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The ENVISION NTD Advisor plays a key technical assistance role for the ENVISION project in supporting project implementation as described below. ENVISION is a five-year Cooperative Agreement through which RTI supports and expands NTD control and elimination in specified countries and furthers the development of evidence-based policies and standards globally. This position will be based in Washington DC, in RTI’s Global Health Group, and will report to the Deputy Technical Director.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The NTD Advisor is a key ENVISION technical team member who liaises with other teams and works in support of national NTD programs. Duties may include:
• Provide daily support to Resident Program Advisors’ management of program implementation and oversight to subcontractors’ management of country programs;
• Support host-country governments in coordination of stakeholders (including facilitation of stakeholders meetings) to avoid overlap and maximize use of limited resources;
• Support national program and partners to prepare annual work plans and complete semiannual reports;
• Provide technical review and oversight of the execution of country work plan activities in accordance with WHO guidelines for NTD control and elimination;
• Contribute to preparation of ENVISION documents for submission to USAID (semiannual report, annual work plan, etc.);
• Identify technical assistance needs and liaise with the ENVISION Technical Assistance Facility to ensure assistance is provided to meet the needs;
• Work with ENVISION Operations team to monitor project activities and spending to ensure proper activity planning and meet USAID financial and management reporting guidelines;
• Encourage documentation of project accomplishments and innovation in peer-reviewed journals;
• Through USAID HQ, liaise with USAID Mission (and regional staff if appropriate) to ensure communication on ENVISION activities and explore potential synergies with other USAID projects;
• Work with ENVISION ME team to guide country programs in planning their ME activities, which could include mapping, disease-specific assessments, data management, database development, reporting, monitoring of program indicators, quality control exercises, and facilitating national programs’ use of data to inform strategies and improve their programs;
• Provide technical expertise on use of the NTD Tool for Integrated Planning and Costing (TIPAC);
• Liaise with ENVISION Communications Manager to support fulfillment of communications strategy goals (e.g., disseminate information about country-level activities and identify stories for publication and sharing through multiple types of media), following USAID branding and marking guidelines;
• Assist in facilitation of technical training (potentially include NTD Program Managers Course);
• Facilitate ENVISION country program start-up (stakeholders meeting, situation analysis, national program NTD master plan, TIPAC) in coordination with USAID HQ
• Liaise with national program managers, drug donation programs, and WHO to monitor procurement of donated and ENVISION-purchased drugs (e.g., submitting applications, timing of drug shipments, in-country supply chain, etc.);
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge on current WHO technical guidelines and research on NTDs;
• Perform international and domestic travel (up to 25%); and
• Perform other work as needed by program management.
Desired Qualifications:
• MPH with minimum of 6 years’ experience in international public health programs;
• Technical experience in infectious disease, disease surveillance, and monitoring and evaluation;
• Experience working on or with USAID or US government-funded projects;
• At least 3 years’ resident work experience in a developing country preferred;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and experience working in cross-cultural environments;
• Ability to thrive in a team environment;
• Understanding and appreciation of country-led health or development strategies;
• French language proficiency strongly preferred; language skills in Portuguese will be an asset;
• Ability to travel internationally.
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