Solicitation for a USPSC Malaria Resident Advisor, USAID/Zimbabwe

The USAID/Zimbabwe Malaria Advisor, in collaboration with the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI). CDC Technical Advisor, shall oversee the technical design, planning, implementation, and monitoring of the PMI.  He/she shall work with the PMI CDC Resident Advisor as a team in liaising with backstops for the PMI in USAID Washington, counterparts at CDC Atlanta, USAID personnel working within and overseeing the Mission’s activities related to malaria control and providing technical and managerial support to the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) Director and the staff and helping to build capacity within the NMCP.  In addition, the Malaria Advisor shall represent USAID and the USG on various national and international technical and policy forums.

The USAID/Zimbabwe Malaria Advisor shall provide specialized, senior-level technical expertise in malaria, as well as leadership, guidance and overall direction on the development and execution of the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) in collaboration with the PMI CDC Malaria Advisor on the PMI Team at USAID/Zimbabwe. The Contractor shall liaise with backstops for the PMI in USAID Washington, CDC/Atlanta and with PMI counterparts worldwide.  The Contractor will also work with USAID personnel working within and overseeing the Mission’s activities related to malaria control. These responsibilities include providing expert malaria technical guidance and advice to the National Malaria Control Program, provincial and district level counterparts and other malaria control partners, including other United States Government (USG) entities working in malaria prevention and control. 

The USAID/Zimbabwe Malaria Advisor shall exercise extensive independent judgment in planning and carrying out tasks, in representing the USG in critical technical and policy forums, in resolving problems and conflicts, and in taking steps necessary to meet deadlines.  The Malaria Advisor will also represent USAID at functions; approve policy documents; provide technical guidance and/or directly manage contracts and grants; budget; and develop planning documents and work plans.