Description
Under the supervision of the Division Chief for Infectious Diseases of USAID/Zambia’s Health Office or her/his designee, the Senior GHSA Advisor will provide senior technical expertise and staff management to ensure a well‐coordinated and effective implementation of the USG GHSA portfolio in Zambia. The Senior GHSA Advisor will manage a complex multi‐sectoral portfolio, providing administrative, technical, and representational leadership within the United States Government Inter-agency space. The Senior GHSA Advisor will work closely with senior-level experts at USAID/Zambia, USAID/Washington, and the USG Interagency in Zambia as key stakeholders to oversee USAID GHSA investments in Zambia. The Senior GHSA Advisor will provide senior-level expertise to the USG GHSA team in Zambia and help manage GHSA staff and implementing partners on the ground. The Senior GHSA Advisor will work closely with other USG partners to ensure effective interagency coordination, particularly with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Defense (DoD) offices providing support for GHSA implementation, and the State Department. The Senior GHSA Advisor will provide well-informed and appropriate technical expertise and representation at meetings and events, both within the embassy and the broader interagency, and with external audiences, including the GRZ Ministries, Zambian and international academia, the UN, other embassies, development partners, and civil society. The Senior GHSA Advisor will represent USAID in all relevant interagency and other donor GHSA coordinating mechanisms in country to ensure USAID programming is fully aligned with Zambia’s One Health plan; is contributing to the advancement of building in-country capacity; and is responsive to the country’s context. The Senior GHSA Advisor will liaise with USAID/Washington teams, specifically the USAID Bureau for Global Health; the GHSA Lead, and the Africa Bureau Office of Sustainable Development’s Health Division. The Senior GHSA Advisor will ensure that the Mission’s planning, response, and reporting on GHSA is carried out in accordance with USAID, CDC, DoD, and State Department directives. The Senior GHSA Advisor will communicate with USAID/Washington to share lessons learned and will ensure those lessons are adapted into existing programs. This position will be the main point of contact between USAID/Zambia and USAID/Washington regarding GHSA activities, progress reporting and information requests.