CHAI Regional Manager, Global Vaccines Delivery Jobs in Nigeria
CHAI Regional Manager, Global Vaccines Delivery Jobs in Nigeria
OverviewThe Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries, while strengthening the capabilities of governments and the private sector in those countries to create and sustain high-quality health systems that can succeed without our assistance.
CHAI's Vaccines Delivery Program
Immunization is one of the most successful public health interventions in history.
National immunization programs reach >100 million infants every year and have averted globally two to three million deaths every year since the launch of the Expanded Program for Immunization (EPI) in 1974, whilst the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) and rotavirus vaccines could save ~1 million lives per year. Furthermore, great advances in discovering and financing new vaccines provides a great opportunity for countries to further reduce burden of disease such as human papillomavirus (HPV).
Improving affordability and supply security of vaccines;
Accelerating the uptake of new or under-utilized vaccines;
Improving effective immunization coverage and reaching the unreached;
Supporting successful transition from Gavi support; and
Strengthening the management system and capacity of immunization programs
CHAI's vaccine program very closely supports the national immunization programs in 15 focus countries - Cameroon, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Lao PDR, Lesotho, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Cambodia and Vietnam, and also engages with global stakeholders such as Gavi, WHO and UNICEF to inform global policies and practices.
Responsibilities
CHAI is seeking a Regional Manager, Global Vaccines Delivery to work with a set of focus program countries in West Africa including Cameroon, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
There might be other countries in the region that get under the regional manager's oversight.
The Regional Manager will work as a member of the CHAI's global vaccines team and work alongside CHAI's country teams to help government partners improve national improve immunization programs.
This is relatively a newer role in the Global Vaccines Delivery team so it will be continued to be refined as Regional Managers start their activities. Hence, one key expectation for this role is the ability to contribute to making this role a success by providing feedback and adapting the role as needed.
They will be expected to manage strong internal and external relationships, develop an exceptional team, work with CHAI's country and technical teams to devise evidence-based strategic plans, and provide effective management to execute high-impact programs.
The Regional Manager will have substantial opportunity to shape CHAI's approach in developing these programs across focus countries.
We are seeking a highly motivated individual with outstanding leadership and management skills.
The candidate must be able to drive the development and implementation of this program with significant autonomy, have deep personal commitment to producing results, and have the ability to lead in a challenging and multi-cultural professional environment.
Responsibilities
Overview of In-Country Responsibilities
Strategy and fundraising of the vaccines program in-country
Work with country and global technical staff to develop or update evidence-based and technically sound strategic plans to improve immunization outcomes in-country and to contribute to advancing the immunization agenda globally
Inform CHAI's global vaccines strategy with priority country needs and insights
Support country fundraising and grant development in line with CHAI's vaccine strategy, model, competing priorities and capabilities, both at country and global level.
In-country planning of effective immunization programs, building on local and cross-country insights, needs, and capabilities
Support country teams in developing and revising effective priorities, milestones and costed work-plans (at the level of grant, the upcoming year and quarters), and ensure those plans reflect program objectives, funding parameters, CHAI's programmatic know-how, and synergies across CHAI focus countries
Plan with country management and global technical managers priorities for and high-level allocation of global team support
Support the development and revision of multi-year income allocation across all vaccines work and in alignment
with program priorities and funding, including working with country teams to determine annual allocations and identify under- or over-spends
In-country implementation and progress review across entire vaccines program in-country
Ensure global support to country implementation is effective
Work with country program manager, and in conjunction with other relevant global staff, to ensure critical decisions and deliverables reflect the best of CHAI, are taking into account lessons learned from other geographies, global strategies and policies and are made in the spirit of joint accountability
Work with country management to foster effective and collegial collaboration between global and country team members (e.g., regularly monitoring communication and collaboration; promoting good practices and mutual understanding; troubleshooting issues as they arise)
Provide management support for in-country implementation as needed
Support country teams to manage implementation of all ongoing immunization programs, including hiring, staffing, or other general management issues
Work with country management to strengthen management capacity and programmatic expertise as needed
Monitor progress against target results and provide troubleshooting support and redirect efforts as needed
Organize regular joint review of program performance with country and global leadership
Regularly assess progress against targets, identify operational bottlenecks or risks, and work with country and global leadership to strengthen programs as necessary
Contribute as a member of the global vaccine management team to the effectiveness and collegiality of the team, help identify opportunities and improve CHAI's vaccines program and team
Represent CHAI and scope of work externally
Role model CHAI values and mission
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree and at least 6 years of working experience in the private or public sector with increasing levels of responsibility and leadership
At least 3 years of program management experience with wider portfolio of technical areas or program countries and experience of team management
Exceptional problem-solving solving skills and analytical capabilities
Excellent oral and written communication skills, including ability to create persuasive presentations and written reports
Demonstrated experience managing complex projects involving multiple teams, including priority setting, planning, budgeting,
performance review and management; and influencing with limited authority
Ability to balance and find productive trade-offs between various tensions (personal style, incentives, timeframe)
Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships in a complex and multicultural environment with occasional tensions or conflicts
High emotional intelligence, patience and thoughtfulness even in high-pressure, stressful situations
Strong organizational abilities
Ability to travel, mainly to CHAI focus countries and other global/regional engagements (approximately 35% of the time)
Advantages
Past experience of working at CHAI
Prior experience in public health especially governance, systems strengthening, financing and /or management of operations at sub-national level, or similar fast-paced, output-oriented environments
Prior experience in management consulting
Strong experience of engaging with government officials and multilateral organizations in developing countries
Professional proficiency in a second language of a CHAI vaccine program country
Knowledge of vaccines, health systems strengthening, and/or health financing
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; CHAI Regional Manager, Global Vaccines Delivery Jobs in Nigeria
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