Strategic Health Technical Advisor, DOS LEAP Global - Fiji
About The Position
The Strategic Health Technical Advisor will serve as the principal liaison between the U.S. Embassy Suva/Department of State (DOS) Foreign Assistance Unit (FAU) and the Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) and Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) in implementing Global Health Security (GHS) activities. Embedded within the appropriate ministry or ministries, the advisor will work with implementing partners to advance effective multisectoral collaboration in support of bilateral cooperation efforts focused on global health security. The position will facilitate effective coordination of technical support with special emphasis on preventing, detecting, and responding to infectious disease threats that impact public health. The Advisor will identify coordination gaps and programmatic bottlenecks, propose and implement solutions through effective collaboration among U.S. Embassy Suva/DOS FAU, MHMS, and MoA. This role is critical to effectively deliver U.S. Government support to improve Fiji's national health security capabilities. The Advisor will support the MHMS in carrying out life-saving humanitarian assistance (LHA) service delivery in full alignment with the new Presidential Executive Order (EO) directives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required, postgraduate degree preferred in Public Health, Epidemiology, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Environmental Health, Health Policy, or a related field
- Minimum of three years of program management experience, especially coordination of activities related to disease surveillance, prevention and outbreak response.
- Demonstrated effectiveness coordinating activities with government ministries and international partners on multisectoral health security initiatives.
- Familiarity with digital health tools, data management, and information systems for surveillance and reporting.
- Strong analytical, monitoring, and evaluation skills.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and advocacy skills.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
Responsibilities
- Serve as principal liaison between Embassy FAU and MHMS/MoA leadership for strategic GHS matters
- Facilitate joint strategic planning sessions with ministry leadership, implementing partners, and donors
- Channel strategic feedback between Embassy FAU, ministries, and implementing partners
- Provide Embassy with consolidated updates on GHS portfolio progress, challenges, and opportunities
- Convene regular meetings among all GHS stakeholders
- Maintain updated mapping of GHS partners, programs, funding, and activities to identify gaps and overlaps
- Facilitate information sharing and technical alignment across implementing partners
- Support Government of Fiji to coordinate donor resources in alignment with national priorities
- Support establishment and functioning of government-led multisectoral coordination platforms
- Strengthen coordination across human health, animal health, and environmental health sectors
- Facilitate government-led GHS strategic planning processes
- Conduct portfolio-level gap analysis across all partners and activities
- Support ministries to prioritize GHS investments based on national risk assessments
- Monitor overall GHS portfolio landscape to identify emerging coordination needs
- Support ministries in tracking progress toward Joint External Evaluation (JEE), States Parties Self-Assessment (SPAR), and 7-1-7 targets
- Facilitate coordination among partners to ensure collective contribution to national GHS frameworks
- Facilitate peer learning and knowledge exchange among stakeholders
- Support documentation and dissemination of GHS best practices and lessons learned
- Support S. Embassy Suva/DOS FAU with monitoring, evaluation, learning and reporting needs for the GHS activities
- Participate in regular coordination meetings and calls with GHS multi-sectoral stakeholders, U.S. Embassy Suva/DOS FAU, and Washington-based teams to review progress, discuss activities, and address emerging issues
- Remain available for calls and meetings with U.S. Embassy Suva/DOS GHSD as requested
- Submit a detailed monthly report to U.S. Embassy Suva/DOS GHSD by the 5th day of the following month
- Submit weekly progress reports and participate in weekly calls, including a summary of main successes
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
