Enterprise Risk Strategy & Leadership- Develop and oversee CHAI’s enterprise risk management strategy, embedding a risk-aware culture across all operations.- Lead the design and continuous improvement of risk frameworks, ensuring a coordinated and proactive approach to compliance, internal audit, and governance.- Provide risk intelligence and scenario planning to senior leadership, advising on critical risks, emerging trends, and organizational vulnerabilities.- Ensure risk strategies align with CHAI’s programmatic objectives, financial sustainability, and long-term growth.- Champion risk-informed decision-making, equipping CHAI leadership and country teams with the tools to navigate operational and financial risks effectively.- Strengthen CHAI’s approach to risk mitigation,...

Analytics:- Plan and conduct analyses of malaria and NTD data, including retrospective epidemiological assessments, impact evaluations, optimizing intervention packages, and quantifying contribution of drivers of transmission such as climate and importation;- Help cultivate a culture of data-use within disease programs by strengthening the quality, use and analysis of epidemiological, entomological, and programmatic data by the malaria program to inform country strategy planning and program implementation;- Design, implement, analyse, and disseminate operational research projects related to surveillance, intervention effectiveness, and entomology;- Synthesize results, translate them to national and sub-national government partners to support evidence-based decision-making, and...

- Facilitate the redesign of the PHC Performance Management System in Kano, including Conduct of gender responsive Data and PHC Systems Diagnostic Assessment and ideation workshops to develop the optimal gender integrated PHC Performance Management framework - Provide technical assistance to the SPHCBs to implement the optimal PHC performance management framework, including support for Conducting merit-based selection of State and LGA PHC ISS supervisors and conduct comprehensive training for all selected supervisors and supervision of Bi-monthly facility assessment visits across all apex PHC- Support the design and implementation of Behavioural Interventions to enhance data use for improved PHC performance management at LGA and state level - Support the design and implementation of...

- Conduct in-depth budget tracking and other sources of funding assessments with the Kaduna state teams.- Facilitate a participatory process of evidence-based costed and phased PHC improvement plan development.- Support the development and ground-testing implementation of PHC plans within a few initial LGAs/Health facilities to deliver the package of services, including the development of micro-plans to guide the ground-testing.- Develop evaluation strategies and methods for the evaluation of implementation of PHC improvement plans, and ensure documentation of lessons learned and best practices and course correction.- Conduct SRMNCH needs assessments and gap analyses to understand the preferences of the vulnerable population to generate evidence on the type of services that should...

Across countries and projects, the Associate will have the following responsibilities:Strategic Guidance and Stakeholder Engagement (20%)- Engage closely with Ministry of Health (MOH) programs, in-country partners, and regional/local CHAI teams to develop a deep understanding of user requirements for malaria/NTD surveillance and public health campaigns and the existing digital ecosystem- Provide guidance to MOH programs and stakeholders in the design and application of digital tools to solve public health problems, with an emphasis on increasing digitization while streamlining systems and reducing fragmentation- Play a translational role in communicating technical approaches, software/hardware specifications, and implementation guidance to non-technical staff within the MOH,...

- Provide technical support to the Kano and Kaduna PHC financing teams to design and implement advanced data systems for collecting, analysing, visualizing, and reporting performance data to facilitate informed decision-making and continuous quality improvement. - Work with the CHAI Performance Management teams in Kano and Kaduna to design interventions to enhance capability, opportunity, & motivation of HCWs, LGA & State Staff to use performance information to drive service delivery improvement. - Lead the design of rigorous evaluations to measure impact of the performance management on service uptake and quality in the PHCs across Kano and Kaduna States.- Oversee program implementation in line with grant documents and ensure alignment with Government priorities and accountability...

General Accounting- Review and analyze monthly expenditure reports for submission to HQ and ensuring timely financial reporting- Monthly review of the recording of financial transactions according to specific project budget lines and project identification codes- Review and analyze monthly preliminary accounts and prepare adjustments including reallocation of indirect charges- Manage financial month-end closing and year-end processes including ensuring timely submissions to Boston finance- Maintaining the integrity of the balance sheet by preparing monthly balance sheet reconciliations including Bank and Cash- Provide program managers with monthly expenditure summaries against the budget, and discuss variances, along with the monthly and annual reconciliation of expenditures...

Assessments and Situational Analyses- Support countries to analyse and assess the current national oxygen strategic frameworks and national documents that relate to oxygen systems and infrastructure to identify gaps and needs.- Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of existing oxygen systems and propose improvements based on data-driven insights.- Identify potential risks and challenges to the implementation plan and roll-out of activities; work towards addressing potential risks/ mitigation mechanisms.- Conduct research and contribute to the identification of innovative solutions and financing mechanisms for sustainable oxygen systems.Coordination and Implementation- Support the development of detailed, costed national oxygen scale up plans (roadmaps), ensuring alignment...

Strategic Projects & Initiative Support- Support the planning and execution of high-priority strategic projects across CHAI’s health systems portfolio, working closely with the Director of Health Systems and country/program teams.- Conduct research, landscape analysis, and synthesis of internal and external inputs to inform new initiatives, country scoping, and program design.- Support CHAI country and program teams in the design and refinement of strategies, workplans, and project frameworks, ensuring alignment with CHAI’s global health systems vision.- Help shape and advance cross-cutting initiatives (e.g., foreign aid transition support, service delivery reform, health systems integration).Strategic Communications & Learning- Synthesize key insights from CHAI’s health...

 The individual would be required to: • Have overall responsibility for the planning, quality, delivery, and management across all aspects of the implementation project including future state architecture and organizational change management.• Lead the transformation opportunities within the scope of the project• Keep the project on schedule, to cost, within scope, and to the expected quality• Ensure integration of other peripheral finance applications• Create a cohesive team environment for all internal and external resources engaged in the project• Champion the avoidance/removal of heavy customization and pushes all teams to deliver and adopt standard solutions• Partner with the finance and IT team to define project strategy and roadmap for the financial ERP system and...