Program Manager - Sustainable Health Financing

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. The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) works in partnership with country governments, partners, and other major stakeholders to identify the key obstacles to access and scale-up of essential health services, and to develop sustainable strategies to overcome them.  At the request of our partner governments, and given the current global funding landscape, CHAI is increasing the technical support it is providing to governments in overcoming financing barriers to achieving universal access of health services.

 Summary of Position

In South Africa, CHAI’s Sustainable Health Financing (SHF) is supporting the National Department of Health (NDOH) at the national and provincial levels in its implementation of scaling up HIV/TB services and in strengthening health systems for the rollout of National Health Insurance (NHI). The Government and its partners have been preparing the health system to handle the increase in patient volume by training nurses, helping public health facilities to begin offering treatment, procuring necessary commodities, and securing sustainable funding.

Responsibilities:

1. Manage a small team that will provide technical support the Ministry of Health in areas including, but not limited to:

• Quantify current costs of providing health interventions at the national and facility level;
• Quantify and map funding needs, both present and future, and identify funding gaps;
• Assess opportunities for resource mobilization, both domestic and external, including innovative financing approaches;
• Review specific funding channels to identify potential areas of inefficiencies and opportunities for improved efficiency and effectiveness of health interventions;

1. Design the requirements to create systems for collecting health outcomes and cost effectiveness ratios to plan service delivery; 
2. Develop clear operational plans for execution of program aims, and continually identify opportunities for CHAI to add value and maximize impact;
3. Ensure execution of multiple program interventions simultaneously along aggressive timelines;
4. Manage and coach team to ensure everyone is working towards the same objectives, and ensure coordination with other teams in the CHAI country office;
5. Develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders in government, international partners, donors and NGOs, and ensure coordination of resources and efforts;
6. 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;

Qualifications:

• A minimum of five years’ professional experience in a private or public sector setting (i.e. public health) with increasing levels of responsibility and experience;
• Knowledge of health financing, health systems strengthening, and/or global healthcare systems;
• Strong analytical skills and advanced technical proficiency with MS Excel and PowerPoint (analytical skills and proficiency levels will be tested during recruiting process);
• Previous work experience in public health and/or similar private sector enterprises and/or in economics and public sector financing, particularly in the health sector and in South Africa/Sub-Saharan Africa;
• Demonstrated strong analytical, organizational, leadership, and problem solving skills;
• Exceptional diplomatic and interpersonal skills, and able to build strong professional relationships with a range of stakeholders in a challenging, multi-cultural environment;
• Ability to work independently and effectively in high-pressure, fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously whilst mentoring a team to perform consistently;
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to prepare compelling presentations;
• High levels of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and internet applications;
• English language fluency, both written and verbal;
  

Advantages:

• Master's degree in Economics, Public Health, Business or a related field;
• Experience managing demanding work plans and tight budgets;
• Demonstrated ability to work independently on complex projects and solve challenging problems with limited structural or operational support;
• Strategically minded, able to think creatively around long-term programme objectives and the detailed steps necessary to achieve these goals;
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task, be effective in high-pressure situations and adapt to fast-paced and changing environments with a strong commitment to excellence, both internally and externally, and with limited-structural support;
• Experience working with recipient country governments and international partners in country;
• Management consulting or other relevant private and public sector experience;

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