Analyst, Sickle Cell Disease

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The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to our mission of saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries. We work at the invitation of governments to support them and the private sector to create and sustain high-quality health systems.

Job Description

The Analyst will support the design and implementation of the Sickle Cell Disease program in the state of Madhya Pradesh. They will work with the Program Manager to meet the grant objectives related to SCD screening and treatment. This role will require close engagement with the relevant government officials to drive program implementation.

The Analyst will work on a wide variety of tasks. They will be responsible for developing data collection, monitoring and evaluation tools to drive evidence-driven decision-making and inform the program strategy. They will work with the government on revision of program guidelines, development of SOPs and protocols for screening and treatment, conducting primary and secondary research, strengthening monitoring framework, collating and synthesizing information to generate high quality insights, coordinating with donors and partners on program design and collaborating with a range of internal and external stakeholders. The position requires 30% travel to program implementation sites within Madhya Pradesh and for meetings with stakeholders.

We are seeking a highly motivated, entrepreneurial individual with outstanding problem-solving and communication skills. The candidate must be able to function independently and have a strong commitment to excellence. WJCF places great value on relevant personal qualities: resourcefulness, humility, responsibility, accountability, tenacity, independence, energy, and attention to detail.

Job Responsibilities

• Support the formulation, design and implementation of the country program and its component projects in the area of Sickle Cell Disease in line with the government priorities.
• Ensure quality of program/project design incorporating lessons learned, newly developed policies and best practices and establishing appropriate execution and monitoring mechanisms and systems.
• Support development and roll-out of data collection tools to support the program with data-driven decision-making.
• Support the team in building purposive insights, visualizations, tools, templates, and planning aids that support in program management and progress tracking.
• Analyse and interpret the facility and community-level data relevant to the program and identify gaps and opportunities for intervention.
• Keep abreast of new policy developments and secondary research sources such as policy papers, strategy documents, and development frameworks, to prepare briefs and inputs to the theory of change of the programme.
• Support the efforts on demand generation and supply chain management work streams (e.g., capacity building of service providers, community level engagement, product forecasting, developing stock monitoring tools, development of dashboards and visualization tools, etc.).
• Support the team in program monitoring, identify challenges and next steps, and propose relevant solutions.
• Develop an understanding and documentation of the ecosystem, including donors, partners, relevant government departments and officials.
• Support scoping for new opportunities/create pitch documents for new grants/donors in the SRH and allied workstreams and identify white space opportunity areas for WJCF.
• Coordinate project-wide outputs related to execution, implementation, reporting, compliance and updates.
• Support development of presentations and reports for dissemination of information among partners, donors and stakeholders.
• Undertake other responsibilities as needed

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree with minimum 2+ years of relevant work experience or postgraduate in a relevant field (public health/administration, economics, social work, sociology, management, population studies, etc.) with a minimum of 1+ year experience.
• High level of technical proficiency with MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Word. Experience of using advanced analytical tools will be a plus.
• Ability to absorb and synthesize a broad range of information, including technical information, and prepare compelling presentations and reports.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills in English and Hindi.
• Ability to work independently, prioritise, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Experience of working with government stakeholders and familiarity with the Indian public health system will be a plus.

Advantages:

• Willingness to travel extensively within and outside the program geography in India.
• Understanding of India's healthcare landscape, with a particular focus on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and abortion services.
• Experience in management consulting, pharmaceutical industry or other relevant private or public-sector domains.
• Entrepreneurial mindset: demonstrated ability to work independently on complex projects and solve challenging problems, in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment with limited oversight.
• Exceptional diplomatic and interpersonal skills, and ability to build strong professional relationships with a range of stakeholders in a challenging, multi-cultural environment.

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