Overview
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.
Overview of Program and Role
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.
CHAI is seeking a highly motivated and mission-driven individual with strong public health management experience and skills to lead CHAI’s regional malaria elimination program. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be part of an innovative team that is dedicated to achieving malaria elimination across multiple countries.
The Regional Manager will have the opportunity to shape CHAI’s technical and strategic support to national and subnational malaria programs across Central America and Hispaniola. The Regional Manager will be committed to producing results and be able to work independently to drive implementation. They must be a highly motivated, entrepreneurial individual with outstanding analytical, problem-solving, organizational, relationship management and communication skills in both Spanish and English. We are seeking a candidate with the ability and willingness to travel frequently (~40% time) and extensively across Central America and Hispaniola.
The successful candidate does not need to have prior expertise in malaria, but must have the capacity to rapidly absorb new concepts and be comfortable communicating these to a technical audience. They also must exhibit a passion for results and commitment to excellence. The successful candidate will be able to function efficiently in a semi-independent setting, excel at multi-tasking, and drive multiple work flows forward. CHAI places great value on the following qualities in its staff: resourcefulness, responsibility, patience, tenacity, humility, independence, energy, and work ethic.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate CHAI’s support to national malaria programs in Central America and Hispaniola to help strengthen systems and achieve programmatic goals on aggressive timelines
- Programmatically manage the region’s country program managers and technical staff to ensure high-quality implementation of programmatic activities, stakeholder engagement, and team management
- Represent CHAI at regional meetings and conferences and develop and maintain relationships with regional partners to ensure coordinated activities
- Act as key focal point between CHAI’s country, regional, and global malaria teams, coordinating technical, financial, and operational support across a matrixed organization
- Support all CHAI malaria staff in the region to develop annual work plans and assist country teams to manage effective implementation of planned activities, including adherence to timelines and coordinating review and feedback from technical teams
- Rapidly digest and synthesize complex technical, political and operational information and expertly tailor results, outputs and action items to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
- Support CHAI staff to think critically to identify national malaria program and health systems gaps and leverage the use of epidemiological evidence to guide-decision making regarding CHAI’s support
- Ensure the quality of products and documents produced by CHAI team members, including strategic plans, guidelines and standard operating procedures, presentations, project reports and implementation updates, and/or communications with partners
- Monitor program activities against project goals and donor commitments and lead donor reporting for region
- Develop and manage relationships with key stakeholders, including government officials, donors, and academic organizations to foster collaboration and support programmatic objectives
- Help explore new opportunities for CHAI support in the region, including in Neglected Tropical Diseases, and support development of funding proposals
- Other responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in relevant field (public health, biology, social sciences, business, or a related field)
- A minimum of 5 years of experience managing health programs
- Experience working with international organizations and donors
- Fluency in English and Spanish
- Willingness to travel frequently to program sites in the region
- Experience managing teams and mentoring staff
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Excellent organization and management skills, including time management and project management
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and set priorities in remote settings
- Ability to be effective, patient, and thoughtful in high-pressure situations
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and multicultural environment
- Demonstrated ability to learn quickly, act upon technical information and translate scientific knowledge into actionable insights for decision-making
- Strong work ethic, integrity, credibility, and dedication to CHAI’s mission
- Ability and willingness to travel frequently (~40% time) and extensively across Central America and Hispaniola.
Advantages:
- Experience working and communicating with government officials and multilateral organizations in the Americas
- Knowledge of malaria or other global infectious diseases
- Experience living and working in resource-limited countries
- Experience working remotely with a decentralized team
How to apply
If you are interested in applying for this position, please click on the offer Regional Malaria Manager, Central America and Hispaniola and follow the instructions indicated.
