GHS Lab Technical Advisor

Overview

Nakupuna Solutions seeks a GHS Lab Technical Advisor to support U.S. Department of State global health security priorities and foreign assistance programming under the America First Global Health Strategy (AFGHS). The Advisor will provide day-to-day programmatic oversight and technical guidance for efforts to strengthen subnational, national, and global laboratory systems and networks to improve the detection, reporting, and response to outbreaks and other health security threats.

The Advisor will support the design, implementation, and oversight of foreign assistance activities; contribute to the development and administration of new awards; support bilateral MOU implementation; and provide technical guidance to U.S. Embassies and partner countries on laboratory strengthening priorities and program design consistent with AFGHS and U.S. standards. The position will also support the development and review of programmatic policies, technical standards, performance metrics, milestone frameworks, and new program instruments to strengthen laboratory capacity, improve outbreak preparedness and response, and advance measurable U.S. global health security objectives.

The following reflects management's definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may assign additional duties and responsibilities to this job at any time due to mission requirements and reasonable accommodation.

The GHS Lab Technical Advisor will provide technical and programmatic support for global health security laboratory strengthening, with a focus on tiered and networked human and zoonotic laboratory systems and country-level implementation of bilateral MOUs.

• Provide technical and programmatic support to GHSD headquarters, U.S. Embassies, implementing partners, and partner governments for laboratory systems strengthening and MOU implementation.
• Design and support programs that advance U.S. global health security priorities and strengthen integrated human and zoonotic laboratory networks, adapting U.S. and global best practices to national contexts and promoting sustainable, country-led systems.
• Advise on laboratory components of multisectoral global health security programming, including approaches that support the transformation of foreign assistance and increased engagement with government-to-government (G2G), faith-based, private-sector, and other local partners.
• Contribute to the design, selection, administration, monitoring, and evaluation of program instruments, performance metrics, and milestone-based approaches for laboratory strengthening activities.
• Develop and disseminate technical guidance, tools, and training materials supporting laboratory aspects of the 7-1-7 outbreak detection, reporting, and response framework for GHSD staff, Posts, implementers, and partner governments.
• Monitor program performance against established metrics, milestones, and MOU commitments; identify gaps, risks, and implementation challenges; and recommend corrective actions to support decision-making and course correction.
• Prepare technical and programmatic reports, briefings, analyses, and recommendations for program teams and senior leadership.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Deliverables:

• Program management and technical support products supporting MOU implementation, including design frameworks, performance and financial management tools, and laboratory-focused programmatic policy and guidance.
• Technical, capacity-building, and programmatic materials supporting the transition of foreign assistance to G2G, faith-based, private-sector, and other new implementation models.
• Technical guidance, training materials, tools, and capacity-building products for GHSD staff, Posts, implementing partners, and partner governments.
• Reports and analytical products on U.S.
  
  -supported laboratory systems strengthening, including human and zoonotic outbreak detection and response and progress toward country-level 7-1-7 and other global health security commitments.
• Technical inputs and recommendations supporting the design and selection of new program instruments, performance metrics, and milestone frameworks.
• Regular progress reports and a final summary report documenting achievements, challenges, lessons learned, and recommendations.
• Other deliverables as assigned.

Skills/

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will possess advanced technical expertise in global health security and multisectoral…