The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) recently reached a strategic decision to apply the techniques it has used successfully to improve access to HIV/AIDS and malaria treatment in developing countries to other priority areas of global health. Examples of CHAI’s impact to date include reducing the price of AIDS medicines by 50%, transforming the global approach to pediatric AIDS to ensure that children are no longer falling behind adults in treatment scale-up, and dramatically increasing access to and affordability of the most effective malaria medicines through a new global initiative. Further detail on CHAI’s work and impact can be found at:
* http://www.clintonfoundation.org/what-we-do/clinton-health-access-initiative/what-we-ve-accomplished;
* http://www.clintonfoundation.org/news/news-media/press-release-president-clinton-pfizer-and-mylan-announce-new-agreements-to-lower-prices-of-medicines-for-patients-with-drug-resistant-hiv-in-developing-countries;
* http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/28/4/949.abstract
The first new global health issues to which CHAI is applying its unique model is delivery of essential vaccines. Rotavirus and pneumococcal pneumonia currently kill approximately 800,000 children each year, with 80% of these deaths occurring in the developing world. By scaling up the coverage of vaccines against these and other major diseases in developing countries to 90 percent, the lives of 7.6 million children could be saved over the next decade. Achieving that objective will require overcoming entrenched obstacles to the effective and efficient delivery of vaccines in targeted countries.
The Director will lead a team of at least 10 professionals and be responsible for the continued development and execution of a comprehensive strategy to accelerate the introduction of rotavirus and pneumococcal vaccines and improve the efficiency of existing vaccine delivery systems in high-burden countries in Africa. As a leader of a new program, the Director will have significant opportunity to shape CHAI’s approach in the field and will be expected to use strong internal and external relationship management, exceptional team development and management, and rigorous analysis to develop and execute high-impact programs. The Director will be expected to develop deep content expertise in order to be an internal and external thought leader on vaccine delivery issues and effectively represent CHAI in relationships with relevant leaders of key global institutions such as the GAVI Alliance, the World Health Organization, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
We are seeking a highly motivated individual with outstanding analytical, management, and communication skills. The candidate must be able to function independently and flexibly, have deep personal commitment to producing results, and have the demonstrated ability to lead in a challenging professional environment. CHAI places great value on relevant personal qualities: resourcefulness, entrepreneurialism, tenacity, independence, humility, passion for the mission, and work ethic.
Responsibilities:
1. Effectively develop and manage relationships with diverse set of stakeholders including CHAI managers, major global institutions, donors, and developing country governments
2. Identify high-impact opportunities to improve vaccine delivery and mobilize team effectively to pursue and implement them
3. Manage day-to-day activities of 10+ person team across diverse workstreams to achieve results within tight timelines
4. Drive the development and execution of robust quantitative and qualitative analyses
5. Represent CHAI and communicate internal strategy and results to major organizational partners and donors
6. Lead interactions with CHAI developing country stakeholders to provide coordinated technical support to a broad range of initiatives
Qualifications:
* Exceptional strategic development skills, able identify and pursue high-impact strategies in complex, uncertain and evolving environments
* Exceptional analytical (quantitative and qualitative) and communication (written and verbal) skills, including the ability to communicative effectively with people of varied professional and cultural backgrounds
* Entrepreneurial mindset, including ability to work independently, self-motivate, and propose and implement new initiatives
* Ability to be effective in high-pressure situations, handle multiple tasks simultaneously, and set priorities
* Strong desire to work in a fast-paced, limited-structure, high-pressure, multicultural environment
* Ability to absorb and synthesize a broad range of information, including technical information regarding vaccine attributes and delivery
* Proven ability to effectively build and manage large teams
* Detail-oriented with strong organization skills
* High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word
* Minimum 7-8 years professional experience
Plusses
* Experience working in Africa is a strong plus
* Experience working with and knowledge of vaccines is a strong plus
* Experience working in the private sector
* Experience managing the implementation of complex projects with remote teams
* Advanced degrees in management, public health, or other relevant fields
How to apply
https://careers-chai.icims.com/jobs/2021/job