Global Health Security Advisor

Job Description

INTRODUCTION

The goal of USAID’s GHS Program managed by ID/ETD is to work with partner countries and the global community to address future infectious disease threats. The projects implemented through ETD address the full spectrum of global health security, including strengthening partner country capacity, workforce development, surveillance, risk identification and reduction, increased international support for global health security, outbreak response, and research and development. USAID’s GHS Program also implements the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) with other USG Departments and Agencies. The GHS program coordinates infectious disease outbreak rapid responses in close coordination with USAID bureaus and offices; USG interagency; and external partners. During outbreak responses, the program works closely with USAID Missions to support on-the-ground response needs as well as ensuring alignment with interagency and global response strategies.

OBJECTIVE

The Senior Global Health Security Advisor is a member of ID/ETD and will work with the team coordinating infectious disease outbreak response. S/he is responsible for providing technical and operational leadership for infectious disease outbreak response activities and other GHS activities; serving as an Advisor and/or Agreement Officer’s Representative (AOR) for one or more of the Division’s awards; providing assistance to field missions in the area of infectious diseases; representing the Bureau in interagency working groups; serving as a liaison with other USAID Bureaus; and providing technical leadership for GH projects and emerging threats activities to strengthen infectious disease outbreak response.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Outbreak Response Management

• for outbreak response;
• Represent USAID in meetings with USG interagency, global partners and other donors
  on response activities;
• Facilitate technical discussion for outbreak response with technical agencies/partners;
• Contribute technical content to briefers and other documents for timely communication
  for GH, Agency and interagency leadership;
• Contribute technical content to outbreak response capacity building efforts;
• Establish and manage an outbreak response subject matter expert (SME) network across
  USAID;
• Facilitate or lead after action reviews and simulation exercises; and
• Serve as an activity manager, advisor or A/CoR on ETD activities, as required.

Technical Resource

• Function as a senior advisor to ETD, USAID Mission Health Officers and Global Health Security Advisors, and the Bureau of Global Health on infectious disease programming, with a focus on at least one of the following technical areas: epidemiology, surveillance, risk communication, community engagement, infection prevention and control, supply chain and logistics, or response operations;
• Engage regularly with Mission staff on in-country project activities, coordinate with other AORs and Technical Advisors within the Division, and liaise within Global Health and other Bureaus to garner best practices and leverage investments towards the Agency’s development mandate;
• Working with ETD leadership and technical advisors, support Missions in designing, programming and monitoring GHS investments;
• Support USAID Mission Health Officers and Global Health Security Advisors on all matters related to the GHS portfolio and reporting requirements, as needed; and
• Represent the Global Health Security program in U.S. interagency and global platforms.

SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIP: The USPSC will take direction from and will
report to the ETD Division Chief (GS-15 equivalent), the ETD Deputy Division Chief
(GS-14 equivalent) or their designee. The supervisor will provide administrative direction
in terms of broadly defined mission and functions. As directed and provided under
technical oversight, the USPSC independently plans, designs and carries out projects,
studies or other work. Results are considered authoritative and are normally accepted
without significant change.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND ELIGIBILITY

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s degree with significant study in or pertinent to the specialized field, including but not limited to public health, social science or infectious disease, plus nine (9) years of progressively responsible experience working in infectious disease outbreak response or similar and at least one of the following technical areas: epidemiology, surveillance, risk communication, community engagement, infection prevention and control, supply chain and logistics, and response operations.

or

Master’s degree with significant study in or pertinent to the specialized field, including but not limited to public health, social science or infectious disease, plus seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience working in infectious disease outbreak response or similar and at least one of the following technical areas: epidemiology, surveillance, risk communication, community engagement, infection prevention and control, supply chain and logistics, response operations, or response operations.

PhD with significant study in or pertinent to the specialized field, including but not limited to public health, social science or infectious disease, plus five (5) years of progressively responsible experience working in infectious disease outbreak response or similar and at least one of the following technical areas: epidemiology, surveillance, risk communication, community engagement, infection prevention and control, supply chain and logistics, or response operations.

Deadline: August 30, 2022, 4:00 P.M. Eastern Time