Senior Director, Global Health Security, Health Programs

TheSenior Director,Global Health Security (GHS), Health Programsserves as a strategic leader within FHI 360's Health Programs department, responsible for overseeing the implementation of multiple program portfolios andinitiatives spanning epidemic and pandemic prevention, preparedness, detection, and response.Reporting to the Senior(Sr.)Director, Health Programs Global Technical Team, this role provides operational oversight tothe GHSdivisioncomprisedof multiple project teams, fosters innovation, and ensures the delivery of high-quality outcomes aligned with organizationalobjectives anddonor requirements. TheSr.Director, GHScollaborates with internal and external stakeholders to gather and share evidence, lessons learned, and best practices to drive continuous improvement and organizational impact. The Sr. Director, GHSprovides leadership, guidance, and direction tothe GHS technical teamthatspanaward implementation, technical quality, innovation, and knowledge management. Their decisions are guided by organizational strategy and have significant short- and long-term impacts on public health anddevelopment outcomes.

Complexity & ProblemSolving:

• Navigates complex challenges inherent in projectimplementationincluding implementation in outbreak-affected, fragile, and rapidly evolving operating environments.

• Offers strategic direction and innovative solutions fortechnicalchallenges.

• Analyzes project performance andidentifiesareas forimprovement.

• Recommends actionable solutions to enhance effectiveness andefficiency.

• Fosters innovation and shares best practices to drive organizationalimpact.

• Contributes to achieving sustainable developmentgoals.

• Makes time-critical technical and operational decisions during outbreaks and public health emergencies,frequentlyon incomplete information and under compressed timelines.

• Resolves cross-award technical questions spanning surveillance and early warning, laboratory systems, infection prevention and control, risk communication and community engagement, workforce development, antimicrobial resistance, zoonotic disease and One Health, and emergency preparedness and response, and sets the standard to be applied across the portfolio.

• Anticipates andmitigatesprogrammatic, security, staff safety, and reputational risks associated with work in outbreak-affected and fragile settings.

Discretion &Impact:

• Exercisesdiscretionoverproject-relatedGHS technicalmatterswithdirectimpactonprojectoutcomesand organizational success.

• Works closely with project leadership todecisions on resource allocation, risk management, and stakeholderengagement.

• Influences portfolio performance andreputation.

• Decisions contribute to achieving organizationalobjectivesand driving positivechange.

• Impactsboth short- and long-term public healthoutcomes.

Collaboration &Interaction:

• Engageswithinternalandexternalstakeholderstogatherandshareevidence,lessons learned, and best practices.

• Fosters partnerships with project teams, donors, and implementingpartners.

• Facilitates communication and knowledge exchange to enhance projectoutcomes.

• Communication style is characterized by transparency, collaboration, andteamwork.

• Works cross-functionally to achieve common goals and drive organizationalimpact.

• EstablishesandmaintainsrelationshipsacrossFHI360,includingwithallGroupsand Enterprise Support colleagues.

• RepresentsFHI 360 with ministries of health, national public health institutes,donors,multilateral agencies, and technical working groups and coordination mechanisms on health security.

• Coordinates across awards and country programs to align technical messaging, avoid duplication, and present a single coherent organizational position to donors and host-country counterparts.

• Contributes to publications, conferences, and technical convenings, positioning FHI 360 as a thought leader in epidemic and pandemic preparedness and response.

• Contributes tobusiness developmentinitiativesby providing technical input to proposals, writing relevant sections, and shaping the organization's health security positioning with current and prospective donors.

Management &Supervision:

• Oversees the implementation of all global health security programs within their division, ensuring technical quality, donor compliance, andtimelydelivery acrossprojects.Providestechnicalleadership and guidance toGHSprojectteams.

• Sets strategic direction, manages budgets, and ensures programmaticquality.

• Focuses on fostering a culture of excellence andaccountability.

• Managesprojectstaffandshapestheportfoliostructureforoptimalefficiencyandeffectiveness.

• Leadsateamofseasonedtechnicalexperts,handlingsupervision,performance management, and professional development.

• Embracesotherdutiesasassigned,contributingtotheteam'smultifacetedandevolvingresponsibilities.

• Ensures that health security programs are appropriately staffed and technically supported: advises on staffing structures and levels of effort,participatesin the recruitment andselectionof senior technical positions, and mobilizes surge or specialist support when project needs exceed available capacity.

• Stays aware ofportfolio-level budgets,pipeline, and resource allocation across awards, in coordination with project leadership and enterprise support functions.

• Maintains organizational readiness for emergency response, including deployment rosters, standard operating procedures, and occupational health and safety provisions for deployed personnel.

Knowledge &Skills:

• Comprehensive knowledge of project managementprinciples.

• Expertise inprogram implementationmethodologies.

• Proficient in organizational leadershippractices.

• Demonstratesexpertiseinstrategicplanning,riskmanagement,andstakeholderengagement.

• Proventrackrecordofdrivinginnovationandachievingimpactfuloutcomeswithintheirdivision.

• Aimstomeetorexceedrevenuetargetsacrossallsegments(USG, foundations/corporations, and other donors).

• Comprehensive knowledge of global health security concepts and frameworks.

• Technical breadth across the core health security domains: surveillance and early warning, laboratory systems, infection prevention and control, risk communication and community engagement, health workforce development, antimicrobial resistance, zoonotic disease and One Health, and emergency preparedness and response.

• Demonstrated experience leading or supportingoutbreakand public health emergencyresponsein low- and middle-income settings.

• Working knowledge of United States Government and other major donor requirements applicable to health security programming.

• Excellent oral and written communication and analytical skills in English.

MinimumQualifications:

• Bachelor'sDegreeoritsInternationalEquivalentinBusinessAdministration,International Development, Communication, Social Marketing, Economic Development, Education, Health, Nutrition, Research, Technology, Youth, ora relatedfield.

• Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in project management, overseeing complex projects and initiatives; or 12 years and a master's degree; or 9 years and a PhD; or equivalentcombinationofrelevanteducationandexperiencetoperformjobresponsibilitieseffectively.

• Minimum8 years of experience in leadership and linemanagement.

• Provenexperienceleadingandmanagingcomplex,strategicportfoliosofprograms/projects on a national or international scale.

• Experience leading teams in complex settings, managing financial and humanresources.

• Significant experienceworking in non-governmental organizations(NGOs).

PreferredQualifications:

• Master's Degree in a relatedfield.

• ProjectManagementProfessional(PMP)Certificationorotherrecognizedproject management certification.

• Certifications relevant to research management or organizationalleadership.

• We welcome candidates with other relevant certifications ortheir internationalequivalents.

• Advanced degree in public health, epidemiology, medicine, ora relatedfield.

• Formal training in field epidemiology (e.g., FETP) or in emergency or incident management system