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. 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 2006, CHAI signed an MOU with the Malawi government 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. Since then, CHAI’s support to Malawi has expanded to include Human Resources for Health; Health Financing; Pediatric HIV and TB; Reproductive, Maternal and Neonatal Health; and eHealth.
Position Overview:
CHAI is supporting the Government of Malawi to accelerate the scale up of pediatric antiretroviral therapy through a 3-year funding from ELMA Foundation. Currently adult coverage of antiretroviral therapy is 53%, but for children the coverage is about 35%. The program seeks to operationalize within the Ministry of Health effective strategies for identifying HIV-exposed and HIV-positive children, initiating them on treatment, and retaining them in care. Additionally, the program aims at improving case finding and identification of children exposed to and infected with active TB. The project combines technical and analytical support with hands-on implementation by CHAI. Strategies include development of tools and job aides to operationalize existing guidelines, review meetings at a district level, coordination of partner resources towards government ownership, and others. By the end of the program, the MOH will have a renewed focus on pediatric HIV and TB with an active subgroup meeting focused on pediatric HIV, fully operational provider-initiated testing and counseling model for children, adherence counseling provided at every facility offering ART, a widely scaled Mother-Infant Pair clinic model for mothers living with HIV, a strengthened system of service delivery for pediatric TB, and better electronic delivery systems for laboratory results. CHAI will coordinate all activities planned for the project, working closely with the MOH and other stakeholders.
CHAI is seeking an experienced, talented, highly motivated, creative, and flexible individual to contribute quantitative analysis and strategic thinking to CHAI’s Pediatric HIV and TB program as it enters its second year and seeks to reach ambitious targets. The associate will be responsible for production of high quality deliverables and analyses tailored to the audience and designed for impact.
The Pediatric HIV and TB Associate will be based in Lilongwe, Malawi with up to 25% travel in-country, and will report directly to the Program Manager, Pediatric HIV and TB.
Job Requirements
- Creatively identify, collate, and analyze available data sources in order to focus the pediatric HIV and TB program in Malawi towards strategies with highest impact;
- Develop Excel-based dashboards that leverage on available data sources to create insights that will help guide both CHAI-internal and MOH/partner-external program strategy
- Oversee the implementation of any potential HIV-related research studies
- Conduct analyses on potential new technologies, medications, and strategies for improved delivery of HIV and TB services;
- Generate deliverables, including presentations, reports, and one-pagers, that present results of analyses in a way that is technically excellent, appropriate for the target audience, and geared towards impact;
- Quantify demand for Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) under different guideline scenarios and analyze current state of uptake;
- Provide quantification and supply chain strengthening support for pediatric TB drugs, including potential new pediatric formulations and drugs;
Contribute to project monitoring and evaluation, and assessment of project impact;
- Actively participate and drive innovation during Ministry of Health HIV technical working groups (TWG) and sub working groups within the Ministry;
Support MOH supervision and mentoring and utilize data from these exercises to determine the effectiveness of roll out and any remaining bottlenecks to optimal implementation;
- Support MOH supervision and mentoring and utilize data from these exercises to determine the effectiveness of roll out and any remaining bottlenecks to optimal implementation;
- Participate in the proposal development process for follow on funds for the pediatric HIV program, including stakeholder coordination, drafting of proposal components, and ensuring appropriate approvals obtained;
- Maintain communication with PMTCT/Pediatrics global team and contribute to global project reporting as necessary;
- Participate in knowledge sharing and skills development in quantitative analysis for fellow staff members;
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the Program Manager, Pediatric HIV and TB.
• Bachelor's degree, preferably with a quantitative focus;
• 2+ years of professional experience in the private or public sector, ideally with experience in banking or management consulting, with a strong focus on quantitative analysis and production of professional outputs;
• Experience managing and developing strategic insights based on large Excel-based datasets
• Proven ability to operate independently, multitasking, setting and achieving ambitious targets with limited guidance, and able to demonstrate creative thinking about major challenges facing Malawi;
• Exceptional communication skills, including excellent spoken and written English. Demonstrated ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and tactfully to a variety of audiences. High quality of presentations, and strength in building relationships in an African setting.
• A particularly strong proficiency in MS Excel. Additional excellent proficiency in Powerpoint and Word. Experience with salesforce, tableau, and/or STATA/SPSS/SAS is a plus.
• Knowledge of additional languages of Malawi is an advantage;
• Knowledge and/or experience of the health sector in Malawi in general would be a distinct advantage.
• 2+ years of professional experience in the private or public sector, ideally with experience in banking or management consulting, with a strong focus on quantitative analysis and production of professional outputs;
• Experience managing and developing strategic insights based on large Excel-based datasets
• Proven ability to operate independently, multitasking, setting and achieving ambitious targets with limited guidance, and able to demonstrate creative thinking about major challenges facing Malawi;
• Exceptional communication skills, including excellent spoken and written English. Demonstrated ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and tactfully to a variety of audiences. High quality of presentations, and strength in building relationships in an African setting.
• A particularly strong proficiency in MS Excel. Additional excellent proficiency in Powerpoint and Word. Experience with salesforce, tableau, and/or STATA/SPSS/SAS is a plus.
• Knowledge of additional languages of Malawi is an advantage;
• Knowledge and/or experience of the health sector in Malawi in general would be a distinct advantage.
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