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Requisition ID:  118733

Sr. Technical Advisor, MERL

Reporting to the Strategic Information Director, the Senior Technical Advisor is accountable for applying technical expertise and knowledge to deliver, adapt and/or modify high-quality technical approaches that reflect best practices in HIV. They will identify and assess changes in needs, priorities, requirements and operating conditions, ensuring technical approaches are aligned with and responsive to organizational, client and donor needs and requirements.


The Sr. Technical Advisor will work with the team to define and determine the requirements for work, establishing actionable plans that support the mobilization of solutions.

As a representative of Jhpiego, the Sr. Technical Advisor will build and expand client networks, establishing strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to advance organizational objectives. They will foster new relationships internally and support the development of new external partnerships to achieve objectives and deepen the shared perspective on approaches through the demonstration of deep industry and organizational knowledge. The Senior Technical Advisor will build capacity, support knowledge sharing, and business development by supporting the development and implementation of selected work-plan activities and contribute to program learning.


This position follows a hybrid work schedule. The selected candidate will be required to work in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, with the option to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays.


Responsibilities:


Technical Assistance & Quality Programming


  • Provides quality technical assistance and ensures quality technical approaches are implemented in county programs by working closely with program staff to provide inputs into country workplans and reports and to review program data and results to inform decision-making and technical strategies
  • Ensures quality assurance for technical unit by contributing to the development of standards for technical interventions and routinely utilizing program data to identify program and country quality issues and trends and recommends strategies to resolve them
  • Drawing on experience and technical knowledge, designs or adapts technical approaches based on team capacities, analysis of program data, stakeholder needs and changes in context or environment
  • Leads discussions with donors, partners and government stakeholders to ensure programming and technical approach is responsive to needs and priorities
  • Leads implementation of activities, contributes to the development of products and materials, and supports the integration and implementation of key technical interventions and activities into country programs
  • Leads the design and implementation of technical trainings within project settings and conducts activities to build capacity


Global Strategy Development & Implementation


  • Contributes to the development of Jhpiego’s global technical strategies for technical area and identifies opportunities to apply, integrate or test new approaches in project settings.
  • Leads implementation of priorities identified in global technical strategy and workplan


New Program Development & Donor Relations


  • Serves as a technical design lead and supports business development activities including identifying and supporting new opportunities and leading the technical design of new projects with the new business development team
  • Provides technical input into new business development opportunities
  • Develops strong working relationships with partners and with proposal team to design technically sound and responsive programming


Knowledge Management & Learning


  • Identifies important learning and opportunities to share technical knowledge across the organization
  • Captures important learning and leads the development of technical updates to ensure the most up to date knowledge, best practices and learning are widely shared and taken up and implemented into programs


Special Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:

  • In-depth knowledge of performance monitoring and PEPFAR indicators
  • Strong technical skills, including ability to process and analyze data using one or more statistical software packages, including at least one of the following: SPSS, Epi Info, Stata.
  • Familiarity with PowerBI, DHIS2, Qualtrics and CommCare.
  • Experience in developing data analytics and effective data visualizations and disseminating project results
  • Experience in designing and conducting program evaluations
  • Experience in implementation research, including use of both quantitative and qualitative methods
  • Experience with new business development, including writing and reviewing proposals and contributing to technical design
  • Experience with USAID-funded HIV and GHS projects and/or other donor funded projects
  • Comprehensive understanding of current global health funding priorities and players
  • Excellent interpersonal and cross-cultural skills including the ability to communicate technical content verbally, in writing and through dynamic presentations.




Minimum Qualifications
  • Master's degree in Health Policy or a related field
  • Seven years related experience in health systems
  • Additional experience may substitute for required education to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula


Preferred Qualifications
  • Doctoral degree preferred
  • Experience in PEPFAR SI/M&E of global health security programs (USAID, CDC. and DOD) and/or HIV/AIDS programs.
  • Strong technical skills, including ability to process and analyze data using one or more statistical software packages, including at least one of the following: SPSS, Epi Info, Stata.
  • Familiarity with PowerBI, DHIS2, Qualtrics and CommCare.
  • Experience working and living in a developing country.
  • Experience working with international and U.S. donor agencies and private sector foundations.
  • French, Spanish, or Portuguese language skills.

 

 

 

 

 

Classified Title: Sr. Technical Advisor 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Sr. Technical Advisor, MERL    
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MF  
Starting Salary Range: $87,076- $109,538 Commensurate with Experience 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm 
FLSA Status: Exempt 
Location: Jhpiego 
Department name: 60000105-Global Programs and Technical Excellence 
Personnel area: Academic and Business Centers 

 

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

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Vaccine Requirements
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