Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. · 5 months ago
Technical Advisor, New Vaccine Introductions, Global Vaccine Delivery
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expThe Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization focused on saving lives and improving health systems in low-and middle-income countries. They are seeking a Technical Advisor to enhance immunization coverage and service delivery through new vaccine introductions in various focus countries, working collaboratively with governments and local teams to implement effective strategies and interventions.
Health Care
Responsibilities
Provide strategic and programmatic support for the design and implementation of in-country work to improve immunization coverage and equity in a sustainable manner
Provide input on the approach needed to meet in-country grant and program objectives related to immunization management systems, in line with the program strategy
Contribute to the design, planning and implementation of high-impact work with CHAI’s local country teams to sustainably transform service delivery in CHAI focus Projects could include
Diagnose supply- and demand- side service delivery bottlenecks and developing strategies and interventions for improvement
Re-design service delivery strategies for reaching unvaccinated children
Develop robust monitoring and evaluation frameworks in which to assess impact of interventions
Support governments in codifying results for advocacy to affect policy and practice changes
Support governments in designing strategies for scale up
Support decision making on new vaccine introductions, robust planning and budgeting for new vaccine rollout, identifying risks to successful introductions, diagnose bottlenecks and designing bottleneck mitigation strategies pre- and post-introduction, identify concrete opportunities and best practices for simultaneously boosting new and routine immunization coverage
Explore and develop cross-country initiatives, for example sharing lessons and ideas between CHAI focus countries and exploring relationships/trends which inform CHAI’s work in several countries
Drive continuous development and effective dissemination and use of programmatic "tool kit", lessons learned, and other know-how related to service delivery across CHAI's vaccines program focus countries. Elements of the tool kits may include, but are not limited to
Resource allocation and planning of outreach sessions, including “rule of thumb” guidance for estimating resource needs for outreaches from available data (e.g. population distance to facility), especially in instances where bottom-up estimates from facilities or communities are unavailable
Improved global policies and guidelines to ensure better coordination across EPI and other related programs (e.g. updating of WHO’s Safe Birth Checklist to include HepB birth dose vaccination prior to mother/newborn discharge from health facility)
Technical support (tools, information and lessons learned developed across CHAI’s work) provided to country governments and partners and through global mechanisms that support service delivery and/or new vaccine interventions
Inform national and global practices and policies related to immunization service delivery
Inform practices & policies based on robust evidence base, insightful analytical perspective, and lessons learned from CHAI and other partners to immunization service delivery and increase coverage & equity
Develop relationships with key stakeholders in relevant areas (ie. Gavi, WHO, UNICEF SD, Gates Foundation, PATH, JSI, Jhpiego etc.) and establish yourself as a respected and trusted thought leader in this area of focus within CHAI and within the global immunization community
Disseminate CHAI's programmatic insights to the global immunization community to inform policy and practices
Support the development of CHAI's vaccines program, in collaboration with program and country leadership
Support development of program-wide and country-specific objectives and strategies regarding immunization service delivery
Support scoping and development of new proposals and identifying relevant donors
Support program and grant management, in collaboration with program and country leadership
Assess progress against overall objectives & milestones in areas of focus and help prepare high-quality briefings for donors and CHAI management, including achievements to date, action plan going forward, and key risks & opportunities
Assess effectiveness of CHAI's theory of change and approach related to immunization service delivery in focus countries and recommend improvements
Contribute as a member of the global vaccine team to the effectiveness and collegiality of the team, help identify opportunities and improve CHAI’s vaccines program and team
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree (Masters-level or above in business, finance, or health science preferred)
At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in public or private sector
Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills (qualitative and quantitative), including experience with quantitative modeling, data analysis, and study design
Excellent interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills, with proven track record of building strong & effective working relationships remotely
Excellent ability to work independently, set and achieve ambitious targets with limited guidance, and manage competing and sometimes shifting priorities, often under tight deadlines
Knowledge and experience in vaccines, health systems strengthening, and/or health financing across low-middle income countries
Proficiency at Microsoft Excel or other data-analysis tools (specialized modeling or programming experience is NOT required)
Excellent communication skills (including synthesis & presentation) with diverse audiences including government stakeholders, donors and policy makers
Demonstrated capacity to synthesize evidence into effective presentations and actionable recommendations for a broad range of audience, including Ministries of Health
Ability to travel extensively (at least 35% of time) to focus countries and other locations as needed for work
Preferred
Experience working with government and in low-middle-income countries, notably in Sub-Saharan Africa
Professional proficiency in a second language to support vaccine country program engagement (e.g. French)
Company
Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc.
CHAI's mission is to save lives and improve health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries by enabling the government and private sector to strengthen and sustain quality health systems.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Neil Buddy Shah
Chief Executive Officer
Katie DeMarco
Manager, Partner Relations
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