Senior Global Health Security; GHS & Infectious Disease ( Advisor, DOS LEAP Global - Burundi

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Zemi Tek, LLC is a Woman-Owned, SBA-certified 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) based in the Washington, DC metro area. We have a strong record delivering innovative and high-quality solutions. Since 2007, Zemi Tek has provided technical assistance, project management, information technology (IT), knowledge management, monitoring and evaluation, training and learning development, and institutional support services.

Global Solutions Ventures (GSV) – a joint-venture partnership between Zemi Tek, LLC and Dexis Consulting Group – is implementing the Long-term Exceptional Technical Assistance Project (LEAP Global), a mechanism originally used by USAID to battle against infectious diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, neglected tropical diseases, and pandemic influenza. As of July 1, 2025, LEAP Global transitioned to the U.S. Department of State (DOS).

This initiative aims to address the complex human resource challenges faced by national infectious disease programs in the USA-supported countries.

The intervention of this project is to hire and embed technical expert advisors and subject matter experts within government entities. By directly embedding the technical expertise within the national programs, LEAP provides long-term, sustainable lifesaving support to empower host governments to lead and manage key aspects of their infectious disease portfolios and improve coordination between the U.S. Government and the host country.

The Senior Global Health Security (GHS) and Infectious Disease () Advisor will support the MOH Emergency Operations Center (EOC or COUSP in French) and NACP (National AIDS Control Program) in carrying out life-saving humanitarian assistance (LHA) in full alignment with the new Presidential Executive Order (EO) directives. The primary focus of the Advisor will be technical support with a special emphasis on preventing, detecting, and responding to infectious disease threats which impact public health.

The Advisor will also provide support for the National HIV response to improve capacity for PEPFAR transition.

The Senior GHS and  will support the appropriate multi-sectoral Government Departments and Agencies - such as the Ministry of Health, Agriculture, and Environment- for the effective adoption and implementation of life saving interventions focusing on preventing, detecting and responding to infectious disease threats with public health potential, such as zoonotic diseases. The Senior GHS & Infectious Disease Advisor will identify programmatic bottlenecks and facilitate solutions through coordinated technical support and facilitation of effort through the GHS projects, Pandemic Fund and the Global Fund.

The Senior GHS and  will be based within the EOC and will also work with the NACP. The Advisor will receive direction from the Director of the EOC and as needed, from the NACP Director, who will serve as the onsite Manager/Supervisor. Familiarity with Department of State/USG programming and C/AOR experience are highly desirable as the Advisor is expected to support the implementation of the Department of State GHS and HIV portfolio.

French and English fluency are required for this assignment. The Advisor will report to the U.S. Department of State on a weekly and monthly basis.

Support multisectoral ministries in effective delivery of life-saving humanitarian assistance (LHA) through utilization of domestic and donors’ (e.g. the Pandemic Fund, Global Fund when relevant such as COVID-19 response funds).

• Assist the relevant ministries with effective delivery of LHA GHS services, including but not limited:
  • community-based active surveillance,
  • systems capacity for detecting priority diseases/threats,
  • data systems for monitoring, analyzing, and reporting on threats,
  • infection prevention and control (IPC), including commodities and WASH in healthcare facilities,
  • case management; and Emergency Management including Emergency Operating Centers (EOC) and Point of Entry Screening,
  • Risk Communication and Community Engagement,
  • Emergency outbreak response.

• Provide technical support and actively engage with field…