POSITION TITLE: PEPFAR Coordinator (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief)
BASIC SALARY: $67,260 to $107,180 per year — Final compensation will be based on individual salary history, work experience, and educational background.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: One Base Year and Four Option Years
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Maputo, Mozambique
SECURITY CLEARANCE: NACI (non-sensitive)
AREA OF CONSIDERATION: United States Citizens and residents and third country nationals. Citizens and permanent residents of the host country are not eligible for this position.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The PEPFAR/Mozambique Interagency Coordinator (hereafter referred to as Incumbent) is subject to approval by the Chief of Mission (Ambassador) and reports to the Chief of Mission or his/her designee. Incumbent assumes responsibility for coordinating critical communications between and among various USG departments and agencies (USAID, CDC, State, DOD, etc.) involved in the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. The Ambassador heads the PEPFAR program and is the final decision-maker with input from the Executive Team, which is comprised of Agency Leads and Branch Chiefs. First-line supervision of this position is assigned to the Chargé d’Affaires or Ambassador. As such, incumbent represents the Chargé d’Affaires or Ambassador in sensitively and collaboratively managing the complex processes associated with planning for, implementing, and monitoring the results of the Emergency Plan across the participating USG implementing agencies. The employing agency, or its agent, manages administrative requirements (personnel files, payroll, etc.). The country coordinator supervises the non-direct hire staff in the Coordinator’s office.
Background: The PEPFAR initiative is the largest commitment given by a nation toward an international health initiative for a single disease. It is a five-year, $15 billion, multifaceted approach to combating the HIV/AIDS in more than 100 countries around the world. The strategy places an intensified approach on 15 focus countries in Africa, the Caribbean and Asia that represent approximately half the world’s infections. The goal of PEPFAR is to treat two million HIV-infected individuals, prevent seven million new infections, and provide care and support for 10 million HIV-infected and affected adults and children.
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