Global Health Fellows Program Senior Malaria Technical Advisor

Technical Advisor II: Senior Malaria Technical Advisor

Location: Washington, DC

The Global Health Fellows Program II (GHFP-II) seeks a Senior Malaria Technical Advisor (GHFP II-P2-056) to work within the Malaria Division of the Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition in the Bureau for Global Health. Assignment: Two year fellowship. GHFP-II is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute in partnership with CDC Development Solutions and Management Systems International. GHFP-II is supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

The Senior Malaria Technical Advisor will serve as a key member of USAID’s President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) team, providing expert malaria-specific guidance and technical support to USAID, at its headquarters and in the field, with missions and PMI country teams, technical counterparts, Ministries of Health, and USAID cooperating agencies providing technical leadership across the PMI portfolio. S/he will exercise independent judgment in planning and carrying out tasks, in serving US Government priorities at critical technical and policy forums, in resolving problems and conflicts, and in taking steps necessary to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities: Provide expert malaria guidance, to USAID missions and PMI country teams for the development of annual country malaria operational plans; Provide expert technical guidance to regional bureaus and missions involved in malaria efforts, particularly the PMI-targeted countries in sub-Saharan Africa; Provide expert technical support and guidance to one or more PMI focus countries and participate as an integral member of an interagency country support team; Lead the process to provide technical expertise and input to support the management and strengthened implementation of centrally administered programs and projects; Serve as a primary, senior technical expert for stakeholders about malaria developments and USAID's role; Facilitate exchanges between countries in order to share experiences, materials and capabilities, including best practices and lessons learned in malaria prevention and control; Work with other staff in the Global Health Bureau’s Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition and the technical offices in regional bureaus to enhance linkages between malaria and other development-related activities; Review the literature for new developments, promoting best practices, policies and emerging issues in malaria; Attend technical meetings and workshops, and participate in relevant training events, sharing lessons learned with the PMI team; Formulate recommendations for the malaria team’s responses to new developments and emerging issues and share with colleagues, Bureau leadership, and missions.

Requirements: Master’s degree in public health or related discipline required; MD or PhD in public health preferred; Minimum fifteen years’ experience in malaria and/or public health, with experience in health program design, implementation, coordination and management in developing countries, preferably in Africa, and at least five years’ experience in an international or resource challenged setting; Strong epidemiologic skills, including program monitoring and evaluation, and ability to translate research results to practice; Ability to provide vision and input to strategy development at global and country levels; Experience collaborating with Ministries of Health and/or National Malaria Control Programs in Africa on the implementation of technically sound malaria control prevention and treatment interventions; Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-site team-based organizational structure, including partners and other collaborators; experience with cross-cultural teams; Demonstrated technical leadership, policy experience, and problem solving skills working on and providing expert oversight of complex projects in a highly sensitive environment; High degree of judgment, maturity, ingenuity and originality to interpret strategy, to analyze, develop and present work and to monitor and evaluate implementation of programs; Track record of working effectively with a broad range of US Government personnel and partners, and in a team environment and communicate highly technical health information to both health and non-health audience; Strong interpersonal communication and excellent oral communication and writing skills; Willingness and ability to travel internationally; Computer skills in MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, and Access; Knowledge of French or Portuguese desirable;US Citizenship or US Permanent Residency required.

How to apply: 

All applicants are required to apply for this position through GHFP-II’s online recruitment system athttps://www.ghfp.net/recruitment/, which allows you to store your CV, profile and bio data form in our database. A separate cover letter describing your qualifications and experience, interest and familiarity with issues relating to this position, and how this position relates to your career goals is required for each application. All applications must be submitted by 5:00 pm Eastern Time on November 20, 2012. We are proud to be an EEO/AA Employer.