New Jobs at American Embassy in Zambia – Ends 22 Feb 2017

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Job Title: Associate Director of Programs

Responsibilities

• Shares oversight responsibilities for the development and implementation of public health related technical program activities and has direct responsibility for day-to-day program activities that implement or support the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
• Program planning and development, supervision of activity/branch staff and grants, contracts and cooperative agreement oversight. Incumbent works closely with the supervisor to ensure that all office/branch activities contribute to measurable results that are in accordance with agency regulations, PEPFAR strategic objectives, international ethical guidelines and standards for public health care
• The main duties of the incumbent are to provide scientific leadership for activities related to the implementation of CDC’s HIV/AIDS/TB/STI activities in Zambia, as part of senior management
• Development of strategies and programs aimed at achieving the goals of the organization, development of program announcements for the implementation of activities, supervise and conduct technical review of program proposals submitted to the CDC, supervise and monitor program implementation by technical staff
• Close collaboration and interface with the Ministry of Health, National AIDS Council, USG partners (Department of Defense, Department of State, USAID and Peace corps) in the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

Qualifications

• Post-graduate degree in medicine with a valid license to practice medicine in Zambia
• Post-graduate degree in public health or tropical medicine
• Ten years experience in medical practice, research or teaching in the area of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis or sexually transmitted infections with at least three years of managerial responsibilities during that time
• A successful record of peer-reviewed publications in high-impact professional journals
• Level IV (fluent) speaking, reading, writing in English
• Level IV (fluent) speaking, reading, writing Nyanja or Bemba (Language proficiency will
  be tested)
• Strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
• Incumbent will be required to provide strong and sensitive leadership and guidance innoperational research and HIV/TB prevention, care and treatment implementation activities in Zambia
• Comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment and systems strengthening programs, policies, regulations, protocols and ethical considerations applicable to the development and administration of national or international HIV/AIDS public health programs
• A detailed working knowledge of Zambian government and international public health systems; the theories, principles and concepts of epidemiology, infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS and TB; the design, development and implementation of complex prevention programs in HIV/AIDS, TB or other infectious diseases

How to apply
Visit the website for a full job description and submit the following documents to be considered. Failure to do so may result in a determination that the applicant is not qualified.
1. Universal Application for Employment (UAE) (Form DS-174), which is available on the website
2. Any additional documentation that supports or addresses the requirements listed above (e.g transcripts, degree) The Human Resources Officer,
P.O. BOX 320065,
Lusaka