Senior Global Technical Lead (US-based, Remote)

ZemiTek•Washington, DC

6d•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Global Technical Lead serves as the primary technical leader for the global LEAP Global portfolio and provides strategic technical oversight to all embedded LEAP Global Technical Advisors worldwide. The Lead serves as the principal technical liaison to the Department of State Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and GHSD technical leads on portfolio technical performance, implementation progress, deliverable quality, travel clearance, and alignment with USG directives. The Director ensures that all embedded advisors effectively support partner ministries while advancing U.S. Embassy and DOS strategic foreign assistance objectives. The LEAP Global project, implemented by Global Solutions Ventures (GSV), transitioned to the U.S. Department of State (DOS) as of July 1, 2025. It serves as the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy’s (GHSD) flagship global technical assistance mechanism. LEAP Global addresses complex human resource and technical challenges faced by national health programs in U.S.-supported countries by hiring and directly embedding senior technical advisors within Ministries of Health, host government entities, U.S. Embassy Health Units, Foreign Assistance Offices (FAO), and regional health offices. This embedded technical expertise empowers partner governments to lead, manage, and scale up critical public health programs while strengthening alignment between U.S. Government (USG) foreign assistance and national strategic priorities. LEAP Global supports the implementation of the America First Global Health Strategy by strengthening health security, improving oversight of foreign assistance, promoting measurable outcomes, eliminating fraud, waste, and abuse, and delivering life-saving humanitarian assistance (LHA) in full alignment with new Presidential Executive Order (EO) directives.

Requirements

Minimum 15 years of progressively responsible international experience leading, designing, and managing complex global health portfolios in low- and middle-income countries.
Minimum 10 years directly supervising multidisciplinary teams of senior public health advisors and technical specialists.
Demonstrated technical expertise across one or more core LEAP domains: Tuberculosis (including PMDT), HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Global Health Security/One Health, Pandemic Preparedness, MNCH, or Health Systems Strengthening.
Proven experience supporting or working directly with the U.S. Department of State, USAID, CDC, PEPFAR, WHO, or the Global Fund.
Demonstrated track record of technical oversight, technical writing, executive briefing preparation, and decision support for senior USG officials.
Deep understanding of USG foreign assistance frameworks, Presidential Executive Order directives on LHA, Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA), International Health Regulations (IHR), and Joint External Evaluations (JEE).
Proficiency in health data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and monitoring frameworks.
Exceptional executive-level communication, diplomatic stakeholder management, scientific writing, and risk management skills.
Fluency in written and spoken English required.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in French, Portuguese, or Arabic desirable.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership, oversight, and direction across all technical domains within the LEAP Global portfolio.
Provide technical oversight to ensure advisor activities align with approved Statements of Work (SOWs), Presidential Executive Order directives, Life Saving Humanitarian Assistance (LHA) priorities, and U.S. Embassy foreign assistance objectives.
Ensure consistency in technical approach across countries while adapting strategies to host-nation operational contexts.
Identify, synthesize, and scale up evidence-based best practices, innovative methodologies (e.g., 7-1-7 target frameworks, new DR-TB regimens, customized surveillance tools), and institutional capacity-building models across countries.
Conduct technical quality control for all weekly progress updates and monthly reports submitted by Advisors.
Evaluate Advisor deliverables for technical accuracy, measurable outcomes, alignment with national strategic plans, and execution of LHA service delivery goals.
Provide structured, written technical feedback and actionable recommendations to Advisors and the PMO.
Maintain standardized review rubrics, quality assurance SOPs, and technical evaluation tools for portfolio deliverables.
Review technical products for completeness, consistency, and compliance with approved reporting guidance.
Synthesize country-level data and monthly advisor reports into executive briefings, technical memoranda, decision support tools, and quarterly portfolio analyses for DOS/GHSD leadership.
Identify implementation bottlenecks, policy/regulatory barriers, operational risks, and opportunities for enhanced USG engagement or multilateral co-investment (e.g., Global Fund, Pandemic Fund).
Evaluate all Advisor international and country-level travel requests for technical justification, cost-effectiveness, and direct alignment with approved country work plans and Embassy goals.
Issue formal technical recommendations (approval, modification, or rejection with written justification) to the COR and PMO within established turnaround times.
Identify opportunities to consolidate travel, optimize technical missions, and leverage regional expertise across country programs.
Lead weekly technical coordination calls with Advisors to track progress, solve technical bottlenecks, and highlight weekly successes for DOS leadership.
Facilitate quarterly portfolio learning sessions, webinars, and technical Communities of Practice across infectious disease and health security disciplines.
Oversee the development of standardized technical guidance, SOPs, toolkits, and knowledge management products capturing portfolio lessons learned.
In collaboration with embedded M&E Advisors, oversee portfolio performance metrics, tracking indicators (e.g., 95-95-95 HIV targets, JEE scores, 7-1-7 targets, PMDT treatment outcomes).
Develop and maintain real-time technical dashboards (e.g., Power BI/Tableau) to track global Advisor contributions, country deliverables, and portfolio impact.
Identify technical, political, or operational risks to program implementation and recommend proactive mitigation strategies to the Project Director and COR.