Technical Officer Global Health Security

Family Health International • Washington, DC

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Technical Officer II, Global Health Security provides technical and operational coordination support to FHI 360’s Global Health Security team, particularly for activities related to outbreak preparedness and response. The role supports technical work planning, coordination and tracking of activities and milestones, quality assurance and review of technical products, and engagement with internal and external technical partners. Areas of focus include rapid outbreak response initiatives, operationalizing the 7-1-7 framework, developing global public goods, strengthening private-sector capacity, and regional and global knowledge sharing.

The position coordinates technical inputs, tracks deliverables and commitments, supports consultants and technical experts, and facilitates timely completion of high-quality products aligned with project objectives, donor requirements, and international standards. It works closely with technical specialists, project management teams, country offices, government counterparts, and implementing partners. The role reports to the Technical Director, Global Health Security, and has no supervisory responsibility.

The position is based in Washington, DC, under a hybrid schedule of two in-office days and three remote workdays each week. Travel of up to 25% may be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or international equivalent in public health, epidemiology, global health, health sciences, disease control, or a related field.
• Typically, at least 4 years of relevant experience with a bachelor’s degree, or at least 2 to 3 years with a master’s degree, in global health security, outbreak preparedness and response, public health surveillance, or related health programs.
• Experience working with or in resource-limited or developing countries.
• Experience with quality improvement and systems strengthening in resource-limited and fragile settings.
• Experience working with ministries of health, U.S. Government agencies, multilateral organizations, or international NGOs.
• Familiarity with the 7-1-7 framework and its application to outbreak detection, notification, response, and performance improvement.
• Ability to coordinate multiple technical workstreams, manage deliverable timelines, and follow up with technical teams and consultants.
• Experience supporting milestone-based project management, results tracking, and technical quality assurance.
• Experience organizing or supporting technical convenings, webinars, or workshops.
• Experience reviewing technical documents and producing reports, briefs, or presentations.
• Ability to synthesize complex technical information into concise, actionable briefs, presentations, and technical products.
• Working knowledge of global health security concepts and frameworks, such as IHR (2005), JEE, NAPHS, One Health, IPC, laboratory systems, and surveillance and response.
• Strong written and verbal communication, editing, and synthesis skills.
• Strong organization, follow-through, and attention to detail across several workstreams.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree (MPH or similar).
• Familiarity with emergency outbreak response coordination and development of practical technical guidance and training resources.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical support to the Global Health Security team, including briefing notes, talking points, technical input, and analysis.
• Identify technical issues and risks, raise them with senior technical staff, and propose options.
• Respond to technical requests and inquiries from internal and external stakeholders.
• Support project design, technical work planning, and program quality assurance, including adherence to global standards and guidelines.
• Coordinate internal and external technical meetings as delegated, and organize timely technical inputs for meetings and training.
• Plan, coordinate, and monitor regional and multi-country activities across priority global health security workstreams.
• Coordinate technical workplans, milestones, deliverables, and implementation timelines with technical, program management, and country teams.
• Maintain consolidated trackers of technical activities, milestones, deliverables, and verification documentation; identify delays and follow up on corrective actions.
• Support rapid technical assessments, outbreak response plan development, and coordination of technical assistance for emerging infectious disease outbreaks.
• Prepare implementation updates, technical progress summaries, and briefing materials.
• Coordinate the development, adaptation, technical review, and finalization of global public goods such as SOPs, technical guidelines, training packages, checklists, and simulation exercise materials.
• Coordinate technical review processes, consolidate expert feedback, and ensure comments are incorporated and deliverables completed on time.
• Support consultant scopes of work, coordinate inputs from consultants and subject matter experts, and review deliverables against agreed requirements.
• Maintain an organized repository of technical products, including version control, approval status, and dissemination records.
• Review technical deliverables, workplans, training, protocols, and reports for accuracy, quality, and alignment with donor requirements and global guidance, including IHR, JEE, NAPHS, Africa CDC, and Department of State frameworks.
• Coordinate document review cycles, consolidate comments, track revisions, and review country and partner reports for gaps or inconsistencies.
• Support country-level operationalization of the 7-1-7 framework through training coordination, technical assistance, practical tools, and documentation of implementation experiences.
• Support development and adaptation of 7-1-7 tools and training materials for private-sector organizations and facilitate coordination with relevant partners.
• Document and disseminate lessons from 7-1-7 implementation, bottleneck analyses, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Track technical action items, commitments, and deliverables from meetings; follow up with owners and report progress to the Technical Director.
• Maintain technical trackers, partner contact lists, and shared document repositories; collect tracking data, prepare status updates, and support coordination with the strategic information team.
• Plan and organize technical convenings, webinars, and workshops, including objectives, agendas, speakers, participant lists, materials, and logistics.
• Facilitate or co-facilitate sessions as assigned, take and circulate notes, capture decisions and next steps, produce post-event summaries, and follow up on recommendations.
• Assess event quality and reach.
• Support engagement with FHI 360 colleagues, government counterparts, regional bodies, multilateral agencies, U.S. Government agencies, academic institutions, and other partners.
• Participate in external meetings and coordination forums as delegated and provide summary reports.
• Draft and edit technical reports, briefs, presentations, abstracts, and papers summarizing results and lessons learned.
• Support opportunity identification, concept notes, and proposal development as needed.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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