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  • Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation: Grants and Business Administrator

    Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation
    Please note: this opportunity closing date has passed and may not be available any more.
    Opportunity closing date: 
    Wednesday, December 19, 2012
    Opportunity type: 
    Employment
    The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (DTHF) is a NGO that focuses on the pursuit of excellence in research, treatment, training and prevention of HIV and related infections in Southern Africa.

    The DTHF seeks to appoint a Grants & Business Administrator, based at its Emavundleni research facility in Crossroads, Cape Town.

    Responsibilities:

    Financial Administration of the business unit

    Ensuring cash flow
    • Monthly reporting and debtor invoicing grantors, involves knowing grant compliance regulations;
    • Ensuring high levels of efficacy of the administration systems supporting the process ensuring compliance to organisational policy, GAAP, VAT regulations, grantor regulations;
    • Developing cost allocation methodologies to ensure grant compliance and full utilisation of budgets;
    • Allocating costs/creditor invoices to budgets.
    Purchasing
    • Responsible for supplier relationships;
    • Managing relationship with procurement officer;
    • Validate and adherence and compliance to payment procedures.
    Ensuring site is adequately financially resourced and managed
    • Understanding the resources required, especially staffing, to run a pluri-potent, multi-network, multi-protocol clinical trial site;
    • Writing and submitting annual and periodical budgets timeously within different legal structures i.e. as a consortium member, as a sub-contract, as a primary awardee;
    • Managing budgets in foreign currency i.e. in a volatile exchange rate environment.
    Daily cash management
    • Coordinating participant incentives;
    • Reconciling and approving the petty cash.
    Coordinate and manage external and internal government and project related audits

    Other site administration
    • HR Administration (Coordinate and manage staff recruitment with HR manager; Coordinate and manage staff disciplinary issues with HR manager);
    • IT Administration - ensure fully functional IT systems.
    Requirements:
    • Finance degree with minimum of three years experience preferably with a business administration post graduate qualification;
    • Cost and management accounting - donor fund management is an asset;
    • High levels of numeracy and accuracy;
    • Intermediate to advanced excel;
    • SAP Business One;
    • Resourcing and budgeting skills;
    • Ability to develop and implement administrative systems;
    • Entrepreneurship, intercultural competence, team working, analytical thinking and flexibility.
    This contract post is renewable subject to funding availability and acceptable work performance.

    To apply, submit a CV, motivation letter indicating ‘Grants & Business Administrator’ in the subject line and two contactable referees to Jobs@hiv-research.org.za or fax to: 021 633 0182.

    Please quote the source of this advertisement in your application - NGO Pulse Portal.

    Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

    The DTHF is committed to equity in our employment practices. It is its intention to appoint individuals with the aim of meeting our equity objectives. The organisation reserves the right not to appoint if no suitable candidates are identified.

    If you have not heard from us within two weeks after the closing date, consider your application unsuccessful.

    It is illegal to employee foreign national without documentation which would allow them to work in South Africa legally. If you are a foreign national applying for this position please attach a copy of the documents that allows you to work in South Africa legally.

    For more about the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, refer to www.desmondtutuhivcentre.org.za.

    For other vacancies in the NGO sector, refer to www.ngopulse.org/vacancies.

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  • Clinton Health Access Initiative: Co-Investigator - MaxART TasP

    Clinton Health Access Initiative
    Opportunity closing date: 
    Monday, July 15, 2013
    Opportunity type: 
    Employment

    Maximising ART for Better Health and zero New HIV Infections. In Swaziland, the country with the highest HIV prevalence in the world, a consortium of multi-disciplinary stakeholders, led by the Government of Swaziland, is managing MaxART – Maximising ART for Better Health and zero New HIV Infections. 

    MaxART is a comprehensive programme that combines innovative activities designed to overcome many of the remaining barriers preventing Swaziland from realising its potential and to maximise the impact of Swaziland’s current national HIV testing, care, and treatment efforts.  This involves strengthening facility and community systems, expanding and decentralising treatment for all who currently need it, promoting all aspects of care, and ensuring high quality services so that people are retained in care.  Further, MaxART includes social science research and mathematical and epidemiological modeling to better understand issues including loss of clients living with HIV but not yet ready for ART from the health system, under-utilisation of services among marginalised and vulnerable populations, and the ethical and human rights implications of expanding HIV testing, care, and treatment on such a comprehensive scale.

    With these strong systems and improved understanding of the realities and needs on the ground, Swaziland is also embarking on a three year Treatment as Prevention Implementation Study to understand the feasibility, acceptability, outcomes, affordability, and scalability of offering treatment for people living with HIV, irrespective of CD4 and viral load, within the national health system.  All interventions within MaxART are being implemented and coordinated with the initiatives of other donors and partners, already underway in Swaziland.

    Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) seeks to appoint a Co-Investigator for the MaxART Treatment as Prevention (MaxART TasP) programme, based in Swaziland.

    The MaxART TasP Co-Investigator will report to the Clinton Health Access Initiative Country Director in Swaziland and will work closely with the entire MaxART Consortium and Study Team.

    Responsibilities:

    • Jointly with the Principal Investigator from the Ministry of Health (MOH) - design, manage, and evaluate the Treatment as Prevention Implementation Study;
    • Lead development of the research protocol, including the precise research questions and hypotheses to be tested in the implementation study;
    • Formulate, in collaboration with other experts on the research team, the most relevant study design and data collection and analysis methods inorder to arrive at scientifically sound and complementary methodologies for the mathematical modeling, statistical analyses, impact evaluation, and cost-effectiveness analysis components;
    • Manage study team and oversee all study activities, including organising training for staff at health facilities and leading data collection, data management, and statistical analysis;
    • Develop all study documents and tools in collaboration with the research team;
    • Ensure all research activities are responsive to the realities of people living with and affected by HIV and that they respect ethical and human rights principles;
    • In collaboration with Research Team, regularly present results of study to a variety of audiences and key stakeholders;
    • Serve as knowledge base on current trends and findings from Treatment as Prevention research to ensure the MaxART study is aligned and relevant to global evidence.

    Requirements:

    • Advanced degree, preferably an MD or a PhD in epidemiology, public health, infectious diseases, biostatistics, economics, or related field;
    • Minimum of five years of relevant experience of which at least two years of proven success in a leadership role coordinating large-scale, externally-funded research in one or more of the following fields: randomised controlled trials,cluster randomised controlled trials, non-randomised cohort studies, or/and longitudinal operational research;
    • Track record of success in having work published in leading, peer-reviewed public health journals;
    • Proficiency in advanced statistics within programs such as Stata or SAS;
    • Experience conducting research activities in a developing country, including understanding of Institutional Review Board (IRB) and national Ethics Committee processes and procedures;
    • Relationship building and interpersonal skills, and an ability to collaborate effectively with a wide range of partners and stakeholders in a culturally diverse environment;
    • Project management skills, including demonstrated ability to think independently, be flexible, and juggle multiple priorities under tight deadlines

    Apply online, click here.

    Please quote the source of this advertisement in your application - NGO Pulse Portal.

    For more about the Clinton Health Access Initiative, refer to www.clintonhealthaccess.org.

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  • Paediatric AIDS Treatment for Africa: Senior Programmes Manager

    Paediatric AIDS Treatment for Africa
    Opportunity closing date: 
    Friday, May 31, 2013
    Opportunity type: 
    Employment
    Paediatric AIDS Treatment for Africa (PATA) is a NGO that supports multidisciplinary treatment teams of health care workers working to improve the quality of paediatric HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa.
     
    PATA works collaboratively with 243 paediatric HIV clinics across 24 sub-Saharan African countries, providing various programmes and serving as a resource to support achievement of their stated goals. The foundation of PATA lies within these paediatric HIV treatment teams who work together at clinics across sub-Saharan Africa to form a community of compassionate and committed individuals who provide treatment and care to children infected with HIV. The fundamental purpose of PATA is to assist these treatment teams to improve the quality of healthcare they are able to deliver to their patients.

    PATA seeks to appoint a full-time Senior Programmes Manager, based at the PATA head office in Cape Town.
     
    The person will assist with the efficient running of PATA programmes.
     
    Responsibilities:
    • Oversee the management of all PATA programmes, including the Expert Patient Programme, Forum Programme, Child-Friendly Clinic Initiative and Building Bridges Mentorship and Twinning Programme;
    • Manage PATA’s research and advocacy portfolios;
    • Expand and develop  existing and novel PATA programmes, portfolios and initiatives;
    • Supervise PATA’s communications, including newsletter production and social media;
    • Direct Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) activities;
    • Proposal writing, report writing and general donor liaison;
    • Manage budgets;
    • Communicate with PATA Steering Committee, Advisory Board, network clinics and frontline health workers;
    • Supervise two Programme Managers;
    • Provide weekly briefing to the Executive Director;
    • Travel to PATA Forums across sub-Saharan Africa.
    Requirements:
    • Honours degree minimum, Master’s degree will be preferred;
    • Excellent writing and communication skills;
    • Highly organised, outstanding attention to detail and delivery-orientated;
    • Motivated, passionate and committed;
    • Ability to work independently and problem-solve;
    • Clean track record;
    • Understanding of organisational dynamics and governance;
    • Own transport;
    • Willingness to travel;
    • South African citizenship or a valid South African work permit;
    • Fluency in French or Portuguese language advantageous but not necessary;
    • Programme and staff management experience essential;
    • Research, advocacy, communications, M&E and fundraising experience advantageous.
    To apply, submit a CV, contact details of two referees and motivation letter to michele@teampata.org.

    Please quote the source of this advertisement in your application - NGO Pulse Portal.

    Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

    For more about the Paediatric AIDS Treatment for Africa, refer to www.teampata.org.

    For other vacancies in the NGO sector, refer to www.ngopulse.org/vacancies.

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  • Angola Receives a Donation to Fight Malaria

    The Angolan Minister of Health, José Van-Dunem, says that the US$1.8 million donation made to the country’s National Malaria Fighting Programme aims to increase the capacity of the NGOs to implement the programme so as to control malaria.

    Van-Dunem says the success of this programme will impact on three key elements of the Millennium Development Goal in regard to health, reduction of endemic diseases, malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS.

    He explains that the policy of combating malaria and poverty is part of the fundamental strategy of his government and it serves as an evaluation, because the reduction of child mortality, malaria and maternal mortality is a priority.

    To read the article titled, “Minister hails USD 1.8-million donation to Malaria Fighting Programme,” click here.

    Source: 
    Angola Press

  • Paediatric AIDS Treatment for Africa: Administration and Finance Officer

    Paediatric AIDS Treatment for Africa (PATA)
    Please note: this opportunity closing date has passed and may not be available any more.
    Opportunity closing date: 
    Monday, May 20, 2013
    Opportunity type: 
    Employment
    Paediatric AIDS Treatment for Africa (PATA) is a NGO that supports multidisciplinary treatment teams of health care workers working to improve the quality of paediatric HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa.

    PATA seeks to appoint a full-time Administration and Finance Officer, based in Cape Town.

    The person will assist with the efficient running of the PATA office.
     
    Responsibilities:
    • General administration/ secretarial duties (answering the phone, faxing, couriering and emailing);
    • Maintain an effective filing system;
    • Financial record keeping and managing transactions (capturing transactions, sourcing quotes, receipting, assisting in preparation of annual reports, aiding in the preparation of the yearly audit, completing purchase requisitions, maintaining business online system, bank enquiries);
    • Data entry and management;
    • Assist with the management of computer systems (IT, email, backups, website updates, loading monthly newsletter and sending out to database);
    • Document preparation and collation;
    • Meet organisation and record-keeping (booking conference calls, informing committees of calls, minute-taking);
    • Weekly briefing to the General Manager;
    • Support the General Manager and Programme Managers in the planning and delivery of PATA conferences  (booking flights, sourcing accommodation and liaising with vendors);
    • Support the General Manager in ensuring that the PATA office runs smoothly, which will include keeping accurate and up to date records and administration of all departments within the organisation.
    Requirements:
    • Matric;
    • Understanding of organisational dynamics, governance and finance;
    • Excellent administrative skills;
    • Applicants will need to be highly motivated, eager to learn and prepared to take on any task;
    • Previous Pastel experience would be advantageous.
    • Willingness to travel;
    • Clean track record;
    • Own transport;
    • Fluency in French or Portuguese language is advantageous but not necessary.
     To apply, submit a CV and motivation letter of no more than 500 words to Anthea@teampata.org.

    Please quote the source of this advertisement in your application - NGO Pulse Portal.

    Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

    For more about the Paediatric AIDS Treatment for Africa, refer to www.teampata.org.

    For other vacancies in the NGO sector, refer to www.ngopulse.org/vacancies.

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  • NGOs to Host HIV/AIDS Conference

    The Zambia AIDS Research Foundation, in conjunction with Treatment Advocacy Literacy Campaign (TALC), is hosting an HIV/AIDS conference on 17 May 2013 in Lusaka, Zambia.
     
    According to the organisers, the conference will focus on topics such as diet/nutrition for people living with HIV (PLWHA), foods to avoid and food myths, and scientific reasons for male circumcision.
     
    To read the article titled, “Zambia to host 1-day world class conference on HIV/AIDS,” click here.

    Source: 
    All Africa

  • Clinton Health Access Initiative: Programme Manager - Health Financing

    Clinton Health Access Initiative
    Opportunity closing date: 
    Friday, June 14, 2013
    Opportunity type: 
    Employment
    The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI – formerly the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative) under the leadership of former President William Jefferson Clinton III has worked since 2002 to reduce the pricing of HIV/AIDS medicines and tests, and to work with governments around the world to further turn the tide on the disease by building the systems needed to deliver care and treatment.

    CHAI seeks to appoint a Programme Manager for Health Financing in Lilongwe to help the Government of Malawi address critical funding shortfalls in the health sector. The position is based in Malawi.

    Malawi faces a challenge of limited resources for health prevention and treatment activities, and CHAI has partnered with the government to seek new sources of financing and to realize maximum impact from existing financing. As part of CHAI’s Health Financing team, the Programme Manager will provide strategic advice to the Ministry of Health on the financial implications of decisions regarding programmes for HIV, Malaria, TB, and other diseases.

    The Programme Manager will lead quantification and mapping of funding needs and available resources, helping the government make health financing policy decisions through targeted use of data. Innovative mechanisms for generating revenue will also be explored, in order to help government raise additional funds. The Programme Manager will lead a team that works closely with senior leaders in the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance as well as donors, NGOs, and civil society organisations.

    This is a challenging but rewarding position which will directly impact thousands of people in need of life-saving interventions. It presents an opportunity to work closely with a government that is committed to finding opportunities for sustainable financing of the health sector, providing strategic advice and developing tools that will deliver improved healthcare for the people of Malawi.

    Responsibilities:

    Manage and provide robust strategic and analytical programmatic support to the government, actively participate in structuring the analytical approach, problem solving, and providing technical support to the government in various forms:
    • Manage development of quantitative models to assess opportunities for improved efficiency and effectiveness of health interventions;
    • Lead development of new mechanisms for government to generate revenue for health, projecting potential income and assessing feasibility
    • Draft policy memos to inform government, external stakeholders on health financing challenges and opportunities
    • Facilitate meetings with government and external stakeholders to drive operational and policy changes based on analysis of financing scenarios;
    • Develop and deliver presentations to help senior government leaders make strategic health financing decisions;
    • Track available resources against the country’s financial needs
    • Manage highly-motivated and analytical individuals, enabling high performance and professional growth
    • Drive internal strategic planning and coordinating activities, communication, and deliverables within the global team and across several country teams
    • Manage communication and reporting requirements for programme donors
    Requirements:
    • Master’s degree from a well-recognised, high-calibre university in a relevant field;
    • Minimum five years of experience in a private or public sector enterprise, with increasing levels of responsibility and experience managing other individuals;
    • Strong programme management experience including managing and recruiting teams, developing and executing budgets, creating and implementing work plans, and monitoring both programme and staff performance;
    • Strong quantitative skills, including experiencing developing and analysing financial models;
    • Ability to identify key trends from complex datasets and translate them into actionable options for government leaders;
    • Excellent verbal, visual and written communication skills;
    • Natural ability to build strategic relationships and interact with individuals of different backgrounds;
    • English language fluency, both written and verbal;
    • Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills;
    • Ability to think strategically about long-term programme objectives and the detailed steps necessary to achieve them;
    • Ability to multi-task and work effectively in fast-paced, high-pressure situations;
    • Tenacity and the ability to independently develop solutions to complex problems;
    • Ability to work independently on complex projects and solve challenging problems with limited structural or operational support;
    • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
    Advantages:
    • Work experience in management consulting, finance and similar private enterprises, or in economics and public-sector financing;
    • Knowledge of or experience with the Global Fund proposal development process as well as other donor funding mechanisms (e.g., IHP, SWAp, HIPC funds,);
    • Experience working in developing countries, particularly in the health sector;
    • Knowledge, experience and interest in innovative financing approaches for developing countries;
    • Experience with or interest in shaping national health policy decisions.
    Apply online, click here.

    Please quote the source of this advertisement in your application - NGO Pulse Portal.

    For more about the Clinton Health Access Initiative, refer to www.clintonhealthaccess.org.

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  • Clinton Health Access Initiative: Analyst - Vaccines Programme

    Clinton Health Access Initiative
    Opportunity closing date: 
    Friday, May 31, 2013
    Opportunity type: 
    Employment
    The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI – formerly the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative) under the leadership of former President William Jefferson Clinton III has worked since 2002 to reduce the pricing of HIV/AIDS medicines and tests, and to work with governments around the world to further turn the tide on the disease by building the systems needed to deliver care and treatment.

    In 2005, CHAI signed an MOU with the Malawi government to strengthen health systems in the most challenged districts, provide national support to HIV/AIDS drug pricing and programmatic work, support the pilot and scale-up of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) initiatives, expand access to ART for children, strengthen the Malawi’s Lab system, and scale-up an integrated nutrition programme for children. CHAI’s support to Malawi has expanded to include Human Resources for Health, Vaccines, and Health Financing.

    CHAI seeks to appoint an Analyst - Vaccines Programme, based in Lilongwe, Malawi.

    Applications are invited from suitable candidates for the post of Vaccines Programme Analyst at the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) in Lilongwe, with occasional travel throughout Malawi and internationally.  CHAI is supporting the Government of Malawi to accelerate the introduction and uptake of new, life-saving vaccines and to improve the country’s vaccine delivery system.  CHAI Malawi was actively involved in the successful introduction of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV 13) in 2011 and the rotavirus vaccine in late 2012, working closely with partner organisations, including the World Health Organization and UNICEF.  Similar programmes are underway in four other focus countries – Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Nigeria.

    In 2013, the CHAI Malawi programme will require an analyst to focus on several strategic areas:  1) Improving availability of vaccines at health facilities through strengthening stock management practices, 2) Analysis of existing cold chain equipment data and product selection for upcoming procurements, 3) Strengthening of cold chain temperature monitoring and repair systems, 4) Assessment of uptake of new vaccines for pneumococcal and rotavirus, 5) Analytical support to the demonstration programme for the introduction of the HPV vaccine, and 6) additional analytical work as needed.

    CHAI is seeking a talented, highly motivated, and flexible individual to support CHAI’s vaccine programme in Malawi across this range of analytical work, and implement creative and rigorous approaches to planning, forecasting and operational research.  The Programme Analyst will report to the Programme Manager and will provide analytical and programme support to the MOH’s Expanded Programme on Immunisation.  A key part of the role is expected to be building the capacity of the immunisation programme, with a focus on supporting the further development of analytical capabilities and project management skills.

    Responsibilities:
    • Take a lead role in implementing an operational research project to support improved stock management of vaccines at the facility level;
    • Take a lead role in analysing data collected during the recent cold chain inventory and using available data to advise EPI on appropriate product selection for upcoming cold chain procurements;
    • Lead data collection, entry, cleaning, and analysis on the PCV/Rotavirus uptake assessment, in collaboration with global partners;
    • Assist the team with planning and implementation of the HPV vaccine demonstration programme;
    • Provide analytical support to the MOH to: (i) plan and implement assessments of the immunization programme; (ii) to analyse the data collected; and (iii) to work with the MOH to design and implement the assessment recommendations;
    • Build the capacity of the immunization programme by identifying opportunities and designing appropriate solutions to further develop analytical capabilities and encourage informed decision-making;
    • Contribute to the analysis and design of CHAI’s vaccine strategy in Malawi and globally;
    • Assist with budgeting, financial forecasts, and national and district level quantification as needed;
    • Develop presentation materials based on analytical work for varying audiences;
    • Build and manage relationships with key individuals in the MOH and relevant partner organisations to facilitate the rapid achievement of national vaccine introduction and system strengthening goals;
    • Liaise with global vaccines team on programme priorities and reporting duties;
    • Perform any other duties as assigned by the Programme Manager.
    Requirements: 
    • University degree in an analytical subject.
    • Minimum of two years of professional experience in the private or public sector, ideally in an analytical role, such as management consulting, data analysis, or research;
    • Exceptional analytical, research and presentation skills of qualitative and quantitative data and strong communication (written and verbal) skills;
    • Demonstrated interest in public health in developing countries;
    • Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to build relationships in a multicultural environment;
    • Ability to navigate complex government dynamics and work collaboratively with a number of global and local partners;
    • High level of proficiency in relevant computer applications, particularly Microsoft Office. Knowledge of Microsoft Access would be a significant advantage;
    • Ability to work in a high-performance environment and demonstrated flexibility to respond to changing programme needs;
    • Ability to operate independently, setting and achieving ambitious targets with limited guidance;
    • Excellent spoken and written English;
    • Experience working in sub-Saharan Africa and/or Malawi is desirable but not required, as is knowledge and/or experience of immunization programmes.
    Apply online, click here.

    Please quote the source of this advertisement in your application - NGO Pulse Portal.

    For more about the Clinton Health Access Initiative, refer to www.clintonhealthaccess.org.

    For other vacancies in the NGO sector, refer to www.ngopulse.org/vacancies.

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  • Clinton Health Access Initiative: Programmer - Health Financing

    Clinton Health Access Initiative
    Opportunity closing date: 
    Monday, May 27, 2013
    Opportunity type: 
    Employment
    The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI – formerly the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative) under the leadership of former President William Jefferson Clinton III has worked since 2002 to reduce the pricing of HIV/AIDS medicines and tests, and to work with governments around the world to further turn the tide on the disease by building the systems needed to deliver care and treatment.

    CHAI seeks to appoint a Programmer - Health Financing, based in South Africa.

    The Programmer will be a key member of the CHAI South Africa team and is expected to provide computer programming and general technical support for the Sustainable Health Financing team and other programming needs related to improving Efficiency and Effectiveness of government health care programmes. The Programmer will be expected to be flexible around the needs of CHAI’s health financing programmes, and to undertake ad hoc tasks, potentially on a variety of projects. They will contribute both through programming expertise and willingness to create bespoke solutions, managing large data sets and helping create tools to aid districts and provinces in their budgeting as South Africa transitions towards a National Health Insurance (NHI). Note the majority of programming will likely be in VBA, and involve automation of processes for the needs of government.

    The position requires a highly motivated individual with outstanding academic credentials and a strong computer programming record. The Programmer is required to work with government officials and implementing partners, and must have excellent communication and negotiation skills and a high degree of self-confidence. S/he must be able to function independently and have a strong commitment to excellence. S/he should also exhibit a number of important personal qualities: resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy, and work ethic.

    The Programmer will report directly to the Health Financing Manager for CHAI South Africa.

    Responsibilities:
    • Build databases/applications in relation to NHI resource tracking, costing and budgeting interventions, working closely with analysts on the team;
    • Make changes, additions, and edits to existing systems;
    • Create new applications as the need arises;
    • Ensure that all applications are compatible with multiple levels of implementation and are extremely user friendly and accessible in remote districts;
    • Work with the multiple teams to respond to needs and demands;
    • Provide technical assistance and training to the users of the system;
    • Work with the ministry of health to understand and build data-management needs, and maintain flexibility around ‘chipping in’ to multiple tasks;
    • Potentially significant ad hoc work, including database and website design and maintenance, but also non-IT related tasks including pitching in where needed;
    • Document all work thoroughly so products’ maintenance is sustainable.
    Requirements:
    • Bachelor’s degree in computer science/computer programming;
    • Minimum of two of years of professional experience;
    • Experience working and communicating with government officials and multilateral organisations;
    • Knowledge of public finance, the South African context, and/or health care;
    • Experience and knowledge in the following programming and development tools: VBA (in Excel and Access a must); SQL; JAVA; C; HTML or website development software advantageous;
    • Excellent oral and written communication skills;
    • Ability to work independently and effectively in high-pressure, fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously;
    • Ability to set and meet time-lines and deadlines;
    • Comfortable working with government officials and people of varied cultures and background;
    • Fluent in English;
    • Willingness to travel at short notice if necessary.
    Apply online, click here.

    Please quote the source of this advertisement in your application - NGO Pulse Portal.

    For more about the Clinton Health Access Initiative, refer to www.clintonhealthaccess.org.

    For other vacancies in the NGO sector, refer to www.ngopulse.org/vacancies.

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  • NGO Slams State Handling of Cancer Patients

    According to the Cancer Patient’s Rights Charter, breast cancer patients in the state sector in South Africa can wait up to eight months to receive confirmation of their diagnosis and up to nine months to start treatment.

    The organisation is of the view that these delays mean thousands of cancer sufferers are diagnosed too late for cure and can then only be treated for pain until they die.

    The charter calls for cancer patients to be afforded human rights in treatment and care.

    The bleak insights were presented at the launch of the Cancer Alliance Patients Rights Charter, which was timed to coincide with Human Rights Day. 

    To read the article titled, “State handling of cancer patients slammed,” click here.

    Source: 
    IOL News
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