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 strengthen 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 program provides direct technical and operational support to countries around the globe to strengthen their malaria programs and reduce the burden of this preventable, treatable disease. We support governments to scale up effective interventions for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance, with the goals of sustainably reducing the number of malaria-related illnesses and deaths worldwide in the short-term and accelerating progress towards malaria elimination in the long term.

Position Summary:

CHAI is seeking a highly motivated individual to work as a Malaria Management, Strategy, and Finance Associate to help the governments in southern Africa—including Namibia, South Africa, Angola and Zimbabwe—obtain the financial resources necessary to achieve historic reductions in malaria cases and deaths and achieve malaria elimination.

The Associate will provide direct support at the highest levels of government. Areas of support consist of working alongside country and technical experts to develop or refine the governments’ national strategic plan for malaria, supporting the development of a costing model to assess financial resources needed, assisting 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 Manager 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 Eswatini with extensive international travel (40-60%) within the southern Africa region.

Responsibilities and areas of support to government programs will include:

• Work with national malaria staff and CHAI country teams to optimize and cost national malaria programs by building Excel-based costing and budget models
• Conduct costing and financial analyses and support the development of funding proposals and operational plans
• Support governments to meet Global Fund requests and satisfy grant application requirements, including budget development
• Assist government programs and donors with addressing the long-term sustainability of malaria funding, by forecasting future funding gaps, mapping and assessing funding opportunities (both innovative and traditional), and working other technical teams and partners to streamline and integrate malaria services to lower costs
• Serve as a trusted advisor to CHAI country teams
• Serve as liaison between CHAI regional technical teams, country partners, and stakeholders
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across government, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector
• Engage with and cultivate donors, including individuals, corporations, and organizations interested in supporting malaria programs
• Draft presentations and reports for internal and external stakeholders
• Coordinate meetings and facilitate knowledge sharing between government programs and partner organization in the region to ensure coordination
• Provide program and budget updates for internal project management, best practice sharing, and donor reporting
• Other responsibilities as needed

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Commerce, Policy, Public Health, International Development, or related field
• 2-5 years of working experience with increasing levels of responsibility and leadership in management consulting, public health, or other relevant fields
• High levels of proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and moderate knowledge of Word, and PowerPoint
• Fluent in spoken and written English
• Demonstrated excellent analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to oversee multiple work streams simultaneously, to set priorities, and to work independently and flexibly with a strong commitment to excellence in high-pressure situations
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Strong diplomatic and interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships in a challenging multicultural environment.

Advantages:

• Master's degree in Business, Policy, Public Health, International Development, or related field
• Experience working and communicating with government officials, multilateral organizations, or development donors
• Experience living or working in resource-limited countries
• Experience working remotely with a decentralized/remote team
• Knowledge of malaria and/or other major global infectious disease problems
• Experience or knowledge of health finance, public finance, or finance for development
• Proficiency in Portuguese

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