Clinton Health Access Initiative Country Support Manager Jobs in Nigeria

Clinton Health Access Initiative Country Support Manager Jobs in Nigeria

Overview

The 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 is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to providing an environment of fairness, and mutual respect where all applicants have access to equal employment opportunities. CHAI values diversity and inclusion, and recognizes that our mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people with diverse experience, backgrounds, and culture.

Health Facility Solar Electrification (HFSE) Overview

In 2010, CHAI launched a vaccine program to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with vaccine preventable diseases by improving access to immunization services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). One of the core pillars of this program was improving the availability and functionality of cold chain equipment (including solar-powered options) to increase the reach of cold chain networks and make substantial gains in vaccine equity.

Recently, CHAI has expanded the scope of this work to include solarization the full health facility to further enhance patient impact. Today, over 25% of primary health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa report having no access to power.

This results in reduced operating hours, poor staff retention, limited service provision, and unsafe environments for nighttime deliveries; all of which contribute to unnecessary morbidity and mortality. A clean energy source that is increasingly fast and affordable to deploy, health facility solarization can have an outsized impact on the quality and availability of service delivery in LMICs.

HFSE is at a critical juncture as it transitions from small-scale pilots to broader initiatives aiming to solarize tens of thousands of facilities in sub-Saharan Africa by 2025. As a result, there is need to conduct global and country-level research to generate an evidence base that will contribute toward strengthening HFSE strategic planning, implementation, and long-term sustainability.

Position Overview

CHAI is seeking a Country Support Manager to landscape the HFSE ecosystem in 3-4 focal countries in sub-Saharan Africa, which will help inform the development of CHAI's new program. This role will function as a core member of CHAI's cross cutting HFSE team (currently housed within the broader Vaccines Markets Team) and will work alongside country teams to develop and lead this research.

Broadly, these ecosystem analyses will entail desk research and secondary data compilation to landscape each country; on-the-ground research that seeks to uncover government, development partner, and private sectors capabilities, barriers, and opportunities within HFSE; and health facility assessments. This individual will be responsible for transforming these findings into a robust and succinct evidence base that will be publicly disseminated.

The individual will be expected to manage senior-level internal and external relationships, work with CHAI's country and technical teams to devise evidence-based strategic plans and provide effective project management to execute high-impact research. The candidate 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 project 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 high-quality results, and have the ability to lead in a challenging and multi-cultural professional environment.

Responsibilities

Research Design & Planning

Work with the team to develop an ecosystem analysis approach for a multi-country deep dive into the local health facility solar electrification ecosystem

Conduct secondary research that spans health and energy policy government structures, strategies, and plans; partner and intervention mapping;

and the private sector market

Develop interview questionnaires and data collection tools

Ecosystem Analysis Implementation

Engage multiple government ministries to understand their knowledge, capacity, and prioritization for HFSE

Landscape local service providers (LSPs) and evaluate their offerings against government HFSE needs, capabilities, and priority areas

Landscape current areas of public-private partnership and collaboration within the national health and energy systems; identify challenges, best practices, and opportunities

Consolidation, Analysis, and Dissemination

Design structured output of ecosystem analysis findings and implications on broader HFSE Program

Collate country health, cold chain equipment, and energy data and analyse for strategy development (e.g., for country profiles and prioritisation)

Formally synthesise findings per country and across regions to inform HFSE strategy

Disseminate findings internally and externally as needed

Leadership, Communication, and Coordination

Nurture strategic relationships with development and private sector partners to foster collaboration and optimize the impact of HFSE and related interventions

Share country updates across teams to inform focal country HFSE priorities and keep teams current on ongoing areas of support

Collect, consolidate, and share lessons learned and best practices (strategies, tools, and experience) internally and externally to maximize impact of learnings

Provide support on crosscutting country / global work streams, including internal and external reporting

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

Demonstrated experience managing complex projects involving multiple teams, including priority setting, planning, budgeting, performance review and management; and influencing with limited authority

Strong experience in developing new research approaches and conducting primary and secondary research

Exceptional problem-solving solving skills and analytical capabilities

Excellent oral and written communication skills, including ability to create persuasive presentations and written reports

Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities, and work independently

Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships in a complex and multicultural environment

High emotional intelligence, patience, and thoughtfulness even in high-pressure, stressful situations

Strong organizational abilities

Proactive, adaptable, and comfortable paving the way in new programmatic areas

Ability to travel, mainly to CHAI focus countries and other global/regional engagements (approximately 40% of the time)

Advantages

Previous experience working on a CHAI country team

Previous experience working in public health, especially in governance, systems strengthening, financing and /or management of operations at sub-national level, or similar fast-paced, output-oriented environments

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, particularly French

Knowledge of energy/solar market, health systems strengthening, and/or health financing

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Clinton Health Access Initiative Country Support Manager Jobs in Nigeria

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