Technical Advisor II, Tuberculosis (TB)

Main Responsibilities of the Position

Accountabilities:

In collaboration with project and headquarters teams, provides technical leadership, and develops tools and resources to inform the design, development, planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of TB programs and initiatives.

Grows the TB portfolio by securing new business through leading and contributing to business development efforts, including supporting the management of opportunity identification, capture, proposal development, and strategic partnership.

Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with donor/client organizations, relevant government agencies, and bilateral and other non-governmental organizations at the global, regional, and national levels.

Supports projects by evaluating programmatic effectiveness, overseeing technical aspects, and ensuring the technical quality of donor reports and knowledge products

Develops/reviews and ensures the technical quality of evidence-based technical materials, including implementation briefs, job aids, curricula, and supervisory systems needed to implement programs.

Provides thought leadership and prepares draft publications and external communications and represents the organization in technical working groups at the global, regional, or national level.

Technical Requirements:

Influences the design and scope of initiatives and programs, including contributing to the development of strategies and tools for the design and implementation of specific technical components along the cascade of TB care and prevention.

Networks with key internal and external personnel.

Coordinates with technical and programmatic staff members to ensure that activities are performed as per award requirements and consistent with policy.

Ensures technical deliverables and implementation are consistent with evidenced-based or best practices in TB and are compliant with funder contractual obligations.

Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates the effectiveness of projects, makes recommendations for enhancements, and proactively identifies risks or challenges to technical deliverables, and creates mitigation plans.

Reviews client reports and documents, technical documents, and publications and leads the development/revision and sharing of best practice documents.

Leads the development and dissemination of TB-related research and evaluation products and outputs, through various channels, in alignment with the organization’s quality assurance systems.