Sr. Technical Advisor

Description:

The Sr. Technical Advisor will lead or support specific areas within this portfolio, as designated by the Technical Director, Immunization. They will work with Jhpiego’s global and country project teams, to institutionalize good practice, ensure high quality implementation of projects, and develop and apply innovations. They will support Jhpiego’s global positioning and reputation in immunization by representing the organization externally and will support the development of new strategic partnerships. Within their designated specialties, the Sr. Technical Advisor will mentor, build capacity, identify learning, design technical approaches for new business opportunities and will lead the development and implementation of workplan priorities.

Responsibilities

Technical Assistance & Quality Programming

 Provides senior level, high-quality technical assistance by combining industry knowledge and best practices with strategic program expertise, guidance and advice for country programs. This may include:
 Draft or review, in consultation with other Jhpiego staff, workplans, evaluation reports, and similar documents to support new and existing Jhpiego immunization programs 
 Develop, in consultation with other Advisors, evidence reviews, technical briefs, policy briefs, and guidance documents to support global and country immunization initiatives 
 Support in coordination and day-to-day management of learning networks and other platforms for immunization. 
 Support the development and implementation of other maternal, newborn health technical and program content as delegated by the Technical Director, Immunization. 
 Contribute direct technical advice to country activities, under the direction of Jhpiego technical and program management teams:
 Provide direct technical assistance to Jhpiego country programs and partners in developing, implementing and strengthening high impact interventions to achieve increased coverage, use, and quality of immunization programs; this includes participation in regular online and in-country meetings; 
 Provide technical support to review and update country level plans, protocols, job aids, formative assessments, and clinical guidelines. 
 Support country staff in developing training materials and capacity building efforts. 
 Work with M&E staff to design, implement a plan to track data/results to inform adjustments in project implementation. 
 Ensures cohesive and integrated technical approach across project components to maximize impact. 
 Leads the development of new solutions to extend program reach and achieve program objectives. 
 Leads the development of guidance and learning resources as well as the lead for defining and testing new tools and innovations for accelerating achievement of results. 
 Assesses and analyses data and identifies trends. Addresses complex programmatic and technical challenges by working across project and partner staff to develop or adapt technical 
 interventions or approaches to accelerate progress. 
 Obtains buy in from donors, partners and government stakeholders to ensure programming and technical approach is responsive to needs and priorities 
Technical Strategy Development, Implementation and Internal Capacity Development

 Provides thought leadership for development of Jhpiego’s global technical strategy and approaches for technical area based on knowledge of donor trends, stakeholder needs, and priorities across the organization. 
 Leads implementation of priorities identified in global technical strategy and workplan 
 Builds technical capacity within Jhpiego and coaches and mentors staff accordingly, including developing and implementing training plans, learning activities, and materials. 

New Program Development

 Supports business development activities including identifying and supporting new opportunities and leading the technical design of new projects with the new business development team. 
 Negotiates complex partner and stakeholder relationships to design high-quality and feasible technical approaches responsive to donor requirements and stakeholder needs. 

Organizational Representation

 Identifies opportunities to demonstrate Jhpiego’s technical excellence in external fora. 
 Positions the organization as an insightful thought leader through participation in external advisory or working groups, global meetings, events and international conferences. Specifically, this may include: 
 Collaborate with other international implementing partners such as USAID awards, Gavi, WHO, UNICEF and others, to ensure that activities are responsive to country needs and conform to the donor and government requirements. 
 Author/co-author abstracts, presentations, and articles for journals and conferences. 
Knowledge Management & Learning

 Provides support to the realization of external communication priorities including supporting the development of success stories, blogs, and other program and technical related communication materials that demonstrate Jhpiego’s technical expertise, results, and programming excellence 
 Supports field staff to present and disseminate learning from country implementation, including successes and challenges 
 Assist the Technical Director, Immunization and other Advisors to design and carry out annual program reviews and synthesize the findings. 
 Contributes to the development of peer-reviewed publications