Senior Technical Advisor, TB

FHI 360 • US-REMOTE-DC, DC

4d • $140,000 - $170,000

About The Position

The Senior Technical Advisor, Tuberculosis (STA, TB) is an advanced subject matter expert accountable for the technical design, direction, and quality of tuberculosis work across projects within FHI 360’s Health Programs portfolio. The role sets the technical agenda for TB prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, care, and program strengthening, and guides investment of technical resources. It serves as a department TB technical lead with project leadership, donors, ministries of health, national TB programs, implementing partners, and global stakeholders.

The advisor provides technical leadership for country-level TB program design and implementation, including workplans, country buy-ins, capacity building, performance improvement, and sustainability planning. The role establishes technical standards and quality assurance for portfolio deliverables, supports business development and donor engagement, and leads reporting, presentations, publications, and technical communications. It may supervise team members and is responsible for planning and implementation of budgets within technical functional areas across multiple countries. The position typically reports to a Director.

The position requires a master’s degree or international equivalent in a relevant field and typically at least 15 years of relevant experience, including at least 10 years in TB programming in low- and middle-income countries. A doctorate and project management certification are preferred. English fluency is required, with French fluency an advantage. Travel is 10%–25%.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or international equivalent in Public Health, Medicine, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Health Sciences, International Development, or a related field.
• Typically at least 15 years of relevant experience in a specialized technical field, including at least 10 years in TB programming in low- and middle-income countries.
• Direct technical responsibility for designing or improving TB prevention, diagnosis, treatment, care, or surveillance activities.
• Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership to ministries of health, national TB programs, or equivalent government entities on policy, strategy, service delivery, or program performance.
• Demonstrated expertise in one or more priority areas such as drug-resistant TB, TB/HIV, pediatric TB, TB preventive treatment, TB diagnostics, active case finding, or surveillance and strategic information.
• Experience with U.S. Government-funded or other major donor-funded TB programs and associated technical, reporting, and compliance requirements.
• Ability to translate evidence and global guidance into practical country-level strategies, tools, and capacity-strengthening approaches.
• Documented experience as an invited speaker or presenter at relevant conferences or meetings, authorship of technical or service-delivery guidelines, and significant contribution to peer-reviewed publications.
• Experience developing strategy and/or performance standards for projects or services in the technical area.
• Prior work experience in an NGO, government agency, or private organization.
• English fluency required.
• Ability to spend long hours looking at a computer screen and doing repetitive keyboard work; ability to sit and stand for extended periods; ability to lift or move up to 5 lbs.

Nice To Haves

• Doctorate degree.
• Project Management (PM) certification.
• International or domestic (US) program development or program management experience.
• French fluency.

Responsibilities

• Set FHI 360’s technical direction for TB programming across projects, covering prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, care, contact investigation, and differentiated service delivery.
• Lead technical support to ministries of health and national TB programs to strengthen policy, planning, service delivery, surveillance, and performance improvement.
• Direct technical approaches to identify and successfully treat people with drug-susceptible and drug-resistant TB, including active case finding, contact investigation, linkage to care, adherence support, and treatment outcome management.
• Set approaches to TB diagnostic networks, including specimen referral, laboratory-clinical linkages, rapid molecular testing, quality assurance, and use of diagnostic and surveillance data.
• Provide technical direction for integrated TB services, including TB/HIV activities, pediatric and adolescent TB, TB preventive treatment, and links with primary health care and community systems.
• Establish the technical position on TB service delivery innovations, digital tools, and data use, including adoption, scale-up, and sustainability criteria.
• Lead TB transition and sustainability planning, defining technical capacities, systems, and financing arrangements needed during program transition.
• Coordinate with global and country partners to align support with national priorities and complement existing provision.
• Set minimum technical standards, tools, and job aids for TB work and provide quality assurance sign-off on TB technical deliverables.
• Build TB technical capacity within FHI 360 and country teams, including workforce development and mentoring.
• Design TB technical components of country workplans and country buy-ins within agreed resource limits; provide budget considerations to program, finance, and country teams.
• Provide technical leadership in TB design, development, planning, implementation, and capacity building; influence initiative and project design and scope.
• Ensure implementation follows industry best practices and meets client and funder contractual obligations; develop strategies and tools for technical components.
• Maintain technical dialogue with field counterparts and implementing partner staff; ensure global activities are conducted and reported according to requirements.
• Ground country TB designs in epidemiologic and program data, national TB strategic plans, and coordination with other partners.
• Support proposal research and design, develop relationships with prospective clients, funders, partners, peers, and agencies, and contribute to new-business strategy.
• Lead TB technical design for country buy-ins, follow-on funding, and new business, including technical strategies, intervention packages, staffing assumptions, budgets, and performance frameworks.
• Prepare sponsor reports and presentations; serve as a contact for clients and funders and participate in their meetings.
• May supervise team members, monitor performance, lead professional development, establish competency and continuing education systems, and ensure staff are qualified for delegated tasks.
• Prepare TB technical reports and lead presentation of deliverables, outputs, and results to donors.
• Lead peer-reviewed publications and external communications arising from project work; ensure accuracy and English correctness of reports and outputs.
• Review and evaluate project technical components and recommend improvements; develop local, national, or regional guidelines and normative policies.
• Ensure technical deliverables and implementation meet best practices and contractual obligations, identify risks, develop mitigation plans, and maintain quality of activities and systems.
• Ensure TB approaches, tools, and deliverables are evidence-informed and aligned with national policy and global guidance, with risks to quality and service continuity identified and mitigated.
• Advise senior management on objectives and policies, represent the organizational unit internally and externally, and conduct briefings and technical meetings.
• Oversee and lead projects, set priorities, and plan successful implementation; contribute to organizational strategic planning and develop strategies responsive to multiple stakeholders.
• Take overall responsibility for planning and implementing budgets within assigned technical functional areas across multiple countries. Work is reviewed from a long-term perspective for desired results.

Benefits

• FHI 360 contributes 7% of monthly base pay to a money purchase pension plan account.
• US-based full-time staff receive 18 days of paid vacation per year, 12 sick days per year, and 11 holidays per year; paid time off is reduced pro rata for employees working less than a full-time schedule.
• Competitive benefits package, professional development, and policies and programs that support a healthy work/life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior