Global Malaria Team
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 glob
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 glob
al 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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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