[US Embassy Abidjan] Public Health Specialist – Health Economist |
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ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER 03-12 (CIFO-01-12)
OPEN TO: All Interested Candidates/All sources
POSITION: Public Health Specialist – Health Economist; USAID/PSC; FSN-11
OPENING DATE: January 23, 2012
CLOSING DATE: February 13, 2012
WORK HOURS: Full-time, 40 hours/week
SALARY: Position Grade: FSN-11
NOTE: All applicants must have the required work and/or residency permits to be eligible for
consideration.
USAID Locally Engaged Staff (LE Staff) Personal Services Contract positions are open to all
residents of Cote d’Ivoire including US Citizens and third country nationals.
Anyone hired under an LE Staff Personal Services Contract position will be paid in accordance with
the Local Compensation Plan (LCP). US Minimum Wage applies for US citizens hired to these
positions. If the LCP wage is below US Minimum Wage, US citizens will be paid US Minimum Wage.
All applications will be considered on a competitive basis. Veteran's preference and EFM status are
not applicable to these positions. US Citizens and Permanent Residents of the US are subject to US
Federal and State taxes and local taxes if applicable. It is the responsibility of the incumbent to
ensure they are meeting the requirements of their individual situations.
The U.S. Embassy in Abidjan is seeking an economist with experience in economic analysis and costing for
the health sector to fill a position of Public Health Specialist – Health Economist for USAID/PEPFAR.
Important: All Applications and Resumes Must be in English
BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION
The Health Economist will provide technical and administrative support to PEPFAR CI in the areas of
healthcare costing/financing, economic analysis, as well as broader health systems strengthening activities
related to health sector planning and policy development. The health economist will have primary
responsibility in tracking annual resource mobilizations by the GOCI and its other donors as well as USG
(PEPFAR) in support of implementation of the five year Partnership Framework Agreement (2011-2015) to
ensure that the four mutually agreed goals in the agreement are met. The goals are: 1) prevent the
maximum number of new infections, 2) reduce HIV/AIDS relate morbidity and mortality, 3) reduce the
impact of the disease on individuals, families, society, businesses etc, 4) ensure good governance and
systems strengthening for implementation of the 2011-2015 National Strategic Plan. The health economist
will ensure that GOCI budgeting and financial cycles respectively in the Ministries of Plan and Finance are
tracked to ensure that projections of recurrent cost implications of the national HIV/AIDS program are duly
considered well ahead of time to ensure adequate preparations for shifting these costs into the national
budget.
A copy of the complete position description listing all duties and responsibilities is available at
http://abidjan.usembassy.gov/pds.html.
Important Notice: ‘’Applicants MUST COMPULSORILY submit a completed DS-174 form OR a
combined DS-174 AND a current curriculum vitae (resume) in English that provides the same
information listed in Appendix B and found on the UAE. To view the new form (English version) as
well as the instructions for completing it, please click on the following link:
http://abidjan.usembassy.gov/how_to_apply2.html
http://photos.state.gov/libraries/cotedivoire/231771/Pdfs/VA_03-12_USAID-PEPFAR_PublicHealthSpecialist_HealthEconomist_01132012.pdf
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