Country: Uganda
Closing date: 02 Feb 2016
About the Global Health Corps Fellowship
Global Health Corps (GHC) is a leadership development organization focused on building the next generation of diverse, disruptive global health leaders. Founded in 2009, we competitively recruit talented professionals (ages 21-30) from a range of sectors and backgrounds and place them in high-impact roles within partner organizations -- including Clinton Health Access Initiative, Partners in Health, Planned Parenthood Global, and Government Ministries in Zambia, Rwanda, and Uganda -- working on the front lines of health equity in Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, the US, and Zambia.
GHC is seeking fellows from a wide range of backgrounds, geographies, and expertise. Through a one-year paid fellowship program, fellows provide the expertise and leadership potential needed to fill capacity gaps in global health.
About Placement Organization
The 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 tuberculosis. 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.
Established in 2002 by President Clinton as the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative, CHAI initially focused on addressing the limited access to HIV/AIDS treatment faced by developing countries, where more than 90 percent of individuals living with HIV/AIDS reside. By working in collaboration with governments and NGO partners, CHAI has helped more than 2 million people access the medicines needed for treatment, which represents nearly half of all the people living with HIV and on treatment in developing countries.
Building on its model, CHAI has expanded its scope to include efforts to strengthen healthcare delivery systems and to combat malaria and childhood illness.
Position Overview
The Program Coordinator will be based in Kampala and will be a critical contributor to the team’s initiatives, which aim to ensure sustainable, quality and broad access to health services. S/he will provide program implementation support to designated program(s). The Coordinator will develop relationships with various teams within CHAI Uganda, as well as the local Ministry of Health if needed.
Responsibilities
- Compile and analyze country level and performance data for varying disease areas and related activities & services to create appropriate yardsticks for the team’s initiatives
- Review global level performance data to understand strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats and develop comparable analysis for a given intervention in country. Perform secondary research to collect related data and other quantifiable information
- Conduct routine program analysis to inform programming and Ministry of Health Decision making
- Develop and refine information management tools and develop innovations
- Conduct desk research and literature reviews where needed, design tools to capture and organize data & potential research opportunities, and synthesize findings from available data sets and research
- Create slides and presentations as needed on subjects related to the team’s work
Required Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree, plus 2-4 years relevant work experience in any portfolio requiring a high level of quantitative and analytical skills
- High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word
- Prior experience working with large data sets and Excel-based analytical work
- Exceptional analytical (qualitative and quantitative) and communication (written and verbal) skills
- Ability to think strategically, handle ambiguity, and problem solve in a fast-paced, limited-structure, multicultural environment
- Familiarity with global and local health issues in the areas of HIV, Malaria, Diarrhea, Vaccines and Pneumonia is an added advantage
- Ability to be effective in high-pressure situations, to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, and set priorities
- Ability to absorb and synthesize a broad range of information
Preferred Skills and Experience
- High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word
- Exceptional analytical (qualitative and quantitative) and communication (written and verbal) skills.
- Ability to work within a team
- Ability to work independently, self-motivate and propose and implement new initiatives
- Ability to be effective in high-pressure situations, to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, and set priorities
Fellowship Logistics
During the fellowship year, all fellows are provided with:
- A living stipend of $550/month
- Housing and utilities
- Health insurance
- A professional development grant of $600
- An award of $1500 upon successful completion of the fellowship year
- Travel costs covered to and from placement site, training and retreats
*Note: The living stipend and the completion award may be paid out in USD or local currency, as determined by the placement organization.
Living and Working in Uganda: Fellows are provided with housing and utilities during the fellowship year. Housing arrangements vary based on the placement organization and location within the country. Fellows placed at CHAI will be provided temporary housing in Kampala, an urban center, for the first month during which time fellows will select permanent housing for the rest of the year. All housing costs are covered.
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Applications will close February 2nd, 2016.
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