Strategic Direction & Coordination   - Provide strategic direction and technical guidance to CHAI country and program teams, and serve as a central authority for CHAI’s public financing work.  This includes facilitating internal communication and information flow across programs and geographies, as well as external communication. - Collaborate with country teams to support the MOH/MOF in resource mobilization, managing and influencing budget cycles, strengthening Public Financial Management for health, improving efficiency and equity in financing, and strengthening strategic purchasing. - Promote the use of rigorous analytical methods in assessing options for improving health financing systems and driving efficiency gains. This can range from contributing to priority setting to...

Support CHAI Leadership and Strategy - Work with the Senior Director and members of the Strategy and Special Projects team to develop recommendations and implementation plans to operationalize CHAI’s five-year strategy, including near-term strategic and operational improvements, and present these to the CEO and other senior leadership. - Execute strategies to enable senior leadership to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, such as donors, partners, and board members, to advance CHAI’s mission and initiatives. - Develop hypothesis-driven perspectives and build models, forecasts, and scenario analyses to guide decision-making, risk management, and strategic planning. - Structure rigorous quantitative and qualitative analyses that include collecting, analyzing, and...

- Support the development of the private finance team, in collaboration with program leadership- Provide input into the program strategy and objectives.- Gather market intelligence on potential focus areas for CHAI’s private capital team, and advise on their suitability for private finance based on economic and financial assessment.- Support development of new proposals and projects.- Supervise and capacitate Associate level staff.- Technical advisory support on solar - Perform modelling to assess the economic value of solar electrification options (e.g., on-site solar with/without batteries, wheeled power) for different health levels of care.- Advise CHAI team and partner governments on optimal solar electrification design to meet energy...

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:- Support review of national service delivery guidelines, training materials and reference manuals to integrate new MNH products.- Conduct facility readiness assessments for introduction of new maternal and neonatal health commodities.- Support/coordinate provider trainings and mentorships as required by closely working with MOH and district coordinators.- Work with MOH to coordinate partners to ensure adherence to and implementation of the introduction and scale up plans.- Support Quality improvement initiatives for maternal and neonatal health, working closely with MoH district coordinators.- Strengthening Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) in selected focus districts, working...

- Working closely with the CHAI Technical team to provide technical assistance to Ministry of Health, Reproductive Health Directorate on Maternal and Newborn Health.- Support CHAI Malawi’s Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal and Newborn Health (SRMNH) and Infectious Diseases Clusters to scale up evidence-based interventions to address the primary drivers of maternal mortality, stillbirths, and neonatal mortality in high-burden facilities across Lilongwe, Blantyre, and Mzimba Districts. This will include coordinating and facilitating trainings, supportive supervision, skills building visits, and operational research to strengthen the capacity of health facilities to deploy MNH technologies, such as group antenatal care, point-of-care ultrasound, and the e-MOTIVE bundle for postpartum...

Internal AI Strategy Development - Refine and execute CHAI’s internal AI strategy in alignment with organizational priorities. - Evaluate, select, and manage a portfolio of AI tools and platforms that meet internal team needs.  - Monitor emerging AI technologies and assess their potential for operational and programmatic applications. - Work with the IT Team to integrate,maintain, and scale approved AI technologies.  - Developframeworks, playbooks, and best practicesto institutionalize AI strategy and support continuous improvement. Cross-Organizational AI Adoption - Design and deliver training programs to build AI literacy across program and country teams. - Drive change management strategies to support responsible AI adoption across teams with varying levels of knowledge...

- Act as a key advisor to the Head of CBHI /RSSB in the design and implementation of health financing interventions and reforms. Those will include, and not be limited to, the following:- An ambitious provider payment reforms for primary health care providers. This will involve support to the government at central and subnational levels for the roll-out of the payment reform.- The institutionalization of an evidence-based process to revise CBHI health benefit package and ensure essential services are covered by the scheme.- Advise government on the development and implementation of a mid to long-term financing plan for primary health system strengthening, and help drive progress towards a stronger and more sustainable PHC insurance system.- Support the government in conducting...

- Support institutionalization of the medical audit function by helping to develop the scope of the audit function, to develop and operationalize policies, guidelines, tools, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).- Strengthen audit methodologies by designing and refining medical audit protocols, medical audit tools, case review processes, and reporting templates aligned with national and international standards.- Build capacity of RSSB staff through on-the-job mentorship, structured training, and workshops to ensure sustainability of the medical audit function.- Support the development of internal communication mechanism and effective collaboration with internal departments, including Compliance, Claims Management, Anti-Fraud, and Finance- Support data-driven audits by...

- Supply Chain Management- Analyze and evaluate existing supply chain processes for commodities, medical supplies, laboratory equipment, and medical equipment.- Develop and implement innovative strategies to optimize procurement through market shaping, strategic negotiations etc, inventory management, distribution, and logistics.- Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess supply chain performance and identify areas for improvement.- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and standards for procurement and distribution of medical supplies and equipment.- Systems Development and Integration- Support the design and implementation of integrated supply chain management systems and tools to improve availability of essential supplies.- Ensure...

Policy, Advocacy, and Communications Leadership (40%)- Work closely with the CEO and senior CHAI leadership, with direct responsibility for both establishing a new Policy & Advocacy function and overseeing CHAI’s existing central Global Communications team.- Lead the development and execution of a comprehensive PAC strategy that leverages CHAI’s expertise to shape health priorities globally, regionally, and nationally.- Establish CHAI as a leading voice on critical health policy issues through strategic relationship building and thought leadership. - Identify and forecast emerging trends in global health and synthesize them into actionable insights, building trusted relationships with decision-makers and proactively shaping policy debates on critical issues.- Partner with...