Senior Global Health Security (GHS) Advisor, DOS LEAP Global - Uganda

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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 Senior Global Health Security (GHS) Advisor will support the Department of State in carrying out life-saving humanitarian assistance (LHA) in full alignment with the America First Global Health Strategy.  The primary focus of the Adviser will be technical support with a special emphasis on preventing, detecting, and responding to infectious disease threats which impact public health.

The Senior GHS Advisor will support the appropriate multi-sectoral Government Departments and Agencies - such as the Ministry of Health (MOH), and Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries (MAAIF)- for the effective adoption and implementation of life saving interventions focusing on preventing, detecting and responding to zoonotic disease threats with public health potential. The Senior GHS Advisor will identify programmatic bottlenecks and facilitate solutions through coordinated technical support and facilitation of effort through the Department of State (DoS) GHS projects and Pandemic Fund (where applicable). The Senior GHS Advisor will provide support to the DoS GHS team and serve as a liaison to the MOH and MAAIF team detecting and responding to infectious disease threats. The advisor will serve as a technical expert in animal health and zoonotic disease outbreaks, and support implementation of activities to strengthen these sectors. The Advisor will receive direction from the DoS GHS lead who will serve as their Manager/Supervisor. The Advisor will report to the U.S. Department of State on a weekly and monthly basis.

Responsibilities

Support multisectoral ministries in effective delivery of life-saving humanitarian assistance (LHA) through utilization of domestic and donors’ (e.g. the Pandemic Fund, Global Fund when relevant such as COVID-19 response funds).

• Assist the relevant ministries with effective delivery of LHA GHS services, including but not limited:
• community-based active surveillance,
• systems capacity for detecting priority diseases/threats,
• data systems for monitoring, analyzing, and reporting on threats,
• infection prevention and control (IPC), including commodities and WASH in healthcare facilities,
• case management; and Emergency Management including Emergency Operating Centers (EOC) and Point of Entry Screening,
• Risk Communication and Community Engagement,
• Emergency outbreak response.
• community-based active surveillance,
• systems capacity for detecting priority diseases/threats,
• data systems for monitoring, analyzing, and reporting on threats,
• infection prevention and control (IPC), including commodities and WASH in healthcare facilities,
• case management; and Emergency Management including Emergency Operating Centers (EOC) and Point of Entry Screening,
• Risk Communication and Community Engagement,
• Emergency outbreak response.
• Provide technical support and actively engage with field work to implement programmatic and response interventions at national and sub-national levels.
• Assist in monitoring the progress of GHS program implementation and provide recommendations for improvements of service delivery.
• If relevant for the country, review and analyze performance reports submitted to the Pandemic Fund, Global Fund (GF), and other partners.
• Help organize regular discussions among the multisectoral stakeholders and partners to ensure alignment of technical approaches in the respective GHS portfolio.
• Provide support to the appropriate multisectoral ministries in identification of performance gaps, potential barriers and bottlenecks, and facilitate consensus on targeted interventions to improve performance on key indicators attributable to:
• reduction in incidence and mortality for epidemic and pandemic prone diseases;
• strengthening systems to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats;
• rapid and effective responses to infectious disease outbreaks which are threats for public health.
• reduction in incidence and mortality for epidemic and pandemic prone diseases;
• strengthening systems to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats;
• rapid and effective responses to infectious disease outbreaks which are threats for public health.

Support the implementation and expansion of best practices in GHS and outbreak response nationwide.

• Support MOH and MAAIF in routine review of service delivery processes and outcomes.
• Support interventions that strengthen animal health surveillance, laboratory networks and data systems to quickly identify and reduce the spread of zoonotic disease.
• Promote prioritized interventions in effective community-based active surveillance, strengthening systems capacity for detecting priority diseases/threats, and data systems for monitoring, analyzing, and reporting on threats;
• Support of the adoption of infection prevention and control (IPC), including commodities and WASH in healthcare facilities; case management;
• Support and strengthen Emergency Management including Regional Emergency Operating Centers (REOCs) and Point of Entry Screening; Risk communication.
• Support the relevant Ministries to rapidly and accurately report infectious diseases threats to the relevant, domestic and international system– such as the International Health Regulations (IHR) and World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS) for quick responses to pandemic threats.
• Assist the relevant multisectoral Ministers emergency outbreak responses as needed.
• Assist the relevant multisectoral Ministries to achieve the relevant GHS related targets including the WHO Joint External Evaluation (JEE); IHR States Parties Self-Assessment (SPAR); and the Pandemic Fund Framework which includes reporting on the 7-1-7 target (7 days to detect, 1 day to report, 7 days to complete the initial response)
• Assist and provide information to DoS to prepare U.S. Government workplans and reports.

Support the relevant Ministries in effective utilization of Pandemic Fund grants; other donors’ resources, and emergency outbreak responses efforts.

• Provide technical support to develop Pandemic Fund grant applications and support grant implementation review to ensure effective grant implementation and avoid duplication with US Government funded projects.
• Consult with relevant stakeholders on required technical assistance.
• Assist in monitoring the progress of grant implementation.
• Review and analyze performance reports submitted to the Pandemic Fund and other partners.
• Help organize regular discussions among the relevant multisectoral stakeholders, Ministries, and donors, and DoS to ensure alignment of technical approaches in the respective GHS portfolios.
• Support emergency outbreak response including assisting with mobilizing resources, coordination of efforts, and technical support for efforts to contain and respond to the outbreak.

Communications:

• Regular conference calls with multisectoral stakeholders, DoS and LEAP team to review progress, discuss activities and address emerging issues.
• The GHS Technical Advisor should provide information and avail him/herself for calls/meetings with the DoS as requested.
• The Advisor will provide monthly reports to DoS

Reporting:

The Senior Advisor will provide a detailed monthly report to the U.S. Department of State, submitted by the 5th day of the following month.   Additionally, the Advisor will submit a weekly progress report (and participate in weekly calls) to include a short paragraph about main successes for that week. 

Qualifications

• Experience working on animal health surveillance, laboratory networks and/or data systems Uganda, preferably within the last 5 years
• Experience working on an outbreak in Uganda, preferably within the last 5 years
• 5 years experience working in 1 or more of the following technical areas, disease surveillance, risk communication and community engagement, supply chain and logistics, case management.
• Experience supporting MoH, MAAIF and working with USG is highly desired.

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

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