Associate, School Solar Electrification - Work with the Government of Malawi (including the Ministries of Education, Energy, and Finance) to develop and operationalize a national school solar electrification plan- Support the Government of Malawi to coordinate donors, partners and interested financiers in the education sector in Malawi to ensure alignment, technical input and coordination around the plan- Support the Ministry of Education to rapidly assemble a Task Force or similar that will involve the appropriate mix of stakeholders including Ministries of Energy, Finance, donors and private sector, including development of TORs and roadmap and initiating regular meetings- Conduct rapid data collection exercises including geospatial mapping of all...

- Work with the Government of Malawi (including the Ministries of Health, Education, Energy, and Finance) to develop and operationalize national health facility and school solar electrification plans, with a focus on providing engineering expertise and technical guidance to inform the plans (including energy needs assessments, the sizing and costing of solar systems, setting of quality standards for solar system procurement, etc.).- Provide engineering expertise to inform field data collection exercises required to size and cost solar systems at health facilities and schools, including development of data collection SOPs and training of government data collectors.- Support the Government of Malawi to coordinate donors, partners, and interested financiers in the health and education...

Management responsibilities- Manage two solar electrification grants to support this work.- Manage team consisting of a mix of professionals (Technical Advisor and Associates), enabling high performance and professional growth.- Backstop the CHAI senior management as a focal person for donor relationships and in fundraising efforts for the solar electrification portfolio.- Develop and maintain work plans, mapping tasks to project milestones. Oversee regular check-ins, team meetings, and feedback processes to ensure accountability, streamline workflows, and improve team performance.- Provide feedback, career development, and resolve challenges for team members. Foster a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.- Manage programmatic and M&E reporting requirements,...

- Work with the Government of Malawi (including the Ministries of Health, Education, Energy, and Finance) to develop and operationalize national health facility and school solar electrification plans- Support the Government of Malawi to coordinate donors, partners and interested financiers in the health and education sectors in Malawi to ensure alignment, technical input, and coordination around the plan- Support the Ministries of Health and Education in convening taskforces responsible for health facility and school solar electrification, respectively, with the appropriate mix of government and donor representation- Develop a costing model and prioritization framework to define which health facilities and schools are in most need of solar electrification. The model should project...

As Senior Manager, you will lead teams across multiple workstreams, ensuring timely delivery of goals and building strong relationships with stakeholders, including governments, donors, and NGOs. You will develop and implement high-impact strategies, analyze priority interventions, and assess their impact. Additionally, you will communicate CHAI’s results to partners and identify new opportunities and partnerships to improve health outcomes. This role requires up to 30% travel. SRH strategy, program and grant management:- In collaboration with country teams, drive and oversee the development, initiation, execution, growth and monitoring of SRH programs at CHAI in line with CHAI’s overall global SRH strategy  - Work closely with leadership and staff on CHAI program and country...

- Provide day-to-day support to CMED to operationalize the “One Report” reform within the Health Sector Strategic Plan III (HSSP III), which aims to establish unified monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems across the health sector- Support CMED in defining a single M&E framework for evaluating health sector progress, ensuring buy-in across MoH departments and partners- Support to incorporate the “One Report” indicators into routine health sector information systems and M&E processes, including the DHIS2 and the country’s joint reviews at the national, zonal, and district levels- Support the conduct of zonal health reviews as a key platforms for reviewing district performance and as a key input into the National Joint Annual Review process- Support the production of HSSP III...

- Provide technical support to the MoH Department of Planning and Policy Development to operationalize the governance reforms in the Health Sector Strategic Plan III (HSSP III), including “One Plan, One Budget, One Report”- Define and strengthen the process of developing the health sector’s annual “One Plan,” including cross-cutting support to HSSP III Technical Working Groups and relevant Ministry of Health Directorates to outline their priorities and map donor funding contributing to these outputs- Support rationalization of Technical Working Groups, including implementation of revised TORs and membership, to ensure that they are “fit for purpose” to deliver the “One Plan, One Budget, One Report” reform- Facilitate the development and implementation of district and facility...

- Provide day-to-day support to the MoH Department of Planning and Policy Development to operationalize health financing reforms in the Health Sector Strategic Plan III (HSSP III), including direct facility financing (DFF) and strategic purchasing- Work with the DFF taskforce to oversee the implementation of DFF across both government and partner-funded districts, ensuring fidelity to the Ministry’s DFF guidelines- Support the MoH Deputy Director of Health Financing to drive strategic purchasing and efficiencies agenda across the health sector, including central hospital resource allocation and the public-private partnership with the Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM), among other areas- Coordinate partners to strengthen the reform taskforces, which oversee the day-to-day...