US/TCNPSC - PMI Advisor, GS/14 - USAID/Madagascar

The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID/Madagascar), is seeking applications from U.S. citizens and Third Country Nationals (TCN) with USAID experience, interested in providing Personal Service Contract (PSC) services as a President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) Advisor, as described in the attached solicitation. The USAID PMI Malaria Advisor is USAID's senior advisor on all issues involving malaria. The USAID PMI Malaria Advisor will provide leadership, guidance and overall direction on the development and execution of the PMI in collaboration with the CDC PMI Malaria Advisor. S/he will be responsible for implementing the PMI program by guiding, coordinating and managing the human and financial resources to achieve stated results. The USAID PMI Malaria Advisor supervises a team of one Foreign Service National (FSN) Senior Health Specialist and one FSN Program Assistance Specialist. The USAID PMI Malaria Advisor fulfills a range of supervisory and oversight responsibilities including program management and implementation, analytical, evaluative and administrative duties of broad scope. S/he is responsible for the overall management of the PMI budget including annual budget planning and reporting and tracking mission and field support funds. Program management duties include technical leadership as well as effective and efficient oversight and monitoring to ensure that program performance, objectives and results are achieved in accordance to workplans and formal agreements. The USAID PMI Malaria Advisor is responsible for fostering coordination and requires continuing/regular contact between Health, Population and Nutrition (HPN), and the USAID Food Security and Disaster Assistance unit, implementing partners (both contractors and grantees), Government of Madagascar (GOM) institutions and officials, civil society organizations, private and corporate sector partners and donors. The USAID PMI Malaria Advisor will play a lead role in technical discussions related to malaria with the GOM; Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs); the private sector; USG cooperating agencies, such as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC); and USAID Washington and regional staff. S/he is expected to be entrepreneurial, resourceful, and innovative to attract promising initiatives and leverage donor funds to expand the portfolio and achieve positive people level health impacts. The USAID PMI Malaria Advisor will have broad USAID experience and understanding of USAID/Madagascar's development programs and thus will independently carry out the functions of this position, based on general procedural guidelines and policy direction from the supervisor. S/he will be under the supervision of and report to the USAID HPN Director or his/her designee.. The USAID PMI Malaria Advisor will work in collaboration with the PMI CDC Advisor and will liaise with backstops for the PMI in USAID/Washington, counterparts in CDC Atlanta, and USAID personnel working within and overseeing the Mission's activities. Submittals shall be in accordance with the attached information at the place and time specified.