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- Lead the design of new research and provide oversight of ongoing research efforts that addresses critical diagnostic gaps, both globally and country-specific- Oversee, and lead where appropriate, the development and execution of human subjects’ research protocols, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and policies- Oversee, indirectly, country-level implementation of research studies and pilots- Support the development of disease-specific control strategies that are grounded in scientific evidence, particularly the screening and testing components,- Support the scoping of new diagnostic products, including pipeline support for products in development and input on target product profiles- Identify gaps in current infectious disease diagnosis and monitoring to inform existing strategy and contribute to future fundraising opportunities, which may include conducting informal literature searches or formal systematic reviews- Work with governments to support key policy decisions that have the potential for significant public health impact. Collaborate with other national stakeholders and partners both directly and through participation in National Technical Working Groups and Guideline Review committees for the development of supportive health programs and guidance- Serve as a technical resource for LST, other CHAI program teams, and CHAI country teams through preparation of explanatory decks and briefs, delivery of webinars, etc.- Engage with manufacturers to understand product offerings both in-development and already on market to promote appropriate uptake of high quality, accurate, impactful solutions- Inform the definition of priority products for market shaping interventions and support negotiations with suppliers on technical issues where needed- Represent CHAI at global technical forums and groups and fostering and maintaining relationships with counterparts in key stakeholders- Direct supervision of other technical team members responsible for scientific and technical workstreams, managing their deliverables and the execution of their work- Other responsibilities as needed
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- Mapping the universe of private sector doctors diagnosing and treating TB patients. Understanding their prescription potential and building the TB patient referral network for these doctors- Engage and ensure high potential doctors and their referral networks become part of the program- Map and engage chemists and laboratories surrounding target doctors- Promote the program through regular in clinic communication as per call plan- Ensure quality execution in terms of detailing and conducting scientific activities to engage doctors- Meet chemists and ensure availability of FDCs- Coordinate closely with Community Based organization (CBO) field staff to ensure seamless delivery of services to TB patients- Ensuring notification of all confirmed TB cases within the territory- Data collection and reporting as required; validate information collated by hub agents and treatment coordinators- Maintains confidentiality of the tests and patient related information- Other responsibilities as needed
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- Manage the portfolio of CHAI malaria work across South Africa, Eswatini, and Mozambique, collaborating with country offices and global technical staff to develop and update evidence-based and technically sound strategies for CHAI's malaria programs.- Support development of annual country-specific 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.- Assess progress against goals and donor commitments to measure impact, identify program bottlenecks or weaknesses, help devise solutions to strengthen programs as necessary and ensure teams are consistently updated on progress and results.- 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.- Facilitate knowledge-sharing across global, regional, and country-based team-members to institutionalize knowledge and ensure consistency of CHAI’s technical and operational support to malaria programs.- Support contract and grant management, including development of concept notes, proposals, donor reports, and contractual agreements, and coordinate development of programmatic and financial updates.- Maintain strong relationships with partner organizations and initiatives working on malaria in the region to coordinate CHAI’s work with that of others.- Represent CHAI at regional meetings and conferences, manage relationship and coordination with regional bodies including the Elimination 8 and the MOSASWA regional initiative and prioritize CHAI’s support to and engagement with these entities.- Directly manage a small team of 1-2 associates, including monitoring performance, adherence to deadlines and quality of deliverables.- Oversee initiation of CHAI support to neglected tropical disease programs working in the region.- Other responsibilities as needed.
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Key responsibilities will include, but are not be limited to, the following:- Monitoring of the Hologic Panther performance:- Monitor the uptake, challenges and achievement of the Hologic Panther diagnostic platform- Prepare Hologic quarterly market report through consultation with Eswatini Health Laboratory Service and Laboratory Warehouse personnel- Participate in ad hoc teleconferences with the donor and CHAI global laboratory services team to discuss challenges related to the Hologic platform- Completion of the GeneXpert Operational Feasibility Study:- Finalize data collection and analysis if required- Finalize study report and support the Eswatini Health Laboratory Services to disseminate findings through existing forums- Work closely with the Eswatini Health Laboratory Services and National AIDS Program to implement study recommendations where possible- Other study support:- Training of healthcare workers on laboratory components for future studies- Facility visits to monitor study implementation- Support to develop and maintain strong relationships with key government stakeholders and other implementing partners to facilitate effective collaboration as required- Other tasks and duties as are reasonably and lawfully incidental to the above.
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- Support the Program Manager in development & implementation of the Immunization Delivery Program, ensuring consistent improvements in immunization supply chain and service delivery through strengthening of Cold Chain Management, Vaccines Delivery & Logistics, Service Delivery, Data Systems and Review Mechanisms- Design, execute and evaluate key national level policy initiatives for Immunization supply chain in collaboration with NCCVMRC- Design & undertake assessments for national and state level immunization supply chains including study design, research, evaluation and results dissemination- Undertake primary and secondary research and deliver data based insights to provide credible evidence for formulating system strengthening strategies on immunization- Acquire data from public data sources and maintain datasets and support primary data collection from the field - Work closely with the program team for providing effective data analysis against the set objectives and deviations - Prepare actionable and effective program materials, presentations, reports for supporting communications with key stakeholders such as donors and government functionaries- Support implementation of immunization systems strengthening activities to improve full immunization coverage and quality of immunization service delivery in focus areas- Collaborate with government to ensure skills transfer and government ownership, identify the most critical hurdles to scale-up, and develop innovative strategies to address them- Coordinate project-wide outputs related to reporting, compliance and updates
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- Assist National Program Manager FP & SRH in operation, managing and delivering project outcomes in Madhya Pradesh in relation to Family Planning & Sexual Reproductive Health program.- Review project-wide outputs related to reporting, compliance and updates by the implementing partner.- Assist in execution of a comprehensive work-plan in line with Program objectives for Madhya Pradesh.- Review and use of guidelines, policies, data, evidences, training modules, communication materials, supervision checklist, monitoring tools for FP & SRH program under NHM.- Manage documentation on program impact.- Develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders in state/district level government, implementing partners, donors and NGOs, and ensure maximum coordination of resources and effort.- Roll out of the action plan in specific districts, set up review mechanism and conduct supportive supervision and monitoring of the implementation.- Provide support to the quality of implementation and monitoring of activities within the M&E framework, on given time and budget.- Coordinate with NHM at various levels and facilitate the process for improving FP & SRH related activities.- Participate in the review meetings of the health department in the implementing districts, present data, field findings etc. related to FP & SRH intervention.- Coordinate the process of approvals, letters, GOs etc. from the health department for smooth implementation of FP & SRH program.- Provide program and operational support through supportive supervision to the district team for quality implementation of the project.- Other responsibilities as needed.
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Scoping- Lead scoping activities on health technology solutions to further malaria control and elimination including the mapping of existing digital health systems, information flows, infrastructure, stakeholders and partner projects in select countries. Support the development of country-specific health information strategies based on scoping activities.- Cultivate and establish relationships with other CHAI teams and in-country partners working on technology, data, and/or surveillance work, to inform CHAI malaria activities and collaborate with to achieve program objectives.- Advise on strategies for collecting, storing, cleaning, and analyzing data, and producing automated reports for more efficient and effective operational responseRequirements Gathering and System Design- Work with national malaria control programs, regional CHAI technical advisors, and regional CHAI country support managers to understand requirements for malaria case management and surveillance use cases, including the monitoring of malaria epidemiology and the impact of malaria interventions- Develop coherent and technology-appropriate specifications for meeting user requirements across countries and regions, particularly DHIS2-appropriate specifications- Play a translational role in communicating user requirements and technical specifications to non-technical staff within CHAI management and ministries of healthTechnology Project Management- Select, liaise with and manage sub-contractors (software developers) to build and configure applications (particularly DHIS2) according to the defined requirements and timelines- Create and manage project plans with regional and country teams, including project management processes and communication mechanisms to progressively design, develop, and test systems and mobile tools- Manage ongoing tracking and prioritization of software development activities. Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential challenges and roadblocks, and develop contingency plans.- Test developer outputs and provide regular feedback on bugs and functionally to ensure solutions are being developed according to specificationsTechnology Implementation and Training- Assist with the troubleshooting, installation, and implementation of systems- Develop training materials and help train global, country and program staff in the use of information technology, including the system to be used, devices, and any other end-user challenges- Help cultivate a culture of data-use within malaria programs by strengthening usage and analysis of data by the malaria program and the quality of data inputs- Work actively and closely with CHAI teams and government stakeholders to design and implement M&E plans to routinely assess the performance of digital solutions, as part of broader program M&E plansTechnical Support- Assist in the configuration of data collection, management, reporting tools as needed (DHIS2, ODK, MS Access, Excel)- Design and develop disease information dashboards as required- Provide support to malaria teams, particularly with data management and visualizationKnowledge Management- Manage and develop resources, guidelines, and other material to provide guidance to and share lessons across teamsOther responsibilities as needed
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- Support landscape review and mapping of public and private laboratory services and analyze volume, cost and scope of existing servicesDesign options for PPP deals that addresses government priorities – this will include defining the PPP scope and estimating the cost and impact. This might cover but is not limited to:- Support engagement with private companies in Senegal – to effectively assess their costs, advise on Senegal service delivery needs, and determine appropriate role in PPP- Develop, review and/or support the implementation of a sample referral process with indicators to track sample losses, delays and other sample delivery gaps- Explore opportunities and develop strategies for synergies and efficiencies around logistics and supply chain management, integration of lab and health facility data management systems, patient notification and instrument service.- Lead assessment of the PPP model’s capacity to expand access to laboratory services:- Develop indicators to track the implementation and performance of the PPP lab services including but not limited to lab. service utilization and testing coverage, average wait time for lab results and time to diagnosis, scope of testing menu, capacity utilization of laboratory equipment and other elements of laboratory service delivery- Develop management dashboards and reports to track developed indicators and provide an objective assessment of the performance of the PPP lab service- Regular resource and network gap assessments and tracking of the feasibility study key milestones to ensure they are the basis of management decisions- Strengthen the capacity of agency officials to perform analyses and use evidence for decision making and support establishment and implementation of evidence-based appropriate change management structures and systems through formal trainings and one-on-one mentoring- Provide strategic input into policy documents including but not limited to national laboratory policies and strategic plans, quality improvement plans including accreditation schemes- Support MOH in process of determining and securing government approval of the deal- Develop strategic and technical recommendations for the scale up of the project- Support assessment of financial resources for laboratory testing and support linkage of PPP cost to government resource planning- Support mapping of political/legislative/logistical parameters for PPPs- Develop recommendations for complementary interventions that BMGF can invest in that can “close loop of care” and maximize the impact of diagnostic improvements- Other responsibilities as needed
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Programme Administration & Management:- Support overall management and project administration of the HIV Prevention programme; provide project administration assistance to the HIV Prevention Manager and NDoH counterpart- Conduct minute taking at all relevant meetings- Assist and coordinate all TWG & Sub TWG meetings- Assist and coordinate all relevant workshops and conferences where necessary- Manage and coordinate all programme logistics, including travel- Provide other administrative duties in line with the grade of this post, as required- Assist with data cleaning and capturingReporting and Documentation:- Ensure the timely submission of all programme reports, documents and programme publications, as necessary.
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Work as an integral part of the MNH team to support the following:- Scale up and roll-out of the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment (NASG) to a select Province- Conduct program and relevant MOHCC data processes including setting up data tools, data collection, managing data sets, as well as analyses and syntheses of data for continued analyses of programmatic interventions- Develop programmatic tools for monitoring and evaluation, data collection and job-aides- Manage quality of program data including data quality training for staff, routine data quality assessment and other monitoring and evaluation activities- Develop persuasive strategies, manuals, proposals and other written quality work as required for presentation at various fora- Collaborate closely with officials from the MOHCC, partner organizations and CHAI teams in the design and implementation of project activities, including planning, budgeting, program management enable smooth implementation of program- Cultivate strong working relationships with key stakeholders in government, sub-national players, international partners, donors and NGOs, and ensure maximum coordination of resources and effort- Develop content, facilitate and supervise trainings for health-care workers as per program objectives and strategy- Lead sub-national implementation of CHAI’s MNH initiatives country-wide- Identify areas of collaboration within and outside of CHAI in order to effectively carry out implementation activities- Develop and maintain a strong understanding of the MNH program environment including goals and partner landscape- Collaborate with other CHAI teams and provide strategic and analytical support on cross-cutting projects and activities- Provide regular reports on progress to the Program Manager- Perform any other duties as assigned by the Program Manager
