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Duties

As the Director, the incumbent will: Provide leadership and strategic direction for the Division, provide guidance to Division leadership and staff. Develop and set performance standards and provide regular feedback on strengths and weaknesses. Participate with the Director of Office of Readiness and Response (ORR) and other ORR Division leaders in planning, evaluating and managing the preparedness and response portfolio administered by ORR. Serve as an advisor and provides guidance to the Director of (ORR) on science, policies, communication activities and operations. Serve as a lead advisor during a CDC activation of a public health response/emergency, providing leadership and guidance to the CDC incident manager and task force members on state, local, tribal, and territorial response operations. Act as liaison with state, tribal, local, and territorial officials to ensure that the respective views and interests are promoted concerning current and emerging public health response and policy issues and that those views are considered in response operations, policy development, and implementation. Serve as a subject matter expert and leading authority on public health preparedness programs and current scientific public health policies and determines where new or changed policies are required to effectively execute scientific public health programs, missions and function. Collaborate, lead, design and execute program activities, partnerships, or projects that provide essential public health preparedness and response information to national policymakers and important segments of the general public.

Requirements

Qualifications

Current federal employees must be at or equivalent to the GS-14 or higher 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 experience providing management, programmatic, and operational leadership and guidance over a large public health program that funds state, tribal, local and territorial public health departments as well as private partners to advance the public health objectives. 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 OFFICE OF READINESS AND RESPONSE-OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 1600 CLIFTON RD NE ATLANTA, GA 30333 US
• Name: CDC HELPDESK
• Phone: (770) 488-1725
• Email: [email protected]