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Global Health Officer
Washington, DCCompetitive Innovations, LLC (CI) is seeking a Global Health Officer to support the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of International Health and Biodefense (OES/IHB). The position serves a key team member providing coordination and support functions for global health policies and programs. This position will support the Section Chief for the Global Health Security Section, and indirectly to the Office Deputy Director and Office Director. This is a full-time position located in Washington, D.C.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Serve as an expert advisor on global health security capacity building activities and the global health security architecture
- Support IHB’s lead coordination and guidance role for all Department bureaus and the U.S. government interagency in responding to global health and health security issues
- Coordinate large-scale global health security funding requests, which may exceed several million dollars
- Manage grants and work to initiate new grants for global health projects
- Lead implementation of OES/IHB’s bilateral engagement strategy in one geographic region, working to expand bilateral cooperation in health security.
- Assist day-to-day interagency GHSA work and provide support to the interagency process
- Coordinate with private sector to establish successful public-private partnerships (PPPs)
- Prepare agenda, background materials, and other documentation for high-level interagency meetings; draft notes of these meetings; and disseminate notes to the office
- Arrange and coordinate high-level interagency meetings, to include pre-briefing principals and coordinating documentation
- Coordinate and implement diplomatic engagement and outreach strategies for advancing global health and health security activities
- Disseminate public affairs guidance
- Brief supervisor, co-workers, and principals as needed on ongoing global health and health security activities and developments
- Attend weekly staff and team meetings
- Provide input to, proofread, and properly format papers prepared by colleagues in response to taskings
- Attend trainings on work-related duties, as need arises
- Ability to travel (limited)
- Active Secret Security Clearance
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
- Minimum of 6+ years of experience
- Expertise in global health security capacity building activities and the global health security architecture
- Excellent written and oral communication
- Experience with grant management
- Qualified candidates that are HUBZone residents, preferred (check your status here: https://maps.certify.sba.gov/hubzone/map#center=39.828200,-98.579500&zoom=5)
Competitive Innovations (CI) is a technology partner and trusted advisor to government and industry customers with critical demand for information technology, program management, cyber security, mission support, and secure high integrity web-based solutions. Founded in July 1999, CI’s dedicated professional team is committed to excellence, persistence, and agility in solving complex challenges and delivering innovative solutions. CI is a SBA HUBZone certified small business concern, Microsoft Gold Certified Partner/CSP, Kentico Gold Partner, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) prime and Navy SeaPort-NxG prime contractor.
Competitive Innovations, LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of the company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other classification proscribed under federal, state, or local law. If you are a qualified disabled veteran or individual with a disability and need reasonable accommodation to use or access our online system, please contact our Human Resources Department at accommodations@cillc.com.
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf
Competitive Innovations, LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of the company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other classification proscribed under federal, state, or local law. If you are a qualified disabled veteran or individual with a disability and need reasonable accommodation to use or access our online system, please contact our Human Resources Department at accommodations@cillc.com.
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf