USAID Supervisory Project Specialist (HIV/AIDS – Operations)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION: Master’s degree in business administration, finance, public administration/affairs/policy, public health or related field. Nationally or internationally recognized certification as an administrator is preferred.

EXPERIENCE: A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in administering the full scope of a complex public health program in a developing country is required. Experience must include responsibilities in collecting, synthesizing, analyzing, and presenting highly complex financial and program performance data for program planning, management, and evaluation.

Experience must include at least one year in a supervisory role. Familiarity with laws, regulations, policies, and business processes applicable to PEPFAR is preferred.

LANGUAGE: Fluent in spoken and written English (IV). The ability to communicate effectively in both written and spoken Amharic and/or another Ethiopian regional language is preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
The incumbent must have a highly complex body of knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, policies, and business processes is required to lead the planning, management, and evaluation of HIV and AIDS activities funded by PEPFAR in Ethiopia, including:
1. Relevant HIV and AIDS legislation, strategies, and policies of Ethiopia and the United States;
2. Approaches to developing highly complex operational and program budgets for activity areas, staffing (including salaries), equipment and supplies, and other line items;
3. Sophisticated analytical methods in financial management decision making, including accruals-based accounting and cost benefit/cost effectiveness ratio analyses; and
4. Extensive program/project management experience, directly or indirectly, with USG health programs.
The incumbent must:
5. Maintain databases for and analyze data from highly complex financial and program performance datasets with information technology applications (ability to use Microsoft Access and Excel and Google Sheets is essential);
6. Prepare analytical reports and presentations with information technology applications (ability to use Microsoft PowerPoint and Word; Google Documents and Slides);
7. Think creatively and generate original ideas or solutions to program planning, management, and performance issues for which little or no precedence exists;
8. Interrelate highly complex financial and program performance data with the broader spectrum of metrics to understand contributions to and progress of achieving HIV epidemic control;
9. Exercise sound independent judgment in projecting future trends affecting the PEPFAR investments in Ethiopia relative to other countries;
10. Exercise sound professional acumen and judgment to prioritize and delegate tasks and to provide advice on important, and at times extremely sensitive, matters;
11. Produce high-quality work and maintain professional conduct, often under time pressure and in complex situations;
12. Demonstrate superior inclusive leadership to lead complex, intense program planning, management, and evaluation efforts across multiple technical groups;
13. Foster the integration of diverse experience and perspectives of individuals in the work environment; and
14. Treat all employees fairly; ensuring that their talents are fully utilized and that they receive full consideration for career-enhancing assignments