Associate, Tuberculosis

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. 

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Project Background

According to the World Health Organization’s Global TB report 2022, an estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2021, an increase of 4.5% from 2020, and ~1.6 million people died from TB. The burden of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) also increased by 3% between 2020 and 2021 with ~450 000 new cases of rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB) in 2021. This is the first time in many years that an increase has been reported in the number of people falling ill with TB and drug resistant TB.

TB services were among many others severely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, but its impact on the TB response has been particularly severe. There is, thus, an urgent need for strategies to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and initiate urgent improvements in formal and community health systems.

WJCF works in 15 states and with the Central TB Division (CTD) to implement novel interventions to catalyze the elimination targets outlined in the National TB Elimination Program (NTEP). It also lends technical support to Governments across a range of thematic areas- strategic planning, data analytics, monitoring and evaluation, patient management and delivery of services. Specifically, it coordinates the activities of the Strategic Operations Centre for TB (SoCTB), the ’war room’ for the NTEP at CTD. The SoCTB comprises multiple organizations- the World Health Organization (WHO), Imperial College of London, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), the National Technical Support Unit (NTSU) of NTEP (IQVIA), Everwell, Gramener- which give their expertise to review the performance of the Program along different indicators, model the impact of potential interventions, and recommend time-bound courses of action to states.

Position Overview

WJCF is seeking a highly motivated individual with outstanding credentials and demonstrated problem-solving abilities for the role of Associate, TB. The Associate will be deputed to the Central TB Division and report to the Assistant Director General. They will liaise with stakeholders across partner organizations and fulfill WJCF’s managing-information-for-action (MIFA) mandate.

Specifically, the Associate will work with a set of highly energetic and competent colleagues to streamline the development and use of the Ni-kshay suite of products, which is the national TB management information system (MIS); institute standard operating procedures (SOP) for data-driven decision-making; and support strategic and programmatic priorities of CTD through the same.

We are seeking a highly motivated, entrepreneurial individual with outstanding problem-solving and communication skills. Demonstrated ability for strategic big picture thinking, and problem solving in complex environments would be essential. WJCF places great value on relevant personal qualities: resourcefulness, humility, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy, and work ethic.

• Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders in the public and private sector who will directly or indirectly contribute to the success of the project
• Contribute to hiring, training, and mentoring of project team
• Gain a nuanced understanding of working ecosystem, administrative set up, key points of contacts at partner institutions, and develop strategy for engagement
• Build intelligence on technical requirements of project (around the Nikshay suite of products, TB programming etc.)
• Design SOPs for standardizing program reviews for cascade of administrative owners
• Coordinate disparate efforts of partners along a common purpose and set of goals defined by CTD
• Contribute to presentations to Government and donor contacts
• Prioritize and define pilots and studies in collaboration with partners
• Clean, manage, and analyze large data sets; support insight generation process and translation of insights into intervention design
• Support the evolution of CHAI's TB strategy by identifying areas of intervention that will have significant policy impact
• Support CHAI leadership in presenting study results to key stakeholders and support publication and dissemination thereof
• Identify opportunities and lead new initiatives as the CHAI TB program expands

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, plus 4+ years’ work experience; or Master's degree, plus 2+ years’ work experience
• Exceptional analytical (qualitative and quantitative) and communication (written and verbal) skills
• Entrepreneurial mindset, including ability to work independently, self-motivate, and propose and implement new initiatives
• Exceptional stakeholder management capabilities
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Ability to think strategically, handle ambiguity, and problem solve in a fast-paced, limited-structure, multicultural environment
• Ability to be effective in high-pressure situations, handle multiple tasks simultaneously, and set priorities
• Ability to absorb and synthesize a broad range of information, especially clinical, scientific and technical manufacturing information
• Willingness to travel occasionally and at short notice

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in public health organization OR experience working in management consulting, development sector or similar fast-paced, output-oriented environments OR experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology or medical device industry
• Experience in various qualitative and quantitative research methodologies
• Experience analyzing large data sets using statistical software such as Stata, SAS, SPSS or R
• Excellent problem solving, analytical and quantitative skills, including attention to detail and fluency in Microsoft Excel
• Experience living or working in developing countries

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