Program Director, Integrated Child Health Employment Opportunity – Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)

Organisation: Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) 
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Operations Manager
About US:
The
Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) was founded in 2002 by President
William J. Clinton, and is a global health organization committed to
strengthening integrated health systems around the world and expanding access
to care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, malaria and other illnesses. Based on the
premise that business oriented strategy can facilitate solutions to global
health challenges, CHAI acts as a catalyst to mobilize new resources and
optimize the impact of these resources to save lives, via improved organization
of commodity markets and more effective local management. By working in
association with governments and other NGO partners, CHAI is focused on large
scale impact and, to date, CHAI has secured lower pricing agreements for
treatment options in more than 70 countries. In addition, CHAI’s teams are
working side-by-side with over 30 governments to tackle many of the largest
barriers to effective treatment and care.
About Integrated Child Health Program:
Approximately
100,000 children die in Uganda each year from preventable illness. More than
one third of these deaths are caused by pneumonia (15%), malaria (12%), or
diarrhoea (9%), illnesses that the world has the knowledge and tools to
effectively treat. While there have been substantial investments and efforts to
adequately manage these three illnesses, the majority of efforts have focused
on single diseases and on the public health sector. To further reduce the
number of Ugandan children dying, Uganda must address the cross-cutting
challenges of these three diseases. This program will focus on a) expanding
access to optimal, affordable drugs and diagnostics in the private sector, and
b) improving the ability of private health care providers to diagnose, treat
and, when necessary, refer to the appropriate level of care. To achieve this,
CHAI will work with the government and key private sector partners to address
four key objectives:
  • Improve frontline private providers’ ability
    to assess, treat, and refer childhood illnesses
  • Ensure that primary health facilities are
    adequately supplied with essential medicines and diagnostics
  • Improve integrated management of severe
    pneumonia and malaria in secondary and tertiary health facilities
  • Improve regulatory and financing environment
Job Summary: The Program Director, Integrated Child Health will
take overall program responsibility and will be working with the Government of
Uganda and national and international stakeholders to develop and implement
innovative, catalytic strategies to strengthen a holistic approach to the
treatment of Diahhrea, Pneumonia and Malaria. Dynamic individuals with strong
project management experience, strategy development skills, leadership ability
and proven problem solving skills are sought for this role. This position will
be based in Kampala, Uganda and will report to the Country Director. The
expectations for this position are as follows:
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
Senior Leadership:
  • Lead development on Malaria, Pneumonia, and
    Diarrhea  program strategies and
    goals with Program Managers, Country Director and Deputy Country Director
    to ensure programs are meeting government priorities;
  • Support CD/DCD in the strategic management of
    the office across program and operations including designing and
    implementation of program performance metrics.
  • Evolve, develop, and expand this new position
    to be a highly valued and trusted asset in CHAI and Uganda specifically;
Program Management:
  • Develop Malaria, Pneumonia, and Diarrhea work
    streams with Program Managers, provide guidance in their implementation
    and review major pieces of work prior to dissemination;
  • Guide senior country leadership on program
    objectives and work streams implementation;
  • Introduce new and creative approaches,
    strategies, and/or concepts to improve efficiencies and effectiveness of
    program management;
  • Ensure programs are leveraging expertise,
    relationships and other commonalities across programs within the Cluster
    and across other functional components of the organization;
  • Develop major work streams with Program
    Managers and provide guidance in their implementation;
  • Attend TWGs and other high level meetings as
    a senior level representative of CHAI
Relationship Management:
  • Build new relationships and strengthen
    existing ones with MOH and partners that would be beneficial to programs;
  • Ensure cooperation and support from internal
    and external senior partners;
  • Nurture positive and trusted relationships
    with program donors
Problem Solving:
  • Proactively identify and address
    programmatic, performance management, and financial matters;
  • Work collaboratively with senior country
    leadership and Program Managers to resolve problems;
  • Quickly identify and resolve management
    matters;
  • Develop comprehensive solutions to resolve
    problems;
  • Proactively seek guidance on CHAI best
    practices;
People Management:
  • Build program, people, and financial
    management capacity of Program Managers;
  • Support Program Managers in identifying human
    resources needs and assist in recruiting and staff development;
  • Provide in-depth and high-quality technical
    assistance to the government;
  • Collaborate with Program Managers on
    Professional Development of team members with a focus on Succession
    Planning;
  • Work closely with Program Managers to
    proactively address and resolve performance matters;
  • Proactively seek guidance on CHAI people
    management best practices;
Financial Management:
  • Manage ~ $1.5 million annual budget;
  • Keenly track financial obligations and
    expenditures of donor(s) funds
  • Manage program planning and execution on
    program initiatives while achieving objectives and meeting budget
    requirements;
  • Perform any other responsibilities as
    required
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate should hold a high
    quality degree from a top University; Masters’ degree in Business
    Management, Public Health or Public Administration strongly preferred;
    Bachelor’s degree minimum with exceptional experience
  • A minimum of ten years of experience in a
    demanding results driven environment, including at least 5 years of
    successful experience in a leadership role managing a staff and directing
    an division, a large program, or an business unit
  • First-hand experience in at least one of the
    following areas: public health program management, pharmaceutical or
    medical device supply chain, business or commercial development, strategy
    consulting;
  • High degree of understanding of maternal,
    neonatal or child health issues, strong plus;
  • Experience being a tenacious manager, role
    model and team player who demonstrates exceptionally high performance and
    harnesses the same from a diverse, talented and dynamic team;
  • Possess exceptional communication and client
    management skills with ability to diplomatically and clearly communicate
    complex ideas with well-developed structure and logic
  • Ability to navigate complex government
    processes and favorably influence decision-making in a professional and
    collaborative manner
  • Ability to work with humility and not seek
    personal credit for the work or contributions, even where credit is due;
    commitment to ensuring our government partner is the owner of our work
    together
  • Ability to manage staff and develop coherent
    programs with substantial ambiguity and changing circumstances
  • Ability to lead as a team player, mentor and
    manager, demanding top performance from self and in partnership with the
    entire team
  • Highly developed strategic perspective with a
    simultaneous ability to focus on the details
  • Well-developed quantitative and analytical
    skills with ability to develop and apply quantitative models including use
    of Excel and other tools to address specific challenges and improve
    working practices with a focus on outcomes
  • Ability to create compelling, logical
    presentations, using PowerPoint and other communications media
  • Proven ability to troubleshoot and achieve
    maximum impact and efficiency with limited human and financial resources
  • Experience conceiving, planning and executing
    programs or projects with verifiable results;
  • Strong experience in leading and
    managing  in a fast-paced and
    changing environment, both internally and externally;
  • Demonstrated and meaningful achievements
    within the constraints of time and budgets;
  • Previous experience in sub-Saharan Africa,
    and specifically professional experience working with Government
    authorities, strong plus;
  • English language fluency, both written and
    verbal, required;
  • Excellent business-oriented verbal, visual,
    and written communication skills;
  • Outstanding analytical skills and insight;
  • Ability to navigate complex government
    processes with multiple influencers, and effective at negotiating and
    achieving consensus;
  • Proficient with working on highly complex
    problems without extensive structural or operational support;
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join one of the
world’s largest health focused non-profit organizations, Clinton Health Access
Initiative (CHAI) should endeavor to Apply Online by Clicking on the link
below.
Deadline: 16th July 2016

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