Founded in 2002 by
President William J. Clinton, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is a
global health organization committed to strengthening integrated health systems
around the world and expanding access to care and treatment for HIV/AIDS,
malaria and other illnesses. Based on t
President William J. Clinton, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is a
global health organization committed to strengthening integrated health systems
around the world and expanding access to care and treatment for HIV/AIDS,
malaria and other illnesses. Based on t
he premise that business oriented
strategy can facilitate solutions to global health challenges, CHAI acts as a
catalyst to mobilize new resources and optimize the impact of these resources
to save lives, via improved organization of commodity markets and more
effective local management. By working in association with governments and
other NGO partners, CHAI is focused on large scale impact and, to date, CHAI
has secured lower pricing agreements for treatment options in more than 70
countries. In addition, CHAI’s teams are working side-by-side with over 30
governments to tackle many of the largest barriers to effective treatment and
care.
CHAI Malaria Overview:
Malaria
is one of the world’s most important causes of illness, death, and lost
economic productivity. Over the past decade, dramatic increases in donor
funding have facilitated scale-up of effective interventions to prevent,
diagnosis, and treat malaria. This investment has successfully reduced the
burden of malaria in many settings, and some countries have begun planning to
eliminate it altogether. Yet these gains are fragile: global funding for
malaria remains short of what is needed, last decade’s rapid growth in malaria
financing appears to have halted, and resistance to insecticides and drugs
threatens to set back efforts. The great majority of the growth in funding for
malaria programs has come from potentially volatile international donors rather
than from domestic contributions, making the sustainability of recent gains an
open question.
is one of the world’s most important causes of illness, death, and lost
economic productivity. Over the past decade, dramatic increases in donor
funding have facilitated scale-up of effective interventions to prevent,
diagnosis, and treat malaria. This investment has successfully reduced the
burden of malaria in many settings, and some countries have begun planning to
eliminate it altogether. Yet these gains are fragile: global funding for
malaria remains short of what is needed, last decade’s rapid growth in malaria
financing appears to have halted, and resistance to insecticides and drugs
threatens to set back efforts. The great majority of the growth in funding for
malaria programs has come from potentially volatile international donors rather
than from domestic contributions, making the sustainability of recent gains an
open question.
CHAI
provides direct management and technical support to countries around the globe
to strengthen their malaria programs and reduce the burden of this preventable,
treatable disease. We support governments to scale up effective interventions
for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance, with the goals of
sustainably reducing the number of malaria-related illnesses and deaths
worldwide in the short-term and accelerating progress towards malaria
elimination in the long term.
provides direct management and technical support to countries around the globe
to strengthen their malaria programs and reduce the burden of this preventable,
treatable disease. We support governments to scale up effective interventions
for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance, with the goals of
sustainably reducing the number of malaria-related illnesses and deaths
worldwide in the short-term and accelerating progress towards malaria
elimination in the long term.
Over the past several
years, CHAI has partnered with governments across
Southern Africa and Southeast Asia to help them make meaningful steps towards
orienting their national strategic plans and systems towards elimination.
years, CHAI has partnered with governments across
Southern Africa and Southeast Asia to help them make meaningful steps towards
orienting their national strategic plans and systems towards elimination.
Position
Summary:
Summary:
CHAI is seeking a
highly motivated individual to work as part of CHAI’s Global Malaria Financing
Team. This Associate will directly support governments in Southern Africa and
Southeast Asia in obtaining the financial resources necessary to achieve
historic malaria elimination in the next five years. Countries to be supported
in Southern Africa include Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Namibia,
Zimbabwe, and Botswana, and countries in Southeast Asia include Cambodia, Lao
People’s Democratic Republic, Vietnam, and Myanmar. The role will be based in
Southern Africa, but with potential travel to Southeast Asia as required.
highly motivated individual to work as part of CHAI’s Global Malaria Financing
Team. This Associate will directly support governments in Southern Africa and
Southeast Asia in obtaining the financial resources necessary to achieve
historic malaria elimination in the next five years. Countries to be supported
in Southern Africa include Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Namibia,
Zimbabwe, and Botswana, and countries in Southeast Asia include Cambodia, Lao
People’s Democratic Republic, Vietnam, and Myanmar. The role will be based in
Southern Africa, but with potential travel to Southeast Asia as required.
As part of the Global
Malaria Team, the Financing Associate will provide direct support at the
highest level of government. Areas of support will include: costing of malaria
National Strategic Plans, conducting cost optimization analysis for specific
interventions, improving financial management, and determining the optimal
allocation of existing funds. CHAI’s Financing Associate will also help
countries identify and obtain new funding sources including expanded domestic
resources, public-private partnerships, and innovative financing mechanisms.
This position reports to the Manager of the Global Malaria Finance Team, and
will work alongside the Regional Financing Associates for the Southern Africa
and Southeast Asia and in close collaboration with the CHAI Country Teams
Malaria Team, the Financing Associate will provide direct support at the
highest level of government. Areas of support will include: costing of malaria
National Strategic Plans, conducting cost optimization analysis for specific
interventions, improving financial management, and determining the optimal
allocation of existing funds. CHAI’s Financing Associate will also help
countries identify and obtain new funding sources including expanded domestic
resources, public-private partnerships, and innovative financing mechanisms.
This position reports to the Manager of the Global Malaria Finance Team, and
will work alongside the Regional Financing Associates for the Southern Africa
and Southeast Asia and in close collaboration with the CHAI Country Teams
The Associate will bring outstanding
analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills, and must
be able to work independently and have deep personal commitment to producing
results. The Associate also will be expected to be fluent in Excel and be able
to build excel-based budgets without daily supervision. CHAI places great value
on the resourcefulness, tenacity, patience, humility, and high ethical
standards of its staff.
analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills, and must
be able to work independently and have deep personal commitment to producing
results. The Associate also will be expected to be fluent in Excel and be able
to build excel-based budgets without daily supervision. CHAI places great value
on the resourcefulness, tenacity, patience, humility, and high ethical
standards of its staff.
Likely placement
options in Botswana pending leadership approval.
options in Botswana pending leadership approval.
Responsibilities:
- Work with national malaria staff and CHAI
country teams in both regions to optimize and cost national malaria
programs by building Excel-based costing and budget models - Conduct costing and financial analyses and
support the development of funding proposals - Identify key impediments to programmatic goals
and help devise targeted solutions to address them - Engage with and cultivate donors, including
individuals, corporations, and organizations interested in supporting
malaria programs - Serve as a trusted advisor to the Regional
Malaria Financing Associates and CHAI Country Teams - Build strong relationships with stakeholders
across government, non-governmental organizations and the private sector - Draft presentations and reports for internal
and external stakeholders - Coordinate meetings and facilitate knowledge
sharing between government programs and partner organization in the region
to ensure coordination - Identify opportunities for the development of
Public-Private-Partnerships and innovative financing - Provide program and budget updates for donor
reporting and best practice sharing - other responsibilities as needed to manager
Qualifications:
- 2+ years of working experience with
increasing levels of responsibility and leadership in finance, management
consulting, or another relevant field - Master’s degree in Business, Policy, Public
Health, or related field, or Bachelor’s degree with equivalent work
experience - High levels of proficiency in Microsoft Word,
Excel, and PowerPoint - Demonstrated excellent analytical,
quantitative, and problem solving skills - Ability to oversee multiple work streams
simultaneously, to set priorities, and to work independently and flexibly
with a strong commitment to excellence in high-pressure situations - Exceptional written and oral communication
skills - Strong diplomatic and
interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships in a challenging
multicultural environment - Willingness to travel
Advantages:
- Experience working and communicating with
government officials and multilateral organizations - Experience living or working in
resource-limited countries - Experience working remotely with a
decentralized team - Knowledge of malaria and/or other
major global infectious disease problems is not required, but can be
helpful
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