Job opening: Director Multilateral Affairs
Salary: $155 700 - 183 500 per year
Published at: Oct 18 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Global Affairs, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.
This vacancy is also being announced concurrently with vacancy announcement HHS-OGA-DE-24-12144377 under delegated examining procedures. Please review this announcement to see if you are eligible for consideration under competitive procedures.
NOTE: Applicants must apply separately for each announcement to be considered.
Duties
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY:
As a Director Multilateral Affairs, you will use your knowledge of and experience with Office of the Secretary, Office of Global Affairs, to optimize business results and customer experience by:
Ensures U.S. Government policy positions and HHS programs at multilateral organizations reflect the Administration and Secretary's priorities and are grounded in the best possible science and public health.
Analyzing complex public health policy issues and problems and, as appropriate, planning and executing solutions.
Engages in continuous dialogue with HHS technical and policy agencies and offices to maximize the impact of HHS participation in multilateral agencies.
Performing public health program and policy analysis.
Developing new methods and approaches in planning, integrating, and assessing impact on multilateral organizations and programs.
Assesses/evaluates existing and proposed programs and issues at multilateral organizations in relation to their effect upon U.S. foreign policy.
Articulates U.S. policy positions to the executive and technical staffs of the WHO and other multilateral institutions, senior officials of foreign Governments, officials of other U.S. Federal Departments and agencies, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), academia, and professional organizations and the private sector, including industry representatives who deal with the WHO and other international organizations on health, science, social-welfare and social-policies
Preparing concise, effective briefing documents and/or memos for senior officials.
Making clear, convincing presentations; effectively explaining and justifying recommendations; responding to inquiries.
Interacting with high-level officials and representatives from public and private public organizations.
Negotiates resolutions, decisions, plans of action and other outcome documents, international instruments, conventions and agreements formulated at international meetings, including pre-and post-strategies to garner the necessary support for U.S. priorities.
Coordinates the policy inputs and technical interests of HHS OPDIVS/STAFFDIVS in connection with the U.S. Government's membership in multilateral organizations.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship required.
- Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered or exempt from Selective Service - http://www.sss.gov.
- Suitable for federal employment.
- Meet time in grade restrictions by the closing date of the announcement.
- Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. All information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation.
- Documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.
- All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
- All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date.
- Financial disclosure statement may be required.
- Probationary or trial period may be required.
Qualifications
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
GS-15 Minimum Qualifications:
Must have at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following tasks:
1. Developing and leading policy initiatives and procedures across international, multilateral organizations relevant to health, science, or human service programs
2. Collaborating and leading negotiations with international multilateral organizations on matters of public health policy
3. Collaborating and working with multilateral international organizations on matters of public health policy
Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.
Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through national Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited.
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Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address Office of Global Affairs
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20201
US
- Name: SROC Help Desk
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- Email: [email protected]
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