Senior Program Director for Global Health Security

hace 1 mes


Guate, Guatemala Palladium A tiempo completo

About the Opportunity:


Palladium seeks a seasoned expert to serve as the Chief of Party for the Guatemala Health Security Activity, a USAID-funded project aimed at strengthening the country's health system and human resource capabilities.


Key Responsibilities:



  • Lead the overall strategy, workplan, and budget for the project, ensuring timely delivery of results and alignment with USAID priorities and the project's scope of work.
  • Oversee a team of senior staff, facilitate coordination among team members, and ensure the quality and timeliness of deliverables from subcontractors/sub-awardees.
  • Develop and execute annual workplans, ensuring activities and targets reflect high technical quality, are aligned with government of Guatemala priorities, and are delivered on schedule and on budget.
  • Serve as the project's primary point of contact with USAID/Washington, USAID/Guatemala, government of Guatemala, other implementing partners, and stakeholders, ensuring strategic coordination with other USAID projects to foster synergies and efficiencies.
  • Promote sustainability of project aims and activities by engendering government of Guatemala ownership and developing capacity of host-country individuals, institutions, and systems.
  • Ensure effective internal systems for program delivery, results tracking and reporting, staff recruitment and retention, and contracting and financial management to respond rapidly to program needs.
  • Ensure compliance with Palladium, USG/USAID, and other regulations and policies.

Requirements:



  • 15+ years of experience designing, leading, and implementing large-scale, complex global USG projects in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs).
  • Experience as a USG Chief of Party or other senior role.
  • Deep technical knowledge and experience in infectious disease, lab strengthening, surveillance, outbreak response, and Global Health Security/One Health, with international credibility as a leader in these or related areas.
  • Proven success working closely with diverse stakeholders.
  • Problem-solving, analytic, and financial skills, with capacity to anticipate, respond, and adapt quickly to varying needs and competing demands.
  • Advanced degree in a relevant field (medicine, public health, environmental health, animal health, epidemiology, etc.).

We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success, and good practice.


Palladium is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.


We are committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do.


Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please email our team at and we will be in touch to discuss.



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