Responsibilities include:

• Contribute to the coordination of the grant solicitation process
• Support the onboarding and orientation of grantees to the technical components of the LGHS project and lifecycle
• Facilitate “buy-in” from organizations’ leadership and mobilize internal change champions to support organizational development in health security
• Support the grantees in the operational planning, budgeting, regular monitoring, and adaptive management of the GHS components of their activities
• Coordinate the assessment of grantees’ technical health security capacity, facilitate the identification of their technical needs and priorities, and support the development of their GHS technical capacity strengthening plans
• Support and coordinate training, mentorship, and technical assistance to grantees to enhance program implementation and performance, in line with LGHS’s capacity strengthening approach
• Ensure the provision of high-quality GHS technical assistance and capacity strengthening by evaluating technical support providers prior to engaging them; orienting and training selected providers in USAID/Zambia’s’ GHS priorities and approaches; supervising and monitoring providers throughout the delivery of technical services to grantees; evaluating grantees’ technical feedback and performance; and course-correcting during implementation, as needed
• Where it is within the Specialists’ area of expertise, deliver GHS technical support and training
• Collaborate with grantee staff, local/district government, implementing partners, USAID Mission, and other stakeholders to foster effective communication and coordination
• Support and coordinate the regular monitoring of grantees to ensure that the technical activities are implemented in accordance with USAID policies and standards
• Collaborate with the project’s GHS Technical and Organizational Capacity Strengthening teams to foster effective communication and coordination
• Support the preparation and timely submission of reports, including programmatic/technical reports
• Support the development of indicators and performance monitoring plan related to the GHS technical areas implemented by the grantees
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of all grantees’ technical activities and communications for audit purposes
• Contribute to the evaluation of GHS capacity strengthening interventions and support activities, capturing lessons learned and best practices for future projects
• Other duties as requested

Required qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 7 years of professional work experience in public health, international development, veterinary medicine, environmental sciences or infectious diseases
• Demonstrated experience in global health security and One Health programs in Zambia
• Experience in zoonotic diseases and risk communication and community engagement strongly preferred
• Demonstrated experience providing technical assistance or building technical capacity for organizations through training, mentorship, coaching, and other capacity strengthening approaches
• Experience working with USAID projects required
• Experience with grant programs preferred
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Confident with interpersonal and facilitation skills, and ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented setting and remotely
• Self-motivated and able to manage time and meet deadlines working independently
• Prior experience in training, coaching or mentoring organizations or staff preferred
• Proven ability to work under pressure, and with multiple concurrent demands
• Excellent writing and communication skills in English; proficiency in one or more local languages is strongly preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and SharePoint

• Ability to travel to grantee sites in select districts of the target province (TBD) approximately 25% of the time