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. CHAI is now expanding its support into vaccines with a focus on supporting new vaccine introductions and improving vaccine delivery systems.
Vaccination is widely acknowledged as one of the most cost-effective and focused disease interventions. In addition, the unprecedented wave of new vaccines expected over the next decade has the potential to dramatically reduce the global burden of disease. Although Cameroon has made significant progress in the last decade in improving vaccine coverage and introducing new vaccines, many challenges remain. After several years without new cases, polio is now remerging and vaccine delivery systems need to be strengthened.
CHAI is launching a new vaccines program to support the Ministry of Public Health through its Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI). Our focus areas will be to support the EPI program in new vaccines introductions including planning, post-introduction reviews and evidence based decision making for new vaccines; and strengthening vaccine delivery systems including cold chain expansion and rehabilitation, improved stock management tools and processes, improved temperature control processes and enhanced vaccine distributions.
Job Requirements
- Support the MOH to undertake a full diagnostic of stock management processes, develop and implement a stock management system that provides full central and peripheral stock visibility
- Identify and work with the MOH and partners implement interventions to improve vaccine distribution effectiveness
- Contribute to the planning and execution of high-impact projects
- Provide research and analytical support for vaccine distribution effectiveness
- Develop influential presentation materials that work for varying audiences
- Build and manage relationships with key individuals in the Ministry of Health, in CHAI and relevant partner organizations
- Identify potential areas of additional support in existing and new focal countries
- Perform other tasks as necessary
- Master's degree and at least three years of work experience in a field requiring both advanced analytics and exceptional presentation skills. Candidates with experience from a reputable international consulting firm will have an advantage
- Ability to work independently and effectively in high-pressure, fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Strong interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills, and an ability to build professional relationships with key stakeholders
- Ability to learn on the job quickly and absorb/synthesize a broad range of information
- Ability to react quickly to ad-hoc requests while managing an existing workload
- Experience in a healthcare preferably a background in vaccines or related field
- 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
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