Health Security and Strategic Partnerships Advisor; DOS​/LEAP Global – Philippines

Position: Health Security and Strategic Partnerships Advisor (DOS/LEAP Global) – Philippines
Who We Are:

Zemi Tek, LLC is a Woman-Owned, SBA-certified 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) based in the Washington, DC metro area. We have a strong record delivering innovative and high-quality solutions. Since 2007, Zemi Tek has provided technical assistance, project management, information technology (IT), knowledge management, monitoring and evaluation, training and learning development, and institutional support services.

Position

Description:

Global Solutions Ventures (GSV) — a joint‑venture partnership between Zemi Tek, LLC and Dexis Consulting Group — is implementing the Long‑term Exceptional Technical Assistance Project (LEAP Global), a mechanism originally used by USAID to battle against infectious diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, neglected tropical diseases, and pandemic influenza. As of July 1, 2025, LEAP Global transitioned to the U.S. Department of State (DOS).

This initiative aims to address the complex human resource challenges faced by national infectious disease programs in the USA‑supported countries. The intervention of this project is to hire and embed technical expert advisors and subject matter experts within government entities. By directly embedding the technical expertise within the national programs, LEAP provides long‑term, sustainable lifesaving support to empower host governments to lead and manage key aspects of their infectious disease portfolios and improve coordination between the U.S. Government and the host country.

Responsibilities

The Laboratory Services Advisor TB Technical Advisor will support the National TB Program of Zambia in carrying out life‑saving humanitarian assistance (LHA) in full alignment with the new Presidential Executive Order (EO) directives. S/he will support the NTP in strengthening the diagnostic network services with the goal of moving more accurately and efficiently to detect and monitor TB and Drug Resistant TB (DR‑TB).

• Build capacity of the NTP to provide Laboratory technical assistance.

• Develop and implement the National TB Laboratory strategic plan.

• Strengthen the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) National Reference Laboratories (NRL) to provide quality assurance and quality control for TB diagnostics across the laboratory network.

• Support the capacity building of National, Provincial Health Office and District Health Office in management of laboratory services, laboratory data management, quality assurance and diagnostics.

• In coordination with NTP, conduct technical supervisory visits to provincial level.

• Support and strengthen NTP for an effective specimen transportation system.

• Support further expansion of diagnostic techniques including molecular testing, digital chest X‑ray, data connectivity, and culture/ DST.

• Improved timely identification of technical assistance needs and coordination of responses among stakeholders.

Identify TB Laboratory technical assistance needs and work with US DoS and other partners to address those needs. Explore opportunities for improvement across multiple issues in TB diagnostic network, such as molecular testing expansion planning, connectivity, specimen transport, quality assessment and improvement processes including lab accreditation, and supervision processes.

• Together with the NTP, facilitate the coordination of TB and TB/HIV Laboratory strengthening activities with other partners.

• Participate in Laboratory technical working group and the Global Fund’s implementation meetings.

• Provide technical assistance to the NTP in the area of TB laboratory commodity forecasting and quantification.

• Provide regular updates on Laboratory and diagnostic progress to NTP and DoS, including developing and submitting technical monthly progress report.

Collaborate with partners for implementation of operational research on laboratory strengthening.

Reporting

The Laboratory Advisor TB Technical Advisor will work in close collaboration with the US DoS/Zambia and US DoS/Washington TB Team and will receive technical direction from the NTP Manager, who will serve as his/her Onsite Manager.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of relevant technical experience with master’s degree in medical…