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USAID/GUINEA IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITION:     

PROJECT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST (Malaria Data Management)

Position is open to all Guinean nationals and those eligible for permanent residence and authorization to work in Guinea

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: SOL-72067523R10007

BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION:

The USAID Project Management Specialist (Malaria Data Management) (the “Specialist”) leads the effort to strengthen malaria-related data systems, and efforts to build institutional capacity within Ministries of Health and National Malaria Control Programs. The Specialist provides leadership and guidance to data-related malaria control programs/projects/activities in coordination with USAID, USG, implementing partners (IPs), appropriate host-country ministries and the private sector. The Specialist provides technical advice on data collection, analysis, and use, reflecting best practices designed to improve data quality and use, and ultimately advance to malaria prevention, control, and elimination. The Specialist administers and monitors malaria data systems and is responsible for data collection and analysis and provides guidance and leadership in the strategic use of data for informed decision making. In addition, the Specialist serves as a Contracting/Agreement Officer’s Representative (C/AOR) or Activity Manager (AM) for malaria data systems related programs.

 

Education 

The work requires a master’s degree or host-country equivalent in statistics, mathematics, economics, computer science, epidemiology, health informatics, public health, infectious disease, zoonotic disease, biology, or other quantitative discipline.

 

Work experience:  A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience, with a focus on data collection and analysis in the area of malaria-related public health is required. Demonstrated experience in the programming of malaria data-collection and data-quality programs/projects/activities. This experience must demonstrate that the Specialist has strong public health and applied data science skills. The Specialist must have demonstrated technical leadership in data systems as they relate to malaria prevention and control, program management, planning, policy development, and problem-solving skills while working in a sensitive environment.

 

Language Proficiency: Level 4 (advanced professional proficiency) English and French, both oral and written, is required.

  1. competence may be tested.

DEADLINE TO RECEIVE APPLICATIONS:  October 29, 2023

HOW TO APPLYInterested applicants MUST submit a complete application package which includes:

             A cover letter

             An AID 309-2 form (signed) https://www.usaid.gov/forms/aid-309-2

             A detailed resume (CV) and

            3 to 5 References who are not family members or relatives.

            Written responses to factor #3 and #4

 

To ensure consideration of applicants for the intended position, please reference the solicitation number on your application, and as the subject line on the cover letter.

All the above-mentioned documents are REQUIRED, must be SIGNED, prepared in ENGLISH (unless otherwise specified in the SOL), and should be addressed to the attention of the Human Resources Office, USAID Guinea via this email address –conakrypscjobs@usaid.gov

Due to the number of applications, we receive, only applicants who have been short-listed will be contacted by USAID/Guinea