TB Technical Advisor - Malawi

About the role

Jhpiego, an international non-profit health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, is seeking a TB Technical Advisor for its project in Malawi. Reporting to the Project Lead/Project Director, the Advisor provides strategic and technical leadership for the design, implementation, monitoring and continuous improvement of TB interventions, aligning with Malawi Ministry of Health guidelines, national priorities and donor requirements. The role mentors the Laboratory & Diagnostics Specialist and TB Program Officers and works with the Ministry of Health and implementing partners.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and strategic direction for TB interventions, including work plans, annual activity plans and guidance on prevention, diagnosis, treatment, care and infection prevention and control
• Support the Ministry of Health in strengthening policies, guidelines and standards, and integrate TB services into HIV, laboratory and health systems strengthening initiatives
• Oversight of drug-sensitive and drug-resistant TB interventions, case-finding, diagnostic, treatment and retention strategies, and differentiated models of care
• Strengthen TB laboratory and diagnostic services, including quality management systems, specimen referral, result reporting, diagnostic technologies and quality assurance
• Support specimen referral and transportation systems, monitor performance indicators such as turnaround time and sample integrity, and support laboratory logistics and supply chain
• Work with MEL teams on laboratory performance data, prepare technical reports, success stories and lessons learned, and contribute to donor, quarterly, annual and ad hoc reports
• Represent the project in national TB Technical Working Groups and stakeholder forums, and support sustainability planning and transition to local ownership

Required profile

• Master's degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Health Systems Management, TB and Infectious Disease Management or a related field; a medical degree or clinical qualification with postgraduate training is an added advantage
• At least seven years of progressively responsible experience in TB programming, public health, health systems strengthening or infectious disease control
• Experience designing and managing drug-susceptible and drug-resistant TB interventions, and with TB diagnosis, treatment, surveillance, laboratory strengthening and quality improvement
• Experience with HIV/TB collaborative programs, the Malawi Ministry of Health, NTLEP, District Health Offices and implementing partners
• Experience providing technical assistance, mentorship and supportive supervision, and working on donor-funded programs (e.g., USAID, CDC, Global Fund, PEPFAR)
• Willingness to travel extensively within Malawi and, when required, internationally

Required skills

• Program planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting
• Use and interpretation of health information systems and data platforms, including DHIS2
• Collaboration with government institutions, NGOs, academic institutions and development partners

Applicants apply through the Jhpiego careers page with a single document containing a cover letter, resume and references; the closing date is 17 November 2026. Selected candidates undergo a pre-employment background investigation.