Job Summary:

The One Health Advisor will provide technical guidance on to the project staff and lead the integration and implementation of the One Health (Oapproach for the anticipated USAIDfunded “Strengthening Systems for Health Security (SSH” projects in Peru aimed at building robust capabilities in preventing, detecting, and responding to infectious disease and health threats and ensuring national and global health security (GH. The One Health Advisor (OHwill lead OH project activities and subactivities and will be responsible for activities related to strengthening the adoption, project implementation of the OH approach, and monitoring of strategic and technical initiatives to prevent, limit, and contain zoonotic disease spread. The OHA will ensure project activities are on track with work plans, with technical expertise informing project implementation, oversee project timelines and budgets, assist in the development of donor reports and presentations, and provide significant input to business development. The OHA will successfully lead new business development initiatives including project design, budgeting, and recruitment efforts, and the overall quality of the project

This position is based in Lima and contingent upon successful award to FHI

Technical Requirements:

• Provides overall technical leadership and guidance on One Health in line with the project expected outcomes.
• Lead the expansion of the One Health approach to engage relevant sectors and disciplines, including animal health, wildlife, environment, public, academia, research, and private sectors at national and subnational levels.
• Lead activities to strengthen national capacities to efficiently operationalize One Health, including but not limited to: Support the identification of the One Health core competencies required for veterinary services and other relevant sectors at national, subnational and field levels; Design, develop, and deliver training curricula based on the required core competencies for relevant levels; Prepare, organize, participate in, and provide technical support as the trainer/resource person for the One Health training/workshops; Support to link human and animal health surveillance using the One Health approach.
• Lead activities to improve national capacity to apply an extended One Health approach to prevent and manage spillovers and/or emerging infectious diseases.
• Contribute to developing/reviewing One Health strategies and frameworks.
• Build capacity of FHI 360 staff and partners in One Health and zoonotic diseases and how to implement strategies to detect, respond to, and prevent spillover.
• Prepare, organize, participate in, and provide technical support as a facilitator, trainer, and/or evaluator at the national and subnational One Health events, such as technical meetings, workshops, and simulation exercises in liaison with the key stakeholders.
• Lead engagement with One Health stakeholders both from multilateral agencies, e.g., WHO, FAO, OIE, UNDP, WFP, and local government.
• Ensure that technical assistance is coordinated with other organizations working in Peru.
• Works on problems of moderate to complex scope that require evaluation of variable factors.
• Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining solutions, with some supervision.
• Networks with key internal personnel.

Project Design Implementation:

• With technical oversight, provide technical leadership in the design, development, planning, implementation; and capacitybuilding of the OH technical components of projects
• Supports the Chief of Party in providing technical assistance to establish and make functional animal antimicrobial resistance (AMand/or One Health technical working group (TW.
• Provides support to conduct and participate in animal AMR and/or One Health TWG meetings or other similar governance structures.
• Creates technical portion of the project plan, within the given resource and financial constraints
• Leads the daytoday technical and operational activities of OH , and track delivery of project outputs
• Monitors staff members’ LOE (Level of Efforneeds to ensure adequate coverage of resources
• Coordinates requests from CO (Country Officfor technical assistance
• Leads the design, development, planning, and implementation of globallevel innovative technical strategies
• Maintains a constructive dialogue and technical exchange with field counterparts and technical staff members of implementing partners
• Develops tools for the design and implementation of specific technical components
• Ensures technical implementation is consistent with best practices and meets the funder’s contractual obligations.
• May supervise junior technical staff members, subcontractors, and others implementing technical project work
• Functions at the advisor capacity with oversight of technical project administrative and finance compliance, technical deliverables, and team management. (Includes projects and consultant
• Develops tools for the design and implementation of specific technical components
• Leads the daytoday technical activities of assigned projects
• Track delivery of project outputs
• Monitors staff members’ LOE needs to ensure adequate coverage of resources
• Coordinates requests from CO for technical assistance.

Business Development and Client/Funder Support:

• Develops and maintains relationships with potential funders, partners, peers, etc. to develop new business.
• Participate in business development meetings with partners and stakeholders
• Develop strategies to grow the business.
• Participate in funder and stakeholder meetings and provide technical input.
• Assist in developing donor reports and presentations.
• Represents the organization and/or Institute to external entities at professional meetings and conferences.
• Maintains collaborative relationships with donor organizations, relevant government agencies, bilateral and other NGOs (nongovernmental organizationand consistently maintained and viewed as a knowledgeable resource in their technical area(.
• Continually maintains a dialogue and technical exchange with field counterparts and technical staff members of implementing partners.

Partner/SubAward Management:

• May be daily POC (Point of Contacfor OH technical matters.
• Capacity Building, Training and Supervision:
• Develops and implements technical training and capacitybuilding interventions.
• Identifies strategies to address training gaps.
• May supervise or provide technical guidance to staff members locally and in the region.

Operations Management (Finance, HR, etc.)

Manages the processes, services, planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling of all technical resources for a project.

Project/Program Reporting:

• Drafts sponsor financial and technical reports.
• Collates and uploads output and deliverables data to sponsor data systems. Prepares and delivers presentations to sponsors on progress.
• Helps in the development and review of work plans.
• Creates technical content, owning the content, true experts at an advanced level (maybe the most senior technical perso.
• Serves as the primary author for technical deliverables (e.g., reports, presentations, manuscript.
• Gathers and aggregates data to provide a summary/highlevel overview.

Quality Assurance:

• Ensures technical deliverables are consistent with best practices and meets the funder contractual obligations
• Ensure that established processes to guarantee the technical and programmatic quality of assigned work.
• Identifies areas for improved efficiency or effectiveness within prescribed parameters, and institutes enhancements to procedures.

Applied Knowledge & Skills:

• Ensures appropriate and timely technical support for field projects.
• Ensures the quality of implemented technical activities and systems at all levels.
• Conducts routine coordination with employees and consultants, onsite and in the field.
• Strong knowledge and skills in a specific technical area/function and general understanding of concepts and principles of related technical areas/functions.
• Solid knowledge of standards for the technical area/field, operational processes and procedures, work, and task flow.
• Has the ability to manage projects, set realistic priorities, and plan for the successful implementation of activities.
• Proficient writing and verbal communication skills.
• Relevant computer software skills (including, at a minimum, the standard applications in MS Offic.
• Ability to manage their own work to job and performance standards.
• Must be able to read, write and speak fluent English and Spanish.

Supervision Given/Received:

• May supervise junior staff members.
• Coordinates own workflow and sets individual priorities.
• Works under general guidelines for completion and accuracy as determined by the supervisor.
• Accomplishes results through lowerlevel staff managers or through experienced staff who exercise independence in their assignments.
• May manage a centralized functional area of activity. Serves as mentor to more inexperienced technical staff.
• Reports to the Chief of Party.

Education:

• Master’s degree or its international equivalent in Health, Life Sciences or related field

Experience Required:

• 8+ years of experience in technical implementation of large public health projects and/or programs and/or related areas.
• A minimum of 6 years’ experience in diagnostics, surveillance, epidemiology, AMR, or One Health implementation.
• Documented experience providing technical assistance, capacity building, and business development in the specific technical domain.
• Technical competency in infectious diseases and surveillance systems.
• Strong understanding of the One Health approach, including experience in zoonotic disease management, health systems strengthening, and crosssectoral collaboration.
• Ability to analyze complex health data and translate findings into actionable strategies.
• Demonstrated creative problemsolving skills.
• Demonstrated experience in training and mentoring staff and others.
• Proven experience working with government officials, particularly the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, and Ministry of Environment, is highly desirable to support strategy development, implementation plans, and decisionmaking.
• Prior work experience in a nongovernmental organization (NG, government agency, or private organization.
• International or Domestic (UProgram Development or Program management preferred.
• Peruvians are encouraged to apply
• Proficiency in English and Spanish language.