Public Health Specialist

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About the Organization

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

We are seeking for a highly motivated, enterprising individual with outstanding public health credentials and demonstrated management abilities to provide strategic support to the PMU leadership, serving as the secondary liaison with MoHFW, IDSP-NCDC, the Immunization Division, donors and development partners. They will therefore need exceptional people skills and ability to align multitude of stakeholders. The candidate will oversee adherence to the transition roadmap, guide decision-making, and ensure accountability for outcomes. They will have demonstrated analytical skills and problem solving in complex environments to effectively shape policy and implementation decisions. They will report to the National PMU lead at IDSP, NCDC for functioning of the PMU and to Program Director, Vaccine Preventable Disease Surveillance and Immunization at WJCF for project delivery.

Job Responsibilities

Program Management and Leadership:

• Support the design, development and execution of coherent programmatic multiyear strategies aimed at streamlining IDSP’s approach towards VPD surveillance programming
• Develop cross-program collaborations and conceptual linkages in a resource constrained and rapidly evolving context
• Facilitate structured program performance reviews and develop an accountability culture within teams.
• Support structured program monitoring processes across teams including Gant chart management and productive team meetings.
• Support development and review of key program reports for internal and external stakeholder consumption including donors, government and WJCF leadership.
• Build project implementation capacity and skills within program team ensuring timely execution of activities, compliance to WJCF policies and protocols, and responsiveness to government needs.
• Ensuring adherence to existing standards of VPD surveillance and complying with international benchmarks for cardinal monitoring indicators
• Identify VPD Surveillance training needs and plan training and capacity building activities at relevant levels.
• Manage the workflow of the technical team of experts in the PMU to ensure the work is grounded in scientific evidence and established protocols 

Relationship Management

• Co-lead development of key relationships between governmental, donor entities, nongovernmental organizations and health service delivery points in collaboration with country leadership.
• Facilitate engagement with key government Program Managers/ division heads to gather input and ensure alignment and buy in across all programmatic activities.
• Establish and build strong relationships with key global team program counterparts ensuring effective representation of WJCF and showcasing lessons.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive stakeholder matrix for the portfolio of programs supported ensuring stakeholder needs are identified, negotiation avenues and mapped and healthy relationships are maintained.
• Guide program team in navigating complex stakeholder relationships and favourably influence decision making in a professional and collaborative manner.
• Build a productive cadence of engagement with internal and external stakeholders and guide programs in replicating this across activities and implementation processes. 

Strategic communication

• Regularly update key stakeholders on program progress, challenges, and successes through detailed reports and presentations.
• Lead effective internal and external communication approaches aligned with WJCF’s communication policies and tailored to audiences to achieve transformational impact and influence decision making. 

Technical Guidance

• Provide hands-on guidance and expertise in technical matters, sharing your deep knowledge to assist the team in overcoming technical challenges and making informed decisions.
• Continuously monitor progress of direct reportees, provide constructive feedback, and identify opportunities for skill enhancement and career growth.
• Proactively identify and address programmatic, team management and performance management matters that arise. Direct teams in proactively managing program related risk and identifying sensitive issues and escalate as needed.
• Co-lead, demonstrate and drive critical thinking skills, building the team’s capacity to handle difficult or unexpected situations in the workplace.
• Lead subject matter development among program leadership ensuring thorough grasp of key program principles.
• Develop a reading culture and challenge program teams to spotlight their work during internal and external WJCF engagements.
• Support knowledge management and sharing of best practices at national and global convenings.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• MBBS and MD or post-graduate degree in public health/ community medicine or other allied areas
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in demanding, results-oriented environments in public health with senior managerial or leadership positions
• Demonstrated experience in VPD or infectious disease surveillance at national or state level will be an asset
• Proven record of developing and maintaining strong and effective partnerships and shaping policy and project decisions with senior government and donor officials
• Experience in leading teams in similar assignments i.e. providing high end technical support in public health directly to department will be a plus
• Strong written and oral communication skills including development of analyses/ presentations for varied project audience/stakeholders
• Proven track record of working in challenging multi-stakeholder environments & ability to build relationships with a range of stakeholders and drive immediate results
• Entrepreneurial mind-set, including ability to work independently, self-motivated, and propose and implement new initiatives.

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