Global Health Security Technical Lead

Jhpiego; Maryland; On-site; USD 128,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Jhpiego in the United States (Maryland) seeks a Principal Technical Advisor, Global Health Security, to provide strategic and technical leadership across the GHS portfolio.

You will guide design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of programs strengthening country capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats in line with IHR and GHSA, with emphasis on CDC and DOS-funded work.

Qualifications

• Medical degree or advanced degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Global Health, Medicine, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of global public health and health security experience, including international field programs.
• Demonstrated leadership across multi-country technical assistance and donor coordination.
• Experience with CDC/DOS and other USG donor systems and processes.
• Fluency in English with strong written and oral communication.
• Strong change management, strategic thinking, and results orientation.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level technical leadership and quality assurance across assigned GHS projects.
• Ensure activities align with donor frameworks and host-country priorities.
• Advise country teams on evidence-based approaches to strengthen GHS capacities.
• Guide the development and testing of emergency preparedness plans and exercises.
• Support rapid response activities during outbreaks.
• Develop and review technical training materials and capacity building.
• Contribute to annual work planning with donors and health ministries.
• Represent Jhpiego to donors and partners at meetings and conferences.

Skills

Strategic technical leadership

Program quality assurance

GHS surveillance & IPC

Emergency response expertise

Donor engagement & reporting

Mentoring and capacity building

Stakeholder engagement

English communication

Leadership in multi-country programs

Data analytics & learning

Education

Medical degree or advanced degree in Public Health/Global Health

Job description

Jhpiego in the United States (Maryland) seeks a Principal Technical Advisor, Global Health Security, to provide strategic and technical leadership across the GHS portfolio.

You will guide design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of programs strengthening country capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats in line with IHR and GHSA, with emphasis on CDC and DOS-funded work.