US Mission Job Announcement

JOB VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
U.S. Mission                           Uganda
Announcement Number:         Kampala-2022-082
Position Title:                    Statistician (Data Management and Statistics Team Lead)
Opening Period:                            10/31/2023 – 11/09/2023
Series:                                       1735
Grade:                                     FSN 11/FP-4
Salary:                                     UGX 157,828,400
For More Info:                        KampalaHR@state.gov
Who May Apply:                     Current Employees of the Mission – All Agencies and/or U.S. Citizen Eligible Family Members (USEFMs); Eligible Family Members (EFMs); or declared Members of Household (MOHs); dependents of U.S. Personal Services Contract (USPSC) who are assigned under COM – All Agencies (Actual FS salary determined by Washington D.C.)
Security Clearance Required:      Local Security Certification or Public Trust
Duration Appointment:                 Indefinite subject to successful completion of probationary period
Marketing Statement:            We encourage you to read and understand the Eight (8) Qualities of Overseas Employees before you apply.
https://careers.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Eight-Qualities-of-Overseas-Employees.pdf
Summary: The U.S. Mission in Uganda is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of Statistician (Data Management and Statistics Team Lead).

The work schedule for this position is:

• Full Time, 40 hours per week

Start date: Candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (4 weeks) following receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Supervisory Position: Yes

Duties:  The Data Management and Statistician position is in the Data Science and Informatics (DSI) Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Uganda country office and serves as the lead for the Data Management and Statistics (DMS) Team. The job holder is a senior statistician and key public health technical advisor and provides a broad range of statistical, data management, and analytic expertise and support to physicians, epidemiologists, behavioral scientists, public health specialists, and health service researchers working on USG funded projects and activities.

Download: Detailed Position Description | PD- Data Management Statistics Team Lead – Kampala 

Qualifications and Evaluations

EDUCATION: Completion of a Master’s degree in public health, Biostatistics/Statistics, Epidemiology, Data Management, or Informatics is required.

Requirements:

EXPERIENCE:  Four years of progressively responsible experience in statistics, data management, programming, monitoring and evaluation, or research in health is required. At least 3 of these years focused on advanced analysis using SPSS, SAS, STATA, R, or other statistical software, is required. Plus 1 year of experience supervising staff is required.

Evaluations: (This may be tested)

LANGUAGE: Fluent speaking/reading/writing English is required.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:  Excellent oral and written communications skills to develop and maintain effective working relationships with national and international health partners are required. Good working knowledge of team management techniques to plan, organize and direct multi-disciplinary project teams and activities and overall administrative requirements, budgeting, and fiscal management in support of cooperative agreements and contracts is required. The ability to lead results-driven project teams and workgroups is required. Advanced user level of word processing, spreadsheets, and databases is required. Numerical skills for data analysis are required. Must have statistical and research skills in HIV/AIDS, TB, or STIs as demonstrated by published, peer-reviewed articles in professional journals, national, or international presentations.

Qualifications:  All applicants under consideration will be required to pass medical and security certifications.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO):  The U.S. Mission provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation.

Other information:

HIRING PREFERENCE SELECTION PROCESS:  Applicants in the following hiring preference categories are extended a hiring preference in the order listed below.  Therefore, it is essential that these applicants accurately describe their status on the application. Failure to do so may result in a determination that the applicant is not eligible for a hiring preference.