Clinton Health Access Initiative,Associate, HIV Prevention Market Jobs in Malawi

Closing
date: 06 Jul 2016

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 cataly

st 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.

In
2005, CHAI signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of
Malawi (GoM) to strengthen health systems in the most challenged districts,
provide national support to HIV/AIDS drug pricing and programmatic work,
support the pilot and scale-up of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of
HIV (PMTCT) initiatives, expand access to ART for children, strengthen Malawi’s
lab system, and scale-up an integrated nutrition Program for children. CHAI’s
support to Malawi has expanded to include Human Resources for Health (HRH),
Vaccines (pneumococcal and rotavirus), and Health Financing.

Position
Overview:

The
Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) seeks an Associate, HIV Prevention
Market to help the Government of Malawi (GoM) address challenges and barriers
in adopting HIV prevention drugs and self-testing. The Associate will be based
in Lilongwe, Malawi and will report to the Program Manager, HIV Prevention
Market within the Evidence for Impact Cluster.

The
Associate will work in projects quantifying the policy adoption and
implementation gaps, helping the government make health financing policy
decisions through targeted use of collected data. The Associate will also
support the program’s work on assisting the MoH with planning and budgeting, designing
and implementing various HIV health reforms, driving operational efficiencies
and tracking outcomes and impact in the health sector specific to HIV
Prevention.

The
Associate will work very closely with all departments of the MoH, particularly
the Department of Planning and Policy Development (DPPD), in addition to
cooperating on a regular basis with donors, NGOs, and civil society. This
position will have direct and immediate impact on the lives of thousands of
patients. It presents an opportunity to work very closely with a government
that is committed to finding opportunities for sustainable HIV Prevention drug
and self-testing policy, providing strategic advice and developing tools that
will deliver improved healthcare for the people of Malawi.

Working
in close collaboration with MoH, the Associate, HIV Prevention Market will:

Serve
as a trusted technical advisor to the MoH on a broad range of and HIV
Prevention issues, enabling MoH to mobilize more resources into the sector
and distribute them equitably, effectively and efficiently;
Collect,
clean and analyze data on various areas of the HIV Prevention to quantify
the available resources, costs and gaps in the sector to inform planning
and budgeting;
Provide
technical support on the adoption of Program-Based Budgeting across the
Ministry of Health and broader public financial management reform
processes;
Assist
the MoH with the creation and prioritization of a new sector-wide
strategic plan and an essential health package;
Provide
analytical support to the MoH with the design and implementation of
various HIV Prevention reforms;
Provide
additional support to MoH on Global Fund grants/financial management,
including but not limited to: facilitate timely and accurate reporting;
improve process for budget submissions to the Local Fiscal Agent; ensure
linkages between the Concept Note strategy and implementation, e.g. the
reprioritizing and reprogramming of funds;
Provide
stop-gap support on the dissemination of the HIV National Strategic Plan
2015-2020’s National Operational Plan and alignment of activities across
government and partners, including capacity building for the Global Fund
Principle Recipients;
Support
the development of investment cases for disease programs and health
systems areas;
Support
the creation of strategic and operational plans and analytical tools to
drive service delivery efficiencies in infrastructure, human resources for
health, medical equipment, essential medicines and supply chains;
Liaise
with all stakeholders in the health sector to drive evidence-based
operational and policy changes;
Assist
in building capacity at all levels of the MoH; and
Perform
any other duties assigned by the Program Manager.
A
minimum of a Bachelors’ degree from a well-recognised, high-calibre
institution;
A
minimum of 2 years’ professional experience
Strong
analytical skills and advanced technical proficiency with MS Excel and
PowerPoint (analytical skills and proficiency levels will be tested during
recruiting process);
Demonstrated
experience building and analysing quantitative models to inform
decision-making, including experience developing or evaluating financial
models;
Natural
ability to build strategic relationships and interact with individuals of
different backgrounds;
Tenacity
and a can-do attitude;
Ability
to manage ambiguity and navigate political environments;
Strategically
minded, able to think creatively around long-term programme objectives and
the detailed steps necessary to achieve these goals;
Demonstrated
ability to multi-task, be effective in high-pressure situations and adapt
to fast-paced and changing environments with a strong commitment to
excellence, both internally and externally;
Excellent
organisational and problem solving skills;
Excellent
verbal, visual and written communication skills;
English
language fluency, both written and verbal.

Advantages:

Bachelors’
degree in Economics or Public Health;
Professional
experience in public sector policy/planning, health policy, public sector
finance, banking, management consulting, or other relevant private and
public sector experience;
Experience
in conducting health promotion events and activities
Experience
working with demanding work plans and tight budgets;
Experience
in primary market research (survey and Interviews)
Knowledge,
experience and interest in innovative financing approaches for developing
countries;
Chichewa
fluency, both written and verbal; and
Experience
working in developing countries, particularly in the health sector and in
Sub-Saharan Africa.