The GHS Lead Advisor will serve as a technical resource to the USAID
mission in Tanzania, including the health, economic growth and
environment teams, as well as the USG interagency team supporting GHSA.
The Advisor will be responsible for working closely with
Washington-based technical advisors, project management teams, the
Nairobi-based east and central Africa regional coordinator, and the GHSA
headquarters team to ensure coordination across all GHSA investments
and to ensure that program activities and objectives are aligned with
the GHS priorities of the USG and the Tanzanian government. The Advisor
will also liaise with the Agreement Officer Representatives (AORs) and
Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs) of applicable bilateral
projects at USAID/Tanzania to ensure coordination of GHSA activities and
mandated interagency reporting.
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The GHS Lead Advisor will work in collaboration with the USAID/Washington GHS team and with regional colleagues to implement USAID activities, ensuring alignment with the government of Tanzania priorities. The Advisor will ensure effective U.S. Government (USG) interagency coordination and work closely with USAID colleagues and other USG partners, particularly CDC, and US Department of Defense (DOD) offices working in Tanzania at the national and sub national levels, which also provide support for GHS implementation. The US State Department provides important support for in-country USG interagency collaboration.
2. Statement of Duties to be Performed
Working as part of the Embassy in Dar es Salaam GHS Team within the
Health Office, the USAID GHS Lead Advisor will complete the following
duties and responsibilities:
A. Ensures implementation and coordination of USAID GHS activities with
USAID’s existing GHS program and with other USG agencies on GHS-related
activities. Maintain strong partnerships between agencies as well as
implementing partners of respective agencies and build strong
partnerships with other development partners in Tanzania:
● Represent USAID in the USG GHS Interagency Technical Working Group.
Work collaboratively with the USG agencies while representing USAID
priorities.
● Maintain frequent, regular, and ad hoc meetings with USG partners
including CDC, DTRA and other Embassy agencies to discuss activities and
maintain coordination and to keep each other informed on changes to GHS
activities.
● Work collaboratively with USG agencies to develop detailed annual GHS
work plans to ensure coordination of USG GHS supported activities and to
avoid duplication.
● Provide technical expertise to USAID and USG leadership for GHS technical areas of work.
● During disease outbreaks in which the government requests support from
USAID and other partners, ensure that USAID’s efforts are coordinated
to support the national government.
● Set up/encourage the establishment of Partner/Donor coordination and
collaboration mechanisms to advance GHS in Tanzania. Such partners
include USAID partners, other donors, the government of Tanzania,
private sector, international and local NGOs, multilateral
organizations, etc.
B. Liaison between the Mission in Tanzania and USAID Washington:
● Report on activities in Tanzania to USAID Global Health Security Washington-based and regional team members.
● Assist the Agreement Officer’s Representatives and Contracting
Officer’s Representatives (A/CORs) by monitoring and guiding
implementing partner activities to ensure consistency with project
objectives and to ensure that activities contribute to advancing
Tanzania targets including GHSA and JEE metrics.
● Report on GHS and GHSA activities.
● Work with USAID’s GHS Team to identify new opportunities and
activities to contribute to Tanzania GHS efforts. This includes activity
design, assessments and scoping of new opportunities.
C. Serve as A/COR and/or Activity Manager for GHS Activities implemented in the country:
● For bilateral mechanisms, serve as either A/COR or Activity Manager, ensuring effective coordination and implementation.
● For HQ-based mechanisms, serve as an activity manager, working closely
with the A/COR to ensure effective implementation of GHS activities in
the country.
D. Serve as USAID’s representative on technical working groups with
Tanzania counterparts related to GHS activities. Build and maintain
strong relationships with multiple government of Tanzania Ministries and
Agencies:
● S/he will represent USAID on donor/government coordination groups
related to emerging infectious diseases and other GHS activities
● Develop relationships with animal and public health ministries and USAID regional bureaus.
E. Provide coordination across all USAID GHS activities in Tanzania:
● Establish and maintain coordination networks among USAID implementing
partners in Tanzania whose activities are related to GHS. Facilitate
opportunities for USAID implementing partners to collaborate and
leverage each other’s activities. Communicate and promote to IPs USAID’s
expectations for IPs to function as a cohesive program working together
to advance GHS targets in Tanzania, in consultation with relevant
A/COR.
● Use the coordination network to facilitate the GHS implementing
partners in successful completion of work plan activities and to
maximize USG investments.
● Engage with implementing partners and multi-sectoral Tanzania and
other stakeholders to promote the skills, capacities and environment in
Tanzania across the ministries to investigate diverse and complex
conditions that resemble pathologic patterns that will or could affect
public health.
● Provide technical guidance to USAID IPs to promote and leverage
existing USAID activities and the contributions of other stakeholders in
Tanzania to achieve JEE targets with an emphasis on USAID priority
Action Packages and interventions at the human animal-environment.
F. Coordinate multiple reporting requirements that require input and clearance from
diverse stakeholders:
● Lead development of USAID contributions to semi-annual GHSA Progress Report.
● Have strong knowledge of assessments and scoring related to Tanzania GHSA Joint External Evaluation Report.
● Provide bi-weekly updates to Embassy Dar es Salaam inter-agency GHS Team.
● Develop weekly updates for USAID/Tanzania Front Office on GHS progress, events and upcoming visitors.
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How to apply
Eligible offerors are
1. Required to complete and submit the offer form AID 309-2, “Offeror
Information for Personal Services Contracts with Individuals,”
available at http://www.usaid.gov/forms.
2. Offers must be received by the closing date and time specified in
Section I, item 3, and submitted to the Point of Contact in Section I.
3. Offeror submissions must clearly reference the number of this
Solicitation to ensure the offer is for the position in this
Solicitation.
Interested applicants must submit the following:
(1) a current Form AID 309-2, Offeror Information for Personal Services Contract;
(2) a current resume or curriculum vitae;
(3) a cover letter, not to exceed three pages, addressing how the applicant meets the Required Qualifications {(a) education; (b) prior work experience; (c) knowledge, (d) skills and abilities}; and
4) any other documents (certificates, awards, copies of degrees earned, etc.) that address the qualification requirements of the position as listed above, and a list of three (3) to five (5) references with complete contact information, including email address and telephone numbers.
Submittals should be sent to USAID/Tanzania PSC Applications mailbox, at daressalaampscsap@usaid.gov.
