Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) Senior Program Officer-Supply Chain, Kigali, Rwanda



Overview:
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 the 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 treatm

ent 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’s New
Initiatives team is focused on launching new programs that will have a
transformative impact on health outcomes in our partner countries. Within the
New Initiatives team, CHAI has launched two new programs in nutrition and
maternal and neonate health, undertaking a multi-country effort to help
governments rapidly reduce the incidence of chronic malnutrition, or stunting,
in children under five; and scaling up programs to dramatically reduce maternal
and neonatal deaths.
CHAI’s
nutrition program is partnering with Ministries of Health and Agriculture to
establish programs that fill dietary gaps during early development: improving
the nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women; encouraging exclusive
breastfeeding in the first six months of life; and promoting nutrient-dense
complementary foods, alongside continued breastfeeding, for children from six
months to two years of age. Since most households lack year-round access to
sufficiently nutritious foods, CHAI is working with governments and private
partners to develop a suite of nutritious products for infants and young
children and for pregnant and lactating women that is produced locally, based
primarily on local agricultural products, and aligned with local eating habits.
To ensure sustainability, complementary nutritious foods will be produced
affordably and promote the economic development of rural populations, where
livelihoods rely heavily on smallholder farming.
Responsibilities:
  • Engage in planning, coordination and
    communications directly with key stakeholders to design a national
    distribution system for the fortified foods
  • Take the lead to drive project work streams to
    completion
  • Develop strong working relationships with key
    stakeholders in government, international partners, donors and NGOs, and
    ensure coordination of resources and efforts
  • Provide strategic guidance and technical
    assistance to the team and stakeholders
  • Produce and present analyses from large, complex
    databases
  • Provide support to team in project development,
    budgeting, forecasting and report writing
  • Conduct periodic field visits
  • Perform other tasks as necessary
Qualifications:
  • Excellent problem solving, analytical and
    quantitative skills
  • Proven track record of effective project
    management and ability to generate results
  • Strong interpersonal and written and verbal
    communication skills, and an ability to build professional relationships
    with key stakeholders
  • Ability to work independently and effectively in
    high-pressure, fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks
    simultaneously
  • Ability to achieve maximum efficiency and impact
    with limited human and financial resources
  • High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office,
    particularly Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word
  • Kinyarwanda is an asset
Experience:Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent plus 2 years work experience; or
Advanced Degree or equivalent plus 1 year work experience; or equivalent total
work experience
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