Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) is a US-based, global public health organization with a mission to prevent 100 million deaths from heart disease and to make the world safer from epidemics. We are led by Dr Tom Frieden, former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since 2017, Resolve to Save Lives has partnered with low- and middle-income country governments, multi-lateral agencies, academic and other civil society partners, and communities to build capacity for and support implementation of enabling policies and effective programs to treat and control hypertension, reduce sodium intake, eliminate artificial trans fat, and strengthen systems for epidemic prevention.
We believe our programs are strengthened when they are developed and supported by individuals with diverse life experiences, whose understanding of social and cultural issues can help make our work and workforce more inclusive. We encourage applications from and provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran. Resolve to Save Lives complies with all applicable US EEO laws.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Principal Advisor, Surveillance and Digital Architecture and Governance
Location: Remote
Department: Prevent Epidemics
Employment Type: Fixed Term FTE
Position Background
- Resolve to Save Lives’ Prevent Epidemics program works closely with Ministries of Health and national public health institutes in Africa to strengthen epidemic preparedness capacity, accelerate disease detection and response, and to use data effectively to inform action.
- In addition to direct partnership with governments, we also work with implementing partners including US CDC, the World Health Organization, World Bank, and Global Health Advocacy Incubator to implement programs, prototype new innovations, and ensure sustainability through increased national ownership, including domestic budget allocations.
- The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for integrated disease surveillance that produces intelligence for decision-makers, including policy makers, public health actors, and individuals and communities.
- The surveillance funding landscape at country level can be fragmented, based on the interests and specific investments in vertical programs or aims.
- Resolve to Save Lives is implementing a program for integrated surveillance in several African countries, building from our existing work to both strengthen the implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) and accelerate detection and response in countries.
- The new initiative will support countries to align resources, maximize potential impacts for the effective use of data, and strengthen national capacities for implementation and ownership.
- The initiative will also support country implementation for activities to enhance disease and contextual/risk data through strengthened surveillance and innovations in epidemic intelligence, use existing and emergent data effectively throughout the event lifecycle (from anticipatory action to risk communication during emergencies), and develop data tools and products that support key decision-makers from communities, health sector officials, and policymakers.
Position Summary
- Resolve to Save Lives seeks to fill the role of Principal Advisor, Surveillance and Digital Architecture and Governance.
- This role will lead program management of a workstream to strengthen the systems architecture for effective surveillance and data use capacity in countries.
- The focus will be on systems mapping of informatics flows, identification and engagement of stakeholders, development and negotiation of change management plans and governance structures, and ensuring an enabling environment supported by policies, regulations, and technologies, as applicable.
- This workstream will also examine existing external financing flows and collaborate with in-country teams to address bottlenecks to disbursement, identify synergies in funding flows, and support the development of new grant proposals. In addition to leading program management of the workstream, the Principal Advisor role also supports technical capacity building among internal and external program staff.
- This full-time, remote position is for a fixed term of two years, with the possibility of renewal. We will consider qualified candidates based in the US, UK, France, Ethiopia or Nigeria.
- The incumbent will be expected to convene periodically for in-person team meetings and to be flexible for working during East Coast core working hours.
Specific Duties
- The Principal Advisor, Surveillance and Digital Architecture and Governance will report to the Director of Epidemic Intelligence and will collaborate with HQ-based staff and in-country embedded teams.
- The incumbent will line manage several technical staff in the governance and systems architecture workstream.
Responsibilities include but may not be limited to:
- Strategic coordination of the Surveillance and Digital Architecture and Governance workstream, including people management and required cross-team collaborations, including specific projects and initiatives for systems mapping, change management, developing systems architecture, technology, and policy/financing
- Collaboration with the Data Use and Decision Science workstream in the development of a multi-country workplan and budget to assess and augment existing systems, data use opportunities and digital strategies, ensuring effective delivery and pacing of integrated surveillance programming in RTSL implementation countries
- Technical oversight of country surveillance strategies, including enabling change management plans and required enabling technologies, policies, and financing
- Supervision of RTSL HQ staff and country teams working on governance and systems architecture
- Collaboration with other RTSL teams working on legislation, governance, and financing to identify and implement common aims and solutions, minimizing programmatic overlap in shared countries
- Collaboration with global and country level partners on the enterprise architecture and enabling environment required for effective delivery of integrated and collaborative surveillance approaches, including representation in global fora
- Collaboration with the Director on integrated delivery across the Epidemic Intelligence Unit program workstream for key innovations and initiatives, including building and maintaining key partnerships
Required Experience, Skills and Qualifications
- Master’s Degree or higher in a relevant field (e.g., Public Health, Epidemiology, Informatics, Statistics, Organizational Development) and 10 years’ related experience, or equivalent experience
- At least 5 years’ experience in surveillance strengthening in at least one African country (multi-country experience preferred)
- Experience with and skilled at program management with multi-country implementation
- Proven ability to work collaboratively with government leadership (Ministers of Health or Directors of National Public Health Institutes) on strategy development and alignment on commitments and timelines
- Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills for engaging and influencing non-governmental partners, civil society organizations, donors, and multilateral agencies
- Experience with business process mapping or systems thinking approaches
- Experience with change management processes and negotiations
- Strong analytical and decision-making capabilities for strategy and execution, including in areas of high complexity and ambiguity
- Advanced people management skills
- Coaching and mentoring skills to support capacity strengthening of partner agencies and key government personnel
- Ability to thrive in a collaborative and highly matrixed environment with experience serving many different internal and external stakeholders and demonstrating inclusiveness and active listening skills
- Proven track record of directing and enabling team-focused, collective success
- Results and impact-oriented, with a problem solving attitude
- Fluency in English is required; Portuguese language is desired but not required
- Ability to travel up to 30%
Salary
The typical salary range for this role in the US is $140,000 – $168,000 / Annum. The exact offer will be determined by a variety of factors such as the candidate’s individual skills and experience relative to the requirements of the role. Outside the US, salaries are set according to national labor rates for the international NGO sector.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
