretation via telephone, webinars, and in person country visits. (limit characters)
4. Serves as a consultant for evidence-based programs, or issues of complex nature in terms of their scientific or technical implications.
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5. Provide expertise and technical assistance for both domestic and field staff by performing data management using applicable software (e.g. Excel, Power Query, R/RStudio, Stata and/or SQL). (limit characters)
6. Develops creative approaches to share information via reports and summary sheets for a variety of audiences including feedback to field audiences, headquarters, Congress, volunteer recruitment and the general populations.
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7. Provides expertise and technical support both to headquarters and the field for reporting to Peace Corps, PEPFAR, and other HIV/AIDS Stakeholders.
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Analyzes public health reports, studies, operating procedures, manuals, and/or other data related to developmental activities.

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9. Performs complex analysis utilizing software packages (e.g. Excel, PowerBI, Tableau, Stata, R and R Studio, and/or ArcGIS) across widely dispersed sources and makes policy recommendations to senior officials on highly complex technical issues in the health field.
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10. Conducts innovative analyses resulting in new design guidelines with a major impact on program, mission capabilities and/or operating procedures.
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11. Assists in developing standards to judge program effectiveness, and plans for evaluations for significant health programs. (limit characters)
12. Conducts complex analysis of data related to health programs. (limit characters)
13. Communicates effectively with public health scientists and program staff on mathematical and statistical topics, particularly with multidisciplinary staff from different organizations and agencies. (limit characters)
14. Supports organization performance reports and assists in setting future direction for the programs. (limit characters)
15. Uses strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy. (limit characters)
16. Makes comprehensive recommendations to specific implementation strategies to promote information dissemination. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
17.

I have carefully reviewed the Required Documents section of this job announcement including information which must be included in resume. 

TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume. If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and disqualified from further consideration.

 

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18. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all 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 and that responding "No" or providing no response to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.
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