Senior Technical Advisor Job at Jhpiego

Jhpiego, an Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, is a global leader in improving healthcare services for women and their families.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Senior Technical Advisor

Job ID: 2025-7314
Job Location: Abuja
Category: International Positions

Overview

• The Senior Technical Advisor (STA) will serve as Jhpiego Nigeria’s technical liaison for Global Health Security initiatives, reporting to the Project Director for GHS. He/She will provide technical oversight to efforts geared towards strengthening IHR core capacities and enhance national and subnational preparedness, surveillance, and response systems.
• The STA will supervise state surveillance officers and lead technical components of AMR Com-WATCH technical implementation, coordinate One Health and multi-sectoral engagement with government and private partners to advance GHS priorities.
• The STA will lead social mobilization for adoption, extending to private sector and ensure technical representation with National and subnational GoN team and advance technical assistance to GoN on IHR core capacities, Surveillance, AMR, Epidemiology, Laboratory and other GHS priorities.
• This position will strengthen integrated disease surveillance, accelerate improvement and implementation of event-based and community-based surveillance systems through the IDSR framework and coordinate disease epidemiological activities. Jhpiego Surveillance and Epidemiologist experts will be embedded at the NCDC team on the following.

Responsibilities
Technical design and Implementation: IHR, Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Public Health Emergencies

IHR and Integrated Surveillance Systems:

• Provide technical assistance (TA) for implementing IHR surveillance requirements and strengthening priority surveillance functions using the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) framework as a key platform.
• Lead operationalization of integrated disease surveillance frameworks, ensuring real-time, actionable, high-quality data at both national and subnational levels.
• Strengthen and coordinate implementation of Event-Based (EBS), Community-Based (CBS), and Indicator-Based (IBS) surveillance systems through harmonized tools, standardized workflows, and unified indicators.
• Support NCDC and State Ministries of Health to establish and strengthen signal detection, verification, and risk assessment mechanisms aligned with national and WHO standards.
• Develop and implement a subnational/state surveillance communication network to enhance data flow, cross-sector collaboration, and early-warning information sharing.

Epidemiology, Data Analytics, and Evidence Use:

• Oversee generation, analysis, and use of surveillance data to inform public health decision-making and strengthen outbreak detection and response systems.
• Provide technical guidance for monitoring and evaluating disease patterns and trends to inform system strengthening and programmatic adjustments.
• Lead the development of performance indicators, analytics dashboards, and data visualization tools to support strategic oversight, donor reporting, and decision-making.
• Conduct advanced epidemiological and scientific analyses to identify trends, correlations, and risk patterns, translating insights into actionable policy and operational recommendations.
• Produce high-quality technical reports, policy briefs, abstracts, and manuscripts contributing to the global knowledge base on digital surveillance, AMR, and One Health systems.
• Lead documentation of lessons learned, success stories, innovations, and best practices to inform adaptive management and replication.
• Facilitate national and regional dissemination of evidence to inform GHS and AMR policy, donor engagement, and resource mobilization.

AMR Surveillance and One Health Integration:

• Lead the implementation of AMR containment and surveillance frameworks, including digital initiatives such as Com-WATCH, promoting rational antibiotic use and near real-time reporting.
• Integrate Com-WATCH data streams into national surveillance systems (DHIS2, SORMAS, IDSR) to enhance AMR intelligence and inform national and state-level interventions.
• Facilitate integration of One Health principles across human, animal, and environmental sectors to address zoonotic disease threats and antimicrobial resistance challenges.
• Coordinate with NAFDAC, PCN, VCN, NCDC, and other regulatory and technical partners to strengthen AMR data governance, harmonization, and utilization.

Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (PHEPR):

• Provide TA to strengthen Public Health Emergency Operations Centers (PHEOCs) and incident management systems at national and state levels.
• Support enhancement of existing emergency preparedness programs to embed surveillance within EOC operations and promote rapid response mechanisms.
• Lead technical coordination for outbreak responses (e.g., Lassa fever, Anthrax, Mpox, Cerebrospinal Meningitis), ensuring alignment with national emergency frameworks.
• Guide implementation of risk communication, response coordination, and simulation exercises to strengthen readiness and system resilience.

Capacity Building and Mentorship:

• Supervise and mentor state surveillance officers, epidemiologists, and technical staff to sustain high-quality surveillance and response systems.
• Design and deliver training programs on field epidemiology, biosafety, biosecurity, data analytics, AMR, and outbreak management.
• Institutionalize continuous quality improvement (CQI) and learning mechanisms within surveillance and laboratory systems.
• Conduct supportive supervision and mentoring at subnational levels to ensure sustainable system performance, particularly at LGA and community levels.

Social Mobilization, Communication, and Platform Adoption:

• Lead development and implementation of the project’s social mobilization and community engagement strategy, driving awareness and uptake of Com-WATCH among community health actors
• Build trust and sustained participation through collaboration with professional associations, community leaders, and private-sector networks
• Oversee behaviour change and communication activities that promote Com-WATCH adoption, risk awareness, and community-level vigilance.
• Track platform adoption and user engagement metrics, integrating qualitative feedback into iterative design and training models.

One Health and Stakeholders Engagement:

• Serve as Jhpiego technical liaison with NCDC, NAFDAC, PCN, VCN, academia, and other One Health actors.
• Coordinate multi-sectoral efforts to harmonize human, animal, and environmental health data streams for holistic AMR and zoonotic disease intelligence.
• Facilitate co-creation of data-sharing protocols, joint surveillance reviews, and integrated response workflows across agencies.
• Represent the project in National and State One Health Technical Working Groups (TWGs), using data-driven insights to inform national policies and investment priorities.
• Translate partner feedback into actionable technical requirements for system improvement and integration.
• Foster an environment for collaboration and research on shared health threats across the human, animal and environmental interface

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, International Development, or a related field.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience managing and implementing public health surveillance, M&E, or health information systems in developing countries
• Social Mobilization, Communication, and Platform Adoption
• Lead development and implementation of the project’s social mobilization and community engagement strategy, driving awareness and uptake of Com-WATCH among community health actors.
• Build trust and sustained participation through collaboration with professional associations, community leaders, and private-sector networks.
• Oversee behavior change and communication activities that promote antibiotic stewardship, risk awareness, and community-level vigilance.
• Track platform adoption and user engagement metrics, integrating qualitative feedback into iterative design and training models.
• Position Jhpiego as a trusted technical partner through evidence-based advocacy and visibility in GHS networks.
• Experience in word processing, use of spreadsheets (including graphing), database use, e-mail communication and Internet research,
• Possess a range of computer skills (including Word Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access), which may need to be acquired through very quick learning.
• Social Mobilization, Communication, and Platform Adoption
• Lead development and implementation of the project’s social mobilization and community engagement strategy, driving awareness and uptake of Com-WATCH among community health actors.
• Build trust and sustained participation through collaboration with professional associations, community leaders, and private-sector networks.
• Oversee behavior change and communication activities that promote antibiotic stewardship, risk awareness, and community-level vigilance.
• Track platform adoption and user engagement metrics, integrating qualitative feedback into iterative design and training models.
• Position Jhpiego as a trusted technical partner through evidence-based advocacy and visibility in GHS networks.
• Proficiency in writing and editing letters, reports, and documents.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform.
• Excellent presentation skills and verbal and written communication skills.
• Previous experience working in INGO.
• Proficiency in word processing, Microsoft Office and data software.
• Ability to travel 25% of the time.
• Nigerian nationals are strongly encouraged to apply