Public Health Analyst Jobs

Summary The Peace Corps shares a unique relationship with the countries and people our community has worked alongside in pursuit of world peace and friendship for more than 60 years bringing together skilled, committed Volunteers with welcoming host communities for service opportunities in more than 60 countries. Volunteers live and work side by side with community members on locally prioritized projects, building relationships, exchanging cultures and knowledge, and helping transform lives. Responsibilities The Office of Global Health and HIV (OGHH) provides management, coordination and strategic guidance for Peace Corps (PC) global health activities and ensures that the Agency and individual posts implement sound, evidence-based health activities. OGHH works closely with the Peace Corps Regional offices, the Office of Programming and Training Support (OPATS), the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, and all other offices to support the agency's priorities of quality growth, innovation, and the Third Goal. This position is primarily to support the Interagency Collaborative for Program Improvement (ICPI), based at OGAC, which brings together experts from PEPFAR's eight interagency partners, including Peace Corps, under one roof to serve as a catalyst for data-driven, objective, and transparent interagency decision-making. ICPI is comprised of staff from a variety of backgrounds, including biostatisticians, epidemiologists, mathematicians, data scientists, medical professionals, public health professionals, business analysts, computer scientists, data engineers, and program experts. The Public Health Analyst performs the following major duties: Serves as a consultant for evidence-based programs, or issues of complex nature in terms of their scientific or technical implications. Supports Peace Corps (PC) data management activities in support of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Provides technical assistance to agency staff and PEPFAR country team staff in data collection, analysis, and interpretation via telephone, webinars, and in person country visits. Provides expertise on facilitation and adult learning practices to increase effectiveness of capacity building efforts around analytics and M&E within ICPI and Peace Corps. Assists in developing standards to judge program effectiveness, and plans for evaluations for significant health programs of the agency. Requirements Conditions of Employment Please read this announcement in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration. You must be a U.S. Citizen and meet the requirements of the program. You must be at least 18 years of age. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so. For additional information, see www.sss.gov. All Federal employees are required to have federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing. Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework. As a reminder - If you are selected for a position, you are responsible for reporting to your designated POD (location) on the negotiated start date or as directed by management. This is a non-bargaining unit position. You must complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency. Applicants must go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. These documents must be unexpired original or certified copies. Applicants must successfully complete a background security investigation with favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet this requirement will be grounds for employment termination. This position requires a Public Trust security clearance. This position requires a public trust background investigation. A one year trial period is required. Additional hiring needs may be filled through this vacancy. Peace Corps Information This is a Federal civilian job in the Excepted Service. Peace Corps employees are paid on the Foreign Personnel (FP) pay scale. Initial appointment of employment cannot exceed five years. All new employees are required to certify and submit a state of understanding acknowledging adherence to the Peace Corps condition of employment prior to day 1 of employment with the Peace Corps. Initial appointment of employment cannot exceed five years. Qualified internal applicants will be given full consideration. Qualifications All qualification requirements must be met by 08/04/2023 (the closing date of this announcement). Qualification claims will be subject to verification. This vacancy is being announced at one grade level: FP-03 Specialized Experience at FP- 03: To be minimally qualified for this position at the FP- 03 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression, FP-04 or GS-12 level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as: experience 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. ~AND~ You must meet the required education for this series: 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. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education(external link) at the time the degree was obtained. Additional information on qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/ Please note: Peace Corps employees are employed using the Foreign Personnel (FP) pay scale. The FP pay plan does not follow the same structure as the GS pay plan. In the FP pay plan, as the grade-level numbers decrease the level/pay for the position increases (e.g., the FP-09 is the lowest entry-level pay and the FP-01 is the highest senior-level pay). Education 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. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education(external link) at the time the degree was obtained. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html Additional Information Intelligence Background Information Peace Corps Manual Section 611 is applicable to this position. This section prohibits the employment of certain persons previously engaged in intelligence activities or connected with intelligence agencies within the past 10 years. If you have ever worked for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), you are not eligible for employment at the Peace Corps in any capacity, and you should not apply for employment. Acceptance of employment with Peace Corps precludes employment by certain intelligence organizations for a specific period of time, determined by the employing agency, after Peace Corps employment ceases. Applicants who are found to be otherwise qualified will be required to submit upon request in the future a completed Intelligence Background Questionnaire, or narrative signed statement, indicating whether the applicant has been involved in or has had any connection with intelligence activities or related work and, if so, the nature and dates of his or her involvement. Failure to meet this requirement will result in the applicant being rated ineligible for further consideration. If you have any other type of possible intelligence connection, your application will not be further considered until you submit this form. Except when the CIA or the National Security Agency (NSA) is involved (see below), if your connection with an Intelligence Agency involves an immediate family member who works or has worked in intelligence, the immediate family member should complete the form, not the applicant. Usually relying on memory is sufficient to answer most if not all of the questions. If you have an immediate family member who works or has worked for the CIA, you should not give them this form to complete. Please contact your relative in person-not by phone, email, social networking, or any other means that is not in person- and ask him or her to contact the Office of General Counsel at the CIA. If you or an immediate family member have been employed by or associated with the NSA, you or your family member must contact the NSA Prepublication Review Office at 443-634-4095. The reflected salary on this announcement includes locality pay. Initial appointments in the federal government, salary will be set at the step 1 of the grade offered. **Peace Corps does not offer any additional benefits beyond that which the Federal employee is already receiving. Peace Corps uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.