Senior Technical Advisor

Job Summary:

Clinical and programmatic expert who sets technical design and direction for Global Resilience Against Drug-resistant TB (GRAD-TB), a five-year cooperative agreement with USAID that provides technical assistance globally to national TB programs and local partners. Ensures quality of GRAD-TB projects across multiple regions and countries. Sets agenda to guide the investment of resources in a technical space. Establishing and monitoring best practices. Leads staff members’ development and mentoring. Leads large complex technical components of GRAD-TB and is accountable for developing the technical strategic and operational plans, goals, and policies.

Accountabilities:

Technical Requirements:

• Works on problems that are routine in nature and are standard procedures and policies.

• Exercises judgment within defined practices and policies to perform duties.

• Responsible for planning and scheduling own workflow and timetables, within technical area and function guidelines.

• Strategic focus for all projects independent of degree of complexity.

• Considered a technical expert in drug-resistant TB by internal and external entities.

• Creates local, national, and / or regional guidelines and normative policies for subject matter areas of expertise.

• Interprets findings and makes recommendations for improvements.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Project Design Implementation:

• Oversees the creation of the technical portion of the GRAD-TB project plan, within the given resource and financial constraints.

• Communicates the planned budget to project financial roles.

• Provide technical leadership in design, development, planning, implementation; and capacity-building of specific technical components of projects.

• Provides broad global technical leadership to multiple components for complex projects with broad scope.

• Influences design and scope of initiatives and projects.

• Ensures technical implementation is consistent with best practices in the industry / subject and meets client / funder contractual obligations for GRAD-TB.

• Develops strategies and tools for the design and implementation of specific technical components.

• Continually maintains a dialogue and technical exchange with field counterparts and technical staff members of implementing partners.

• Overall responsibility for ensuring that all global activities are conducted and reported in accordance with requirements.

Business Development and Client/Funder Support:

• Maintains collaborative relationships with donor / client organizations, relevant government agencies, bilateral and other NGOs (non-governmental organizations) and consistently maintained and viewed as a knowledgeable resource in their technical area.

• Participate in client / funder meetings and draft reports / presentations.

Staff Leadership and Training:

• May supervise team members, monitor performance, and lead professional development efforts.

• Establishes competency and continuing education systems.

• Ensures that staff members are qualified for delegated tasks.

Project/Program Reporting:

• Leads the presentation of deliverables, output, and results to sponsors.

• Leads the development of peer reviewed publications and external communications arising from project work.

• Ensures the accuracy and English correctness of all reports / outputs.

• Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates the effectiveness of the technical components of GRAD-TB and makes recommendations for enhancements.

• Creates local, national, and/or regional guidelines and normative policies for subject matter areas of expertise.

Quality Assurance:

• Ensures technical deliverables and implementation are consistent with best practices in the industry / subject and meet client / funder contractual obligations for GRAD-TB

• Proactively identifies risks or challenges to technical deliverables and creates mitigation plan

• Ensures the quality of implemented technical activities and systems at all levels.

Applied Knowledge & Skills:

• Assists senior management in determining organization objectives, and