Senior Global Health Security Advisor, Emergency Supply Chain and Logistics, DOS LEAP Global - Kenya

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.

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 National Public Health Institute (NPHI) to build and operationalize an Emergency Logistics Framework for Ebola preparedness and response. The assignment is funded under USG life-saving humanitarian assistance (LHA) provisions, aligned to Presidential Executive Order directives, and managed through the U.S. Department of State.

While Ebola is the immediate trigger, the Framework is designed as a multi-hazard, all-threats instrument applicable to future pandemics, epidemic-prone diseases, and Public Health Emergencies of International Concern (PHEICs). All deliverables must reflect this orientation. The Advisor will also 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 60 days of effort across 16 deliverables.

• Design and operationalize NPHI policies, SOPs, and decision structures for stock prepositioning, stockpile management, and rapid response. Framework must be multi-hazard and IMS-integrated.
• Embed emergency logistics within KEMSA's existing procurement, warehousing, and distribution systems. Map fast-track pathways, surge protocols, and co-investment opportunities to avoid duplication.
• Facilitate Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) processes with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board for Ebola countermeasures; establish a replicable EUA pathway for future emergencies.
• Develop commodity forecasting tools for Ebola and surge scenarios, anchored to existing national data systems and aligned to the IHR 7-1-7 target.
• Build a national stockpile strategy with multi-hazard commodity coverage. Establish inventory tracking, cold chain protocols, and stockpile release decision frameworks.
• Establish LMIS protocols for real-time commodity data capture across prepositioning sites and EOC nodes. Integrate with KEMSA, DHPT, and existing national platforms; address sub-national connectivity gaps.
• Support stock allocation between national and county EOCs. Build county-level inventory management capacity and coordinate across partners to avoid pipeline duplication.
• Produce policy briefs, stockpile SOPs, and guidance documents. Deliver minimum two county-level trainings. A knowledge transfer and handover plan are required outputs.

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Deliverable

Lead

Week

Days

1

Emergency Logistics Framework (draft)

Advisor / NPHI

Wk 4

4

2

Stakeholder mapping and partner coordination plan

Advisor

Wk 3

2

3

Prepositioning site assessment and selection criteria

Advisor / NPHI

Wk 5

2

4

HPT forecasting and supply planning tool

Advisor

Wk 6

4

5

National stockpile strategy (draft)

Advisor / NPHI

Wk 7

3

6

LMIS protocols for emergency operations (draft)

Advisor / KEMSA

Wk 8

5

7

SOPs: stockpile activation, tracking, replenishment, distribution

Advisor

Wk 8

6

8

EUA regulatory pathway brief

Advisor / PPB

Wk 6

2

9

County and EOC coordination protocol

Advisor/ Counties

Wk 9

3

10

Emergency Logistics Framework (final, validated)

Advisor / NPHI

Wk 11

3

11

Capacity building sessions (min. 2 county trainings)

Advisor

Wk 10

6

12

Policy brief: multi-hazard stockpile strategy

Advisor

Wk 10

2

13

LMIS digitization gap assessment

Advisor

Wk 9

3

14

Monthly progress reports (x3)

Advisor

Monthly

6

15

Weekly reports and call participation (x12)

Advisor

Weekly

6

16

End-of-assignment report and handover brief

Advisor

Wk 12

3

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 U.S. Embassy/Department of State (and participate in weekly calls) to include a short paragraph about main successes for that week.

• Master's degree or above in public health, supply chain, logistics, pharmacy, or health systems.
• Minimum 10 years in health supply chain or emergency logistics; at least 3 at senior advisory level.
• Demonstrated design and operationalization of logistics frameworks or stockpile systems in LMIC settings.
• Hands-on experience with Quantimed, PipeLine, or equivalent commodity quantification tools.
• Experience establishing or strengthening LMIS including real-time data capture and national system integration.
• Experience within PEPFAR, PMI, or GHSA mechanisms; familiarity with C/AOR structures and DoS reporting.
• Excellent written and spoken English required; Kiswahili an advantage.
• Kenya-based or able to relocate to Nairobi for full duration. Remote delivery not permitted.
• Willing to travel to county and sub-national sites; estimated up to 20% of working time.

• Familiarity with PPB, KEMSA, DHPT roles and Kenya supply chain architecture.
• Familiarity with track-and-trace digitization standards.