Senior Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health (MNCH) and Nutrition Advisor, DOS LEAP Global - Burkina Faso

About the role

This position is intended to improve the impact and responsiveness of the Department of State's health program and will support life-saving assistance related to nutrition and maternal and child health outcomes; in full alignment with the new Presidential Executive Order (EO) directives. The Senior Advisor will serve as a Maternal Neonatal and Child Health, and Nutrition (MNCH-Nutrition) advisor and provide technical oversight and direction to programs conducted by Implementing Partners (IPs) under the U.S. Government. The Advisor will work collaboratively with other staff in the Department of State, other offices in the Embassy on occasion, the Ministry of Health, and other development partners to support a coordinated, strategic approach to high-impact health development programming. The Senior Advisor will spend a significant amount of time in the field providing hands-on support to technical directorates, Regional Referral Hospitals, district health teams, and local organizations. The MNCH and Nutrition Advisor's work will be a combination of remote work and work within the Ministry of Health (MOH) central divisions responsible for malaria, family health, nutrition, and quality improvement. They will be sitting at the directorate of family health. The Senior Advisor will receive day-to-day direction from the Department of State Senior project management specialist, who will serve as the onsite Manager/Supervisor. The Senior Advisor will report to the U.S. Department of State (DoS) on a bi-weekly and monthly basis.

Responsibilities

• PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 80%
• Strategic Oversight and Program Planning
• Provide overall technical guidance on life-saving health services, including providing expert guidance in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of MNCH and Nutrition
• Assist with the development of DoS Global health integrated strategy FY26 planning, annual reporting, and other required reporting.
• Assist with MoH strategy documents and policies including the Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP), integrated MNCH strategy, Global Financing Facility (GFF)'s investment case
• Work closely with other DoS in country and regional staff and advisors to optimize opportunities for cross-sectoral integration and leveraging of resources across the different program components.
• Provide technical leadership and advice to partners on integration of quality improvement (QI) approaches in program design, planning, implementation and monitoring.
• Project Management
• Deliver technical and organizational development guidance to local organizations and the central Ministry of Health. This work includes systems support for MNCH and Nutrition, and driving quality improvement initiatives at both the facility and community levels.
• Ensure quality services at facility and community level through monitoring compliance to national and international guidelines, approaches and tools and provision of supportive supervisions to IPs.
• Review and provide technical input to annual work plans, monitoring and evaluation plans, quarterly reports and other key documents of Department of State supported pr

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Additional Information

Dexis is a dynamic professional services firm dedicated to partnering with government and community leaders both in the U.S. and internationally to achieve critical social outcomes in a rapidly changing world. At Dexis, you will experience a corporate culture of inclusiveness, respect, fairness, and trust. You will be given the means and mentorship needed to succeed, and your creativity will be rewarded. LEAP Program Description Global Solutions Ventures (GSV) - a joint-venture partnership between ZemiTek, LLC and Dexis Consulting Group - is implementing the Long-term Exceptional Technical Assistance Project (LEAP Global), a mechanism originally used by USAID to battle against infectious diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, neglected tropical diseases, and pandemic influenza. As of July 1, 2025, LEAP Global transitioned to the U.S. Department of State (DOS). This initiative aims to address the complex human resource challenges faced by national infectious disease programs in the USA-supported countries. The intervention of this project is to hire and embed technical expert advisors and subject matter experts within government entities. By directly embedding the technical expertise within the national programs, LEAP provides long-term, sustainable lifesaving support to empower host governments to lead and manage key aspects of their infectious disease portfolios and improve coordination between the U.S. Government and the host country.

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