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Duties

As the Director, Division of Workforce Development the incumbent will: Establish, convene, and facilitate communities of practice, committees, and working groups with leaders and subject matter experts from across the Agency, inter-agency, and external groups to develop, plan, implement, and evaluate CDC's fellowship and training opportunities. Establish goals and program priorities; lead and direct the planning, resource allocation, decision-making, management, implementation, and evaluation of all Division activities; and develop and maintain partnerships with local and national organizations. Direct and manage programs that develop the public health workforce; establishing partnerships to leverage investments in public health workforce training, practices, and standards. Provide the leadership, guidance, and public health vision to enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, capacity, and capability of the public health workforce development programs. Maintain frequent engagement with external experts. Represent CDC with other public health and private organizations, Oversee the evaluation and use of technologies for disseminating training products and tools. Advises and collaborates both internally and externally on the development of internships and fellowships to strengthen capacity of the nation's public health workforce.

Requirements

• Background and/or Security Investigation required.

Qualifications

Current federal employees must be at or above the GS-14 grade level to be considered for this position. Basic Qualifications for RF-0601: Applicants must possess a degree with a major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (external link) at the time the degree was obtained. In addition to the basic qualifications requirement, a Ph.D. in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position is required. Candidates must show clear evidence of specialized experience. Specialized experience is that which is directly related to the position, and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to successfully perform the duties of the position, such as executive level leadership and management experience with training, scientific evaluation, and workforce development services to continually strengthen the capability and competency of the public health workforce. Typically, experience of this nature is gained at or above the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations. 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; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit transcripts or a list of applicable courses with their application package. This also applies to status applicants who are applying to a position in a different occupational series than they are currently or were previously appointed. Applicants who do not submit their transcripts (or list of applicable course work) will be evaluated based on the information provided in their application package (and/or resume) along with their responses to a self-certification question asking if they meet the basic qualifications listed in the vacancy announcement. Those deemed tentatively qualified will be referred for consideration. If selected, applicants will be required to provide an official transcript prior to the final job offer. If the official transcript does not support the educational requirements of the position, the applicant will be considered ineligible for the position.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that:

• the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs
• such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program, or that full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications.

Contacts

• Address NCSTLTPHIW-OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 1600 CLIFTON RD NE ATLANTA, GA 30333 US
• Name: CDC HELPDESK
• Phone: (770) 488-1725
• Email: [email protected]