LEAP Program Description

Global Solutions Ventures (GSV) – a joint-venture partnership between ZemiTek, 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.

About the Position

The Senior Public Health HIV Technical Advisor will support the Nigeria Ministry of Health (MOH) and National AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, and STIs Control Program (NASCP) 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 to provide  technical leadership and strategic guidance in the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of HIV/AIDS and TB portfolios carrying out life-saving humanitarian assistance (LHA) in full alignment with the new Presidential Executive Order (EO) directives and the America First Global Health Strategy. The primary focus of the Advisor will be technical leadership to ensure the successful implementation of cost-effective, lifesaving direct service delivery for HIV and TB prevention, care and treatment.  The Advisor will serve as a liaison for the Department of State and USG in engagements with the Nigerian Ministry of Health (MOH), international organizations, and donor agencies to ensure coordinated and effective program delivery.

Overall Objective of Assignment:

The Senior Public Health HIV Technical Advisor will serve as a technical advisor in strategic planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of HIV/AIDS & TB portfolio. The Advisor will serve as an in-house subject matter leader on HIV/AIDS & TB Care and Treatment as a subset of an integrated health approach, and serve as a liaison for the Department of State and USG in policy, strategic, and technical engagements with the host-country Ministry of Health (MOH), National AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, and STIs Control Program (NASCP) amongst others, U.S. Government (USG) interagency, international, and bilateral organizations, and donor agencies to address technical issues and coordinate efforts in implementation of integrated HIV/AIDS & TB Care and Treatment activities. Work may include serving as a Program/Project Manager for significant and targeted interventions, providing technical assistance to the appropriate host-country Ministry in the development of host-country policies, design and implementation plans. The Advisor will work with the host government and other donors to ensure a well-coordinated approach to HIV/AIDS & TB Care and Treatment.

Responsibilities

Support to the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) and National AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, and STIs Control Program (NASCP) (35%)

Program Planning and Implementation

• Lead the development, review, and dissemination of key programmatic documents, including the National HIV & AIDS Strategic Plan, ensuring alignment with national health objectives.
• Support the coordination and integration of TB and HIV services across the service delivery continuum at national and subnational level
• Provide technical support to scale up interventions by participating in fieldwork and supportive supervision of healthcare workers to improve delivery of programmatic and clinical HIV/TB interventions at national and sub-national levels.
• Offer clinical HIV Care and Treatment recommendations to FMoH and NASCP, ensuring evidence-based practices are adopted ensuring alignment with GON, AFGHS and broader global health best practices.
• Provide technical and programmatic leadership to strengthen the design, implementation and scale up of integrated HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment service delivery strategies across primary, secondary and tertiary health facilities with a focus on decentralization, task shifting and continuity of comprehensive care.

Performance Monitoring and Evaluation

• Monitor and analyze program implementation against established indicators, identifying performance gaps and barriers. Provide actionable recommendations to improve service delivery and patient outcomes.
• Collaborate with technical advisors and MOH staff to institutionalize and scale up quality improvement initiatives for HIV Care and Treatment services.
• Facilitate routine reviews, including service delivery processes, program reviews, and Data Quality Assessments, ensuring evidence-based adjustments to strategies and operational plans.
• Promote the integration and effective use of routine HIV/TB data systems inclusive of the effective harmonization across the continuum of care to strengthen evidence-based decision and system strengthening activities.

Partner Coordination and Resource Management

• Serve as the technical liaison for DoS to NASCP, FMoH, Global Fund, and other stakeholders to harmonize technical approaches and health systems performance across the HIV/AIDS & TB portfolio.
• Contribute to the joint planning, reviews and coordination platforms to ensure harmonized implementation across the health sector to enhance patient centered and integrated care and reduced duplication of efforts.
• Strengthen resource mobilization by supporting Global Fund grant applications, workplans, and implementation reviews, ensuring alignment with grant objectives.
• Document and disseminate best practices and innovations to expand the impact of successful HIV/AIDS & TB strategies nationwide.
• Collaborate with national and subnational stakeholders to strengthen pre-service and in service training curricula, job aids and standard operating procedures that promote integration of HIV and TB services.

Support to the Department of State (DoS) Health Assistance Office (65%)

HIV Care and Treatment Project Management

• Provide technical oversight of the HIV/AIDS and TB portfolio, ensuring alignment with U.S. government global health strategy and Nigeria’s National HIV/AIDS & TB Program strategies.
• Shape program design by developing performance frameworks and budgets that prioritize life-saving HIV services.
• Review implementing partners’ workplans and progress reports to ensure compliance with program strategies and optimize service delivery.
• Monitor program performance (identifying gap and bottle necks) and support continuous quality improvements to strengthen data driven solutions to strengthen integrated delivery of HIV/AIDS services.
• Conduct site visits and field assessments to verify programmatic data and observe project implementation, providing direct feedback to the DoS office.
• Produce high-quality documentation, including briefing notes, portfolio summaries, and technical reports, to synthesize progress, highlight achievements, and outline challenges with actionable recommendations.

Technical Assistance to the DoS Team

• Provide strategic guidance on HIV/AIDS and TB prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and programmatic management, ensuring alignment with evolving policies and regulatory environments.
• Mentor and support the DoS team and implementing partners in program design and results-based management to enhance decision-making.
• Monitor national HIV/AIDS and TB policy developments, ensuring U.S. government investments remain consistent with NASCP priorities, the National Strategic Plan, and global 95-95-95 goals.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement with NASCP, SASCP, Global Fund, civil society, and other partners to harmonize programming and strengthen collaboration.
• Serve as liaison for DOS to strengthen efficiency and expand the capacity of Nigeria’s health systems (governance, coordination, logistics and data use) to improve and deliver sustainable health systems improvements for comprehensive and integrated HIV care and treatment.

Deliverables:

1. Meeting Reports: Submit detailed reports from key meetings with MOH, interagency groups, technical working groups (TWGs), donors, and implementing partners. Reports should include actionable recommendations and follow-up plans.
2. Weekly Updates: Provide concise weekly updates to the HAO Team Lead or designee, summarizing key activities, progress, and challenges.
3. Monthly Performance Reports: Deliver comprehensive monthly reports summarizing program achievements, challenges, and data-driven recommendations for improvement. Include quantitative metrics such as the number of patients reached, interventions scaled, or quality improvement initiatives implemented.
4. Field Visit Reports: Conduct and document at least two field visits per month, providing detailed assessments of program implementation, data quality, and service delivery outcomes.
5. Technical Guidance Documents: Develop and submit at least three technical guidance documents or policy briefs per quarter, addressing critical gaps or emerging issues in HIV/AIDS and TB programming.
6. Knowledge Sharing Outputs: Document and disseminate at least five best practices, innovations, or effective models annually to enhance program impact and inform stakeholders.

REPORTING:

The Senior Public Health HIV Technical Advisor will provide a detailed monthly report to the U.S. Department of State, submitted by the 5th day of the following month. Additionally, the Advisor will submit a weekly progress report to the U.S. Department of State (and participate in weekly calls) to include a short paragraph about main successes for that week. The format for reporting may be adjusted with concurrence from the COR.

SUPERVISION:

In addition to your LEAP Global supervisors and POCs, Senior Public Health HIV Advisor will report to the Health Assistance Coordinator and his/her designee and has no formal supervisory responsibility.  Incumbents may also have an onsite manager/supervisor with the coordinating GON ministry, department and or agency who will provide day to day direction defined in the roles and responsibilities above.    

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or local equivalent from an accredited program in Public Health, International Development, Health, Social or Behavioral Sciences, Epidemiology, Biology, Infectious Disease, Medicine, Pharmacy, or immunization.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of progressive progressively responsible experience in the field of public health programming in developing or middle-income countries, with a preferred focus on HIV/AIDS & TB and other public health disease management, or public health program management in Nigeria or similar contexts.
• Minimum 2 years’ direct experience providing strategic direction or managing field and or USG PEPFAR/HIV and TB prevention, testing, diagnosis, treatment, initiation, retention, and viral suppression programs.
• Proven leadership in designing, implementing, and evaluating HIV/TB programs at scale.
• Strong experience engaging with Ministry of Health, with or for bilateral or multilateral donors/stakeholders such as the World Bank, the Global Fund, UN agencies, or national-level public sector projects and ensuring compliance with U.S. Government rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of disease control initiatives, HIV/TB interventions, and emergency response systems.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and team management skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication in English; proficiency in relevant local language(s) is an advantage.
• Good computer skills, including familiarity Microsoft Office programs is preferred.
• Prior experience working in Nigeria is an advantage

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience with DOS and/or PEPFAR projects is an advantage.
• Experience with DOS-funded public health programs
• Relevant technical experience working in Nigeria and knowledge of local culture is a plus.