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October 1, 2010
USAID Population/ Health/ Nutrition Officer
Location: Afghanistan
Project/Proposal Summary: During the last year, USAID has undertaken a nearly unprecedented staffing increase as they added hundreds of new positions to the mission in Afghanistan and around the world. MSI is proud to partner with USAID on this effort, and has been working closely with AID since 2009 to support this massive recruiting effort.
USAID and MSI are looking for strong development and technical professionals for positions in Afghanistan and Pakistan, in the capital cities as well as throughout the regions.
Position Summary:
The Population/ Health/ Nutrition Officer provides assistance to various field offices and its health, nutrition, family planning, water and sanitation, environmental health, and nutrition activities. In particular provides technical advice and support to the management of the Health Transformation program. Contracts are one year to start, renewable up to five years. Salary: $65,413.00-118,552.00 USD/year. Grade and Series: FS-0301-02/03.
Responsibilities:
- Identifies and delivers solutions to management and technical problems and issues that arise during program design and implementation.
- Interacts with representatives of the Afghanistan Government at the national and provincial levels, donors, NGOs, and the community at large as appropriate, to help address health policy issues.
- Tracks and reports on the results of USAID health programs, including the indicators included in the Mission’s performance monitoring plan. Supports activities within the population/health/nutrition sector by reviewing and analyzing data; developing strategies, analytical models, and methodologies; and providing assistance and advice on population/health/nutrition issues.
- Develops, oversees, manages, and evaluates policies and activities in population/health/nutrition program areas such as primary health care, maternal/child health, HIV-AIDS, infectious diseases, population/family planning, nutrition/micronutrients, water and sanitation, and environmental health.
Qualifications:
- U.S. citizenship required. Candidates with dual citizenship would need to renounce secondary citizenship due to security clearance requirements.
- FS-02: Master’s degree plus 6 years of experience, including 4 years relevant overseas experience; OR a Doctorate plus 5 years of experience, including 3 years relevant overseas experience.
- FS-03: Master’s degree plus 4 years of experience, including 3 years relevant overseas experience; OR a Doctorate plus 3 years of relevant work experience overseas.
- Appropriate academic majors include: Public Health, Medicine, Nursing, Midwifery, Demography, and specific social/behavioral sciences.
- Candidates must be able to obtain security and medical clearances.
Physical Qualifications:
Due to the rugged nature of these positions, all candidates will need to meet minimal physical requirements in order to perform daily responsibilities in Kabul, and most especially in the field.
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