Global Health Security Director: Outbreak Readiness & Systems

Corus World Health; Baltimore, Washington (MD, District of Columbia); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Corus International, through its Corus World Health fundraising brand, seeks a Global Health Security Technical Director to provide strategic and technical leadership for a multi-country program advancing health security, outbreak preparedness, and health systems strengthening.

The role emphasizes One Health alignment, country-led approaches, and sustained collaboration with Ministries of Health, international partners, and donors to ensure program success and government ownership across

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in public health, epidemiology, infectious diseases, or a related field.
• 8-10 years of progressive experience in global health programs, including leadership roles.
• Demonstrated expertise in global health security, outbreak preparedness, surveillance, rapid outbreak response, and health systems strengthening.
• Experience with Ministries of Health and international partners in low- and middle-income countries, preferably in Africa.
• Proven ability to manage multi-country, donor-funded programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for Global Health Security programming across multiple country contexts.
• Lead development of technical strategies, annual workplans, and milestone-based implementation plans.
• Ensure alignment with national health strategies and U.S. government priorities.
• Represent the project in high-level technical working groups and international meetings.
• Oversee health information systems, data use, and analytics.
• Strengthen supply chains, laboratory capacity, and workforce development.
• Promote One Health and integrated service delivery across disease areas.
• Lead engagement with Ministries of Health and national stakeholders.
• Coordinate with U.S. government counterparts, interagency partners, and donors.

Skills

Global health leadership

Strategic stakeholder engagement

Program management

Cross-country coordination

Education

Master's degree or higher in public health, epidemiology, infectious diseases, or a related field

Job description

Corus International, through its Corus World Health fundraising brand, seeks a Global Health Security Technical Director to provide strategic and technical leadership for a multi-country program advancing health security, outbreak preparedness, and health systems strengthening.

The role emphasizes One Health alignment, country-led approaches, and sustained collaboration with Ministries of Health, international partners, and donors to ensure program success and government ownership across