The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) was established in 2002 to increase access to care and treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS and to strengthen health systems in resource-poor countries. Over the past few years, CHAI has expanded the scope of our work to include access to high-quality treatment for malaria, new vaccines and essential treatments for common childhood illnesses such as diarrhoea and pneumonia. CHAI has also increasingly supported governments to build the capacity required for high-quality care and treatment programs. Currently, CHAI partners with governments in more than 25 countries while more than 70 countries directly benefit from the low-priced drugs and diagnostic test agreements that CHAI has negotiated.

 

State Program Manager

 

Experience:  2 years

Location: Katsina, Kano, Kaduna

 

Responsibilities:

•  Work closely with the state ministry of health and key stakeholders to coordinate a state-specific MNH scale-up implementation plan, in line with the Harmonized Country Plan of priority interventions

•  Support the State Ministry of Health to develop a coordinating forum for RMNCH activities

•  Work with the SMOH to develop a tracking dashboard to provide a snapshot of progress rates based on identified pre-selected intermediate outcome indicators

•  Use the information generated to support the Family Health Department to review performance and provide feedback to improve services at the facility level

•  Coordinate a detailed partner mapping across RMNCH interventions in the state to develop :

•  A detailed map of all partner activities in the state by ward and LGA

•  A detailed gap analysis of existing resources and intervention support in the state

•  Work with the SMOH to strengthen planning and scheduling of core state driven activities which include MNCH weeks and immunization campaigns

•  Assist the procurement and primary healthcare agencies in the state to ensure adequate supply of commodities for integrated campaigns

•  Develop good working relationships with key partners working on RMNCH in the state

•  Work with CHAI country team, governments, and partners to identify funding for increased investment in RMNCH activities in the state

•  Coordinate the state team to direct implementation of specific activities on mentoring, logistics, emergency transport

•  Report progress to the Senior Management and Country Director on milestones achieved in the state

•  Any other responsibilities as directed by the RMNCH Senior Program Manager or Country Director

 

 

Qualifications:

Minimum qualifications:

•  Bachelor’s degree plus 2-5years work experience or Master’s degree in Public health or a related field

•  Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare and deliver compelling presentations

•  Strong analytical, problem solving, and quantitative skills

•  Ability to think strategically, handle ambiguity and work in a fast-paced, limited-structure, multicultural environment

•  Ability to learn on the job quickly

•  Detail-oriented with strong organization skills

•  Ability to handle multiple work streams simultaneously and work independently

•  Strong diplomatic and multiple stakeholder relationship management skills

•  High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word

 

Plusses:

•  Experience working on maternal and newborn health

•  Previous CHAI experience

•  Previous experience working in rural settings on program implementation at the community level

•  Ability to speak Hausa

 

Method of Application

Interested and suitably qualified candidates should click here to apply online.