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Program and Position Overview

In 2014, CHAI established a partnership with the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Lao PDR to strategic, technical, and operational assistance to the Centre for Malaria, Parasitology, and Entomology (CMPE) of the Ministry of Health with a long-term goal to enable Laos to achieve malaria elimination. CHAI works closely on a day-to-day basis with CMPE at central and provincial levels to strengthen case management by increasing testing and treatment and ensuring availability of case management commodities and by supporting analytics to improve prevention and response interventions. CHAI is looking for a Malaria Program Officer to support malaria elimination efforts in Attapeu.

CHAI is seeking a highly motivated individual with experience working in client-facing positions, strong analytical abilities and communication skills, and the ability to work independently. The Malaria Program Officer will provide provincial support to improve the operations of the Ministry of Health, focused on the Malaria Program. This includes conducting analysis on epidemiological, logistics, operational and financial data, drafting proposals and reports, presenting and sharing findings from projects with senior management at provincial level and at CMPE. This position will also have a strong focus on capacity building. The Malaria Program Officer will be based in Attapeu Province with some travel to provide operational support to the provincial- and district-level anti-malarial stations and CMPE.

• Support Program Manager in establishing CHAI ground operations at the provincial and district levels
• Support Epidemiology Unit to conduct routine analysis of monthly data to target interventions and respond to potential outbreaks
• Provide targeted support in high-burden districts to ensure routine malaria control activities are conducted regularly
• Lead initiatives to increase provincial testing of malaria and improve commodities flow to health facilities
• Assist in developing district malaria commodities distribution plans
• Assist in developing operational plans and quarterly work plans to streamline operations at provincial- and district-levels
• Support the development of training materials and trainings to build the capacity of provincial and district staff
• Support CHAI provincial staff in other provinces to define and carry out assigned work
• Support national and provincial reporting processes in partnership with program manager
• Establish routine “watch” mode practices (ongoing multi-source disease surveillance and alert monitoring, supply chain monitoring, weekly health security briefings, monthly data reviews)
• Provide on-site technical support and ongoing training of PHO and DHO staff (EOC equipment and procedures, malaria reporting in IBS, general dashboard and DHIS2 use, mSupply, etc.)
• Assist PHO with data quality and reporting (IBS including malaria), after-action reviews, coordination with other PHO and DHO units, documentation requirements for malaria elimination certification
• Coach provincial CDC staff and other PHO units during surveillance and response operations
• Supportive supervision to DHO (on surveillance & response) and health facilities (on IBS and malaria reporting),
• Work closely with the Vaccine central team comprising Vaccines Program Manager and Senior Associate to provide technical assistance to the provincial health team to develop, implement, and monitor an annual costed, integrated operational plan (AOP), utilizing the existing central-level AOP model
• Work closely with vaccines Senior Associate to support the capacity building of province health workers for efficient vaccine demand forecasting, budgeting and vaccine surveillance through the utilization of existing online microplanning forms that aggregate data from mSupply and DHIS2 systems.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in relevant field such as economics, finance, business or public health
• Strong written and oral communication skills in Lao and English, including the ability to prepare compelling presentations and program planning and memo documents
• Minimum 3–5 years of work experience
• Proficient problem-solving, analytical and quantitative skills, including previous experience working in Excel
• Strong diplomatic and interpersonal skills, and the ability to build professional and collaborative relationships
• Ability to handle multiple work streams in parallel, set priorities and work independently and quickly
• Public health degree is an advantage, but not required.

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