Project Officer: Global Health Security

**Job Information**:
Project/Activity
- USAID/South Africa TSSIndustry
- USAIDCity
- PretoriaState/Province
- GautengCountry
- South AfricaZip/Postal Code
- 0002HIghest Level of Education
- Master's DegreeWork Experience
- 10-15 years- Panagora Group is a social enterprise dedicated to providing high-quality, high-impact international health, development, and learning consulting. We are a dynamic woman
- and employee-owned small business partner focused on market-based and integrated local solutions that strengthen country capacity and independence; and on learning, communications, and technology solutions to accelerate and heighten impact. As a small business, we are able to implement novel and innovative approaches using highly participatory approaches to mobilize community, civil society, and government energy in defining and owning solutions, and to promote inclusive development that benefits all groups.**Position Summary**

**Background**:

- The Technical Support Services (TSS) Activity helps USAID/Southern Africa and Regional Health Office (RHO) to address technical priorities and develop creative, innovative solutions to strategically allocate resources, strengthen connections with partners, and replicate best practices and effective program models. Through the TSS contract, Panagora Group augments capacity by providing technical, operational, and administrative support to USAID’s largest health portfolio. TSS deploys advisors in response to USAID requests for priority work with government stakeholders, implementing partners, and/or other entities. TSS supports Health Office staff and teams to integrate creative solutions into routine work. TSS also provides international and local expertise for surge support, as needed, for USAID Program Cycle requirements, planning, development, outreach, communications, and Health Office human resource functions.**Description of Position**:

- The Project Officer Global Health Security will coordinate strategic planning and management across TSS projects to support USAID/South Africa’s Global Health Security team and USAID regional health offices (including but not limited to RHO, Eswatini, Lesotho, and Mozambique) to meet critical program objectives. S/he will lead the development and coordination of strategies across various TSS projects to determine where program and operations resources are needed and then work to recruit, deploy, and manage technical experts to fill those gaps. S/he will be responsible for coordinating TSS’s support to USAID including project scoping, quarterly and annual work planning and budget development, and recruiting and managing technical experts to respond to identified challenges or gaps. The Project Officer Global Health Security will integrate innovative solutions to all projects, and leverage what has worked previously and adapt approaches to integrate lessons learned and to customize solutions to the unique needs of each Health Office, building relationships with various teams and key stakeholders, promoting efficient and effective ways of working and sustainable knowledge transference from technical experts to health office teams.**Primary Responsibilities**
- The Project Officer Global Health Security will carry out the following activities:
- Management of activities related to TSS’ support to USAID’s Global Health Security team, including the management of a core team of highly skilled technical experts.
- Provide technical guidance to implement comprehensive program management support to USAID’s Global Health Security team and leverage Panagora’s strengths in engagement, learning, and adapting to ensure that the knowledge generated is effectively synthesized, communicated, acted upon, and stored to underpin evidence-informed decisions and institutional memory.
- Develop and maintain detailed technical documentation, including guidance documents, standard operating procedures, and training materials.
- Implement Panagora TSS’s technical assistance approach for assigned Health Offices and projects (based on needs and requests) to achieve USAID’s strategic priorities. This will be done by project managing long
- and short-term staff as well as subcontractors.
- Harness existing technology to improve communication efficiency with stakeholders.
- Support USAID in effective communication on Global Health Security program guidance, program performance/issues, and data analysis by developing and maintaining a Global Health Security Google knowledge management and communication site.
- Coordinate Panagora’s Global Health Security events and travel support with USAID’s Global Health Security team lead.
- Assist in defining project scope and priorities, involving all relevant stakeholders, and oversee the utilization and development of appropriate management and communication systems to provide rapid and effective support.
- Liaise with various stakeholders at all levels of local government, donors and implement