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Employer Name: Clinton Foundation
Organization Type: NGO
Role: Management
Position Type: Full Time
Location: Dar Es Salaam
Other Dar es Salaam District
Other Dar es Salaam District
Application Deadline: 18-02-2017
Listed on: 13-02-2017
Overview:
Founded in 2002, by President William J. Clinton and Ira Magaziner, the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (“CHAI”) is a global health organization committed to strengthening integrated health systems and expanding access to care and treatment in the developing world. CHAI’s solution-oriented approach focuses on improving market dynamics for medicines and diagnostics; lowering prices for treatment; accelerating access to lifesaving technologies; and helping governments build the capacity required for high-quality care and treatment programs. Since its inception, CHAI’s programs have helped more than 11.8 million people in more than 70 countries have access to CHAI-negotiated prices for HIV/AIDS medicines, saving the global health community billions of dollars. For more information, please visit: www.clintonhealthaccess.org.
In Tanzania, CHAI has been working closely with the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) to improve malaria case management (diagnosis and treatment), and in particular the availability of high-quality, affordable malaria diagnosis and treatment in the private health sector.
One of the strategic objectives of the NMCP is to ensure that all suspected cases of malaria are tested before receiving treatment. Therefore, it is critical that affordable, reliable malaria rapid diagnostic tests (mRDTs) are available wherever patients seek care for malaria or other febrile illness. However, the formal private health sector lags significantly behind the public sector in uptake of mRDTs. Millions of patients also seek treatment for suspected malaria in accredited drug dispensing outlets (ADDOs), which have historically not been allowed to conduct testing. Based on positive results from a recent study conducted by the NMCP and CHAI, advocacy efforts are in place now to secure a national policy change that will allow all ADDOs to administer mRDTs. CHAI has supported the NMCP in scaling up uptake and use of mRDTs in both the formal private sector and among ADDOs. This support includes strategic development, operational planning, partner coordination, surveillance strengthening and program evaluation.
The Program Officer for Private Sector Malaria Case Management will be seconded to the NMCP to support objectives shared by the NMCP and CHAI. This position involves being based in NMCP offices for 50% of the time.
Responsibilities:
Support the NMCP to develop forecasts for needed commodities
Support the development of concept notes and applications to the Global Fund and other donors to secure funds
Contribute to the planning and execution of high-impact projects, including additional mRDT training in the formal private health sector and the expansion of febrile illness management in ADDOs
Build and manage relationships with individuals in the NMCP, in CHAI, and other relevant partner organizations
Support CHAI Malaria staff based in Tanzania in understanding the NMCP’s competing priorities and challenges
Provide analytical support to the CHAI-Tanzania Malaria Program and NMCP as necessary, aligned with agreed scope of work Support the NMCP and the CHAI-Tanzania Malaria Program Manager with other areas as necessary
Qualifications:
Required qualifications:
Bachelor's degree and four or more years of post-university work experience, or advanced degree and three or more years of experience
Excellent problem solving, analytical and quantitative skills
Excellent program coordination and project management skills
Ability to work independently and effectively in high-pressure, fast-paced environment,
handle multiple tasks simultaneously, complete deliverables on time, and motivate others to do the same
Strong interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills, and an ability to build professional relationships with the NMCP, CHAI, and key stakeholders
Ability to learn on the job quickly and absorb/synthesize a broad range of information
Ability to react quickly to ad-hoc requests while managing an existing workload
High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word
Fluent in both English and Swahili
Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Preferred qualifications:
Graduate degree in business, pharmacy, logistics, public health, medicine or other relevant field
Private sector experience
Experience related to public health or the pharmaceutical or medical devices industries
Experience coordinating logistics for large programs and/or supply chains
Experience working with government officials
Experience in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment
Application Instructions Founded in 2002, by President William J. Clinton and Ira Magaziner, the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (“CHAI”) is a global health organization committed to strengthening integrated health systems and expanding access to care and treatment in the developing world. CHAI’s solution-oriented approach focuses on improving market dynamics for medicines and diagnostics; lowering prices for treatment; accelerating access to lifesaving technologies; and helping governments build the capacity required for high-quality care and treatment programs. Since its inception, CHAI’s programs have helped more than 11.8 million people in more than 70 countries have access to CHAI-negotiated prices for HIV/AIDS medicines, saving the global health community billions of dollars. For more information, please visit: www.clintonhealthaccess.org.
In Tanzania, CHAI has been working closely with the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) to improve malaria case management (diagnosis and treatment), and in particular the availability of high-quality, affordable malaria diagnosis and treatment in the private health sector.
One of the strategic objectives of the NMCP is to ensure that all suspected cases of malaria are tested before receiving treatment. Therefore, it is critical that affordable, reliable malaria rapid diagnostic tests (mRDTs) are available wherever patients seek care for malaria or other febrile illness. However, the formal private health sector lags significantly behind the public sector in uptake of mRDTs. Millions of patients also seek treatment for suspected malaria in accredited drug dispensing outlets (ADDOs), which have historically not been allowed to conduct testing. Based on positive results from a recent study conducted by the NMCP and CHAI, advocacy efforts are in place now to secure a national policy change that will allow all ADDOs to administer mRDTs. CHAI has supported the NMCP in scaling up uptake and use of mRDTs in both the formal private sector and among ADDOs. This support includes strategic development, operational planning, partner coordination, surveillance strengthening and program evaluation.
The Program Officer for Private Sector Malaria Case Management will be seconded to the NMCP to support objectives shared by the NMCP and CHAI. This position involves being based in NMCP offices for 50% of the time.
Responsibilities:
Support the NMCP to develop forecasts for needed commodities
Support the development of concept notes and applications to the Global Fund and other donors to secure funds
Contribute to the planning and execution of high-impact projects, including additional mRDT training in the formal private health sector and the expansion of febrile illness management in ADDOs
Build and manage relationships with individuals in the NMCP, in CHAI, and other relevant partner organizations
Support CHAI Malaria staff based in Tanzania in understanding the NMCP’s competing priorities and challenges
Provide analytical support to the CHAI-Tanzania Malaria Program and NMCP as necessary, aligned with agreed scope of work Support the NMCP and the CHAI-Tanzania Malaria Program Manager with other areas as necessary
Qualifications:
Required qualifications:
Bachelor's degree and four or more years of post-university work experience, or advanced degree and three or more years of experience
Excellent problem solving, analytical and quantitative skills
Excellent program coordination and project management skills
Ability to work independently and effectively in high-pressure, fast-paced environment,
handle multiple tasks simultaneously, complete deliverables on time, and motivate others to do the same
Strong interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills, and an ability to build professional relationships with the NMCP, CHAI, and key stakeholders
Ability to learn on the job quickly and absorb/synthesize a broad range of information
Ability to react quickly to ad-hoc requests while managing an existing workload
High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word
Fluent in both English and Swahili
Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Preferred qualifications:
Graduate degree in business, pharmacy, logistics, public health, medicine or other relevant field
Private sector experience
Experience related to public health or the pharmaceutical or medical devices industries
Experience coordinating logistics for large programs and/or supply chains
Experience working with government officials
Experience in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment
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