Senior TB and Health Systems Project Development 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.

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.

The Senior Advisor will support the Philippines Department of Health, the Philippine Country Coordinating Mechanism (PCCM), and the U.S. Department of State Regional Foreign Assistance section in Manila. The Advisor will provide technical leadership and strategic support for tuberculosis (TB) control and prevention efforts and health systems strengthening initiatives in the Philippines to support in carrying out life-saving humanitarian assistance (LHA) service delivery in full alignment with the new Presidential Executive Order (EO) directives.

This includes supporting the development, coordination, and facilitation of health-related project proposals and initiatives, including but not limited to Global Fund grant applications. The Advisor will ensure that project development aligns with the America First Global Health Strategy, national TB priorities, health systems strengthening objectives, U.S. Government goals, and donor requirements, and will facilitate stakeholder engagement and capacity building throughout the process.

Work Location: Philippines

• Provide technical and strategic support in the development of health-related project proposals and funding requests focused on TB control and prevention and health systems strengthening, ensuring alignment with national TB strategies, health systems priorities, U.S. Government objectives, and donor guidelines.
• Review and analyze relevant national TB strategic plans, health systems assessments, programmatic and financial data, and donor guidance documents.
• Facilitate consultations and dialogues with government, civil society, technical partners, TB-affected communities, and other stakeholders to ensure inclusive input in project development.
• Draft and refine project proposals, including narrative sections addressing TB prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and health systems strengthening; performance frameworks; budgets; and required annexes.
• Ensure integration of cross-cutting issues such as gender, human rights, sustainability, and health systems strengthening in all TB-related project development activities.
• Support coordination with the Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM), Department of State Regional Foreign Assistance section, and technical partners for validation and endorsement of TB and health systems strengthening proposals.
• Provide technical advice during donor review and negotiation processes related to TB control and health systems initiatives.
• Prepare and deliver inception reports, draft and final proposals, summary presentations, and session materials focused on TB programming and health systems strengthening.
• Submit a detailed monthly…