Malaria Coordinator, Malaria & NTDs At The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI)

Malaria Coordinator, Malaria & NTDs At The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI)

Job Description

The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to our mission of saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries. We work at the invitation of governments to support them and the private sector to create and sustain high-quality health systems.

CHAI was founded in 2002 in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic with the goal of dramatically reducing the price of life-saving drugs and increasing access to these medicines in the countries with the highest burden of the disease. Over the following two decades, CHAI has expanded its focus. Today, along with HIV, we work in conjunction with our partners to prevent and treat infectious diseases such as COVID-19, malaria, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. Our work has also expanded into cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and other non-communicable diseases, and we work to accelerate the rollout of lifesaving vaccines, reduce maternal and child mortality, combat chronic malnutrition, and increase access to assistive technology. We are investing in horizontal approaches to strengthen health systems through programs in human resources for health, digital health, and health financing. With each new and innovative program, our strategy is grounded in maximizing sustainable impact at scale, ensuring that governments lead the solutions, that programs are designed to scale nationally, and learnings are shared globally.

At CHAI, our people are our greatest asset, and none of this work would be possible without their talent, time, dedication and passion for our mission and values. We are a highly diverse team of enthusiastic individuals across 40 countries with a broad range of skillsets and life experiences. CHAI is deeply grounded in the countries we work in, with majority of our staff based in program countries. Learn more about our exciting work: 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.

Overview of Role:

This role involves supporting the government provincial teams of Angola in fortifying existing primary health care platforms to optimize their vector control, case management and surveillance interventions. The successful candidate will identify and pursue strategic opportunities to further strengthen malaria prevention and treatment interventions.

Responsibilities

● Serve as a trusted provincial focal point to the CHAI country team and external stakeholders, including (national and subnational) government bodies and non-governmental organizations.

● Lead comprehensive assessments of the malaria program, at sub-national level to generate evidence for updating the national strategy, including conducting midterm reviews, financial resource mapping, gap analysis, and developing strategic tools and interventions.

● Assist in developing and executing evidence-based health policies, strategies, and operational plans to increase effective coverage of malaria prevention and treatment interventions

● Work in close colaboration with provincial and municipal health authorities to provide daily technical and operational assistance, and monitor and coordinate the implementation of CHAI activities in Cuando Cubango.

● Identify opportunities for multi-sectoral collaboration, ensuring that community health is integrated across health initiatives and that efforts are aligned with broader health and development goals.

● Lead knowledge-sharing activities to document and exchange lessons learned across regions.

● Foster strong relationships and collaboration with community leaders and organizations and engage them to contribute to building effective malaria prevention and care interventions.

●Contribute to the formulation, review, and feedback of technical deliverables, which may include strategic plans, guidelines, grant proposals, donor reports, or implementation updates.

● Contribute to the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation to measure progress towards malaria control goals (analysis of key indicators, design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation of surveillance platforms, etc.).

● Support the development of programmatic reports for government and donor reporting, as well as concept notes or other external communication products.

● Perform any other duties as requested by management.

Qualifications

● Bachelor’s degree plus 2-3 years of relevant work experience

● Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships in a multicultural environment

● Fluency in English and Portuguese, with proficiency in both written and verbal communication.

● Demonstrated technical expertise in community health systems and community health work.

● Strong cross-cultural communication and diplomacy skills.

● Demonstrated analytical, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

● Experience conducting evaluations and literature reviews.

● Ability to work independently and with teams across time zones and locations, managing multiple tasks effectively in high-pressure situations.

● Experience working in high-risk and low/middle-income countries

● Strong work ethic, integrity, credibility, and dedication to CHAI’s mission and values.

● High proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

● Willingness to travel frequently (30-50% of time), including potential trips to rural areas.

Advantages

● Experience working and communicating with government officials and multilateral organizations in Africa.

● An MPH or MS in public health, Epidemiology, or relevant public health experience.

● Familiarity with monitoring and evaluation of surveillance systems and public health programs.

● Experience with research or programming on malaria or other infectious diseases.

● Experience with case management, disease surveillance, and/or supply chain management.

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