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The Associate will support the malaria, and NTDs programs to: - Provide technical assistance to the national malaria program to refine technical support in all malaria control interventions.- Support the development and monitoring of country-specific government strategies, roadmaps, and costed work plans relating to malaria and NTDs.- Work with CHAI colleagues and governments to evaluate strategies, identify and prioritize resource gaps, and develop new funding proposals for the country.- Contribute to the formulation, review, and feedback of technical deliverables, which may include strategic plans, guidelines, grant proposals, donor reports, or implementation updates.- Contribute to the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation to measure progress towards malaria control goals (analysis of key indicators, design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation of surveillance platforms, etc.).- Monitor program activities against project objectives and donor commitments, identify bottlenecks or operational weaknesses, and work collaboratively with country and global CHAI teams to achieve exceptional results within tight timeframes.- Identify new opportunities within and outside of the initial project scope, anticipate risks and be proactive in responding to them.- Support the development of programmatic reports for government and donor reporting, as well as concept notes or other external communication products.- Provide day-to-day program management support to the malaria, and NTDs programs.- Work with the MoH programs and stakeholders to develop workplans, templates, guidelines, and other material for successful project execution.- Coordinate meetings and facilitate knowledge sharing between the government program and partner organizations in the region to ensure coordination.- Additional responsibilities as required and assigned by the direct line manager.
- Conduct a comprehensive assessment of the reasons and contributing factors behind the low coverage and uptake of the HPV vaccine in Sierra Leone.- Through findings from the assessments and the Human Centered Design workshop, support the development and execution of a contextually appropriate and scalable coverage improvement implementation roadmap.- Conduct targeted training of HCW to enhance HPV vaccine education and advocating for its integration into school health policy implementation.- Disseminate results across a diverse range of stakeholders to inform HPV programming nationally and globally.- Support the EPI to develop a digitized Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system for effective real-time vaccination tracking.- Support the establishment of CHAI operations across districts as it relates to the HPV vaccination program.- Liaise with stakeholders at all levels to evaluate national immunization commitments, workplan specifically focusing on the scale up of HPV vaccination in the country.- Collaborate with the EPI at national and district level to review and update HPV delivery strategy to improve routine uptake and optimization.- Support and engage in advocacy efforts targeting political and traditional leaders at national and local levels to promote awareness and support for HPV vaccination. - Engage with the government to ensure a smooth transfer of skills, fostering government ownership.- Develop and maintain robust working relationships with government entities, internal partners, donors, and INGOs, ensuring optimal coordination of resources and endeavors within the district and at national level.- Develop persuasive presentations and reports for donors and the government.- Other tasks as necessary.
- Provide technical assistance to the national malaria program in all malaria control interventions and entomological activities.- Work with CHAI colleagues and governments to identify and prioritize intervention coverage gaps, evaluate impact of interventions (analysis of key indicators, design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation of intervention campaigns, etc.), and uptake of new malaria prevention tools.- Work with CHAI colleagues and governments to identify entomological data gaps that inform the vector control intervention choice and targeting.- Contribute to the formulation and writing of technical deliverables, which may include strategic plans, guidelines, grant proposals, donor reports, or implementation updates.- Identify new opportunities within and outside of the initial project scope, anticipate risks and be proactive in responding to them.- Support the development of presentations, programmatic reports for government and donor reporting, as well as concept notes or other external communication products.- Engage stakeholders interested in supporting malaria programs.- Coordinate meetings and facilitate knowledge sharing between government programs and partner organization in the region to ensure coordination.- Undertake any other tasks as identified, contributing to the overall success of the malaria and NTDs program in Benin. This multifaceted role requires a dynamic individual dedicated to enhancing public health outcomes through data-driven strategies and collaborative problem-solving.
- Work with national malaria program staff to implement broad management capacity building plans, including trainings for malaria and NTDs government staff at central and subnational levels.- Identify technical gaps with the Ministry of Health that occur during the provision of malaria services at the primary health care level and malaria prevention campaigns.- Work with fellow CHAI country teammates and the national malaria staff to conduct malaria program reviews; update or write national strategic plans; and optimize the cost of national malaria programs by building Excel-based costing and budget models.- Assist Benin malaria & NTDs programs with financial and programmatic tracking, including the identification of key decision-relevant information, the development of dashboards and systems to bring that key information to the decision-making point.- Conduct costing and financial analyses and support the development of funding proposals and operational plans.- Support Beninese government to meet Global Fund requests and satisfy grant application requirements, including budget development.- Serve as liaison between country team, CHAI regional technical teams, Benin partners, and stakeholders with respect to management, strategy, and finance workstreams.- Build strong relationships with stakeholders across government, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector in Benin.- Engage stakeholders 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.- Undertake any other tasks as identified, contributing to the overall success of the malaria and NTDs program in Benin. This multifaceted role requires a dynamic individual dedicated to enhancing public health outcomes through data-driven strategies and collaborative problem-solving.
- Overseeing the quantitative modeling the impact of programs, combining independent research with inputs from CHAI teams and donor(s)- Collaborating with a multi-functional team of strategic program associates, epidemiologists, and CHAI teams to source programs that are possible candidates for the Incubator- Establishing and maintaining relationships with Donor(s) to build consensus on the strategic framework and impact modeling- Presenting to senior CHAI leadership and donor organization(s) to share findings and solicit feedback on the identified programs of work- Managing pilots or country-level investigations of shortlisted programs- Please note that these may change as the project evolves
- Serve as a trusted technical advisor to the MOH on health financing and health systems issues, enabling MOH to mobilize more resources into the health sector, distribute them equitably, and use them effectively and efficiently- Support the MOH to operationalize the recently developed Health Sector Strategic Plan III, with a particular focus on strengthening health provider autonomy through the institutionalization and scale-up of direct facility financing- Support the implementation of direct facility financing in selected focal districts, including close collaboration and capacity-building of District Health Offices and health facilities on direct facility financing- Facilitate the development and implementation of government planning, budgeting, and donor coordination processes and tools, with the aim of improving efficiency and joint accountability at the national and district levels- Build strategic relationships and facilitate meetings with government, donors and external stakeholders to drive operational and policy changes- Contribute to the development of program workplans, budgets, and reporting for internal and external audiences- Lead preparation of activity budgets and ensure timely liquidation of all activities once completed, in line with CHAI and donor best practices and policies for sound financial management- Lead activity logistics in collaboration with the CHAI Finance and Operations teams, including disbursing allowances to meeting participants and ensuring that services such as venue hire, conferencing, printing, etc. are available for activities as relevant- Perform any other relevant duties and lead day-to-day implementation of activities as assigned by the Project Manager, Health Systems Strengthening
- Serve as a trusted technical partner to District Health Management Teams on a broad range of health financing and systems strengthening issues, enabling districts to plan, allocate and utilize resources equitably, effectively, and efficiently- Facilitate the development and implementation of government planning, budgeting, and donor coordination processes and tools, particularly linked to the District Implementation Plan, to improve efficiency and joint accountability- Provide technical partnership and support to the DHMT to implement their identified priorities within their District Implementation Plan. This may include a range of areas including integration of health services, performance management, direct facility financing, quality of care, and health systems resilience, among other areas- Work closely with the DHMT to plan, schedule, and organize activities, including development of a workplan based on identified priorities within the District Implementation Plan- Support the monitoring of District Implementation Plans, including health facility plans, by facilitating and supporting joint review meetings with the government and their donor partners- Build government capacity on evidence-based planning and effective management of external funding by delivering targeted training and skills development- Proactively suggest process improvements on district and facility planning and budgeting for adoption at the national level- Build strategic relationships and facilitate meetings with government, donors, and external stakeholders to drive operational and policy changes- Lead preparation of activity budgets and ensure timely liquidation of all activities once completed, in line with CHAI and donor best practices and policies for sound financial management- Lead activity logistics in collaboration with the CHAI Finance and Operations teams, including disbursing allowances to meeting participants and ensuring that services such as venue hire, conferencing, printing, etc. are available for activities as relevant- Perform any other relevant duties as assigned by the Project Manager, Health Systems Strengthening
- Owning and leading the strategic design of market-shaping interventions to support the African vaccine manufacturing ecosystem.- Overseeing quantitative and qualitative analysis to inform global policy and increase the evidence base for high-impact interventions.- Providing technical assistance implementation to drive on-the-ground impact in scaling-up the African vaccine manufacturing sector (e.g., business cases for vaccine technology transfers, policy proposals for the procurement of African-made vaccines).- Proactively developing and managing relationships with key partners to support the growth of the African vaccine manufacturing industry.- Leading preparation of presentations, reports, and other analyses to be shared with external stakeholders through white papers, conferences, and academic journal articles.- Creatively scoping and initiating projects that could contribute to further improving the African vaccine manufacturing ecosystem.
- Contribute to the planning and execution of high-impact strategies and projects to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of CHAI programs- Conduct literature/desk reviews and synthesis of key data to inform program design- Support design of monitoring and evaluation systems and tools- Design electronic data collection systems and support CHAI teams in collecting and managing data- Develop and/or maintain data dashboards for program monitoring- Analyze quantitative and qualtiative program data and translate findings into actionable recommendations- Support development of country-specific costing and impact models- Coordinate across internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment around evidence generation priorities and approaches- Build the capacity of CHAI teams to analyze and use data generated from the program activities through training and mentoring- Support documentation and dissemination of results and lessons learned from CHAI's work- Assist with program development, grant reporting, and grant management- Other responsibilities as assigned by manager
Program Leadership- Lead the development and maintenance of the SRH’s theory of change, strategic initiatives, and performance management.- Translate objectives provided by the government, donors, and other partner organizations to provide guidance to SRH team on prioritization of initiatives.- Identify strategic areas for expansion and guide strategic planning or proposal development needed for future program development.- Collaborate with SRH team to meet established program objectives under MOHSA guidance, including, but not limited: increasing contraceptive access and security, improving the distribution and quantity of trained SRH service. providers, advocating for nutrition status improvement.Stakeholder Coordination- Establish collaborative relationships with the MOHSA and other relevant national and local government bodies.- Coordinate trainings, distributions, and other activities across government and partner stakeholders to ensure clear communication and successful execution.- Collaborate with internal CHAI global and country teams to facility access to key information and stakeholders, provide updates, and leverage core competencies of the various teams including the Global SRH.Donor Relationship Management- Coordinate with donor organizations to provide progress updates, performance metrics, and other reporting requirements.- Manage the SRH program budget and liaise with appropriate CHAI internal and donor teams to meet all mandated requirements.- Quantify any gaps in funding required to achieve goals, and provide appropriate rationale and analysis needed to advocate for any additional funding.- Identify and develop new program and funding opportunities and develop and manage relationships with existing and potential donors.- Perform other duties that may be assigned by the Country Director or such other manager as CHAI may designate.