Global Health Security Advisor

Background
USAID’s Global Health Security (GHS) portfolio aims to strengthen countries’ multisectoral capacities to mitigate the risks and impacts of emerging and reemerging disease threats. The program focuses on building country capacity and strengthening systems in critical health security areas such as zoonotic disease prevention, national laboratory systems, infectious disease surveillance, health workforce development, risk communication, infection prevention, and antimicrobial resistance.

The GHS approach is multisectoral, integrating public health, animal health, and environmental sectors through a One Health framework. Activities are implemented at national, subnational, and community levels.

Work Details
The Global Health Security Advisor (GHS Advisor) will lead USAID's contributions to GHS in collaboration with the USAID/Washington GHS Team. Key responsibilities include:

1. Coordinating USAID/Malawi GHS activities with existing programs and other USG agencies;
2. Maintaining partnerships with implementing partners;
3. Supporting the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) objectives;
4. Ensuring effective interagency coordination among USG partners including CDC and DOD;
5. Reporting on activities to USAID Washington;
6. Serving as A/COR or Activity Manager for GHS activities;
7. Building relationships with Malawi government ministries related to GHS;
8. Establishing coordination networks among USAID implementing partners;
9. Leading development of progress reports and work plans;
10. Providing technical guidance to USAID implementing partners.

Place of Performance
Malawi