Haiti Program Officer

The Progam Officer will provide technical support to the National Public Health Laboratory and other government partners to develop and strengthen health systems critical to the diagnosis and treatment of HIV/AIDS. The Program Officer must be a broad and strategic thinker with the ability to evaluate systems holistically to identify the key gaps and recommend practical, realistic interventions for operational improvement. They will be responsible for a wide variety of tasks, from quantitative analysis and model development in Excel, to conducting site visits to collect appropriate data, to leading broad stakeholder meetings to gain consensus on proposed recommendations. The Program Officer will report directly to the Program Manager for Laboratory Services.

This position will require someone with a sense of entrepreneurship and with extremely strong problem-solving skills. Candidates must have excellent communications skills, a high degree of self-confidence and cultural sensitivity as they will be working closely with both MOH and NGO partners, and will be helping to set the tone for the Foundation's work in Haiti. They must have strong analytical capabilities and be able to manage multiple tasks while driving a work plan forward. They must exhibit a passion for results and commitment to excellence. We place great value on the following qualities: resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy, and work ethic. We seek a highly motivated individual with outstanding academic credentials and a strong record of leadership.

Among other projects, the Officer will especially give support on the following:

• Roll-out of placement of automatic machine to do test at the laboratory level
  

• Implementation of a national samples transport network
  

Responsibilities: *Collecting site-level information to identify gaps and bottlenecks in testing and treatment systems *Conducting comprehensive quantitative and qualitative analysis to provide government partners with the data they require to make key decisions *Making practical recommendations to improve system operations at key leverage points *Leading project from developing action plan to day to day implementation *Coordinating implementation across numerous government and NGO partners *Developing and refining information management tools to enable proper functioning and effective performance monitoring *Building capacity among National Public Health Laboratory staff

Qualifications: *High level of self-motivation with outstanding academic credentials and a strong record of leadership, collaboration and analytical capabilities *Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively at all levels of an organization - with fellow team members, and senior executives *At least two years of prior work experience in jobs requiring problem-solving skills and analytical capabilities, together with a high level of proficiency in Excel, Powerpoint and Word *Possess confidence, maturity, resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy and self-confidence *Fluency in French required

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https://careers-chai.icims.com/jobs/2199/job