The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to our mission of saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries. We work at the invitation of governments to support them and the private sector to create and sustain high-quality health systems.
CHAI was founded in 2002 in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic with the goal of dramatically reducing the price of life-saving drugs and increasing access to these medicines in the countries with the highest burden of the disease. Over the following two decades, CHAI has expanded its focus. Today, along with HIV, we work in conjunction with our partners to prevent and treat infectious diseases such as COVID-19, malaria, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. Our work has also expanded into cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and other non-communicable diseases, and we work to accelerate the rollout of lifesaving vaccines, reduce maternal and child mortality, combat chronic malnutrition, and increase access to assistive technology. We are investing in horizontal approaches to strengthen health systems through programs in human resources for health, digital health, and health financing. With each new and innovative program, our strategy is grounded in maximizing sustainable impact at scale, ensuring that governments lead the solutions, that programs are designed to scale nationally, and learnings are shared globally.
At CHAI, our people are our greatest asset, and none of this work would be possible without their talent, time, dedication and passion for our mission and values. We are a highly diverse team of enthusiastic individuals across 40 countries with a broad range of skillsets and life experiences. CHAI is deeply grounded in the countries we work in, with majority of our staff based in program countries. Learn more about our exciting work: http://www.clintonhealthaccess.org
CHAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to providing an environment of fairness, and mutual respect where all applicants have access to equal employment opportunities. CHAI values diversity and inclusion, and recognizes that our mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people with diverse experience, backgrounds, and culture.
Overview of Program and Role
CHAIโs global malaria program provides direct technical and operational support to countries around the globe to strengthen their malaria programs and reduce the burden of this preventable, treatable disease. We support governments to scale up effective interventions for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance, with the goals of sustainably reducing the number of malaria-related illnesses and deaths worldwide in the short-term and accelerating progress towards malaria elimination in the long term.
CHAI is seeking a highly motivated and mission-driven individual with strong public health management experience and skills to lead CHAIโs regional malaria elimination program. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be part of an innovative team that is dedicated to achieving malaria elimination across multiple countries.
The Senior Regional Manager will have the opportunity to shape CHAIโs technical and strategic support to national and subnational malaria programs in Central America and Hispaniola including but not limited to Honduras, Guatemala, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The Senior Regional Manager will be committed to producing results and be able to work independently to drive implementation. S/he must be a highly motivated, entrepreneurial individual with outstanding analytical, problem-solving, organizational, relationship management and communication skills in both Spanish and English. The successful candidate does not need to have prior expertise in malaria, but s/he must have the capacity to rapidly absorb new concepts and be comfortable communicating these to a technical audience. S/he must exhibit a passion for results and commitment to excellence. The successful candidate will be able to function efficiently in a semi-independent setting, excel at multi-tasking, and drive multiple work flows forward.
CHAI places great value on the following qualities in its staff: resourcefulness, responsibility, patience, tenacity, humility, independence, energy, and work ethic.
Responsibilities
Serve as a thought partner and contribute to a technically sound strategic vision for achieving malaria elimination in Central America and Hispaniola Communicate effectively across a matrixed organization, coordinate in-country and global CHAI teams and resources to ensure specific project goals are metMonitor program activities against CHAI values, project goals and donor commitments, identify operational bottlenecks or weaknesses, and work collaboratively with CHAI country and global teams to achieve exceptional results on aggressive timelinesFoster a strong team culture based on CHAIโs values, resulting in a creating cohesive and productive team.Support CHAI Program Managers to manage implementation of strategies and activities, prioritizing and coordinating support from global technical teams to ensure technical soundness of strategies and achievement of program progress.Monitor program activities against project goals and donor commitments, identifying operational bottlenecks or weaknesses, and helping devise solutions to strengthen programs as necessary. Ensure the quality of products and documents produced by CHAI team members, including strategic plans, guidelines and standard operating procedures, presentations, and project reports. Develop and manage relationships with key stakeholders, including government officials, donors, and academic organizations to foster collaboration and support programmatic objectives. Represent CHAI at regional meetings and conferences and develop and maintain relationships with regional partners to ensure coordinated activities.Other responsibilities as needed.Qualifications
Masterโs degree in relevant field (public health, biology, social sciences, business, or a related field)A minimum of 7 years of experience managing health programs.Experience working with international organizations and donors.Fluency in English and Spanish.Willingness to travel frequently to program sites in the region.Experience managing teams and mentoring staff.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.Ability to work independently and as part of a team.Excellent organization and management skills, including time management and project managementAbility to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and set priorities in remote settingsAbility to be effective, patient, and thoughtful in high-pressure situationsAbility to work in a fast-paced and multicultural environmentDemonstrated ability to learn quickly, act upon technical information and translate scientific knowledge into actionable insights for decision-makingStrong work ethic, integrity, credibility, and dedication to CHAIโs missionAbility and willingness to travel frequently (~40% time) and extensively across Central America and Hispaniola.Advantages:
Experience working and communicating with government officials and multilateral organizations in the AmericasKnowledge of malaria or other global infectious diseases;Experience living and working in resource-limited countriesExperience working remotely with a decentralized teamFluency in French#jobreference3 #region1