Senior Associate, Regional Country Support
Overview:
The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries, while strengthening the capabilities of governments and the private sector in those countries to create and sustain high-quality health systems that can succeed without our assistance. For more information, please visit: http://www.clintonhealthaccess.org
The Senior Associate, Regional Country Support will work to ensure the introduction and scale-up of optimal antiretrovirals (ARVs) and other optimal HIV commodities for people living with HIV. Specifically, the Senior Associate will be responsible for supporting several countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia to accelerate access to optimal HIV treatment commodities, including those for advanced HIV disease. The Senior Associate will travel frequently between countries to provide end-to-end technical assistance to Ministries of Health to enable rapid uptake of optimal ARVs and other optimal HIV commodities. This will include building strong, trusted relationships with CHAI country teams, Ministry of Health counterparts and partner organisations and providing technical assistance in all aspects of developing and costing optimal ARV introduction strategies. They will be expected to build consensus among a range of stakeholders and to independently find creative solutions to systems or process challenges that delay progress towards program goals.
Responsibilities:
- Support country teams across sub-Saharan Africa and Asia to effectively implement CHAI’s programs accelerating access to high quality adult and pediatric ARVs and optimal advanced HIV disease commodities, and ensuring achievement of CHAI’s grant objectives
- In collaboration with the Senior Manager, HIV Access Program, act as a thought leader of CHAI’s HIV Access Program across regions supported, working in collaboration with country teams and leadership to develop and guide strategies to improve access to high-quality HIV treatment across the region and address service gaps, identify national and regional priorities, support the development and implementation of appropriate programs and interventions, and fundraising as needed
- Through a blend of advocacy, relationship-building, and evidence dissemination, and in coordination with the country and HIV Access Program leadership, make an effective case for optimal ARV and AHD commodity introduction to governments and key opinion leaders. This may include preparing cost analyses to help governments see the budgetary impact of product shifts, developing different introduction scenarios, and collating, translating, and disseminating clinical information
- Help governments ensure an uninterrupted supply of optimal ARVs and optimal AHD commodities to the region by building stock monitoring tools and dashboards and working closely with procurement agents and government logistics units to understand and map funding flows, ordering cycles, and delivery timelines
- Help countries build their capacity on quantification issues through leadership in forecasting workshops, participation in technical working groups, and/or training of forecasting models, in order to avoid stock-outs, reduce waste, and minimize costs
- Catalyze and coordinate the drafting of rollout planning documents, policy guidance, and standard operating procedures that clarify and ensure smooth implementation of ARV and optimal AHD commodity product shifts
- With a client-focused approach, serve as a trusted, accessible advisor to governments and CHAI country teams on a variety of HIV access topics and remain abreast of latest developments in the HIV marketplace
- Conduct routine grant management and reporting activities
- Troubleshoot problems at country level, in collaboration with country teams with support from program leadership
- Support the country team and program leadership in other relevant duties, such as fundraising or capacity building initiatives, as require
Qualifications:
- Minimum Bachelor of Arts or Science degree (BA/BSc)
- At least three years of professional experience in global health, international development, and/or management consulting
- High level of comfort conducting quantitative analyses and using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Exceptional communication skills, with a structured and assured oral and written communication style
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships independently with senior government and NGO representatives and navigate complex government processes in a collaborative manner
- Strong strategic thinking, analytical skills and problem-solving approach
- Entrepreneurial mindset with ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities, and work independently with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment
- Comfort working in low-resource settings
- Willingness to travel regionally up to 60%
Advantages:
- Master’s degree in Public Health (MPH), Business Administration (MBA), or other graduate degree
- Experience working in management consultancy
- Experience leading teams
- Pharmaceutical/healthcare industry experience
- Experience working on procurement and supply chain management
- Experience working with governments and/or international organizations