Job :Associate

Type 

Regular – Full Time (eligible for benefits)

Business Unit 

Major Programs - E2

Additional Location Description 

Washington DC, New York

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Overview:

Founded in 2002 by President William J. Clinton, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to strengthening health systems and expanding access to care around the world. From the start, our work has had a transformational impact. For instance, our work in lower global HIV drug and commodity prices helped South Africa cut the price of viral load tests by 50%, making it the cheapest program in the world. CHAI’s programs have helped more than four million people access treatment for HIV/AIDS at reduced costs, and have led to more than $1 billion in savings for developing countries. Our impact has since evolved to areas like vaccines, malaria, health systems strengthening, and maternal child health in more than 25 countries and is maximized by our business-oriented approach to public health. Unlike other implementers, CHAI does not operate stand-alone programs, nor does it build parallel health systems. Rather, CHAI works at the invitation of governments to strengthen and sustain their capacity to provide long-term health care for their citizens.

Our health financing work is a relatively new addition to the CHAI portfolio, and was developed in response to requests from government partners for technical support in this area. As a result of today’s global financial environment, donor resources are becoming increasingly constrained. Governments have ambitious goals, ranging from universal access to HIV treatment to malaria elimination and universal health coverage. In order to achieve these goals in this environment, there is a need for increased government ownership and coordination so that they can sustainably coordinate their response. To achieve this vision, we support governments to improve understanding of resource needs, to improve management of existing resources, and to secure and sustain health funding, increasing government ownership by reducing dependency on external aid over time.

Responsibilities:

The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is looking for a Health Financing Associate to support CHAI’s in-country Health Financing efforts in several target countries. The location of this post is flexible.  The Health Financing team supports these governments to develop and implement robust strategic planning processes, pursue opportunities to obtain additional funding, optimize the allocation of existing resources for disease priorities with a focus on HIV, and identify and scale effective models of service delivery for HIV treatment.  The Associate will work very closely with the Country Team Program Managers, Analysts, and relevant stakeholders in the focus countries, to generate the evidence needed to inform decisions regarding strategic planning, efficient allocation of resources, financial management, health financing reforms, treatment optimization, and new funding opportunities.   

The Associate will provide critical technical support in the quantification and mapping of funding needs and available resources, understanding current costs of interventions, helping the governments identify funding gaps, and access additional resources.   The Associate will be a part of a team that works very closely with several partners in each of the target countries including, but not limited to: the National AIDS Commission, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Finance, donors, NGOs, and civil society. The Associate will be called upon to support these efforts both strategically and analytically.

This is a challenging, but very rewarding position which will have direct impact on tens of thousands of people in need of life-saving interventions. It is an opportunity to work closely with in-country teams to identify and promote opportunities for sustainable financing of the HIV/AIDS response, provide critical skills, and develop systems and tools that will increase access to, and better management of resources.

Responsibilities:

Provide robust strategic and analytical support to the in-country HIV financing teams, and actively participate in structuring the analytical approach, problem solving, and providing technical support to the government in areas such as:

• Drive internal strategic planning and coordinating activities, communication, and deliverables within the global team and across several country teams;
• Assist with the overall management of work streams;
• Manage communication with CHAI country teams and support reporting requirements to program donors;
• Develop quantitative models to assess opportunities for improved efficiency and effectiveness of various interventions;
• Support country teams to drive changes in policies, guidelines, and operational change involving the government, partners and other stakeholders;
• Support the development of proposals or applications to help target countries access additional funding; and
• Analyze specific funding flows and support the identification of potential areas of inefficiencies, resource needs, and resource reallocation.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree from a well-recognized, high-caliber institution in a relevant field.  Masters in Economics, Health Policy, or Business or equivalent experience preferred
• A minimum of 3+ years of experience in a private or public sector enterprise, with increasing levels of responsibility and experience managing other individuals
• Very strong quantitative skills, including experiencing developing or evaluating financial models
• Excellent verbal, visual and written communication skills
• Understanding of key principles of health economics and related qualitative methodologies (cost effectiveness/budget impact/burden of illness)
• Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to build relationships in a multicultural environment with high-level stakeholders (e.g. senior leadership of major health organizations)
• Experience conceiving, planning and executing programs or projects with verifiable results and little external 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
• Ability to work independently on complex projects and solve challenging problems with limited structural or operational support
• Strong analytical skills and technical proficiency with MS Excel and PowerPoint
• English language fluency, both written and verbal Excellent organizational and problem solving skills

Advantages:

• Work experience in management consulting, finance and similar private enterprises, or in economics and public sector financing
• Knowledge of/experience with the Global Fund proposal development process as well as knowledge of other donor funding mechanisms and processes (e.g., IHP, SWAp, HIPC funds, etc.)
• Experience working in developing countries, particularly in the health sector
• Experience working with recipient country governments and international partners in country
• Programming languages proficiency such as python, and good facility with Microsoft ACCESS or similar open source software
• Knowledge, experience and interest in innovative financing approaches for developing countries

Please note that this role will include 70% travel and will support multiple country locations in Africa.

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