Advisor, Global Health Security, Employee

Advisor, Global Health Security, Employee, Global Health

Location:
District of Columbia
United States

POSITION TYPE:      Employee: Full Time, US
POSITION TITLE: Advisor, Global Health Security
DIVISION:     Global Health
REPORTS TO: Chief Health Officer

Project HOPE is an international NGO of more than 500 engaged employees and hundreds of volunteers who work in more than 25 countries, responding to the world’s most pressing global health challenges. Throughout our 60-year legacy, Project HOPE has treated millions of patients and provided more than $3 billion worth of medicines to local health care organizations around the world. We have helped build hundreds of health programs from the ground up and responded to humanitarian crises worldwide.

Code of Conduct 
It is our shared responsibility and obligation to treat each other with respect, take affirmative steps to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse and Trafficking in Persons, and to disclose all potential and actual violations of our Code of Conduct, which may include Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption, Discrimination or Harassment.  Together we can reinforce a culture of respect, integrity, accountability and transparency. 

This position is being advertised contingent upon award; while the recruitment process will proceed as part of organizational preparedness, no formal offer will be extended until funding is confirmed.

POSITION SUMMARY:                
The Advisor will serve as the primary technical lead for the Department of State Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy (GHSD)-funded GHS activities in Africa and will provide technical oversight and quality assurance across other GHS-related programming. The role is aligned to Project HOPE’s integrated health systems approach across its current and emerging portfolio including GHS/HIV integration models and multi-donor health security programming spanning U.S. government, multilateral, and private sector funders. The Advisor will work closely with country teams, regional teams, the program development unit and other organizational units including emergency response to ensure technical excellence, portfolio growth, and thought leadership in health security.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Technical Strategy and Thought Leadership
Serve as key technical resource on GHS, providing technical direction aligned to IHR 2005, JEE benchmarks, NAPHS frameworks, Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA), and 7-1-7 metrics
Strengthen and continuously evolve Project HOPE’s GHS technical approach, including integrated GHS/HIV/MNCH models, ensuring alignment with emerging donor priorities, GHS frameworks, and country-specific programming contexts
Represent Project HOPE in relevant technical working groups, interagency forums. And donor consultations including the U.S Department of State GHSD, CDC, and multilateral partners
Provide technical leadership on emerging health threats, including zoonotic disease, antimicrobial resistance, viral hemorrhagic fevers, and pandemic preparedness, with a One Health lens
Develop and disseminate technical products including briefs, white papers, conference presentations and peer-reviewed publications to advance Project HOPE’s thought leadership in GHS.

Program Technical Oversight and Quality Assurance
Serve as HQ technical lead for the DoS/GHSD funded GHS activities in Africa and across the globe, providing strategic guidance, quality assurance, and technical backstop to country teams
Provide technical oversight across Project HOPE’s GHS portfolio ensuring programmatic alignment with JEE/NAPHS priorities, donor requirements and national health security strategies
Lead design and review of GHS approaches for new and ongoing programs, including surveillance systems (IDSR, PHEM, CBS/EBS), laboratory strengthening, emergency operations, and One Health platforms
Provide technical guidance on integrated program models ensuring coherence across existing GHS awards and similar mechanisms
Conduct field visits to provide technical mentorship, supportive supervision, and program review, with focus on GHS priority countries
Collaborate with MEL Advisors to develop GHS indicators, milestone frameworks and performance monitoring systems aligned to 7-1-7 and GHSA metrics

Program Development and Portfolio Growth

Lead or co-lead technical sections in proposals, concept notes, and Statements of interest for G