West africa regional technical advisor i - polio

The West Africa Regional Technical Advisor I (TAI), Polio will provide strategic and technical leadership for the Strengthening Infectious Disease Detection Systems (STRIDES) Activity with respect to polio eradication-related activities including surveillance, laboratory strengthening, and data analysis. The Advisor ensures alignment of STRIDES polio activities with global guidance, national policies, Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) norms, and donor regulations, while delivering high-quality technical assistance across participating countries. S/He will provide technical oversight of in-country implementation, working closely with global, regional and country teams to ensure fidelity to STRIDES’ technical approaches, troubleshoot implementation challenges, and adapt interventions to evolving epidemiologic and operational contexts.

The Regional TA, Polio will play a central role in supporting capacity strengthening, mentoring, and technical assistance to the country level teams, local partners, and government counterparts across polio surveillance, biosafety/biosecurity, laboratory operations, specimen management, data quality, outbreak preparedness and response, and related domains, ensuring alignment with the United States Government’s global health security priorities.

The Regional TA I, Polio will contribute to FHI 360’s technical thought leadership by developing tools, guidance, learning products, and public goods that strengthen STRIDES’ polio portfolio and enhance the organization’s visibility and credibility in polio eradication and infectious disease surveillance. S/He will represent STRIDES’ polio equities with key donors and stakeholders, including the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy (GHSD), UNICEF, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), national programs, and Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) technical groups, ensuring effective communication, strategic alignment, and strong positioning of STRIDES within the global polio architecture.

Working closely with the STRIDES Technical Director, Polio; technical leads; MEL Director; and Program Implementation Director, the Regional TA, Polio will cascade and operationalize the Activity’s technical strategy and is accountable for the successful, timely, and compliant delivery of all polio-related technical components across assigned country-level work plans. S/He will collaborate across FHI 360, consortium and local partners to ensure coordinated implementation, responsive technical support, and rigorous reporting that meets or exceeds contractual, programmatic, and quality standards.

This Position will be regionally based in West Africa and work remotely to support STRIDES West Africa Polio activities and other Francophone African countries.