FHI 360 is seeking a qualified candidate who will serve as the Technical Director for a potential US CDC-funded work that seeks to reduce tuberculosis (TB) burden and mortality in countries and settings with high TB burden in Southeast Asia by strengthening the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of TB through the adoption and expansion of innovative approaches. Activities will focus on: (1) Expanding early TB diagnosis by implementing active case finding using advanced and innovative screening methods and scale-up of novel TB diagnostic approaches, (2) Advancing TB prevention interventions including expansion of TB preventive treatment to at risk populations, conducting readiness assessments and introduction of new TB vaccines, and increasing infection prevention and control capacity and support. (3) Improving TB and drug-resistant TB treatment outcomes for all individuals affected by TB by implementation of novel and shorter TB treatment regimens.
Job Summary:
Serves in a technical leadership role in a project aims to adopt and expand innovative approaches and design interventions to strengthen the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of TB in targeted countries in Southeast Asia. Establishes and continually refines technical TB strategies, frameworks, approaches, tools, and activities to expand access to high quality diagnostics, case finding, prevention and TB treatment services. Ensures timely, responsive, and effective technical assistance is delivered to priority countries to enhance the quality of TB programming at the country level.
Builds relationships and collaborates with stakeholders and the program team in the design, integration and implementation of TB technical activities based upon best practices, international evidence and CDC, World Health Organization, and/or country-specific strategies and objectives. Provides technical leadership to research components of the project. Identifies specialized partnership needs, engages sub-partners and resource partners to ensure high quality technical performance. Monitors all technical aspects of the project from initiation through delivery. Ensures completion of project technical deliverables meet high quality standards, are on schedule and within budget constraints. Selects, develops and evaluates personnel to ensure technical objectives are met. Mentors regional and country-level TB technical experts. Contributes project experience and learning to regional TB thought leadership initiatives. Provides significant input to business development and successfully leads new TB business development initiatives.
Accountabilities:
Technical Requirements:
Serves as the project technical lead and key point of contact for FHI 360.
Leads the technical operational and tactical activities for the project.
Ensures high quality technical deliverablesโincluding workplans and annual reportsโare developed, submitted and approved on schedule and within budget parameters, and that they are consistent with TB best practices.
Identifies areas for improved efficiency or effectiveness within prescribed parameters, and institutes enhancements to procedures.
Develops and implements technical training and capacity strengthening interventions.
May supervise or provide technical guidance to staff members locally and in the region.