Associate, Private Sector Malaria Case Management, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Overview:

Founded in 2002 by President William J. Clinton, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) 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.

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, in both public and private sector health facilities. Furthermore, due to the success of a global subsidy program known as the Affordable Medicines Facility-malaria (AMFm), which was implemented nationally from 2010-2013, the NMCP plans to continue working with private sector manufacturers and distributors to make low-cost, high-quality malaria treatment available in the private sector.

This position will sit in the offices of the NMCP in order to support the work towards these objectives which are shared by CHAI and the NMCP. 

Responsibilities:

General responsibilities:

• Contribute to the planning and execution of high-impact projects
• Provide research and analytical support
• Support evaluation and documentation of results and impact from NMCP programs
• Develop influential presentation materials that work for varying audiences
• Build and manage relationships with individuals in the NMCP, in CHAI, and other relevant partner organizations
• Support the Private Sector Focal Person and the Director of Case Management in the NMCP, and the Malaria Program Manager in CHAI, with other areas as necessary
• Identify potential areas of additional support to the NMCP

Specific activities may include, but are not limited to:

• Assist in the coordination of a national evaluation of the availability of malaria diagnosis and treatment in the private sector
• Organize training sessions for health care workers in private health facilities on the importance and use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (mRDTs)
• Liaise between the NMCP and private sector importers of malaria drugs and diagnostic tests
• Support the NMCP to develop forecasts for needed commodities and write concept notes and applications to the Global Fund and other donors to secure funds
• Assist with CHAI's activities to increase the use of mRDTs nationally

Qualifications:

Required qualifications:

• 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 English – excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient in spoken Swahili
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Preferred qualifications:

• Graduate degree in business, medicine, pharmacology, logistics, public health, or other relevant field
• Private sector experience
• Experience related to public health, clinical medicine, or the pharmaceutical or medical devices industries
• Experience coordinating logistics for large programs and/or supply chains
• Experience in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment

Experience: Bachelor's degree and four or more years of post-university work experience, or advanced degree and three or more years of experience

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