Uganda: Program Director, Integrated Child Health

Founded in 2002 by President William J. Clinton, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to strengthening integrated health systems around the world and expanding access to care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, malaria and other illnesses. Based on the premise that business oriented strategy can facilitate solutions to global health challenges, CHAI acts as a catalyst to mobilize new resources and optimize the impact of these resources to save lives, via improved organization of commodity markets and more effective local management. By working in association with governments and other NGO partners, CHAI is focused on large scale impact and, to date, CHAI has secured lower pricing agreements for treatment options in more than 70 countries. In addition, CHAI's teams are working side-by-side with over 30 governments to tackle many of the largest barriers to effective treatment and care.

Integrated Child Health PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Approximately 100,000 children die in Uganda each year from preventable illness. More than one third of these deaths are caused by pneumonia (15%), malaria (12%), or diarrhoea (9%), illnesses that the world has the knowledge and tools to effectively treat. While there have been substantial investments and efforts to adequately manage these three illnesses, the majority of efforts have focused on single diseases and on the public health sector. To further reduce the number of Ugandan children dying, Uganda must address the cross-cutting challenges of these three diseases.

This program will focus on a) expanding access to optimal, affordable drugs and diagnostics in the private sector, and b) improving the ability of private health care providers to diagnose, treat and, when necessary, refer to the appropriate level of care. To achieve this, CHAI will work with the government and key private sector partners to address four key objectives:

• Improve frontline private providers' ability to assess, treat, and refer childhood illnesses
• Ensure that primary health facilities are adequately supplied with essential medicines and diagnostics
• Improve integrated management of severe pneumonia and malaria in secondary and tertiary health facilities
• Improve regulatory and financing environment

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) seeks a full-time Director of Programs to lead the Integrated Child Health program cluster in Uganda. The Program Director will be responsible for working with the Government of Uganda and national and international stakeholders to develop and implement innovative, catalytic strategies to strengthen a holistic approach to the treatment of Diahhrea, Pneumonia and Malaria. Dynamic individuals with strong project management experience, strategy development skills, leadership ability and proven problem solving skills are sought for this role. This position will be based in Kampala, Uganda and will report to the Country Director. The expectations for this position are as follows:Image may be NSFW.
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Senior Leadership

• Lead development on Malaria, Pneumonia, and Diarrhea program strategies and goals with Program Managers, Country Director and Deputy Country Director to ensure programs are meeting government priorities;
• Support CD/DCD in the strategic management of the office across program and operations including designing and implementation of program performance metrics.
• Evolve, develop, and expand this new position to be a highly valued and trusted asset in CHAI and Uganda specifically; and

Program Management

• Develop Malaria, Pneumonia, and Diarrhea work streams with Program Managers, provide guidance in their implementation and review major pieces of work prior to dissemination;
• Advise senior country leadership on program objectives and work streams implementation;
• Introduce new and creative approaches, strategies, and/or concepts to improve efficiencies and effectiveness of program management;
• Ensure programs are leveraging expertise, relationships and other commonalities across programs within the Cluster and across other functional components of the organization;
• Develop major work streams with Program Managers and provide guidance in their implementation;
• Attend TWGs and other high level meetings as a senior level representative of CHAI

Relationship Management

• Develop new relationships and strengthen existing ones with MOH and partners that would be beneficial to programs;
• Ensure cooperation and support from internal and external senior partners;
• Nurture positive and trusted relationships with program donors

Problem Solving

• Proactively identify and address programmatic, performance management, and financial matters;
• Collaborate with senior country leadership and Program Managers to resolve problems;
• Quickly identify and resolve management matters;
• Develop comprehensive solutions to resolve problems;
• Proactively seek guidance on CHAI best practices;

People Management

• Build program, people, and financial management capacity of Program Managers;
• Assist Program Managers in identifying human resources needs and assist in recruiting and staff development;
• Provide in-depth and high-quality technical assistance to the government;
• Collaborate with Program Managers on Professional Development of team members with a focus on Succession Planning;
• Collaborate with Program Managers to proactively address and resolve performance matters;
• Proactively seek guidance on CHAI people management best practices;

Financial Management

• Manage ~ $1.5 million annual budget;
• Track financial obligations and expenditures of donor(s) funds
• Lead program planning and execution on program initiatives while achieving objectives and meeting budget requirements;

• Perform any other responsibilities as required

• Exceptional communication and client management skills with ability to diplomatically and clearly communicate complex ideas with well-developed structure and logic

• Ability to navigate complex government processes and favorably influence decision-making in a professional and collaborative manner

• Ability to work with humility and not seek personal credit for the work or contributions, even where credit is due; commitment to ensuring our government partner is the owner of our work together

• Ability to manage staff and develop coherent programs with substantial ambiguity and changing circumstances

• Ability to lead as a team player, mentor and manager, demanding top performance from self and in partnership with the entire team

• Highly developed strategic perspective with a simultaneous ability to focus on the details

• Well-developed quantitative and analytical skills with ability to develop and apply quantitative models including use of Excel and other tools to address specific challenges and improve working practices with a focus on outcomes

• Ability to create compelling, logical presentations, using PowerPoint and other communications media

• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and achieve maximum impact and efficiency with limited human and financial resources

Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in a demanding results driven environment, including at least 5 years of successful experience in a leadership role managing a staff and directing an division, a large program, or an business unit
• First-hand experience in at least one of the following areas: public health program management, pharmaceutical or medical device supply chain, business or commercial development, strategy consulting;
• High degree of understanding of maternal, neonatal or child health issues, strong plus;
• Experience being a tenacious manager, role model and team player who demonstrates exceptionally high performance and harnesses the same from a diverse, talented and dynamic team;
• Experience conceiving, planning and executing programs or projects with verifiable results;
• Strong experience in leading and managing in a fast-paced and changing environment, both internally and externally;
• Demonstrated and meaningful achievements within the constraints of time and budgets;
• Previous experience in sub-Saharan Africa, and specifically professional experience working with Government authorities, strong plus;

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• A high quality degree from a top University; Masters' degree in Business Management, Public Health or Public Administration strongly preferred; Bachelor's degree minimum with exceptional experience
• English language fluency, both written and verbal, required;
• Excellent business-oriented verbal, visual, and written communication skills;
• Outstanding analytical skills and insight;
• Ability to navigate complex government processes with multiple influencers, and effective at negotiating and achieving consensus;

• Proficient with working on highly complex problems without extensive structural or operational support;

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