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Duties

As a Public Health Analyst (Policy) you will: Serve as an analyst, responsible for providing strategic support to senior leadership on issues related to overdose, adverse childhood experiences, suicide, and other injury topics. Determine what information is required to respond and develops a strategy for responding to complex issues. Develop reports or presentations and performs a variety of duties related to special projects involving overdose, adverse childhood experiences, suicide, and other injury topics. Cultivate and maintain relationships with other organizational units within CDC, including other national centers, and offices within the CDC Office of the Director, CDC Washington, CDC Office of Appropriations, other federal agencies, and/or partner organization. Coordinate with senior leadership, to respond to Congressional, Executive Branch, and partner organization inquiries and correspondence. Coordinate briefings and visits, involving Congressional offices, Executive Branch staff, other federal agencies, and/or partner organizations. Manage information about policy issues and CDC responses to Congressional, Executive branch, and partner inquiries. Analyze public health legislation, regulations, executive directives, and Departmental policy issuances to determine the relevance to NCIPC's plans, programs, and activities. Conduct environmental scanning and policy research related to overdose, adverse childhood experiences, suicide, and other injury topics. Develop written statements in response to findings from policy analysis and research and contributes to public health policy-oriented position statements or other related products.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Basic Requirements: I have a PhD in Public Health or other field of study with course work directly related to the work of the position, or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M, if related. Minimum Qualifications: To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level, which must include the following experience: experience contributing to the development, implementation, and evaluation of components of projects, policy, or program operations related to public health. To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level, which must include the following experience: assisting higher graded employees with providing technical advice/assistance, performing policy research, and developing reports related to public health programs. 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. Promotion potential: Promotion to the next grade level is at management's discretion and is based on your meeting qualifications and time-in-grade requirements, demonstrated ability to perform the higher-level duties, the continuing need for the higher-level duties, and administrative approval. Promotion to the next grade level is not guaranteed and no promise of promotion is implied.

Education

Copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.

College or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For more information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address NCIPC-DOP-OD-OFFICE OF POLICY, PARTNERSHIPS, AND COMMUNICATION 1600 CLIFTON RD NE ATLANTA, GA 30333 US
• Name: CDC HELPDESK
• Phone: (770) 488-1725
• Email: [email protected]