At the heart of Pact is the promise of a better tomorrow. A nonprofit international development organization founded in 1971, Pact works on the ground in nearly 40 countries to improve the lives of those who are challenged by poverty and marginalization. We serve these communities because we envision a world where everyone owns their future. To do this, we build systemic solutions in partnership with local organizations, businesses, and governments that create sustainable and resilient communities where those we serve are heard, capable, and vibrant. Pact is a recognized global leader in international development. Our staff have a range of expertise in areas including public health, capacity development, governance and civil society, natural resource management, poverty, fragile states, monitoring and evaluation, small-scale and artisanal mining, microfinance and more. This expertise is combined in Pact’s unique integrated approach, which focuses on systemic changes needed to improve people’s lives.
Department
Program Advancement (PADV) - Pact exists to help create a world where those who are poor and marginalized exercise their voice, build their own solutions, and take ownership of their future. The (Integrated) Program Advancement team contributes to this by: Delivering on our promise to global quality and impact via integrated programs; Growing & diversifying our global portfolio integrating the private, public and social sectors; Promoting our work globally to influence the private, public and social sectors.
Position Overview
The Technical Advisor – Global Health will contribute state-of-the-art public health expertise in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention with a focus on increasing access to quality HIV/AIDS; RMNCAH; Nutrition; TB; other infectious diseases, including pandemic preparedness and response; One Health and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) programs with the aim of ultimately improving health outcomes in settings where Pact works. S/he will contribute to the overall technical and programmatic quality and growth of Pact’s Global Health and HIV/AIDS portfolio. S/he provides leadership in the formalization, execution, implementation, and documentation of Pact’s strategic and technical approaches; provides direct technical assistance to centrally funded and bilateral country-focused projects; and contributes to ongoing knowledge exchange across the organization. S/he plays a critical role in supporting and expanding Pact’s Global Health portfolio and fosters integration with other impact area teams, specifically to ensure that project and country teams are applying state-of-the-art science and in alignment with global guidelines, standards, and protocols; and . He/she will possess specialized expertise in 1-2 disease areas and demonstrated ability to apply global health and public health understanding to address integrated health challenges and issues.
In addition, the Technical Advisor will be responsible for contributing to new business development through intelligence gathering, prepositioning, and serving, as called upon, in the function of technical pursuit leader in the design and development of new proposals. In this function, the TA will work closely with the Vice President- Global Health and the New Business and Opportunity Development Teams
The Technical Advisor will be based in Pact’s Washington, D.C. office (starting as remote based until Pact resumes D.C. office operations) and will collaborate with country teams, New Business Development Team, Integrated Communication, other Impact areas, Innovation and Results and Measurement teams.
Key Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities include project design and quality assurance for implementation; provision of effective technical assistance and team mentoring; accessing and disseminating state-of-the-art information, resources and promising practices; facilitation of organizational learning; and project development, including fostering strategic partnerships, planning, positioning, and proposal preparation
Technical Pursuit Leader: In addition, the Technical Advisor will serve as one of the Global Health team’s Technical Pursuit Leader, leading intelligence gathering, prepositioning development as well as articulation of the technical strategy in response to Requests for Proposals and Request for Applications (RFPs and RFAs). Working with technical contributors, country experts, and other internal and external experts, harnesses Pact’s technical, country, project management and business development expertise to conceptualize the overall strategic framework encompassing all Pact’s experience and expertise into competitive proposals.
Basic Requirements
The TA must possess current knowledge of PEPFAR guidelines and standard interventions and approaches to HIV testing and counseling, health system strengthening referral networks, ART and retention, OVC, HIV co-morbidities and prevention/control of other related infectious diseases. The Technical Advisor will also have demonstrated experience managing and using PEPFAR data systems and Health Information Management Systems (HMIS) and will have experience in the strategic use of data for project management and improvement. S/he will work closely with field leadership to provide state of the art technical assistance and ensure Pact’s HIV/AIDS work is evidence-based and sustainable. Other basic requirements include:
Preferred Qualifications
At the heart of Pact is the promise of a better tomorrow. The promise of a healthy life. Of a decent livelihood. Of sustainable natural resources that benefit communities. Now more than ever in its 42-year history, Pact is helping millions of people who are poor and marginalized discover and build their own solutions and take ownership over their future.
Pact enables systemic solutions that allow those who are poor and marginalized to earn a dignified living, be healthy, and take part in the benefits that nature provides. Pact accomplishes this by strengthening local capacity, forging effective governance systems, and transforming markets into a force for development.
