Technical Advisor, Outbreak Response

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in District of Columbia, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Oversee and direct STRIDES Ebola outbreak preparedness, response, recovery, and transition initiatives.

• Manage and coordinate Incident Management System structures and emergency operations activities.

• Act as the main technical and operational point of contact for the implementation of Ebola response efforts.

• Provide strategic leadership and direction to response teams, government partners, and implementing organizations.

• Facilitate daily incident management meetings, situation assessments, and operational planning sessions.

• Ensure alignment of response activities with national and international Ebola protocols and guidelines.

• Coordinate surge staffing, deployment planning, and integrative response actions.

• Monitor epidemiological trends and evaluate surveillance reports to inform operational decisions.

• Offer technical direction, mentorship, and capacity building to project staff and partners.

• Maintain project protocols, tools, datasets, manuals, training materials, and reports.

• Create technical briefs, reports, proposals, budgets, work plans, presentations, and other documentation.

• Analyze project implementation and recommend technical strategies and enhancement guidelines.

• Assist in the transition from emergency response to recovery and resilience-building efforts.

• Develop and track technical work plans, budgets, objectives, and performance indicators.

• Produce situation reports, technical updates, donor reports, executive summaries, and lessons-learned documentation.

• Keep records and documentation of incidents.

• Monitor deliverables, timelines, expenditures, budgets, and resource use.

• Facilitate the procurement and distribution of PPE, laboratory supplies, commodities, equipment, and emergency materials.

• Represent FHI 360 in national and sub-national Ebola coordination platforms.

• Collaborate with Ministries of Health, UN agencies, NGOs, donor representatives, partners, and clients.

• Participate in technical working groups, emergency coordination meetings, client/funder meetings, and business development activities.

• Support proposal and project design, budgeting, recruitment, partner/sub-award management, and client-related technical issues.

• Ensure technical quality, compliance with regulations, and alignment with organizational strategy and standard operating procedures.

• May supervise junior staff and manage centralized functional operations.

• Travel and potentially deploy to areas affected by outbreaks.

⛳️ Requirements

• Master's Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Global Health, Infectious Diseases, Emergency Management, Medicine, Nursing, Health Sciences, or a related field.

• At least 8+ years of progressively responsible experience in public health emergency management, infectious disease outbreak response, or humanitarian health programs.

• Minimum of 3–5 years of leadership experience managing large-scale outbreak responses.

• Proven experience in supporting Ebola, viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs), or other infectious disease emergency responses.

• Experience collaborating with Ministries of Health, WHO, CDC, NGOs, and donor-funded programs.

• Documented experience in providing technical assistance, capacity building, and business development in the relevant technical domain.

• Previous work experience in an NGO, government agency, or private sector organization.

• In-depth knowledge of viral hemorrhagic fever epidemiology, particularly Ebola, and VHF prevention and control strategies.

• Strong understanding of Incident Management Systems, Emergency Operations Centers, and principles of public health emergency management.

• Experience in outbreak investigation, surveillance, contact tracing, and emergency coordination.

• Familiarity with WHO, CDC, and Ministry of Health Ebola response frameworks and standards.

• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in complex emergency situations.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

• Experience with humanitarian coordination mechanisms and stakeholder engagement.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Capability to work effectively under pressure during rapidly changing emergencies.

• Proficiency in managing projects, prioritizing tasks, and successfully planning implementation.

• Must possess fluency in reading, writing, and speaking English.

• Willingness to travel, including deployment to outbreak-affected regions.

• Project Management Certification is preferred.

• Specialized training in Ebola preparedness and response is highly desirable.

• International or field-based emergency response experience is preferred.

• Experience in international or domestic US program development or program management is preferred.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 and data management platforms.

• Successful completion of relevant screening checks and consent to recruitment processes.

🏝️ Benefits

• FHI 360 contributes 7% of monthly base salary to a money purchase pension plan account.

• 18 days of paid vacation annually for US-based full-time staff.

• 12 sick days per year for US-based full-time personnel.

• 11 holidays each year for US-based full-time staff.

• Competitive benefits package.

• Opportunities for professional development.

• Policies and programs that promote a healthy work/life balance.

• Commitment to equal opportunity employment.

• Support for safeguarding and code-of-conduct compliance.