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 skill sets and life experiences. CHAI is deeply grounded in the countries we work in, with the majority of our staff based in program countries. Learn more about our exciting work: http://www.clintonhealthaccess.org

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Position Overview

South Africa faces a high risk for several hazards, including cholera, respiratory pathogens pandemics, civil unrest, storms, fires, and transportation accidents. These risks require a resilient health system that can respond effectively to public health emergencies while also providing essential health services. The 2017 Joint External Evaluation (JEE) recommended strengthening indicator and event-based surveillance, laboratory quality, and information management systems. Basic laboratory capacities at the district and health facility level with linkages between the public National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), veterinary, and private sector laboratories also require support. The JEE also recommends an HRH strategy tailored to the public health needs, institutionalization of the epidemiology specialization, implementation of the three-tiers of the FETP training and optimizing staffing to facilitate implementation of International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) core capacity requirements at all levels.

The project will deliver on the following objectives:

• Establish an integrated national surveillance system guided by the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) and One-Health strategies for prompt detection and response to all hazards.
• Strengthen laboratory capacities for optimal sample management and timely testing to inform preparedness, readiness, and response decisions at all levels
• Implement a tailored Human Resources for Health strategy that addresses the workforce needs for optimizing routine health care and that provides surge response capacities for epidemics, pandemics, and other public health emergencies

CHAI is seeking a highly motivated individual with strong technical capabilities and insight into Pandemic Preparedness and Response, to play a key role in strengthening Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response in South Africa through a One Health Approach. The Monitoring and Evaluation Associate will assist with shaping the strategy and providing technical input to a growing CHAI team on cross-cutting pandemic prevention preparedness and response, and other public health emergencies. This individual will support a growing team and multi-government and multi-stakeholder relationships including the National Department of Health (NDoH), National Department of Agriculture (NDoA) and the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), NICD/NHLS, ARC-OVR, WHO, FAO and UNICEF. They must have exceptional communication and analytical skills, be a strong strategic thinker and be able to adapt to differing programme needs.

This position will support coordination, implementation, and reporting of Pandemic Prevention Preparedness and Response (PPPR) activities under the Pandemic Fund grant in support of the NDOH One Health Strategy. The M&E Associate will be based in Pretoria, South Africa, but will regularly travel to various provinces (up to 40%) and will report to the Programme Manager of Pandemic Prevention Preparedness and Response CHAI SA.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Support WHO, UNICEF, and FAO with the design, implementation, and assessment of intervention strategies, including data collection and programme performance review.
• Support the provision of feedback to the DoH, DoA, WHO, UNICEF, FAO, and other delivery partners on progress against targets as outlined by the Pandemic Fund.
• Support the design of M&E systems, routine monitoring tools, and processes to monitor the activities of the Pandemic Fund grant in South Africa across all prioritized areas of Surveillance, Laboratory, and Human Resources for Health.
• Support the development of data collection tools: create tailored data collection tools in electronic formats when primary data collection is required to support monitoring and evaluation reporting for pandemic preparedness.
• Support delivery partners to monitor, validate, and improve data quality, analyze programme data, and translate findings into actionable recommendations to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the programme.
• Develop and/or maintain data dashboards and visualizations to communicate programme data and insights effectively to stakeholders
• Support the development and maintenance of M&E frameworks to provide credible, actionable, and timely information.
• Document programme activities, share best practices through case studies and publications, and prepare presentations, analyses, and reports for donor stakeholder engagements to inform local, regional and global policy and increase the evidence base.
• Support programme expansion and contribute to business development by drafting concept notes and proposals.
• Execute any other additional responsibilities, as requested by the Programme Manager.

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in epidemiology, public health, monitoring and evaluation, economics, data science, or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of professional experience in monitoring and evaluation of health programmes working with donors and managing donor funded projects.
• Knowledge of M&E frameworks, health system data elements and indicators, and health information systems (especially but not limited to the District Health Information System).
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical and quantitative skills, including attention to detail and experience in disease surveillance and reporting.
• Strong communication skills, including delivery of compelling presentations and documents in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
• Experience engaging with policymakers, senior government leadership, multiple stakeholders, and donors.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently on complex projects in a high-pressure, fast-paced and multicultural environment. 
• Strategically minded, able to think creatively around long-term programme objectives and the detailed steps necessary to achieve these goals.

Advantages:

• Understanding of public health approaches of pandemic prevention preparedness and response, IHR, one health, global health security and priority setting.
• Demonstrated ability to identify key trends from complex datasets and translate them into clear advice for decision makers.
• Proven ability to work independently as a self-starter and collaboratively within a team of highly motivated and analytical individuals.
• A background in animal or environmental health is desirable.

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