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Table 4 Common technical knowledge and skill areas for global health job vacancies

From: Mapping the global health employment market: an analysis of global health jobs

Technical Focus Area

PNP Jobs

USG Jobs

Total Jobs

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

All

884

100%

123

100%

1007

100.0%

Managementa

305

34.5%

58

45.0%

363

36.0%

HIV

130

14.7%

38

29.5%

168

16.7%

Monitoring & Evaluation

126

14.3%

3

2.3%

129

12.8%

Quantitative Analysis & Data Managementb

79

8.9%

16

12.4%

95

9.4%

Maternal & Child Health

74

8.4%

1

0.8%

75

7.4%

Logistics, Operations, and Supply Chain Management

64

7.2%

0

0.0%

64

6.4%

Businessc

55

6.2%

6

4.7%

61

6.1%

Soft Skillsd

54

6.1%

3

2.3%

57

5.7%

Emergency Response

29

3.3%

18

14.0%

47

4.7%

Health Systems Strengthening

45

5.1%

0

0.0%

45

4.5%

Malaria

41

4.6%

3

2.3%

44

4.4%

Disease-Focusede

33

3.7%

8

6.2%

41

4.1%

Nutrition

37

4.2%

1

0.8%

38

3.8%

Sexual Health

36

4.1%

0

0.0%

36

3.6%

Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene (WASH)

34

3.8%

1

0.8%

35

3.5%

Tuberculosis

30

3.4%

5

3.9%

35

3.5%

Writing & Communications

28

3.2%

6

4.7%

34

3.4%

Pharmaceuticals

24

2.7%

0

0.0%

24

2.4%

  1. Technical specialty areas will not add up to total number of vacancies, as most vacancies had more than one technical focus
  2. aManagement of programs, projects, grants, or portfolios
  3. bData analysis, surveillance, epidemiology, statistics, informatics, etc.
  4. cAdministration, coordination, coalition-building, partnership development
  5. dFinance, business development, fundraising, HR, marketing
  6. eNTDs, Ebola, Guinea worm, infectious disease, hepatitis, polio, etc