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

The Finance Advisor will provide targeted HIV-specific technical support to strengthen program implementation, financial compliance, and reporting accuracy across all HIV-related activities, in alignment with the Presidential Executive Order (EO) directives on life-saving humanitarian assistance (LHA). This support will include guiding the National HIV/AIDS/STI/TB Council (NAC) on budget alignment with HIV program priorities and enhancing the capacity of implementing teams to plan, track, and report HIV expenditures effectively. The aim is to improve the quality, efficiency, and accountability of HIV program financing while supporting timely and accurate financial documentation. The Finance Advisor will report to the Team Leader and the NAC-appointed finance/resource tracking focal person. Outputs will be reviewed by NAC and relevant counterparts as designated. The Finance Advisor will report to the U.S. Department of State on monthly basis, as detailed in the “Reporting” section. The Advisor will support the NAC in carrying out life-saving humanitarian assistance (LHA) service delivery in full alignment with the new Presidential Executive Order (EO) directives. 

Responsibilities

To provide costing, resource mapping, and financing analysis inputs that strengthen the feasibility and sustainability of the NAC three-year strategic projection. The role will strengthen the National AIDS Strategic Framework (NASF)-aligned results framework and ensure the three-year strategic projection is supported by a clear, measurable, and feasible indicator and target package aligned with national data systems and Global Fund performance requirements.

Specific responsibilities and tasks in relation to the Grant Cycle 8 Global Fund application:

• Review existing costing, expenditure, resource tracking and financing analyses relevant to the NASF 2023-2027 and the planned priorities.
• Develop a high-level costing estimate for the three-year strategic projection, including key assumptions, unit costs where available, and linkages to prioritized interventions.
• Conduct resource mapping and financing gap analysis for the next three years (domestic resources, partner resources and anticipated Global Fund contributions), as feasible within available data.
• Support articulation of the financing and sustainability narrative for domestic resource mobilization in line with sustainability road map including considerations and financial risk mitigation.
• Propose a practical costing and resource summary table (and supporting notes) that can be adapted into the grant budget narrative and implementation arrangements.
• Support consultations and validation meetings, including documenting finance-related feedback and incorporating it into final deliverables.

Role-specific deliverables in relation to the Grant Cycle 8 Global Fund application:

• Costing and resource mapping summary for the three-year projection (with assumptions and limitations clearly stated).
• Financing gap analysis and suggested options to address key gaps (brief narrative note).
• Costing/resource tables suitable for inclusion in the strategic projection.
• Necessary inputs for a complete GC8 Application (to be determined)

REPORTING

The Senior Advisor/Team Lead will submit monthly reports to the U.S. Department of State submitted by the 5th day of the following month. Reporting to and receiving technical guidance from the NAC Director General (DG) or his designate, the Advisor will work closely with the U.S. Department of State (DoS)/Zambia and LEAP Global teams. Based at the NAC Secretariat in Lusaka, the Advisor will coordinate site visits and any extended off-site work with the NAC DG or designate and DoS/Zambia. Quarterly meetings will be held with DoS/Zambia to review progress and priorities.

 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in financial management or accounting, management or business administration is required.
• Postgraduate qualification in health economics, public finance, accounting/finance, public health, development economics, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in health programme costing, budgeting, financing analysis, and/or resource mapping, preferably in HIV/TB programmes.
• Demonstrated experience with donor-funded programme budgeting.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to work with incomplete data and transparently document assumptions.
• Excellent writing skills and ability to communicate technical costing information to non-technical audiences.
• Experience with national health financing reforms, domestic resource mobilization, and sustainability planning.
• Familiarity with Zambia’s public financial management context and health financing landscape (advantage).
• Advanced Excel-based costing and modelling skills.
• Proven team leadership and mentorship skills.
• Demonstrated experience aligning work to results and performance frameworks.
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills, including working with government, local organizations, and community representatives.
• Excellent analytical, writing, and synthesis skills, with demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality outputs under tight timelines.
• Demonstrated technical leadership, programme management, and problem-solving skills.
• At least five years of experience with, or strong knowledge of, Global Fund operating procedures and financial management processes.
• Understanding of USG rules and regulations preferred.
• Ability to work effectively with a broad range of Ministry of Health, NAC, and USG personnel and partners.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively to achieve consensus on policy, programme, and administrative matters.
• Strong communication skills for both health and non-health audiences.
• Proven ability to communicate clearly and concisely in English, both orally and in writing.
• Excellent verbal communication skills, tact, and diplomacy to build sustainable working relationships with public and private organizations.
• Excellent written communication skills for preparing reports, documentation, and briefing papers.
• Strong computer skills for implementing, analyzing, monitoring, and managing activity goals, inputs, outcomes, and achievements.
• Experience in teaching, training, and capacity building.
• Experience working with key stakeholders in HIV/TB/STI programming, preferably national stakeholders and international donors.
• Work authorization in Zambia is required.