Descripción de la Oferta

Overview of role:
CHAI is seeking a highly motivated individual to work as part of its Global Malaria Team supporting Program Support
Teams and Country Teams to plan and execute effective programs in the Central America region. Over the past two
years, CHAI has rapidly engaged countries across the region and helped them make meaningful steps towards orienting
their national strategic plans and systems towards historic elimination by 2020. The candidate will work closely with
CHAI's other Technical Teams to advance access to prevention and treatment commodities in this region.

Responsibilities:
The Country Associate will:
-Work with the National Malaria Program in the target country and the CHAI global malaria team to conduct a rapid country assessment to identify the technical, operational and financial requirements for sustainably achieving elimination
-Lead the assembly and compilation of epidemiological, operational, and financial data
- Coordinate evaluation of program processes, capacity, guidelines and field activities to define implementation barriers and identify areas that require strengthening to achieve elimination
-Build strong working relationships with key stakeholders across government and non-governmental organizations
-Work with the CHAI Regional Manager to develop a country work plan for delivering a coordinated program of
support to the National Malaria Program
-Support the National Malaria Program on the reorientation of their program towards elimination, specific
activities will include:
-Revising national malaria strategic plan
-Updating national guidelines and policies to align with global elimination recommendations
-Developing detailed operational plans, SOPs and associated training materials to build government capacity and support effective execution of malaria program
- Identify key impediments to the successful execution of malaria elimination plans and work with malaria programs and other partners to develop solutions to rapidly address those bottlenecks
-Work with the MoH and partners to accelerate introduction and uptake of new tools and diagnostics
-Serve as a trusted adviser to the government on malaria elimination
-Provide program and budget updates for progress reports and best practice sharing
-Compile inputs and draft necessary presentations/reports for internal stakeholders and donors
-Travel 40%-50% of the time to the respective Country
Qualifications:
-Bachelor’s degree plus 3 - 5 years of work experience
-Strong problem solving skills and analytical capabilities
-Excellent written and oral communications skills
-Detail-oriented with strong organization skills
-Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities, and work independently
-Ability to be effective in high-pressure situations and work in a fast-paced, multicultural environment
-Ability to be patient and thoughtful even under stress
-High level of proficiency in relevant computer applications particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
-Spanish fluency (written and oral)
Advantages:
-Knowledge of Malaria
-Experience with infectious disease control programs
- Experience living and/or working in developing countries
- Language skills in Spanish, Portuguese, or French
-Advanced degree

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