Jobs at Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc.

Position Overview
CHAI is seeking a highly motivated individual with excellent analytical ability and strong communication skills to play a key role in the Paediatric HIV program in South Africa. The Senior Analyst will input to a growing CHAI team and will be expected to support the NDoH and technical group of implementing partners to create, execute and monitor evidence-based plans and strategies. The Senior Analyst will be responsible for a wide variety of tasks, from quantitative analysis to collaborating with stakeholders and assisting the team with components which will contribute to investment cases, performance monitoring, strategic course correction, target setting, and demand forecasting and/or quantification.

The Senior Analyst will be based in Pretoria, South Africa and will report to the Pediatric HIV Program Manager. The role requires travel to the various provinces in support of project deliverables and objectives.

• Ensuring CHAI’s ongoing alignment with NDoH strategic goals and priorities.
• Compile, synthesize, and analyse data to inform the development of assessments, reports, and other program materials to ensure effective program execution.
• Support the analyses of policy and regulatory landscape to inform recommendations and support any revisions that may be required to ensure the smooth introduction of new products and/or services.
• Conducting routine field supervision visits, data collection, and routine data analysis of national and program data.
• Developing and maintaining program databases and dashboards (through Excel and Tableau) for performance monitoring and evaluation.
• Compile, synthesize and analyze data to inform the development of assessments, and training materials.
• Produce compelling presentations and reports and other program materials to ensure effective program execution.
• Support the Pediatric HIV Program Manager on key deliverables and ad-hoc requirements, as needed.
• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Public Health, Business or a related field.
• Minimum of three years of professional experience in a private or public sector setting and with increasing levels of responsibility and experience.
• Strong analytical skills and advanced technical proficiency with MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Entrepreneurial mindset demonstrated ability to work independently on complex projects and solve challenging problems, in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task with a strong commitment to excellence, both internally and externally, and with limited structural support.
• Exceptional diplomatic and interpersonal skills, and ability to build strong professional relationships with a range of stakeholders in a challenging, multi-cultural environment.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to prepare compelling presentations that translate the results of team activities into meaningful implementation recommendations.
• English language fluency, both written and verbal.

Advantages

• Knowledge of Paediatric and Adolescent HIV, health systems strengthening, and/or global healthcare systems.
• Experience using R and Tableau.
• Experience working with international partners in the country.
• Management consulting or other relevant private and public-sector experience.
• Strategically minded, able to think creatively around long-term programme objectives and the detailed steps necessary to achieve these goals.
• Demonstrated organizational and leadership skills.
• Willingness to travel as and when required.

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The Analyst will be based in Pretoria, South Africa but will regularly travel to various provinces, and will report to the Program Manager of the Sustainable Health Financing (SHF)Team.

• Support the roll-out of a provincial electronic patient information system, including the development of materials, training, and M&E.
• Support the Approved Post List (APL) and Budget Management Instrument (BMI) project in Mpumalanga and Free State with the potential to roll out to more provinces.
• Conduct analysis and assist with implementation of multiple financial efficiency interventions across the public health system.
• Support the Associates on the team with data preparation, analysis, and presentations.
• Additional responsibilities, as requested by the SHF Program Manager.
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of two years of professional experience;
• Strong analytical skills and advanced technical proficiency with MS Excel and PowerPoint;
• Demonstrated ability to work independently on complex projects and solve challenging problems with limited structural or operational support;
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task, be effective in high-pressure situations, and adapt to fast-paced and changing environments;
• Effective team player with a strong commitment to excellence;
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills;
• Excellent verbal, visual, and written communication skills;

Preferred

• A degree in Economics, Finance, Data Science, or any related discipline
• An advanced degree (e.g., master’s degree) or relevant experience in Economics, Finance, Data Science, or any related discipline

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Position Overview

The successful candidate will assist the Program Manager in developing the access team strategy and implementation initiatives, as well as provide technical guidance in close collaboration with other related teams. They, along with the relevant Program Manager, will represent CHAI with government and non-government partners. The candidate should have strong relationship management skills, as they will interface with stakeholders in the complex global health industry. The Associate will be responsible for a wide variety of tasks, from quantitative analysis to collaborating with stakeholders, and will be expected to lead areas of engagement.

CHAI is seeking a highly motivated individual with at least 5 years of working as a consultant, program manager, or strategist, preferably in the global health field. A proven record of leadership, program execution, and communication skills is required. The candidate must be able to function independently with a strong commitment to excellence in a fast-paced environment. CHAI places great value on relevant personal qualities resourcefulness, humility, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy, and work ethic.

The Associate will be based in Pretoria, South Africa, and report to the Program Manager.

• Provide overall technical expertise in diagnostic related areas and support diagnostics related projects.
• Support government partners in all aspects of the access strategy, planning, and implementation, including analysis, policy, and guideline development and review by engaging with Client/s and other CHAI teams on related program initiatives, as it relates to the implementation of operational plans.
• Conceptualize and take ownership of required analytical evaluations required to inform policy and programmatic decision-making.
• Support development and integration of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) processes, including oversight of routine data collection, analysis, and reporting/presentation internally, to clients and other partners, and donors.
• Participate in the working group(s) to support evidence generation for implementation of initiatives to optimize access to medicines.
• Partner with the Program Manager to provide thought leadership and strategic guidance, and support the manager on key deliverables and ad-hoc requirements as needed.
• Perform financial/economic analysis of key health systems investments and interventions related to diagnostic services.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the healthcare and diagnostic landscape related to the medicines and equipment portfolio within South Africa and globally including key priorities, challenges, and gaps in order to inform program development.
• Conduct analyses of the policy and regulatory landscape to make recommendations and provide the support required to ensure the smooth introduction of new products and services.
• Translate objectives provided by the government, donors, and other partner organizations into clear activity plans, and provide guidance to DoH/NHLS on the prioritization of initiatives.
• Manage and establish collaborative relationships with the DoH/NHLS, suppliers, partner organizations, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Lead communication and alignment activities across government and partner stakeholders and across other CHAI programs in South Africa to ensure coordination and successful execution of the program.
• Other responsibilities as needed.
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree, with a strong preference for an advanced degree in Economics, Public Health, Business, or a related field;
• Minimum of 4 years of professional experience in a private or public sector setting with increasing levels of responsibility and experience;
• Advanced problem solving, analytical, and quantitative skills, including significant experience working in Excel (modeling) and PowerPoint, and presenting findings and recommendations;
• Entrepreneurial mindset demonstrated ability to work independently on complex projects and solve challenging problems, in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment;
• Strategically minded, able to think creatively around long-term program objectives and the detailed steps necessary to achieve these goals;
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task with a strong commitment to excellence, both internally and externally, and with limited structural support;
• Demonstrated organizational and leadership skills;
• Exceptional diplomatic and interpersonal skills, and ability to build strong professional relationships with a range of stakeholders in a challenging, multi-cultural environment;
• Ability to navigate complex governmental and organizational processes and favorably influence decision making in a professional and collaborative manner;
• Willingness to travel as needed.

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Position Overview
CHAI is seeking a highly motivated individual with proven relationship management skills, excellent analytical ability and strong communication skills to play a key role in the Access to Medicines program in South Africa. The Associate will input to a growing CHAI team and will be expected to support the National Department of Health (NDoH) create and execute evidence-based plans and strategies. The Associate will be responsible for a wide variety of tasks, from quantitative analysis to collaborating with stakeholders. The Associate will work in close collaboration with the Program Manager to drive South Africa’s AHD efforts to accelerate affordable availability, introduction, and uptake of effective AHD commodities in South Africa. The role will be responsible for supporting the National Department of Health (NDoH) to develop strategies to adopt and rollout optimal diagnostic and treatment services for AHD. The associate will provide technical expertise to NDoH to generate evidence on effective implementation and uptake strategies, monitoring progress, and problem solving as needed, to achieve the ultimate project objective of catalyzing sustainable markets for AHD commodities.

The Associate must be able to function independently and have a strong commitment to excellence. CHAI places great value on relevant personal qualities resourcefulness, humility, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy, and work ethic. The Associate will be based in Pretoria, South Africa, and report to the Access to Medicine Program Manager.

• Support the NDoH in all areas of national AHD efforts, including planning and implementation.
• Develop thorough understanding of the healthcare, pharmaceutical and diagnostic landscape related to the medicines and equipment portfolio within South Africa and globally including key priorities, challenges, and gaps in order to inform program development.
• Oversee the translation of objectives provided by the government, donors, and other partner organizations into clear, prioritised activity plans and being able to report on the progress of executing these.
• Develop and manage collaborative relationships with the NDoH, suppliers, partner organizations and other relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure communication and alignment of activities across government and partner stakeholders’ efforts and across other CHAI programs in South Africa to ensure coordination and successful execution of the program.
• Oversee analyses of policy and regulatory landscape to inform recommendations and support any revisions that may be required to ensure the smooth introduction of products and/or services.
• Oversee quantification, costing, implementation and monitoring of detailed national commodity and equipment procurement optimization, introduction and scale up plans.
• Conduct routine field supervision visits, data collection, and routine data analysis of national and program data.
• Develop and maintain program databases and dashboards for performance monitoring and evaluation.
• Oversee the development and input provided to relevant technical documents including health services provider training curricula, standard operating procedures, and service delivery guidelines to support the program scale up.
• Translate objectives provided by the government, donors, and other partner organizations into clear activity plans, and provide guidance to DoH on prioritization of initiatives.
• Ensure communication and alignment of activities across government and partner stakeholders’ efforts and across other CHAI programs in South Africa to ensure coordination and successful execution of the program.
• Support the Program Manager on key deliverables and ad-hoc requirements, as needed.
• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Public Health, Business, or a related field and minimum of three years professional experience in a private or public sector setting and with increasing levels of responsibility and experience.
• Clinical and/or technical expertise in supporting national health programs
• Advanced problem solving, analytical, and quantitative skills, including significant experience working in Excel (modelling) and PowerPoint, and presenting findings and recommendations (analytical skills and proficiency levels will be evaluated during recruiting process).
• Entrepreneurial mind-set demonstrated ability to work independently on complex projects and solve challenging problems, in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment.
• Strategically minded, able to think creatively around long-term program objectives and the detailed steps necessary to achieve these goals.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task with a strong commitment to excellence, both internally and externally, and with limited structural support.
• Demonstrated organizational and leadership skills.
• Exceptional diplomatic and interpersonal skills, and ability to build strong professional relationships with a range of stakeholders in a challenging, multi-cultural environment.
• Ability to navigate complex governmental and organizational processes and favourably influence decision making in a professional and collaborative manner.
• Willingness to travel within South Africa as needed.

Advantages

• Experience working in HIV programs
• Familiarity with laboratory technologies and systems
• Experience in project management
• Experience working with National or Provincial Departments of Health