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 Lagos State, Nigeria. The advisor provides leadership and technical support on HIV, TB, malaria, MNCH and GHS integration, coordinates the services needed to integrate multi-disease programs into national and sub-national health systems, and ensures milestones are met according to the contract.

Key responsibilities

• Help translate 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 (data review, alert escalation, surveillance inputs, quality checks, action tracking).
• Provide technical advice on GHS interventions, infectious disease protocols and national laboratory systems, and on designing surveillance systems to detect outbreaks early.
• Develop guidelines and SOPs for integrated prevention, care and treatment of HIV, TB, malaria, MNCH and other infectious diseases.
• Strengthen rapid response teams and health facility readiness through simulations and After-Action Reviews, and train frontline health workers on outbreak recognition and infection prevention and control.
• Support integrated HIV/TB and primary health care service workflows and the adaptation of care packages, clinical tools and referral protocols.
• Help develop training packages, job aids and digital tools for the local health workforce, and contribute lessons learned to improve program design.
• Oversee technical staff and 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 in Nigeria, at least 8 years at senior management level; or another biological science degree with at least 11 years of such experience, at least 5 years at senior management level.
• Mandatory postgraduate degree (MPH or related field).
• Proven experience in project development, planning and technical training facilitation.
• Ability to travel within Nigeria about 45% of the time.

Required skills

• High proficiency in written and spoken English, including presentation and training skills.
• Well-developed computer skills.
• Ability to supervise staff and work under tight deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge of the Nigerian clinical setting and familiarity with PEPFAR-funded projects is highly desirable.

The expected annual gross salary range is indexed to USD 19,750 - 25,000, depending on experience, education, internal equity and market conditions.