Job Vacancies at U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam July 2026, 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.
The U.S. Mission in Tanzania is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the Public Health Administrative Specialist in the CDC office.
- Announcement Number: DaresSalaam-2026-014
- Hiring Agency: Embassy Dar Es Salaam
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Position Title: Public Health Administrative Specialist (Internal Candidates Only)
- Open Period: 07/13/2026 – 07/27/2026
Duties
This position serves as the Public Health Administrative Specialist for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tanzania’s Global Health Security work.
The job holder will support the Division of Global Health Protection (DGHP) with a focus on cooperative agreement (CoAg) and partner management, operational budgeting and finance, program support, and office administration.
The job holder serves as a liaison between management and operations (M&O) teams at post and identified headquarters (HQ) points of contact.
Job holder is required to establish and maintain relationships with various cadres of staff including but not limited to national governments focal points and implementing partners, CDC Tanzania, other US agencies in the Mission, HQ-based subject matter experts, and extramural partners.
Qualifications and Evaluations
Requirements:
All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a:
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- Security certificate; and
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- Medical certificate
All selected candidates will be subject to a background investigation and a pre-employment medical exam.
Selected candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time upon receipt of agency authorization and clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.
Education Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Accounting, Public Health, or International Development, or a related major is required.
Evaluations:
You will be evaluated against the qualifications and requirements in this vacancy announcement.
You may be asked to complete a pre-employment language or skills test.
You must complete the application form and provide the required documents. Your application must address all the position qualifications and requirements including education, experience, language, and any
knowledge/skills/abilities listed. If you fail to submit a complete application, then your application may be disqualified for this position.
Qualifications:
Experience:
Five (5) years of progressively responsible administrative management experience in a public health or international development environment, including experience in administrative management of acquisitions, grants, contracts, or cooperative agreement documentation and reporting; files management; and experience interfacing with external clients is required.
Language:
Level 4 (Fluent) Speaking/Reading/Writing English is required. Level 4 (Fluent) Speaking/Reading/Writing Swahili is required. (This may be tested)
- Job Knowledge:
A detailed knowledge of overall management principles, guidelines, and procedures related to the administration of grants and cooperative agreements, as well as related audit and accounting requirements, is required.
The job holder must also have a detailed knowledge of the host country operational environment, including a good understanding of host government laws and regulations regarding public health-related implementing agreements.
A general knowledge of routine health information systems in developing countries, including knowledge of public health administrative systems is required.
Skills And Abilities:
Good oral and written communication skills are required, including ability to write clear and concise documents, reports, program, and policy guidelines, and the ability to deliver oral presentations on programmatic matters.
Excellent interpersonal skills are required to coordinate with U.S. Government colleagues and implementing partners to foster cooperation.
Demonstrated ability to multi-task in a highly detailed and fast-paced work environment is required. The ability to assess problems and develop realistic solutions is required. The ability to plan and monitor budget expenditures to meet program needs is required.
Intermediate user level of word processing, spreadsheets, and databases is required. Keyboarding skills that include both speed and accuracy are required.
A facility to work with higher mathematical calculations for purposes of reporting is required.
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