Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) Jobs - Program Manager - Private Sector Team
Organisation: Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)Duty Station: Kampala, UgandaThe Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to strengthening integrated health systems in the developing world and expanding access to care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases. CHAI’s solution-oriented approach focuses on improving market dynamics for medicines and diagnostics; lowering prices for treatment; accelerating access to life-saving technologies; and helping governments build the capacity required for high-quality care and treatment programs. Since its establishment in 2002 by President William J. Clinton, CHAI has worked on the demand and supply sides of the market to help more than 2 million HIV+ people access the medicines needed for treatment—representing nearly half of all people on HIV treatment in developing countries. Building on this model, CHAI has expanded its scope to include efforts to strengthen healthcare delivery systems and to combat malaria and childhood illnesses.Worldwide, almost one in three child deaths is due to pneumonia or diarrhea, claiming over 2 million lives each year. Diarrhea alone kills roughly 750,000 children every year worldwide. In Uganda, about 27,000 children die annually from pneumonia, making it the leading cause of under 5 mortality. Diarrhea is responsible for approximately 10,000 child deaths, approximately 10% of all child mortality. Diarrhea and pneumonia are two of the most solvable public health problems. Safe, effective and affordable drugs to treat those suffering from Diarrhea and pneumonia exist. Low cost antibiotics, such as amoxicillin, can prevent the majority of pneumonia deaths. Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) and zinc can prevent a majority of diarrhea-related deaths and dramatically improve child health. In Uganda, a program to scale-up diarrhea and pneumonia treatment is being undertaken by CHAI in partnership with the Ministry of Health, the National Medical Store and private sector stakeholders.Job Summary: The Private Sector Program Manager will be responsible for all aspects of CHAI’s private sector portfolio in Uganda, aiming to improve access to high-quality treatment through the private sector health system. They will steer and supervise the activities and performance of a team of 3-4 individuals, and will play a major role in the organization’s management structure. The Private Sector team aims to design and implement strategies to optimize the availability and affordability of appropriate medicines in the private sector, and the ability and knowledge of private healthcare workers to provide effective treatment on demand. This work touches on many aspects of the country’s private sector pharmaceutical and healthcare provision industries, including:Policy and regulation: supporting the National Drug Authority to facilitate; Registration of appropriate medicines; quality assurance of products and players entering the market, and; capacity building and supervision structures for drug wholesale and retail outlets;Local drug manufacture: working with local manufacturers of high-priority medicines to reduce and streamline costs, resulting in improved end-user affordability;Import sourcing: working with importers to identify and secure affordable, high quality pharmaceuticals;Market analysis: collecting, analyzing and sharing market availability, price and volume data;Distribution and supply chain: working with pharmaceutical supply organizations to ensure that private sector facilities and retail outlets are well stocked with appropriate medicines;Sales and marketing: working with pharmaceutical companies to improve sales systems, leading to improved awareness, availability and affordability of important drugs;Healthcare professional capacity building: strengthening networks of private health providers, chemists and drug retailers through training programs and continuous reinforcement structures.This team is designed to serve as a specialist cross-cutting resource to other disease- or commodity-focused teams at CHAI Uganda, with a focus on malaria and child health. Key Duties and Responsibilities: Manage all aspects of the private sector program in Uganda, including relationship management, strategy, budgeting and implementation;Manage and supervise of the activities of a team of 3-4 people;Coordinate allocation of team resources and prioritization of team activities with the Program Managers of other CHAI Uganda teams in order to facilitate cross-team design and implementation of private sector interventions;Establish short- and long-term program strategy to improve private sector treatment access: identify bottlenecks, develop innovative intervention strategies, and measure performance to achieve program objectives within ambitious timeline;Build and maintain strong working relationships with pharmaceutical suppliers in order to facilitate strategic alignment and partnership;Offer direct oversight and thought leadership to regular and in-depth market analysis for multiple product categories and brands, including market sizing segmentation, trends and identification of opportunities;Work with national pharmaceutical suppliers in order to improve their operations by increasing sales of high-priority product and/or decreasing costs; and ensure that gains in profitability secured re translated into patient-level health impact through reduced pricing or other means;Work with the National Drug Authority to develop and streamline internal capacity to conduct operations including drug registration, inspection and information dissemination;Identify and pursue new areas of work and partnerships that will have dramatic and leveraged impact on health outcomes;As required, contribute to reports for other CHAI programmatic teams and donors;Maintain a thorough understanding of the private sector pharmaceutical market in Uganda, and the overall health system throughout the country;Perform any other responsibilities, as needed.Qualifications, Skills and Experience: The applicant should preferably hold a Master’s Degree in business administration, logistics or a related field;The applicant should hold five or more years’ experience in a rigorous private or public position, with increasing levels of responsibility and leadership;Past experience in a rigorous private sector environment such as strategy consulting or finance;Experience in pharmaceutical industry sales, marketing and/or distribution (consumer goods sales, marketing and/or distribution also a plus);Significant experience working in developing countries.Exceptional communication and relationship management skills with ability to clearly communicate complex ideas;Comfort and flexibility to work independently with a diverse set of counterparts (Experience in a consultative capacity, especially in a multicultural setting, is an added advantage);Ability to manage, develop and motivate staff and lead as a team player, mentor, manager, and role model, demanding top performance from oneself and the entire team;Possess the ability to develop and execute a coherent programmatic strategy, amidst substantial ambiguity and changing circumstances;Ability to navigate complex stakeholder relationships and favourably influence decision-making in a professional and collaborative manner;A strong passion for producing results and a personal commitment to excellence.Strong quantitative skills, including fluency in Excel (market analysis experience is an added advantage);Ability to create compelling, logical presentations and reports, using PowerPoint, Word and other media;Relevant personal qualities including resourcefulness, entrepreneurialism, flexibility, independence, humility, and work ethic.If you are passionate about humanities and desire to join this prestigious health NGO founded by one of the United States of America’s Former Presidents, please click web link below.For More Ugandan Jobs, Please Visit http://www.theugandanjobline.com or find us on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/UgandanJobline
