One of the hallmarks of the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), formerly the William J. Clinton – HIV/AIDS Initiative, is simultaneous and intensive engagement on the demand and supply sides of the market to improve access to essential medicines for patients in developing countries. While CHAI’s Drug Access Team (DAT) works to address supply-side barriers to access and to foster a healthy marketplace to ensure the sustainable supply of essential medicines at lower prices, CHAI’s country teams help governments understand the market, access lower drug prices, and facilitate the roll-out of new and improved products. Additionally, country teams work closely with governments to scale up and strengthen care and treatment programs. |
| Responsibilities: |
CHAI is seeking a highly motivated individual with outstanding credentials, analytical ability, and communication skills to support the CHAI Swaziland program in its drug access work. Specifically, key responsibilities will include, but are not be limited to, the following: - Provide assistance to the Ministry of Health to develop feedback mechanisms to healthcare facilities to improve the quality of HIV care and treatment in the country
- Assist CHAI’s global Drug-Access team and the CHAI-Swaziland team in an effort to measure the impact of the access-to-medicines work
- Provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Health (MOH) to identify and overcome barriers to access to high quality, low cost ARVs and other essential medicines
- Optimize systems of reporting on operational patient and commodity indicators
- Strengthen the capacity of the MOH to utilize robust forecasting practices for HIV products and other essential medicines
- Develop tools to assist MOH in validating and rationalizing and making efficient use of data from the facilities
- Complete analysis on the uptake of new formulations and develop interventions to overcome identified bottlenecks
- Perform other duties as required
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| Qualifications: |
- BA plus 2-3 years of work experience
- Fluency in English; excellent written and oral communications skills
- Strong problem-solving skills and analytical capabilities
- Detail-oriented with strong organization skills
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities, and work independently and flexibly with a strong commitment to excellence
- Ability to be effective in high-pressure situations and work in a fast-paced environment with limited-structure
- Awareness of challenges related to working in a resource-limited setting and willingness to learn in a culturally diverse work environment
- Ability to navigate complex government processes and favorably influence decision-making in a diplomatic and collaborative manner
- High level of proficiency in relevant computer applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Advantages: - Experience with Microsoft Access or SQL Server for database management
- Experience living and/or working in developing countries
- Experience working in procurement and supply chain management
- Familiarity with global health issues
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