Senior Technical Advisor, GHS and Integrated Health Services

About the role

FHI 360 is recruiting a Senior Technical Advisor for its Global Health Security (GHS) and Integrated Health Services project in Abuja, Nigeria. The advisor leads and supports the project's work on HIV, TB, malaria, MNCH and GHS integration, coordinating services that integrate multi-disease programmes into national and sub-national health systems and ensuring high-quality care and integrated disease surveillance. The position reports to the Director, Technical Assistance and Strategic Results Utilization.

Key responsibilities

• Help turn global health security standards into localized policies and frameworks at the state level, including health facilities.
• Support the design and use of Response Coordination Room routines, including data review, alert escalation, surveillance inputs, quality checks and action tracking.
• Provide technical advice to government on using routine programme data to spot service disruptions and outbreak readiness gaps.
• Support guidelines and SOPs for integrated prevention, care and treatment of HIV, TB, malaria, MNCH and other infectious diseases.
• Advise on GHS interventions, infectious disease protocols and national laboratory systems, and on designing surveillance systems to track outbreaks.
• Support rapid response protocols, strengthen rapid response teams through simulations and After-Action Reviews, and train frontline health workers on outbreak recognition and infection prevention and control.
• Support clinical management of HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria and MNCH, and integrated HIV/TB and primary health care workflows.
• Help adapt care packages, clinical workflow tools and referral protocols, and develop training packages, job aids and digital tools for the local health workforce.
• Stay up to date on HIV, TB, malaria, MNCH and infectious disease programmes, contribute lessons learned, and supervise technical and government staff on service quality using the TQLA model.
• Manage, develop and monitor project work plans and budgets, and document implementation lessons and best practices.

Required profile

• MB.BS/MD/PhD with over 12 years of multi-disease programming experience (HIV, TB, malaria, MNCH, GHS), at least 8 years at senior management level in Nigeria; or another biological science degree with at least 11 years of such experience, at least 5 years at senior management level.
• Masters degree (MPH or related field) is required.
• Proven experience in project development, planning and facilitating technical training.
• Experience with PEPFAR-funded projects and familiarity with the Nigerian public sector health system, NGOs and CBOs are highly desirable.
• Ability to travel within Nigeria about 45% of the time.

Required skills

• High proficiency in written and spoken English, including presentation and training skills.
• Supervisory experience and proven ability to manage tight deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Well-developed computer skills.

The expected annual gross salary is indexed to USD 19,745 - 25,000, depending on experience, education, internal equity, market pay and budget.