Senior Integral Health Security (GHS) Advisor

The Senior GHS Advisor will support the Instituto Nacional de Salud (INS) in carrying out life‑saving humanitarian assistance (LHA) in full alignment with U.S. Presidential Executive Order directives. The primary focus of the advisor will be strategic coordination and technical support with a special emphasis on preventing, detecting, and responding to infectious disease threats that impact public health. The Senior GHS Advisor will be based within INS and will receive directions from INS leadership.

Strategic Coordination and Portfolio Management
- Assist the INS with effective delivery of LHA GHS activities, including disease and outbreak response, laboratory network strengthening, community surveillance and EWARS implementation, training frontline workers, biosafety and biosecurity, commodity procurement, and data systems.
- Lead strategic coordination of the INS GHS portfolio, including articulation with international cooperation partners, ministries, and other key actors within the National Zoonotic Council,



National Public Health Surveillance System, and the National System for Preparedness and Response to Public Health Emergencies.
- Oversee implementation of GHS activities at INS and in targeted subnational regions, ensuring alignment with USG and GOC priorities, timelines, and deliverables.
- Serve as the primary liaison between INS, USG partners, and multi‑sectoral stakeholders to ensure coordinated approaches and avoid duplication of efforts.
- Facilitate regular coordination meetings among multi‑sectoral stakeholders and partners to ensure alignment of technical approaches across the GHS portfolio.
- Provide project management oversight for all GHS activities funded by the USG, including work planning, risk management, budget monitoring, procurement coordination, and reporting.
- Assist and provide information to State to prepare U.S. Government workplans and reports.

Health Regulations (IHR) Core Capacities

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