Senior Global Health Security Advisor, Ebola Readiness and Preparedness, DOS LEAP Global - Kenya

About the role

The Advisor will support the Kenya's National Public Health Institute (NPHI) in carrying out life-saving humanitarian assistance (LHA) service delivery in full alignment with the new Presidential Executive Order (EO) directives. This SOW commissions a senior short-term technical advisor (STTA) to be embedded within Kenya's NPHI to advance Ebola readiness and preparedness, in support of life-saving humanitarian assistance (LHA) funded under USG Presidential Executive Order (EO) directives and managed through the U.S. Department of State. The Advisor will support the NPHI and relevant multisectoral Government Departments and Agencies, including the Ministries of Health, Agriculture, and Environment, to strengthen the NPHI's capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to Ebola and other high-consequence infectious disease threats. The Advisor will identify programmatic bottlenecks and facilitate solutions through coordinated technical support across the GHS portfolio. The Advisor will be based at the NPHI, receive day-to-day direction from an NPHI-designated supervisor, and submit weekly and monthly reports to the U.S. Embassy and Department of State. The assignment spans 12 working weeks with an estimated 68 days of effort across 18 deliverables. Familiarity with USG/Department of State programming and C/AOR experience are highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead or contribute to policy briefs, technical guidance documents, national preparedness plans, response frameworks, and operational guidelines. Promote dissemination of best practices at national and sub-national levels.
• Engage directly in field implementation at national and sub-national levels. Monitor preparedness program implementation and provide actionable recommendations. Build NPHI counterpart capacity with a handover plan required at end of assignment.
• The table below sets out the 18 key deliverables across the 3-month assignment. All effort figures are indicative and should be confirmed with the NPHI supervisor and COR before contract start.
• #
• Deliverable
• Lead
• Week
• Days
• 1
• IMS activation protocol and command structure (draft)
• Advisor / NPHI
• Wk 3
• 4
• 2
• Surge readiness plan: personnel, supplies, laboratory capacity
• Advisor / NPHI
• Wk 5
• 5
• 3
• SOPs: case detection, notification, isolation, response
• Advisor
• Wk 5
• 4
• 4
• IMS gaps assessment and corrective action log
• Advisor
• Wk 4

Benefits

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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