Overview

Summary Statement

Credence Management Solutions employs hard-working, passionate individuals who bring innovation, accountability, and a growth mindset to the many missions we support across the U.S. Federal Government. Employee empowerment is part of the fabric of our corporate culture through which we emphasize opportunity, recognition, reward, and retention. At Credence, we follow the principles of servant leadership and believe that serving and supporting others is critical to both our individual and collective achievements. We have only one measure of success. Yours.

We are hiring for positions under the Global Health Training, Advisory, Support Contract (GHTASC) in support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Global Health (GH). These roles deliver institutional support services in a wide range of technical areas at the junior, mid-, senior, and expert levels.

We are a diverse, enthusiastic family of subject matter experts, business professionals, and practitioners who all share a common goal of providing excellent services to our government customers. If you want to work in a dynamic and fast-growing environment with highly motivated colleagues, then Credence is the right place for you!

Credence Management Solutions is seeking a Public Health Advisor. See below for more information on this exciting opportunity and apply to join Credence today!

Position Summary

The Africa Bureau’s Office of Sustainable Development (AFR/SD) provides intellectual, technical and strategic leadership to the Africa Bureau on sectoral policies, priorities and budgets through analyses, strategy development, program design, technical assistance, advocacy, and information dissemination. It comprises four divisions: health; education; conflict, peacebuilding and governance; and economic growth, agriculture and trade.

The Health Division (where this position will be placed) is dedicated to improving health outcomes across Africa and supporting our field Missions to do so. Programming ~$14 million USD each year, the team focuses on: 1) strengthening, supporting, and elevating regional institutions and partnerships; 2) recognizing and leveraging multi-sectoral approaches responsive to key health and development challenges; and 3) identifying and communicating regional trends, challenges, and opportunities. The team, comprised of ~20 technical experts spanning COVID-19, HIV, TB, malaria, maternal and child health, family planning, health systems strengthening, and global health security-- builds relationships between AFR and other work units across the Agency and interagency, ensuring that AFR context is applied to global health policy, programming, and decision-making.

The Public Health Advisor will primarily support the Health Division in the AFR/SD office as a Credence Institutional Support Contractor (ISC). In this role, the selected candidate will provide support for the COVID response in the Africa region, tracking COVID-19 funds performing other technical and analytical duties, including:

Responsibilities

The Public Health Advisor will:

• Guide the technical review process and support the programming, monitoring, and evaluation processes for all COVID-19 funds programmed through AFR (over $500 million),
• Liaise with colleagues in the Program Offices of both Bureaus for Africa and Global Health to ensure that funds are appropriately allocated and obligated, building/supporting knowledge management systems to ensure that funds are tracked, and decisions documented for transparency and accountability;
• Monitor COVID-19 epidemiology in AFR, identifying early signals of surges and making related funding and programming recommendations;
• Serve as AFR point of contact for the Saving Lives Now COVID response activities to include USAID’s investments in improving Oxygen access and Test to Treat on the continent, forging relationships with colleagues working on these issues in the Agency and inter-agency;
• Collaborate with colleagues across the Agency and inter-agency to identify COVID-related opportunities and needs;
• Support AFR’s response to requests from Congress, the National Security Counciland USAID Agency Front Offices, among others, adeptly pulling together talking points, Mission input, and topline messages;
• Dialogue with AFR Missions to understand response gaps, programmatic and human resource needs, and other mission challenges, and coordinate solutions with the COVID Team based in the Bureau for Global Health and others in the Agency and inter-agency.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in public health, epidemiology or equivalent and 6 years relevant experience, or Bachelors degree and 8 years relevant experience in the field of public health or equivalent education and work experience.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and solve problems, and coordinate and support activities that lead to mutual success across the different sectors.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
• High degree of judgment, ingenuity, and originality to interpret strategy and to analyze, develop, and present work results.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally approximately 20%.
• US citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain Secret Security clearance required

Competencies/Performance Criterion

• Innovation: Employee takes initiative to propose new ideas/approaches and demonstrates ability to find new and better ways to accomplish work.
• Customer Service: Handles customer questions and complaints, communicates with customers, handles service problems politely and efficiently, always available for customers, follows procedure to solve customer problems, understands company products and services, maintains pleasant and professional image.
• Accountability: Takes ownership of work responsibilities and holds high standards. Keeps commitments and takes appropriate actions to ensure obligations are met. Pursues efficiency and effectiveness and adheres to Organization policies and procedures.
• Interpersonal Skills: Employee demonstrates ability to work in cooperation with others and communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, subordinates, clients and other outside contacts.
• Continual Learning: Assesses and recognizes own strengths and weaknesses; pursues professional development that is aligned with organizational role, contribution, and goals. Proactively shares knowledge with others to foster learning across the Organization.

Prior to submitting your application, please ensure that all relevant experience and education is documented on your resume. There is no limitation to resume length; updates to resumes will not be accepted during the interview and selection process.