East Africa Regional Technical Advisor I – Polio

🕒 July 31

🌐 Kenya, Zambia, +2 more countries – Remote

🇰🇪 Kenya – Remote 🇿🇲 Zambia – Remote 🇹🇿 Tanzania – Remote 🇪🇹 Ethiopia – Remote

💵 $49k - $65k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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✨ Advisor

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FHI 360

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1971

🏥 Healthcare

🍽️ Food & Beverage

💼 Consulting

Healthcare • Food & Beverage • Consulting

FHI 360 is a global nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Operating in over 60 countries, FHI 360's work spans across a wide range of areas including health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, and governance. The organization focuses on creating partnerships, integrating research, and leveraging resources to enable people to reach their full potential. With a strong emphasis on equity, health, and well-being, FHI 360 is committed to building a more equitable world through innovative programs and partnerships.

📋 Description

• Provide strategic and technical leadership for the Strengthening Infectious Disease Detection Systems • Ensures alignment of STRIDES polio activities with global guidance, national policies • Provide technical oversight of in-country implementation • Support capacity strengthening, mentoring, and technical assistance to country level teams • Develop tools, guidance, learning products, and public goods that strengthen STRIDES’ polio portfolio • Represent STRIDES’ polio equities with key donors and stakeholders • Cascade and operationalize the Activity’s technical strategy • Collaborate across FHI 360, consortium and local partners to ensure coordinated implementation

🎯 Requirements

• Master’s Degree or its International Equivalent in Health, Life/Social Sciences, International Development, or Related Field • Typically requires 8+ years of relevant experience in designing and evaluating applicable programs/services • At least five years of relevant experience in public health, especially in developing countries with a focus on Polio eradication, surveillance, or infectious disease control • Experience with polio eradication programs and management of large-scale public health initiatives involving Polio surveillance is required • Relevant publications, presentations, reports, and manual/tool development • Proficient experience in current polio eradication, surveillance, laboratory support or related program developments in polio eradication and/or Global Health Security • Fluency in English is required

🏖️ Benefits

• health insurance • retirement plans • paid time off • flexible work arrangements • professional development