Country: Cameroon
City: Yaounde
Type: Regular – Full Time (eligible for benefits)
Business Unit: Country Programs - Country Teams
Overview:
Founded in 2002 by President William J. Clinton, the Clinton
Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to
strengthening integrated health systems around the world and expanding access
to care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, malaria and other illnesses. Based on the
premise that business oriented strategy can facilitate solutions to global
health challenges, CHAI acts as a catalyst to mobilize new resources and
optimize the impact of these resources to save lives, via improved organization
of commodity markets and more effective local management. By working in
association with governments and other NGO partners, CHAI is focused on large
scale impact and, to date, CHAI has secured lower pricing agreements for
treatment options in more than 70 countries. In addition, CHAI's teams are
working side-by-side with over 30 governments to tackle many of the largest
barriers to effective treatment and care.
CHAI started supporting Cameroon’s Ministry of Public Health
in 2007 to scale up pediatric and adult second-line anti-retroviral therapy,
through donation of lifesaving ARVs and diagnostics; as well as technical
assistance for improving the quality of ART and laboratory systems to support
HIV care and treatment. In recent years, CHAI has expanded its support to
the Ministry of Public Health to other areas including malaria diagnosis and
helping to introduce more effective new treatment for severe malaria, improving
access to family planning, point of care diagnostics and mobile health technology
(mhealth), and technical support for the Ministry of Health’s drive to
sustainably fund healthcare, as well as vaccines with a focus on supporting new
vaccine introductions and improving vaccine delivery systems
The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is supporting
the Government of Cameroon eliminating mother to child transmission of HIV
(eMTCT ) and expanding delivery of quality C&T program. CHAI Cameroon is
seeking a talented, highly motivated and flexible individual to support the development
and expansion and improvement of the prevention of mother to child transmission
of HIV and Care and Treatment program in Cameroon.
The Senior Program manager will be responsible for the day
to day management of the program. He will ensure that the project is delivered
according to the established work plan. The Senior Program Manager will track
the delivery of project activities and keep the project director regularly
briefed. The Senior Program Manager will oversee the activities of program
staff. The project manager will ensure appropriate planning of all project
activities and ensure delivery on time and on budget of all project activities.
The Senior Program manager will manage the reporting and regular program
reviews.
Responsibilities:
- Take
responsibility for overall execution of Cameroon eMTCT program according
work plan
- Provide
strategic and technical leadership for the agreed eMTCT and C&T
program
- Serve
as the primary point person to the national program and stakeholders
- Take
a lead in writing programmatic reports and engaging with the Government of
Cameroon and partners
- Manage
the eMTCT and C&T team on a day to day basis including activity
planning
- Working
closely with relevant CHAI global teams to enlist support, capture
emerging best practices and ensure alignment with global standards
- Take
a leading role in strategic orientations for future program development.
- Lead
in development of innovative approaches and tools as well as documentation
and dissemination of best practices
- Performance-manage
the overall program delivery taking corrective measures where necessary.
- Develop
clear operational plans for execution of program aims, and continually
identify opportunities for CHAI to add value and maximize impact
- Collaborate
with government at national and sub-national levels throughout planning
and implementation phases to ensure skills transfer and government
ownership, and provide technical support as needed
- Ensure
execution of multiple program interventions simultaneously along aggressive
timelines
- Manage
a team of highly motivated, smart, high performing individuals
- Manage
program budgets, work plans and reports
- Liaise
closely with technical partners in government to monitor and evaluate
interventions against objectives and targets, bringing in technical
expertise when needed
- Participate
in fundraising efforts to secure funding for additional program activities
as needed
- Perform
other tasks as necessary
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree
in a relevant health related discipline, such as public health,
epidemiology, medicine, nursing
- At
least 8 years of work experience in a field requiring both advanced
analytics and exceptional presentation and influencing skills.
- Experience
in eMTCT and HIV Care and treatment programs a must
- Proven
experience in a delivering major health program in HIV or related field
- Exceptional
knowledge of HIV control in a context such as Cameroon
- Clinical
experience in eMTCT and C&T service delivery is an advantage
- Strong
quantitative and problem solving skills; including proficiency at advanced
Microsoft Excel
- Experience
in the planning and execution of large scale projects; including budgeting
and activity planning
- The
ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders
- Experience
structuring and leading evidence based decision making processes
- Proven
track record working in challenging multi-stakeholder environments
- A
structured and assured oral and written communication style
- Fluent
in English and French
- Strong
program management experience including managing teams, developing and,
creating and implementing work plans, and monitoring both program and
staff performance
- Exceptional
diplomatic and interpersonal skills, and ability to build strong
professional relationships with a range of stakeholders in a challenging,
multi-cultural environment
- Ability
to work independently on complex projects and solve challenging problems
with limited structural or operational support
- Ability
to multi-task and to be effective in high-pressure situations, and able to
adapt to fast-paced and changing environments, both internally and
externally
- Strong
quantitative and qualitative analytical skills
Preferred Qualifications:
Advanced Degree or equivalent plus 8 years work experience; or equivalent work experience
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