Regional Health Advisor - Latin America and the Caribbean (Consultant)

Corus International is the parent organization of a family of world-class organizations working to deliver comprehensive, lasting solutions to end extreme poverty. We are a global leader in international development, with 150 years of combined experience across our different entities. Our subsidiaries include IMA World Health, Lutheran World Relief, CGA Technologies, Ground Up Investing, and Farmers Market Brands. Our more than 400 employees around the world are dedicated experts serving vulnerable populations. Corus International has a longstanding presence and network of relationships across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), with particular experience in Central America. As the health funding landscape continues to evolve, Corus seeks to strengthen its positioning for emerging health opportunities funded by the U.S. Department of State (DOS), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other bilateral, multilateral, philanthropic, and private-sector donors. The region continues to face complex health challenges, including infectious disease threats, gaps in public health surveillance and laboratory systems, health workforce constraints, migration-related health needs, maternal and child health challenges, and disparities in access to quality health services. At the same time, evolving donor priorities create opportunities to strengthen health security, disease prevention and response, health systems, laboratory capacity, workforce development, and locally led approaches.

Role: Regional Health Advisor - Latin America and the Caribbean (Consultant)

Supervision: Managing Director, Technical Business Unit / Designated Corus Technical and Business Development Leadership

Position Type: Consultant

CONSULTANCY SUMMARY The Regional Health Advisor will provide strategic and technical leadership to strengthen Corus International's positioning for health opportunities across Latin America and the Caribbean, with a particular focus on Central America. The Advisor will develop an in-depth understanding of the regional health landscape, donor priorities, Corus' existing capabilities and relationships, and emerging health funding opportunities. Working closely with Corus' Technical Business Unit, business development teams, country and regional staff, and organizational leadership, the Advisor will identify priority opportunities, strengthen relationships with key stakeholders and potential partners, and help shape competitive technical approaches for future health programming. A major focus of the consultancy will be positioning Corus for opportunities from the U.S. Department of State, CDC, private sector and other priority donors. The Advisor will provide regional intelligence, technical input, partner mapping, capture support, and proposal design leadership, while helping Corus refine a clear health growth strategy for the region. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Regional Health Strategy and Technical Positioning (20%) - Develop a strong understanding of the health landscape across LAC, with particular attention to Central America, including major health challenges, government priorities, donor investments, and gaps that align with Corus' technical capabilities. - Support development and refinement of a regional health growth strategy aligned with Corus' global strategy, organizational capabilities, geographic presence, and anticipated donor priorities. - Identify priority technical areas where Corus can establish a differentiated and competitive position, which may include: - Global health security and health emergency preparedness and response - Infectious disease prevention, detection, surveillance, and response - Laboratory systems strengthening and diagnostic capacity - Public health surveillance and health information systems - Health workforce development - Community health and primary health care - Maternal, newborn, child, and reproductive health - Migration and cross-border health - One Health - Infection prevention and control - Supply chain and access to essential health commodities - Digital health and data use for decision-making - Provide technical guidance on regional and country-specific health trends and help translate these trends into actionable positioning and program development strategies. - Identify areas where Corus' existing global technical capabilities and experience can be adapted or leveraged for the LAC context. - Donor Engagement, Opportunity Identification, and Business Development (40%) - Monitor and analyze the regional health funding landscape, with particular emphasis on anticipated opportunities from the U.S. Department of State, CDC, and other priority donors. - Identify and communicate emerging health opportunities, donor priorities, procurement trends, and potential changes in the funding environment that could affect Corus' regional strategy. - Develop donor and opportunity intelligence to help Corus prioritize investments in upcoming health procurements. - Support early positioning and capture planning for priority opportunities, including analysis of: - Donor objectives and priorities - Competitive landscape - Potential prime and subcontracting opportunities - Corus' comparative advantages and capability gaps - Key technical requirements - Geographic priorities - Government and stakeholder interests - Support development of opportunity-specific capture strategies and recommend actions needed to strengthen Corus' competitive position before solicitations are released. - Participate in donor, government, partner, and stakeholder meetings, as appropriate, to strengthen Corus' visibility and understanding of emerging priorities. - Help position Corus as a credible technical partner in regional health programming through targeted engagement with donors, governments, regional institutions, implementing organizations, academi