USAID Project Management Specialist (Tuberculosis), FSN-11

POSITION TITLE: USAID Project Management Specialist (Tuberculosis), FSN-11 

SOLICITATION NO.:  72049224R10024 

SUBJECT: Solicitation for a Cooperating Country National Personal Service Contractor (CCN PSC)

ISSUANCE DATE:  AUGUST 07, 2024 

CLOSING DATE/TIME: EXTENDED – SEPTEMBER 06, 2024 / 11:59 PM Philippine Standard Time (PST)

The United States Government (USG), represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking offers from qualified persons to provide personal services described on the USAID website: https://www.usaid.gov/philippines/careers

The complete vacancy announcement is also available on the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines website: https://ph.usembassy.gov/usaid-project-management-specialist-tuberculosisusaid-vacancy-solicitation-no-72049224r10024/

The USAID Project Management Specialist (Tuberculosis (TB)) is posted in the Office of Health (OH), USAID/Philippines, and serves as one of the Mission’s Foreign Service National (FSN) experts on infectious diseases, specifically Tuberculosis (TB) case finding, treatment, control, and prevention, providing technical leadership in the field. The job holder will support the management of activities with a total value of $110 million. The job holder provides research, analysis, advisory, and related consultative services, and expertise of broad scope and complexity in the field of TB epidemiology, care, and prevention. The Specialist is responsible for project management, oversight, and evaluation of TB programs and provides technical assistance and guidance to the Department of Health, attached agencies, and other Government bodies working on TB.

S/he will lead the continued development and management of USAID’s Global TB Strategy in the Philippines, responding to changes in the environment as new policies, guidelines, and laws such as the TB Elimination Plan Act and the Universal Health Care Act are implemented. The Specialist will lead the initiative of strengthening linkages with the private sector to improve access and accelerate capacity for preventing, diagnosing, treating, and delivering services for people with infectious diseases, particularly for TB. The Specialist makes independent assessments and projections of likely trends and scenarios for TB, provides analysis of reports on related/significant policies, legislation, and programs undertaken by the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GPH). The job holder obtains the cooperation and support of donors, senior public and private representatives at the national, regional, and local levels of the host country and civil service organizations to ensure coordination and manage the high level of visibility.

The Specialist will also be responsible for supporting the Government of the Philippines to reduce TB incidence and reduce TB mortality. A key focus of the position will be to foster partnerships to strengthen USAID’s and the GPH’s Department of Health’s engagement with the private health sector in the TB control and prevention space.
The Specialist exercises extensive judgment in planning and carrying out tasks to resolve problems and conflicts and implementing steps necessary to meet deadlines. The Specialist serves as a Contractor Officer/Agreement Officer Representative (COR/AOR) with responsibility for activities in the US$10-50M range.

S/he reports to the USAID Project Management Specialist (Infectious Disease Team Lead). Major duties and responsibilities include: Program / Project / Activity Management (40%), Technical Assistance in Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis (30%), Data Collection and Analysis (15%) and Performance Monitoring (15%).

To be considered for this position candidates must meet the following minimum qualifications:

1. EDUCATION (PASS/FAIL) – The work requires a master’s in public health (MPH), with a concentration in epidemiology or infectious diseases; or a master’s in nursing degree; or a degree as a Public Health Physician in a field related to clinical and/or field work in education, prevention, and treatment related to tuberculosis. Note: Additional education may NOT be substituted for experience.

2. PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE (PASS/FAIL) – A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in the field of public health, with a focus on clinical and/or field work in education, prevention, and treatment related to tuberculosis and/or infectious diseases is required. This experience must demonstrate that the Specialist has strong medical/clinical skills in the field. The Specialist must have demonstrated technical leadership in TB Accelerator related education, prevention and treatment, program management, strategic planning, policy experience, and problem-solving skills while working on complex programs / projects / activities in a highly sensitive environment. Note: Additional experience may NOT be substituted for education.

3. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY/COMMUNICATION SKILLS (20 points) – Comprehensive written and oral English and Tagalog language skills are required. Level IV fluency – high degree of proficiency in both written and spoken language, including the ability to translate, on occasion when the job holder may need to act as an interpreter. The ability to write highly technical health program-related documentation in English is essential.

4. JOB KNOWLEDGE (40 points) – The Specialist must have in-depth professional-level knowledge of development principles, concepts, and practices, especially as they relate to tuberculosis-related education, prevention, and treatment activities in the host country and/or region, and the problems and policies in the host country from the business, political, civil society, and social perspectives. The Specialist must have knowledge and understanding of the: economic, political, social, and cultural characteristics of the host country; development problems in the health sector in the host country and the region; and, the resources, resource constraints, and overall development prospects and priorities of the host country and the region. S/he must have knowledge or the potential to quickly acquire knowledge of, USG legislation, policy, and practice relating to tuberculosis prevention and treatment assistance, of USAID programming policies, regulations, procedures, and documentation, and of the objectives, methodology, and status of assigned activities. The Specialist must have knowledge and understanding of the organization and respective roles of the different levels of the host government, in order to enhance effective communication, and to develop consensus on program / project / activity strategy and implementation.

5. SKILLS AND ABILITIES (40 points) – The Specialist must have a good knowledge and demonstrated experience in the programming of tuberculosis -related education, prevention, and treatment programs/projects/activities; and the role of tuberculosis prevention and treatment with other health areas such as health systems strengthening, U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), maternal and child health, and family planning. The Specialist should be able to facilitate and link culturally appropriate assessments, counseling, treatment deficits, and related issues and facilitation of linkages to food security programs, including water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion; and be able to use this data for decision making. The Specialist must be able to provide technical leadership in TB Accelerator-related planning; and apply this knowledge to advanced programming in the host country and the region.

Further details on the statement of duties, evaluation, and selection factors and how to apply can be found on the USAID website: https://www.usaid.gov/philippines/careers.

The complete vacancy announcement is also available on the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines website: https://ph.usembassy.gov/usaid-project-management-specialist-tuberculosisusaid-vacancy-solicitation-no-72049224r10024/