Founded in 2002, by
President William J. Clinton and Ira Magaziner, the Clinton Health Access
Initiative, Inc. (“CHAI”) is a global health organization committed to
strengthening integrated health systems and expanding access to care and
treatment in the developing world. CHAI’s solution-oriented approach focuses on
improving market dynamics for medicines and diagnostics; lowering prices for
treatment; accelerating access to lifesaving tec
hnologies; and helping
governments build the capacity required for high-quality care and treatment
programs. Since its inception, CHAI’s programs have helped more than 11.8
million people in more than 70 countries have access to CHAI-negotiated prices
for HIV/AIDS medicines, saving the global health community billions of dollars.
For more information, please visit: www.clintonhealthaccess.org.
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.
At the request of
our partner governments, CHAI has developed a health financing program across
Africa. 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:
The Clinton Health
Access Initiative (CHAI) seeks a Program Manager, Health Financing based in
Lilongwe to help the Government of Malawi address critical funding shortfalls
in the health sector. The Program Manager will report to the Senior Program
Manager, Evidence for Impact Cluster, and will manage a team of 3-5 staff.
The Program Manager
will support the government of Malawi identify and overcome health systems
constraints to the provision of critical services to the entire population,
including leading the quantification of key systems gaps and support the use of
evidence in health financing policy decisions through targeted use of data. In
addition, the Program Manager will be responsible for supporting the MOH to
develop sustainable systems and processes to improve the allocation of donor
and government resources to improve availability of services across the
country. The Program Manager will lead a team that works closely with senior
leaders in the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance as well as
donors, NGOs, and civil society organizations.
This is a
challenging but rewarding position which will directly impact thousands of
people in need of life-saving interventions. It presents an opportunity to work
closely with a government that is committed to finding opportunities for
sustainable financing of the health sector, providing strategic advice and
developing tools that will deliver improved healthcare for the people of
Malawi.
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
with limited structural or operational support. The Program Manager will:
- Serve
as a trusted technical advisor to the MoH on a broad range of health
financing and health systems strengthening issues, enabling MoH to
mobilize more resources into the health sector and distribute them
equitably, effectively and efficiently; - Inform
the development of quantitative models to improve efficiency and
effectiveness of health sector operations and interventions, with a focus
on filling gaps in service availability; - Support
the collection and standardization of donor, government, and partner
activity budgets into a common database for tracking health sector
investments, including support on data dissemination and
institutionalization - Lead
the development of a service readiness assessment at health facilities to
identify ways to maximize allocative efficiency and coordination across
the health sector; - Manage
data collection, cleaning, validation, and analysis of health systems
readiness gaps, including the harmonization with existing health systems
data systems in Malawi; - Facilitate
meetings with government and external stakeholders to drive operational and
policy changes, including through strengthening processes for donor
coordination, increased transparency and alignment to government
priorities; - Develop
and carry out proposals to build capacity of MoH and increase
sustainability of the aforementioned activities; - Manage
highly-motivated and analytical individuals, enabling high performance and
professional growth; - Drive
internal strategic planning and coordinating activities, communication,
and deliverables within the Malawi country office, global team, and across
several country teams; and - Manage
communication and reporting requirements for internal and program donors.
other
responsibilities as needed
Master’s
degree in Economics or Health Economics, or MPH with coursework/experience in
health economics and finance strongly preferred; or Bachelor’s degree with
exceptional experience
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), with increasing levels of responsibility
Strong
program management experience including managing and recruiting teams,
developing and executing budgets, creating and implementing work plans, and
monitoring both program and staff performance
- Knowledge
of and experience in health systems and health care financing and/or
public sector financing, particularly in low- and middle-income countries - Structured
thinker with experience analyzing complex datasets to identify key trends
and to translate them into actionable options for decision makers - Strong
writer, facilitator and oral communicator able to distill and explain
complex concepts to varied audiences - Exceptional
diplomatic and interpersonal skills and ability to build strategic
relationships - Ability
to think strategically about long-term program objectives and the detailed
steps necessary to achieve them - Excellent
organizational and problem-solving skills without need for extensive
structural or operational support - Ability
to multi-task and work effectively in fast-paced, high-pressure situations - Advanced
technical proficiency with MS Excel and PowerPoint
Advantages:
- Experience
working with government ministries (Ministries of Health, Finance, and/or
local governments) - Experience
working in resource-limited settings and in a multicultural office
environment - Clinical
expertise or experience working in health service delivery settings - Experience
conducting large-scale primary research and data collection, cleaning,
analysis, and reporting, including the management of research teams - Experience
with or interest in shaping national health policy decisions - Experience
managing medium to large teams
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