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. Unlike other implementers, CHAI does not operate
stand-alone programs, nor does it build parallel health systems. Rather, CHAI
works at the invitation and in support of governments. Furthermore, we focus on
large-scale impact and have secured lower pricing agreements for treatment
options in more than 70 countries, including cutting the costs of Viral Load
laboratory tests by 50% in South Africa. CHAI’s teams are working side-by-side
with over 30 governments to tackle many of the largest barriers to effective
health care.
At the request of
our partner governments, CHAI has developed a health financing program in 8
countries. Currently, in developing countries, just 40% of the poor have access
to basic health services, such as delivering babies in a safe environment.
While policymakers are committed to universal health coverage, past growth in
funding for health is beginning to slow, resulting in difficult decisions and
trade-offs. Our health financing teams work with policymakers in Ministries of
Health and key stakeholders to remove financing as a barrier to increased
coverage of life saving interventions. We provide decision makers with the
necessary programmatic and financial information for evidence-based planning
and resource allocation. Furthermore, we help governments move towards a
sustainable funding model that is increasingly nationally owned and managed.
Position
Overview:
CHAI is looking for
a country
support program manager, to provide remote and on-the-ground
assistance to the following CHAI health financing country teams: Cameroon,
Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
As the challenges
faced by governments are constantly changing, the work is fast paced and
diverse. Some of the technical focus areas include costing, strategic planning,
resource tracking, public financial management and health systems reform. The
program manager will support country teams, governments and stakeholders by troubleshooting
challenges, developing tools, providing assistance on the ground, conducting
research and facilitating idea exchange across countries. The program manager
will focus on 2-3 countries, and will be asked to bring expertise and lessons
learned to other countries on an ad-hoc basis.
Operating with
substantial independence, the program manager will:
- Provide
advice to country teams working with Ministries of Health to assess
resource needs, available resources and potential financial and health
systems reforms - Provide
technical support to implementation of key projects, through remote and on
the ground assistance in costing, planning and budgeting, resource
tracking and key reforms, as well as other areas as they come up - Develop
tools and resources for country teams to be applied across contexts - Evaluate
health financing options to increase fiscal space, including through
qualitative and quantitative analysis and modeling - Facilitate
idea exchange across country and global teams at CHAI, including by documenting
and sharing lessons learned across contexts - Build
relationships with topic and country experts and key global stakeholders - Attend
and represent CHAI at global meetings - Follow
key trends in the global health financing landscape and rapidly build
expertise in new trends and areas of work as they arise - Assist
country teams in work planning, helping outline the direction and goals of
the program and troubleshoot as needed - Support
monitoring, evaluation and reporting
Given the nature of the
program, and the entrepreneurial environment of CHAI, the program manager is
expected to be self-motivated, flexible and able to deliver results quickly.
- Minimum
of 5 years of relevant work experience (e.g. in a research institution,
government, bilateral or multilateral development agency, consulting firm,
NGO or think tank) - An
advanced degree in health economics, public policy, business, public
health or other relevant discipline - Knowledge
of and experience in health systems and health care financing (including
health insurance schemes) and/or public sector financing - Structured
thinker with excellent analytical skills and experience analyzing data - Strong
writer, facilitator and oral communicator able to distil and explain
complex concepts to varied audiences - Demonstrated
ability to work independently, self-motivate and propose new initiatives - Ability
to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and set priorities - Exceptional
diplomatic and interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships - High
levels of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint - Willingness
to live and travel internationally
Advantages:
- Experience
working with government ministries (Ministries of Health and/or Finance) - Familiarity
with epidemiological modeling and analysis - Advanced
degree in health economics - Experience
working in resource-limited settings and in a multicultural office
environment
Travel will
be frequent and as high as 50-70%.
to apply:
Apply Here: http://www.Click2Apply.net/t9kp5dk
Apr 2014
