Health Attache-Mexico
***This job will close when we have received 150 applications which may be sooner than the closing date.***
***THIS POSITION IS NOT REMOTE. ONLY ONSITE***
***THIS IS A TERM APPOINTMENT NOT-TO-EXCEED 2 YEARS! NOT PERMANENT***
***U.S. Citizenship required***
***Few vacancies in the following location:
- Mexico City, Mexico
***YOU MUST APPLY ON USAJOBS.***
Link to USAJOBS vacancy announcement: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/882310500
***PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE USAJOBS ANNOUNCEMENT.***
***This is not a senior level position.***
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY
As a Health Attache-Mexico, you will:
- Serve as the focal point at the U.S. Embassy for health cooperation and coordinates HHS programs and USG bilateral public health activities with the host government and other U.S. agencies.
- Represent HHS and U.S. Government interests in high-level engagements with senior host-country officials, U.S. Embassy leadership, other USG agencies, and international organizations on public health and health policy matters.
- Provide advice to the U.S. Ambassador, Embassy officials, HHS leadership, and other officials on public health, health policy, emerging health issues, and threats affecting host-country and U.S. Government interests.
- Develop and maintain strategic relationships with senior host-government officials, international organizations, NGOs, foundations, foreign assistance programs, and other stakeholders to advance HHS and U.S. Government health objectives and priorities.
Qualifications
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following:
- Leading or coordinating United States Government bilateral or international public health initiatives in a foreign country or with foreign governments, or international organizations to advance U.S. Government health priorities.
- Representing a U.S. federal agency in a foreign country during high-level diplomatic, interagency, or international engagements on public health policy issues with senior foreign government officials, fellow U.S. Government counterparts, or international organizations.
- Providing executive-level policy advice and strategic recommendations on international public health and global health security policies and programs, including those addressing cross-border public health threats, infectious diseases, vaccines, migration health, border health, disease surveillance, and emergency preparedness.
- Developing and maintaining partnerships with senior government officials, international organizations and other stakeholders in a foreign country to advance U.S. Government health priorities.