Overview:Under the direction of the Technical Director for a USAID-funded Initiative for Global Vaccine Access (GVAX) / COVID-19 and Global Health Security (GHS) Project in South Africa, the Senior Technical Advisor (STA) will provide leadership and technical oversight, innovations, and value adds to the design and day-to-day management of project implementation. The project includes supporting technical areas in pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPPR), surveillance, epidemiology, vaccines and immunization, medicines and pharmacovigilance, one health, zoonosis, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), biosafety and biosecurity, bioinformatics and electronic and digital health systems, health security and health systems strengthening through strategies for effective monitoring pandemic preparedness; working in partnership with key stakeholders contributing towards pandemic resilient health systems for the Government of South Africa (GoSA). The STA will be responsible for making key decisions and solving problems in a timely manner while ensuring the program's quality and integrity. This includes ensuring optimal technical assistance and guidance to partners, effective organizational management, and communication with stakeholders such as the NDOH, SAHPRA, NICD, Animal/Agriculture/Environmental sector(s), provincial and district officials, and other international and local partners involved in global health security. They will ensure timely and cost-effective project implementation, reporting on activities, and be jointly accountable to the donor for all project deliverables. Responsibilities:
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