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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.
- Drafting recommendations and implementation plans to operationalize CHAI’s five-year strategy, including near-term strategic and operational improvements and presenting recommendations to the CEO and other senior leadership.- Scoping potential new, high-impact program areas, including by conducting background research, modeling quantitative impact case, and evaluating funding landscape.- Developing briefing notes, pitch decks, and proposals to secure catalytic funding for new and existing programs and initiatives.- Collaborating with a diverse set of stakeholders across functions to support high-priority special projects across the organization.- Supporting the development of communication materials, including reports, presentations, and updates to internal and external stakeholders.- Supporting Senior Leadership to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, such as donors, partners, and board members, to support CHAI’s mission and initiatives.- Collecting, analyzing, and presenting data to inform decision-making, tracking key performance indicators, and assessing the impact of projects.
- 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 tomalaria.- 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.- Perform any other duties as requested by management.
Strategic Priorities- Serve as a key advisor to internal teams, external partners, and Ministries of Health to identify context-appropriate strategies to improve surveillance and campaigns management across surveillance system design, technology design, implementation factors, and human capacity- Ensure all country priorities and initiatives relating to health informatics are well grounded in surveillance principles and best practices of data collection, reporting, visualization and use, are aligned with broader national programmatic strategies and data use objectives/activities, and are designed for institutionalization and sustainability from inception- Scope and develop strategic approaches, theories of change, and targeted outcomes and outputs for new areas of work; support new projects and teams in start-up phasesProject Oversight and Execution- Oversee the execution of health informatics priorities and their intersection with surveillance and analytics; ensure priority goals and expected outcomes are achieved in a timely manner- Problem-solve barriers to meeting programmatic objectives, including technical challenges, operational or implementation challenges, and political challenges- Provide hands-on support for technical project management and execution as needed, including but not limited to requirements-gathering, solution design, developer management, system configuration, testing support, supervision support, and SOP development- Help monitor, evaluate, and improve the performance of surveillance systems and processes- Drive dashboard and routine data use initiatives across Africa; ensure dashboards are fit-for purpose, and that dashboards, data review meetings, and data use guides are user-targeted and increasingly institutionalized by the programTeam and People Management- Manage and support the work of a regional team of ~7 Health Informatics Technical Advisors and Associates, including 2-3 direct reports; collaboratively set priorities with team and help coordinate work activities with program and country teams as needed- Develop and mentor staff including health informatics associates and epidemiologists through routine coaching and mentorship, implementing strategies to troubleshoot areas of weakness, and providing opportunities for professional growth and development- Cultivate and maintain strong working relationships with other CHAI teams to ensure cohesive collaboration, alignment on goals and priorities, and mutual trust- Support recruitment and onboarding of new team members to ensure proficiency with technical concepts, program strategy, country priorities, and organizational cultureCommunications- Help draft and contribute to proposals, donor reports, and grant deliverables- Lead documentation and sharing of findings, best practices, and lessons learned across countries on surveillance and health informatics topics both internally and externally- Other tasks as required
- Provide technical support to the EPI leadership, including developing strategies for integrating COVID-19 vaccination into routine immunization programs and improving overall vaccine coverage.- Work alongside the Associate Data Systems Strengthening to conduct rapid assessments of demand and supply factors using the (BESD approach) and surveys and assist with the development plans to address challenges.- Assist with the development of progress report on the implementation of the road map (following the rapid assessment) and impact on vaccination coverage of target groups.- Assist with the design and implementation of an integrated monitoring and supervision system across facilities and district.- Act as a technical officer, advising on policies and programmatic approaches to enhance routine immunization activities and integration to reach under-immunized communities, including in hard-to-reach settings.- Support the improvement of immunization data collection, reporting, and analysis processes to inform evidence-based decision-making and system strengthening.- Support the Bi-Annual convening of District immunization staff at the national to review RI and Covid program data and share implementation challenges, mitigation action and lessons.- Coordinate meetings at identified communities and liaise with local partners to reach underserved communities.- Work alongside EPI officers to conduct convening for the development, finalization and costing of the integration roadmap.- Monitor, track and provide updates on Gavi investments such as CCEs, PHU Solarization, Motorbikes and tablets by maintaining an inventory and providing information on distribution and use.- Track supervision activities, analyzing supervision performance, and use the findings from the supervision to develop improvement plans. Deploy the use of ODK for supervision tracking and reporting.- Track the regular conduct of M&E subgroup and NLTWG meetings at national and district levels.- Strengthen the feedback mechanism and coordination at the PHUs, District and National by reviewing and updating the accountability framework and TORs of responsible staff.- Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including government officials, technical partners, and donors. Provide capacity building support to healthcare workers and program managers at the national and sub-national levels.- Work alongside other CHAI Vaccines teams to support the implementation of immunization projects, ensuring alignment with national strategies and objectives.- Prepare and disseminate regular reports and insights on program performance.- Work collaboratively with government bodies, internal partners, donors, INGOs, NGOs, CSOs and other partners to mobilize resources and coordinate efforts for improving routine immunization coverage.- Develop comprehensive and compelling content for reports, presentations, and other communication materials to provide detailed program updates.- Execute any additional tasks or projects as directed by the Program Manager to support program objectives and operational efficiency.
- Provide technical guidance to establish CHAI operations at national and districts level.- Liaise with stakeholders to evaluate national immunization commitments, workplan specifically focusing on the introduction of the new malaria vaccine into the immunization schedule.- Lead the conduct of formative research on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) regarding malaria and immunization, and disseminate findings to inform vaccine deployment strategies and malaria elimination.- Provide technical guidance in the development of advocacy briefs and engage in advocacy efforts targeting political and traditional leaders at national and local levels to promote awareness and support for the malaria vaccine introduction.- Support coordination meetings at EPI, NMCP, Child Health program, and other relevant MOHS technical meetings such as ICC by providing technical input to ensure alignment with international best practice.- Provide input to training materials, strategic documents, donor application documents etc.- Guide the immunization program to ensure monitoring of first dose malaria vaccination to ensure minimized dropout rate up to the 4th dose.- Engage with MOH leadership to ensure institutionalization of program strategies and national health policies.- Periodically review and update guidelines based on new research findings, challenges faced, and lessons learned.- Provide technical expertise on implementation and research.- Initiate and lead special initiatives and participate in joint initiatives with other CHAI programs as agreed upon by supervisor.- Assist country teams to document and share lessons learned and best practices, including inputs on health program reports and technical publications.- Represent CHAI in academic forums, donor meetings, inter-agency working groups, and various global/regional forums as assigned by the supervisor.- 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 and contribute content for presentations and reports tailored to provide program updates to donors and government.- Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Technical and Programmatic - Provide technical leadership and expertise, to CHAI’s vaccines program to mainstream gender considerations into program design and implementation.- Work closely with country teams to conduct comprehensive reviews of new and existing immunization program strategies, including zero-dose reduction strategies, to identify areas where programs can be refined to be gender informed and responsive, including development of country-level program outcomes related to gender.- Develop specific recommendations on how to embed a gender perspective more effectively throughout program lifecycles, from program conception, design, implementation, M&E and research, and transition/long-term sustainability of the work beyond CHAI. - Support countries’ efforts to conduct gender analyses for in-depth understanding of differentiated health needs, design and implement gender sensitive/ transformative solutions to respond to these needs and monitor the impact of these interventions. Also support countries to take a more proactive stance on incorporating gender considerations into their immunization programming approaches.- Contribute to development of country-level and global learning agenda with a focus on gender, and lead systematic knowledge management, including distilling and documentation of learnings on best practices and barriers to integrating gender considerations in immunization programming within and across countries.- Lead the development of and provide technical guidance and quality review for gender inclusion in technical deliverables, including review of gender analysis research protocols, data analysis plans, and other documents such as reports, toolkits, conference presentations and journal articles.- Guide refinement of immunization programs based on learnings from the implementation of gender related interventions and where feasible, support the adoption of an iterative learning approach to gender interventions in-country.- Drive knowledge sharing on gender mainstreaming for vaccines internally and externally, strengthen CHAI’s sectoral influence on gender, with the goal of informing and strengthening the approach of global vaccine decision makers and partners on gender. This will include engagements with Gavi and other relevant stakeholders on topics related to gender mainstreaming in immunization, establishing a feedback mechanism where CHAI’s programmatic insights inform global best practices and vice versa.Project Management- Oversee and manage the prioritization, planning and execution of gender integration recommendations working closely with multiple global and country team members throughout the process.- Collaborate with country teams on gender components of annual workplans; support and contribute to project planning and implementation that is responsive to country needs.- Manage project-level budgets (e.g., if gender-specific grants are awarded) and provide oversight and guidance to project staff.- Support recruitment, hiring, and management of project consultants if needed to support the gender-related work.New Business Development- Provide strategic thought leadership on gender considerations for vaccine delivery and contribute to technical components of concept notes/ proposals to drive gender equality and inclusive development.- Identify new funding opportunities for gender programming relevant to CHAI vaccines delivery priorities (including opportunities for integration with primary healthcare)- Support CHAI vaccines to strategize on its unique role in gender mainstreaming in the vaccine ecosystem.Organizational Strengthening- Contribute towards strengthening CHAI’s vaccine teams’ capacity and application of pro-gender thinking to contribute to CHAI wide gender policies and practices, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, and the broader organizational strategy.- Develop a plan to support and build the capacity of CHAI vaccines global and country teams on a consistent basis to build up gender expertise and skills on the vaccines team and ensure incorporation of a gender lens in the design, planning, implementation and monitoring of the program work going forward.- Design and deliver training sessions and workshops reaching CHAI staff at both global and country levels to enhance their understanding of gender issues and how they relate to immunization. This may include provision of one-on-one mentoring to key staff members, to help develop their skills and understanding in gender-responsive and -transformative program design and implementation.- Create and disseminate gender-related resources, toolkits, and best practice guidelines to support CHAI teams in integrating gender into their work.Help advance cross-disease program opportunities across CHAI including through direct participation in CHAI’s Gender Equity Network which aims to strengthen gender programming to ensure that high impact, sustainable work is being conducted to advance CHAI’s mission.- Champion the importance of a gender perspective within and outside of CHAI, connecting CHAI with external gender experts and organizations to foster collaborations, share knowledge, stay updated with the latest research and best practices in gender integration, and periodically share updates with the team to generate discussions on aspects to consider in vaccines programming for greater impact.Travel requirement- International and domestical travel, as needed and in alignment with COVID-19 related travel recommendations.
- Travailler aux côtés du SP-Palu, du DPES, du DCAPS, du DSI et d'autres partenaires clés du ministère de la santé pour soutenir les flux de travail pertinents sur la santé communautaire, la gestion des cas de paludisme et la gestion de la chaîne d'approvisionnement.- Servir de point focal avec les parties prenantes de la gestion des cas, de la chaîne d'approvisionnement et de la santé communautaire dans le pays, allant du gouvernement, du monde universitaire, de la société civile et du secteur privé (c'est-à-dire une présence physique à long terme dans le pays pour soutenir sans interruption).- Soutenir les efforts de plaidoyer pour la gestion des cas, la chaîne d'approvisionnement et la stratégie de santé communautaire, la conception et la mise en œuvre des programmes conformément aux meilleures pratiques fondées sur des preuves.- Renforcer et étendre les outils et les processus de reporting programmatique et de suivi des activités aux niveaux central et opérationnel ; développer la capacité du personnel gouvernemental à effectuer un suivi des activités sur une base régulière.- Soutenir le SP-Palu dans la collecte, l'analyse et la visualisation des données de gestion des cas et des stocks. Suivre les progrès et la qualité des données et faire les mises à jour nécessaires au cadre de S&E et la documentation des apprentissages.- Collaborer efficacement avec les équipes de CHAI, notamment les équipes chargées de la surveillance du paludisme, de l'analyse et de la technologie, ainsi que du financement de la santé, afin de soutenir les résultats attendus de- CHAI en matière de santé communautaire.Spécifique à la gestion des cas de paludisme:- Soutenir le SP-Palu et la DPES dans le développement de matériel de formation, d'aide-mémoire et de directives, et soutenir les formations pour le personnel des niveaux central et opérationnel (agents de sante et ASBCs).- Soutenir les efforts de supervision intégrées de prise en charge des cas dans les formations sanitaires par le SP-Palu y compris optimisation des outils de supervision et leur digitalisation, le ciblage des supervisions, la compilation des données de supervision et la rédaction des rapports de supervision.- Coordination au niveau central en ce qui concerne les composantes de santé communautaire/gestion des cas du plan stratégique national sur le paludisme et participer aux réunions du groupe de travail sur la santé communautaire (la taskforce sante communautaire).- Soutenir l'engagement de CHAI dans le domaine de la santé communautaire en effectuant une analyse de la couverture effective périodique, le développement et mise à jour de la plateforme électronique de cartographie des ressources et le suivi de l’utilisation et la mise à jour de la plateforme des gestions des agents de santés à base communautaire (ASBC) et son intégration dans mHealth.- Engager les partenaires gouvernementaux et non gouvernementaux de la santé communautaire pour comprendre et rejoindre le paysage plus large de la santé communautaire, y compris le travail de digitalisation.Spécifique à la gestion de la chaîne d'approvisionnement:- Fournir un soutien de maintenance au SP-Palu sur l'utilisation de l'outil de quantification/prévision des produits antipaludéens.- Compiler des informations sur les processus et les délais de quantification, d'approvisionnement et de distribution des produits de prévention, de diagnostic et de traitement du paludisme, et documenter les principales lacunes et recommandations.- Travailler en étroite collaboration avec les partenaires gouvernementaux et les autres parties prenantes, pour évaluer les lacunes dans les données qui ont un impact sur les systèmes nationaux d'achat, d'approvisionnement et de distribution, et élaborer des solutions pour résoudre les problèmes identifiés.- Autres activités et responsabilités, selon les besoins.
Drive NVI program and grant management, in collaboration with program and country leadership- Develop, support and manage a team of ~1-2 global associates/technical advisors on the NVI team, to drive team effectiveness and engagement across the portfolio.- Support development of program-wide and country-specific objectives, strategies and milestones regarding new vaccine introductions.- Assess progress against program objectives in areas of focus in collaboration with country team and regional managers.- Help prepare high-quality briefings for donors and CHAI management, including achievements to date, key risks & opportunities, and action plan going forward; effectively manage donor relationships.Lead CHAI's vaccines program in the area of new vaccine introduction, in collaboration with program and country leadership- Develop/update CHAI’s strategy and thought leadership related to new vaccine introductions, both at global and country level, to increase CHAI’s effectiveness and impact.- Support fundraising and grant proposal and budget development in line with CHAI’s strategy, model, competitive priorities and capabilities, both at country and global level.- Foster horizontal collaboration across Global Vaccine Delivery sub-teams to ensure NVI interventions are leveraged to support other CHAI’s vaccine delivery objectives (e.g. improving vaccine cold chain and supply chain, supporting service delivery at the last mile, supporting sub-national level management systems, ensuring successful transition from Gavi support, leveraging immunization to support primary health care strengthening etc.); putting in place appropriate mechanisms to ensure cross-fertilization across these objectives.- Foster collaboration with other CHAI teams, including Vaccines Markets Team, Global Malaria, Global Cervical Cancer teams etc to align strategic activities between new vaccine introductions and other relevant health interventions.Provide strategic and programmatic leadership for the design and implementation of work in focus countries to dramatically and sustainably optimize new vaccine introductions, in collaboration with direct reports and Regional Managers- Support ramp up of new workstreams and new focus countries, and strengthen capabilities of existing programs, leveraging institutional knowledge from CHAI.- Contribute to the design, planning and implementation of high-impact work with country teams to achieve high and sustainable coverage of new and routine vaccines in CHAI focus countries. - Drive continuous development and effective dissemination and use of programmatic "toolkits" and “playbooks”, lessons learned, and other know-how related to new vaccine introductions across CHAI's vaccines program focus countries. - Demonstrate impact and support countries to plan for scale and sustainability of high-impact work, including transition of successful practices to national government leadership.Improve national and global practices and policies related to new vaccine introductions, in collaboration with direct reports and program leadership- Develop productive relationships with key stakeholders (WHO, Gavi, BMGF, UNICEF, PATH, JSI, Jhpiego) and foster effective exchange of know-how with partners.- Become a respected and trusted thought leader in this area of focus within CHAI and within the global immunization community.- Disseminate CHAI's programmatic insights into the global immunization community and inform global policies and country practices beyond CHAI focus countries, including through Global working groups (e.g., EPI manager meetings, WHO hosted regional meetings, antigen specific global working groups, etc.)- Other tasks as requested by manager.
- Work with various country team offices to manage payroll deadlines and process bi-weekly and monthly payroll submissions- Facilitate the employee life cycle - onboarding new hires, conducting onboarding calls, assist in termination process, including sending exit letters and exit surveys, and coordinating with HR Partners on any sensitive issues and entering and maintaining data in HRIS- Enter data on new hires, changes and terminations into HRIS and ensure employee documents are saved appropriately- Communicate with benefits vendors and enter data into online benefits systems regarding new hire enrollments, changes and terminations- Work closely with HR Manager of Benefits and Compliance to support employees and managers with benefits questions and assist with escalated claims issues- Monitor shared Human Resources email account and field incoming questions related to onboarding, benefits, and general HR issues- Actively monitor contract end dates and issue contract renewals when needed- Assist with audits - conduct weekly internal audits and coordinate with the Finance department to provide documents and information for internal and external audits- Assist employees with employment verifications and visa letters- Provide ad-hoc data & project support, including reporting from the HRIS and other administrative support to Human Resources staff as needed- Work closely with Country Teams to understand in-country processes and needs and bring in-country perspective to Global HR team to inform process improvements- Work with the Expenses and Payroll department to process reimbursements and pay invoices- Support special projects related to compliance and operational efficiency, as well as other projects as assigned by supervisor