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.

About the Position

Under the America First Global Health Strategy, the United States seeks to protect the American people from global infectious disease threats while supporting partner governments to achieve long-term self-reliance, sustainability, and accountability. In Angola, this strategy emphasizes strengthening Government of the Republic of Angola (GRA) leadership and systems to progressively transition U.S.-supported malaria, HIV, and broader global health security (GHS) programs from externally managed implementation to sustainable government ownership.

The Senior G2G, Data Systems & Transition Advisor will support the GRA Ministry of Health (MOH), Ministry of Finance (MOF), and the U.S. Department of State (DOS) to implement this transition by strengthening government leadership, public financial management, health information systems, supply chain systems, and institutional capacity while ensuring continuity of life-saving humanitarian assistance (LHA) service delivery in full alignment with the new Presidential Executive Order (EO) directives. 

The Advisor will provide senior technical and strategic leadership to design, implement, and monitor Government-to-Government (G2G) transition activities that strengthen national ownership of malaria, HIV, and GHS programs. The position will support implementation of the Health Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), oversee transition planning and performance monitoring, strengthen health management information and supply chain systems, and promote evidence-based decision-making, domestic resource mobilization, and long-term sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of Government-to-Government transition strategies for malaria, HIV, and broader public health programs, ensuring alignment with national priorities and the America First Global Health Strategy.
• Coordinate implementation of the Health MOU and serve as a senior technical advisor to the MOU Implementation Management Unit by translating strategic commitments into operational workplans, budgets, milestones, and performance indicators.
• Guide the phased transition of U.S.-supported activities from partner-managed mechanisms to Government of Angola systems while safeguarding service quality, accountability, and continuity of care.
• Strengthen institutional capacity within the MOH and MOF in planning, budgeting, public financial management, risk mitigation, monitoring, and program oversight to support sustainable management of G2G awards.
• Provide technical leadership to strengthen Health Management Information Systems (HMIS), including DHIS2, Laboratory Information Systems (LIS), SIS-Comunitário, ReDIV, SIREMA, IOTA, Quantification Analytics Tool (QAT), Power BI, and other national digital health platforms.
• Improve integration, quality, analysis, visualization, and use of routine malaria, HIV, laboratory, surveillance, commodity, and emergency preparedness data to support timely evidence-based decision-making.
• Strengthen supply chain management systems, commodity forecasting, quantification, logistics information systems, and monitoring processes to improve availability of essential malaria, HIV, laboratory, and emergency response commodities.
• Support development of national standard operating procedures, guidelines, tools, dashboards, and reporting systems that strengthen program performance and institutional sustainability.
• Coordinate risk assessments and implementation of mitigation plans related to G2G programming, public financial management, procurement, supply chain, monitoring and evaluation, and data systems.
• Build national and subnational capacity through mentoring, coaching, technical assistance, and on-the-job training to institutionalize sustainable government leadership and technical expertise.
• Monitor implementation progress using agreed performance indicators, identify implementation bottlenecks, recommend corrective actions, and ensure achievement of transition milestones.
• Facilitate coordination among government institutions, implementing partners, Global Fund, Pandemic Fund, community organizations, faith-based organizations, and other development partners to maximize alignment, reduce duplication, and promote domestic ownership.
• Provide technical advice to strengthen integration of malaria and HIV platforms within broader Global Health Security capacities, including surveillance, laboratory systems, emergency preparedness, workforce development, and data systems.
• Prepare technical reports, policy briefs, presentations, and strategic recommendations for senior Government of Angola and U.S. Department of State leadership.
• Ensure all activities comply with applicable U.S. Government policies, donor requirements, national regulations, and principles of transparency, accountability, and stewardship.

Deliverables

• An inception workplan within the first 30–45 days outlining transition priorities, systems strengthening activities, implementation milestones, and expected results.
• Weekly progress updates and participation in regular coordination meetings with the Government of Angola and the U.S. Department of State.
• Monthly technical reports summarizing implementation progress, transition milestones, systems strengthening achievements, data and HMIS improvements, risks, mitigation measures, and recommendations.
• Technical inputs to national policies, strategies, implementation plans, standard operating procedures, dashboards, and performance monitoring tools.
• Periodic transition assessments, presentations, and decision-support products for senior government and U.S. Department of State leadership.

REPORTING:

The Advisor will provide a detailed monthly report to the U.S. Department of State, submitted by the 5th day of the following month. Additionally, the Advisor will submit a weekly progress report to the U.S. Department of State (and participate in weekly calls) to include a short paragraph about main successes for that week. The format for reporting may be adjusted with concurrence from the GOR/COR.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Systems, Public Administration, Public Financial Management, Information Systems, Supply Chain Management, International Development, or a related field.
• Minimum seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience supporting infectious disease programs, health systems strengthening, Government-to-Government mechanisms, health information systems, supply chain management, or global health security in low- or middle-income countries.
• Demonstrated experience working with Ministries of Health and/or Ministries of Finance on transition planning, institutional capacity strengthening, and public sector program implementation.
• Experience with U.S. Government-funded programs and familiarity with donor compliance, financial accountability, and risk management.
• Strong technical knowledge of HMIS, digital health systems, monitoring and evaluation, data analytics, supply chain systems, and public financial management.
• Excellent leadership, analytical, communication, stakeholder coordination, and report-writing skills.
• Professional proficiency in English and Portuguese.

Preferred:

• Experience with U.S. Government-funded health programs and familiarity with U.S. financial and compliance requirements.
• Experience with Global Fund, Pandemic Fund, or other global health financing mechanisms related to malaria and HIV.