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Summary
This position is within the Bureau for Global Health, at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
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Duties

• Synthesizes and disseminates key research findings, methodologies, and best practices for HIV/AIDS to advance USAID/PEPFAR programs and development of recommendations for OHA and USAID for strategies and investments.
• Serves as a technical expert on Agency-wide activities and related projects or studies that have significant impact on USAID and PEPFAR HIV program goals.
• Serves as a technical backstop for PEPFAR countries and provides consultations to USAID field Missions and PEPFAR teams on the development, implementation, and monitoring of activities to advance and sustain the HIV response.
• Manages/evaluates centrally managed awards in the area of health science; prepares concept/background papers for new activities/procurements. Manages program, financial, and reporting processes. Serves as COR/AOR as needed.
• Leads analyses and development of concepts for new and/or revised USAID and PEPFAR policies, and programmatic guidance related to HIV/AIDS and broader health goals.

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Requirements
Conditions of Employment

• Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer is required.
• Relevant experience (see Qualifications below).
• If you select to be considered under Merit Promotion requirements, you must meet the Time-in-Grade requirements before the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• If you have no prior Federal experience or are selected under Delegated Examining procedures, you will be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
• You may be required to serve a one year probationary period.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• United States Citizenship is required.

Qualifications
Specialized Experience:
GS-14You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. Examples of qualifying specialized experience at the next lower level for this position include: a) programming, managing and/or supporting a social and behavior change (SBC) or behavioral science programming within HIV clinical or prevention services and/or health programming in a low-to-middle-income country; (b) serving as a lead Agency technical expert and resource for planning or implementation of SBC or behavioral science programs to maximize access, coverage, quality and/or uptake of HIV-related services and/or behaviors; (c) providing leadership, management and oversight PEPFAR programmatic priorities such as: HIV SBC or behavioral science programming related to testing and/or treatment and/or prevention, optimized linkage approaches from HIV testing services (HTS),monitoring and evaluation, facility-level or community-level program quality improvement and/or a focus on key populations; (d) providing expert technical assistance and/or oversight of the provision of technical assistance to international development assistance programs across PEPFAR countries with the objective of achieving epidemic control of HIV and (e) Identifying, documenting and disseminating best practices to improve HIV programming, and provision of expert guidance to implementing agencies and implementing partners in accordance with the latest scientific and program data.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience relevant to the position's duties to be filled, including volunteer experience.
CTAP/ICTAP candidates will be referred to the selecting official if they are found well qualified. Well-qualified means an eligible applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities that clearly exceed the position's minimum requirements. In addition, a well-qualified employee must meet the qualification and eligibility requirements of the position, including any medical qualifications, suitability, and minimum education and experience requirements, meet all selective factors (where applicable); meet quality ranking factors and are assigned to the Silver Category or higher Category; be physically qualified with reasonable accommodation to perform the essential duties of the position; meet any special qualifying U.S. OPM-approved conditions; AND be able to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry without additional training.
A well-qualified candidate will not necessarily meet the definition of highly or best qualified when evaluated against other candidates who apply for a particular position. Therefore, selecting officials will document the job-related reason(s) for qualification determinations without selective and quality ranking factors.
Education
This position does not have a positive education requirement, therefore, transcripts are not required.
Additional information
USAID is an independent Federal Government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. With headquarters in the District of Columbia, we operate in more than 100 countries worldwide, playing an active and critical role in the promotion of U.S. foreign policy interests. When crisis strikes, when rights are repressed, when hunger, disease, and poverty rob people of opportunity, USAID acts on behalf of the American people to help expand the reach of prosperity and dignity to the world's most vulnerable people. USAID employees and contractors must commit to maintaining a workplace free of sexual misconduct, including harassment, exploitation, and abuse, and adhere to USAID's Counter-Trafficking in Persons Code of Conduct. For information on the effort to counter all forms of human trafficking, including the procurement of commercial sex acts and the use of forced labor, visit http://www.state.gov/g/tip. For more information about USAID, visit http://www.usaid.gov.
If an HR Specialist determines you are among the best-qualified applicants for this position(s), our Office will share your application with multiple hiring managers for consideration. You agree to share your application for similar jobs within USAID by submitting your application to this advertisement.
Moving and relocation expenses are not authorized.
EEO Policy: EEO Policy Statement.
Veterans' Information: Veterans' Preference Advisor.
Telework: https://www.telework.gov/.
It is the Government's policy not to deny employment simply because an individual has been unemployed or has had financial difficulties that have arisen through no fault of the individual. USAID will use information about an individual's employment experience only to determine their qualifications and assess their relative level of knowledge, skills, and abilities. Although an individual's personal conduct may be relevant in any employment decision, including conduct during periods of unemployment or evidence of dishonesty in handling financial matters, financial difficulty that has arisen through no fault of the individual will generally not be the basis of an unfavorable suitability or fitness determination.
Reasonable Accommodation Policy:
USAID is committed to equal employment opportunity; therefore, reasonable accommodations are available to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you need an accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Reasonable Accommodation Division in the Office of Civil Rights at [email protected]. Reasonable accommodation decisions are made on a case-by-case basis. To learn more about the Reasonable Accommodation Division, please visit our website at: https://www.usaid.gov/careers/reasonable-accommodations.
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Bureau for Global Health
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20523
US