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LEAP Program Description

Global Solutions Ventures (GSV) – a joint-venture partnership between ZemiTek, LLC and Dexis Consulting Group – is implementing the Long-term Exceptional Technical Assistance Project (LEAP Global), a mechanism originally used by USAID to battle against infectious diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, neglected tropical diseases, and pandemic influenza. As of July 1, 2025, LEAP Global transitioned to the U.S. Department of State (DOS). This initiative aims to address the complex human resource challenges faced by national infectious disease programs in the USA-supported countries.

The intervention of this project is to hire and embed technical expert advisors and subject matter experts within government entities. By directly embedding the technical expertise within the national programs, LEAP provides long-term, sustainable lifesaving support to empower host governments to lead and manage key aspects of their infectious disease portfolios and improve coordination between the U.S. Government and the host country.

About the Position

The Public Health Field Program Monitor positions are intended to improve the impact and responsiveness of the Department of State’s health program will support life-saving assistance related to malaria, TB and HIV; improve maternal and child health outcomes; and promote health security in line with the recent Foreign Assistance Review. 

The Public Health Field Program Monitors will provide technical oversight and direction to programs conducted by Implementing Partners (IPs) under the U.S. Government. The Public Health Field Program Monitors will work collaboratively with other staff in the Department of State, other offices in the Embassy on occasion, the Ministry of Health, and other development partners to support a coordinated, strategic approach to high-impact health development programming.

The Public Health Field Program Monitors will spend a significant amount of time in the field providing hands-on support to local organizations, district health teams, and Regional Referral Hospitals. 

Responsibilities

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 80%

Strategic Oversight and Program Planning

• Provide overall technical guidance on life-saving health services, including providing expert guidance in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of HIV/AIDS care and treatment, malaria, TB, global health security, and maternal, child health programs.
• Work closely with other staff in the PEPFAR/integrated health office to optimize opportunities for cross-sectoral integration and leveraging of resources across the different program components.
• Provide on-going technical assistance to the Department of State supported local partners to ensure that activities are evidence-based and that services are transparent, equitable, of high quality and responsive to client needs; that partners practice sound management and robust accounting; and that local partners support is in line with the sustainable vision of the MOH/GOU.
• Provide technical leadership and advice to partners on integration of quality improvement (QI) approaches in program design, planning, implementation and monitoring.

Project Management

• Ensure quality services at facility and community level through monitoring compliance to national and international guidelines, approaches and tools and provision of supportive supervisions to IPs.
• Support IPs both within the public and private sector to develop strategic work plans with realistic and measurable targets to support effective implementation of the USG program.
• Review and provide technical input to annual work plans, monitoring and evaluation plans, quarterly reports and other key documents of Department of State supported projects.
• Provide technical and organizational development guidance to local organizations entailing implementation, monitoring and reporting, and quality improvement. Guide institutional development including leadership and governance, management, human resources as well as fiduciary responsibility and sustainability.
• Work with Finance staff at the Department of State to follow-up on annual, required audits and to undertake routine reviews and assessments of local partners aimed at identifying internal control weaknesses and taking remedial action.
• Carry out ad-hoc assignments as dictated by unforeseen operational requirements at the request and discretion of the Department of State.

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting

• In collaboration with Strategic Information staff, regularly analyze and interpret public health program data to generate key results and trends to assist the USG in maintaining a highly nimble, responsive health treatment program.
• Perform data quality assessments to ensure the quality and reliability of program data.
• Regularly undertake site visits to USG supported programs to assess the quality of services, provide expert advice and guide implementing partners on newly emerging and highly efficacious approaches health program implementation.
• Monitor and make recommendations to resolve implementation obstacles to ensure judicious use of USG funds and effective implementation of life-saving health programs.
• Contribute to and participate in program reviews and evaluations to document and scaling up proven best practices.

 

COORDINATION WITH USG AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS 20%

• Serve as a technical subject matter expert through active engagement with technical counterparts in Ministry of Health and other national stakeholders to advance USAID and USG strategic objectives related to health interventions.
• Represent the USG as needed at designated national, regional and international meetings.
• As a member of the expanded Department of State health team, respond flexibly and capably to a wide range of work-related requirements including responding to requests for information from HQ, Congress and GHSD.

Qualifications 

• Degree in Medicine, Public Health, Social Work, International Development or other relevant Social Sciences discipline. Other relevant training or certification, if applicable, to augment university and graduate degrees and work experience.
• At least six (6) years of progressively responsible, professional experience in public health programming, preferably with the USG, and/or other multi-lateral or bi-lateral organizations.
• Increasingly responsible experience in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of health initiatives in developing countries and/or in generalized epidemics.
• Demonstrated knowledge in developing, implementing and assessing institutional processes and systems particularly in local organizations.
• Demonstrated experience in public health program design and effective implementation in developing country/generalized epidemic settings
• Demonstrated knowledge of Uganda’s development and health program dynamics, particularly the social, economic and cultural determinants and implications.
• Demonstrated understanding of state-of-the-art public health initiatives and the current priorities at national and global level.
• Demonstrated ability to apply policy directives to activity design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience in analyzing epidemiological data and translating data into practice.
• Ability to communicate information in an objective, transparent, accurate, and concise oral and written forms and to represent USG programs and priorities to a wide range of outside parties including senior Ugandan officials.
• Ability to present information, analyses, and recommendations in clear written and oral formats; and, the ability to travel to regions and districts within Uganda.
• Ability to independently conceive, plan, organize, manage, and evaluate important, diverse and complex work projects.
• Excellent analytical, technical and project management skills to review and provide substantive feedback on concept papers, proposals, program descriptions/scopes of work, performance reports, and other technical and programmatic documents.
• Ability to respond professionally and adjust in fluid situations in order to meet deadlines in the face of competing priorities and time pressures.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including diplomacy and tact, to work effectively with people at all levels, from senior officials to support staff, in a culturally diverse environment, accepting divergent points of view and help find consensus to achieve team goals.
• Ability to exercise diplomacy, judgment and sensitivity in conflict situations that may arise in working with interagency teams, ministries, districts, civil society officials, implementing partners and other donors.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with implementing partners, private sector partners, other donor partners, and both central and district level Government of Uganda counterparts.
• Demonstrated ability in mentoring and building technical and institutional capacity of local organizations including faith-based and non-governmental organizations, community based and civil society organizations, government bodies and departments at central and district level.
• Level IV fluency in both oral and written English is required.

Dexis is on a mission to help solve today’s most pressing global political, social, and economic challenges and create a world where all people are safe and prosperous. As a Dexis employee, you will be challenged, empowered, and mentored. Our motto is “find a way or make a way” — that’s how Dexis goes “all in.” How will you? 

If you are passionate about this opportunity, apply now!

Only those applicants who meet the above criteria will be contacted for interview.

Dexis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, pregnancy, disability, age, genetic information, military service, veteran status, ethnicity, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, childbirth and related medical conditions, including lactation, or any other protected class under applicable law.

As part of a competitive benefits package for eligible employees, Dexis provides healthcare insurance in addition to other staff welfare benefits and perks.