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***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.