Outbreak Response Senior Advisor

Job Location: Washington, DC     

Telework Eligible: Yes, at least 3 days per week in-person reporting at Washington, DC office.

Remote Eligible: No

Summary Statement

Credence Management Solutions employs hard-working, passionate individuals who bring innovation, accountability, and a growth mindset to the many missions we support across the US Federal Government. Employee empowerment is part of the fabric of our corporate culture through which we emphasize opportunity, recognition, reward, and retention. At Credence, we follow the principles of servant leadership and believe that serving and supporting others is critical to both our individual and collective achievements. We have only one measure of success. Yours.

We are hiring for positions under the Global Health Training, Advisory, Support Contract (GHTASC) in support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Global Health (GH). These roles deliver institutional support services in a wide range of technical areas at the junior, mid-, senior, and expert levels.

We are a diverse, enthusiastic family of subject matter experts, business professionals, and practitioners who all share a common goal of providing excellent services to our government customers. If you want to work in a dynamic and fast-growing environment with highly motivated colleagues, then Credence is the right place for you!

Credence Management Solutions is seeking an Outbreak Response Senior Advisor.  See below for more information on this exciting opportunity and apply to join Credence today!

Position Summary

The Outbreak Response Senior Advisor will primarily support the USAID’s Bureau for Global Health, Office of Infectious Disease (ID), Emerging Threats Division (ETD) division as a Credence Institutional Support Contractor (ISC).

Note: This is a 1-year term-limited Position.

Full salary range for this position is $133,380 to $200,720 per year, with the starting salary determined based on candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, as well as budget availability

This position will support USAID’s Outbreak Response Team response to the Clade 1 Mpox Outbreak.  The Global Health Bureau is the lead for USAID’s global response to Clade 1 Mpox. In the past month the response has seen an increase in cases and spread across Central Africa and countries outside of Africa, this trajectory has had an exponential increase on the workload for the response team. This position would provide urgently needed technical support to the response capacity of USAID.

The Secretariat of the mpox Response Team includes a Senior Operations Official (filled by CDC), a Deputy Operations Official (filled by USAID), and a Deputy Diplomatic Official (filled by State). This position will support the Deputy Operations Official.

Duties will include:

• Oversight/ support and tracking status of deliverables to National Security Council /Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response inquiries and Interagency Policy Committee due outs
• Coordinating a weekly interagency mpox Response Team ‘All Hands call’
• Developing weekly briefings materials on the progress of the response
• Coordinating multiple inter-agency working groups contributing to the response
• Other duties as assigned.

• Master's degree and 10 years relevant experience, Bachelor’s degree and 12 years relevant experience OR Associate’s degree and 14 years relevant experience in public health, social work or related social sciences field
• US Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain secret clearance required.
• Expertise in the fields of public health, animal health, infectious diseases, or related fields.
• Experience engaging with global health or international development technical disciplines (such as, infectious diseases, animal health, etc.).
• Experience working with health programs in developing countries.
• Communication skills to convey complex information to multi-cultural, non-technical and technical audiences with diverse views.
• Skill in applying innovative and independent thinking, planning and problem solving.
• Demonstrated ability to lead activities and tasks to successful completion, coordinating with a variety of stakeholders, including organizational leadership and external and internal partners
• Demonstrated flexibility and openness in responding to changing work priorities and environment.
• Ability to work under pressure and across teams.

 Competencies/Performance Criterion

• Innovation: Takes initiative to propose new ideas/approaches and demonstrates ability to find new and better ways to accomplish work 
• Client Service: Communicates with clients, handling any issues politely and efficiently; understands and is available to clients; maintains pleasant and professional image. 
• Accountability: Takes ownership of work responsibilities and holds high standards. Keeps commitments and takes appropriate actions to ensure obligations are met.  Pursues efficiency and effectiveness and adheres to organization policies and procedures. 
• Interpersonal Skills: Works in cooperation with others and communicates effectively with co-workers, supervisors, subordinates, clients, and other outside contacts. 
• Continual Learning: Assesses and recognizes own strengths and weaknesses; pursues professional development that is aligned with organizational role, contribution, and goals; proactively shares knowledge with others to foster learning across the organization. 

Prior to submitting your application your resume must include relevant paid and non-paid experience showing dates held with month, year and hours worked per week for each position. Please ensure that all relevant experience and education is documented on your resume. There is no limitation to resume length; updates to resumes will not be accepted during the interview and selection process.