Senior Malaria Technical Advisor, Washington, United States 51 views

Organization: International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI)
Country: United States
City: Washington
Office: IBTCI Vienna VA
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We are International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a global consulting firm working some of the most complex and impactful development problems worldwide. We work on programs that help government agencies, private companies and donors improve the lives of others. At IBTCI you will be part of an inclusive team that provides expert solutions and advice to understand and address critical problems while giving you opportunities to succeed and grow.
Job Title: Senior Malaria Technical Advisor Department/Location: Institutional Support Type: Regular Full-Time
Classification: Employee
Overview: The Africa Bureau (AFR) Regional Health Team works across all health sectors, supports USAID Missions in Africa, and directly manages activities that support African capacity development and improve the lives of Africa’s most vulnerable populations. The Malaria Division of the Health, Infectious Disease and Nutrition Office of USAID’s Bureau for Global Health (GH) is charged with the technical leadership for and management of USAID’s malaria portfolio, including leading the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI).
The AFR Health Team seeks a Senior Malaria Advisor to serve as an integral member of both AFR’s Health Team and GH’s PMI Team, while assigned to AFR, Office of Sustainable Development (AFR/SD), Health Team. Key responsibilities include: providing technical guidance, monitoring, and support to USAID headquarters and Missions, PMI country teams, technical counterparts, implementing partners, Ministries of Health, and other stakeholders. S/he will serve as a senior-level liaison between the AFR Health Team and PMI leadership, facilitating general information sharing relevant to AFR and PMI, and assuring PMI policy and strategy updates are clearly conveyed and discussed as necessary. S/he will exercise independent judgment in planning and carrying out tasks, in support of USG priorities at critical technical and policy forums, in resolving problems and conflicts, and in taking steps necessary to meet deadlines.
Responsibilities
Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:
Provide technical leadership in the development of PMI programs in Africa, providing technical guidance and programmatic support to assigned African PMI countries, including participating as an integral member of the PMI interagency country support teams;
Provide direct assistance to Missions to develop scopes of work and design programs for activities contained in Malaria Operational Plans;
Provide technical leadership and support for the formulation and review of assigned country-specific Malaria Operational Plans;
Facilitate the effective functioning of Regional Bureau country backstopping teams for the health portfolio overall for countries implementing PMI programming;
Serve as a senior-level liaison between the AFR Health Team and PMI leadership and staff, communicating updates on policy and strategy, and facilitating general information sharing relevant to AFR and PMI;
Participate in report and manuscript writing related to PMI activities;
Keep abreast of new developments and emerging issues in malaria that affect USAID’s technical priorities via literature reviews, attending technical meetings and workshops, and participating in relevant training events;
Contribute to writing AFR health team and PMI operational plans, progress reports, PMI annual report, and other malaria and planning and reporting documents;
Liaise with Regional Bureau and GH colleagues to enhance linkages between malaria and other development-related activities in Africa;
Provide leadership for the development of new technical and programmatic guidance on malaria for implementation by PMI programs in Africa
Provide expert recommendations for the development of program design and awards for PMI-related activities;
Serve as a technical advisor to awards within AFR/SD that contain malaria-specific activities, including AFR/SD’s strategic partnership with regional institutions such as WHO AFRO and other regional entities;
Travel to monitor the field activities of centrally-managed projects as needed;
Inform AFR and other stakeholders about malaria development and USAID’s role by preparing and conducting presentations and other materials for colleagues, USG and global partners, and other donors and contractors;
Provide leadership on PMI interagency technical working groups to review latest evidence and develop new guidelines
Attend relevant technical meetings, trainings, and workshops;
Keep abreast of new developments and emerging issues in malaria, particularly as it pertains to advancing PMI’s goal and objectives in Africa; and
Advise AFR and Agency senior management and the US Global Malaria Coordinator on technical and programmatic issues particularly related to PMI programs and challenges in Africa.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
Master’s degree in public health, international health, social sciences or other related discipline;
Minimum nine+ years’ experience in designing, implementing, and managing malaria and/or other public health programs, with at least five years’ experience in an international or resource-challenged setting;
Demonstrated experience of working in the African context, with experience working in field programs desired;
Knowledge and specialized experience in infectious disease control programs including malaria;
Knowledge of development assistance programs, procedures, and systems for program design, procurement, logistics, management, and monitoring desirable;
Ability to work effectively with a broad range of USG personnel and partners, and in a team environment
Ability to communicate technical health information to both health and non-health audiences, including demonstrated ability to liaise at high-level with management and leadership;
Demonstrated project management, technical leadership, policy experience, and problem solving orientation working on complex projects in a highly sensitive environment;
Knowledge of USAID programs, procedures, and systems for program design and management desirable
Flexibility and openness in responding to changing work priorities and environment; and
Strong oral and written communications skills and proven ability to communicate quickly, clearly and concisely;
Excellent writing skills in English required; and
French language skills strongly desired; and
US citizenship required as a secret security clearance is required and must be obtained and maintained.
Education:
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Interpersonal Relationships: Ability to work in cooperation with others and communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, and other outside contacts;
Job Knowledge: Demonstrated levels of theoretical and/or technical and /or practical knowledge appropriate to his/her current position;
Demonstrates understanding of elements of the job and provides practical solutions to work problems;
Quality of Work: Ability to produce work that is accurate, thorough and neat. Pays attention to detail. Demonstrates organizational & planning skills. Work product is meticulous and complete;
Reliability: Ability to complete assigned tasks and conduct necessary follow up independently;
Productivity: Ability to produce significant amounts of work efficiently and within the time-periods specified; and
Initiative: Willing to seek out new assignments and undertake additional duties on his/her own, when appropriate.
Working Environment: Work is typically performed in an office environment. Currently the company is allowing for remote work due to COVID 19 in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia (DMV) area. This can be updated by the company.
COVID Vaccine status: As a condition of employment, IBTCI requires all new employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Candidates should be prepared to submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination upon hire or request for an accommodation with HR that is consistent with our COVID-19 safety protocols and policies.
Physical Requirements: This is largely a sedentary position that requires the ability to speak, hear, see, and lift small objects up to 20 lbs.
Supervisory Responsibility: This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.
Travel: International travel may be required and may include travel to fragile and/or conflict-prone zones.
Work Authorization: Candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
About the Organization:
IBTCI has been in business since 1987. We specialize in Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL), Institutional Support (IS), Financial & Risk Management (FRM), Supply Chain Management & Procurement (SCMP); Social & Behavior Change (SBC) and Capacity Building. We provide these services across many sectors including, but not limited to, agriculture, resilience & food security, conflict & crisis, democracy & governance, economic growth & trade, education, energy & Infrastructure, environment & climate change, global health & WASH and humanitarian and disaster assistance. At IBTCI, our colleagues are encouraged to collaborate and be part of the solution while getting the tools and guidance needed to grow and support our clients’ missions.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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