The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries, while strengthening the capabilities of governments and the private sector in those countries to create and sustain high-quality health systems that can succeed without our assistance. For more information, please visit: http://www.clintonhealthaccess.org.
CHAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to providing an environment of fairness, and mutual respect where all applicants have access to equal employment opportunities. CHAI values diversity and inclusion, and recognizes that our mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people with diverse experience, backgrounds, and culture.
CHAI’s global malaria and neglected tropical disease (NTD) program provides direct technical and operational support to countries around the globe to strengthen their programs and reduce the burden of preventable, treatable diseases. We support governments to scale up effective interventions for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance, with the goals of sustainably reducing the number of illnesses and deaths worldwide in the short-term and accelerating progress towards elimination of malaria and NTDs in the long term.
Position Summary:
CHAI is seeking a highly motivated individual to work as part of CHAI’s Global Malaria Management, Strategy & Financing Team. This Associate will directly support governments in francophone West and Central Africa in a strategic role to help saves lives and markedly reduce the malaria burden. Countries to be supported include Benin, Democratic Republic of Congo, and/or Cameroon.
The Associate will provide direct support at the highest levels of malaria program policy and management in government. Areas of support consist of working alongside country and regional technical experts to evaluate program impact; develop or refine the governments’ national strategic plan for malaria; support the development of a costing model to assess financial resources needed; assist with cost optimization analysis for health strategies; and contribute to forecasting of resource needs.
The Associate will also support the Ministries of Health and partners to develop Global Fund Funding Requests for the 2024-2026 funding cycle to secure key financial resources to help the country achieve its malaria targets. Additionally, the Associate will help the malaria programs ensure that they are able to maximize the use of existing resources and help them plan for and seek out the additional resources they need. The Associate will report to the Associate Director of the Global Malaria Management, Strategy, Finance Team, but also have a close working relationship with the regional technical team and country teams.
The Associate will bring outstanding analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills and must be able to work independently and have a deep personal commitment to producing results. No background in malaria is required, but the Associate is expected to be proficient in using Microsoft Excel. Most of all, CHAI places great value on relevant personal qualities including resourcefulness, tenacity, independence, patience, humility, and strong work ethic.
The position will be based in Dakar, Senegal, with extensive international travel (60-80%) within the west and central Africa region.
Advantages:
Master's degree in Business, Policy, Public Health, International Development, or related fieldExperience working and communicating with government officials, multilateral organizations, or development donorsExperience living or working in resource-limited countriesExperience working remotely with a decentralized/remote teamKnowledge of malaria and/or other major global infectious disease problemsExperience or knowledge of health finance, public finance, or finance for development#jobreference2 #region4
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