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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.

The Laboratory Services Team (LST) is a key source of support for Ministries of Health and CHAI's country teams, and works to address barriers to access and foster a healthy competitive marketplace for essential diagnostic testing. LST plays the lead role in coordinating work globally on access to diagnostics, working closely with diagnostics manufacturers, governments, and multilateral organizations to lower prices, increase access to testing, and accelerate the entry and uptake of new innovative products.

Recent news about CHAI's work on access:

HIV/AIDS:

PBS, October 2011: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/09/rapid-testing-sharply-cuts-h...

CHAI press release, May 2011: http://www.clintonhealthaccess.org/news-and-information/CHAI-UNITAID-DFI...

New York Times, May 2011: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/24/health/24global.html?_r=3

Malaria:

Wall Street Journal, July 2008: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121626447476161201.html?mod=hpp_us_whats...

CHAI seeks to appoint a Country Support Analyst, based in Ethiopia, Swaziland, South Africa, Lesotho, Vietnam or India.

The Country Support Analyst will work with LST to ensure the rapid scale-up and effective management of high-quality diagnostics for endemic diseases, focusing primarily on diagnostics for patients with tuberculosis, especially multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), and in the process become a trusted advisor to governments and CHAI country teams alike. Specifically, the Country Support Analyst will travel frequently between countries helping to optimize policies and processes to ensure access to high quality TB and MDR-TB diagnostics, and other essential diagnostics.  In addition, the Analyst will also work to ensure that countries have adopted best practices in forecasting and procurement of TB and MDR-TB diagnostics and other essential diagnostics.

The analyst must also be able to support countries in the rational deployment of conventional (centralized testing platforms) and point of care diagnostic products for TB and HIV/AIDS. The Analyst will assist countries with the adoption and implementation of new and innovative point-of-care (POC) diagnostic products. POC diagnostics bring tests out of the laboratory and closer to the patient, reducing the burden of undergoing testing, and improving access to essential tests, particularly in rural areas. Several POC products for diagnosis, disease staging, and treatment monitoring have recently become available or are in development, with the potential to dramatically increase access to treatment, improve patient retention, and make healthcare systems more efficient. However, despite the potential advantages of these new technologies, there are existing conventional systems in countries which need to continue functioning properly. LST works with high-volume, early-adopter countries to rationally deploy POC against existing conventional platforms, overcome barriers and build a healthy, competitive global market for these products, while negotiating with manufacturers to lower prices.

The Analyst will also provide analysis to support LST in global negotiations with diagnostics manufacturers, and the development of new procurement strategies such as instrument rental deals and split tenders to enable easier product switching. Finally, the Analyst will help develop LST’s market-shaping strategy for fostering competition in the global diagnostics market. In doing so, the Analyst will develop strong relationships with various teams within CHAI, as well as Ministries of Health, diagnostics manufacturers, and other external partners in beneficiary countries.

We are seeking a highly motivated individual with outstanding credentials, analytical ability, and communication skills. The Analyst must be able to function independently and flexibly and have a strong commitment to excellence. CHAI places great value on relevant personal qualities: resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy, and work ethic.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a key advisor to CHAI country teams and in-country and global partners on the adoption of current and new TB and MDR-TB diagnostic products and their integration into existing lab networks;
• Assist Ministries of Health to build capacity to perform technical evaluations to drive regulatory approvals and ensure that new technologies perform accurately, conduct operational pilots to demonstrate the cost effectiveness and impact of new products on patient outcomes, and assist with analysis and writing of evaluation reports;
• Develop and share deployment models and strategies for how to maximize the impact of existing and new diagnostic technologies;
• Prepare impact analysis and build tools (forecasting, budgeting, work plans, etc.) to support countries activities;
• Assist Ministries of Health in the development of testing policies and national implementation plans, and the creation of operational systems to support the wide-scale implementation of new diagnostic products, such as training, quality assurance, and data management;
• Work with CHAI country teams, governments, and partners to identify funding for increased investment in new diagnostic products;
• Design and implement monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems to measure the impact of new testing technologies and assess progress against project goals;
• Assist LST to manage global supplier relationships through product demand forecasting, market analysis, sharing of market intelligence, and supporting price negotiations;
• Provide remote and in-country technical assistance to CHAI country teams and governments in support of work streams related to diagnostics.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree plus 2-5 years work experience;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare and deliver compelling presentations;
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and quantitative skills;
• Ability to think strategically, handle ambiguity and work in a fast-paced, limited-structure, multicultural environment;
• Ability to learn on the job quickly;
• Detail-oriented with strong organization skills;
• Ability to handle multiple work streams simultaneously and work independently;
• Available for up to 50% travel;
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Will be a plus:

• Previous CHAI experience;
• Pharmaceutical / healthcare industry experience;
• Experience working in management consulting, investment banking, or similar environment;
• Experience living or working abroad, particularly in developing countries;
• Familiarity with global health issues;
• Fluency in French, Portuguese and/or Spanish.

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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 2006, 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 program for children. CHAI’s support to Malawi has expanded to include Human Resources for Health, Vaccines (pneumococcal and rotavirus), Health Financing and Malaria Testing and Treatment.

CHAI seeks to appoint a Procurement Officer, based in Lilongwe, Malawi.

The person will work closely with the Programme Manager, Senior Programme Manager and Analysts within the Access to Medicines Programme to oversee the procurement of key health commodities across several high-profile programs including pediatric HIV drugs and lab supplies, malaria commodities (mRDTs and ACTs) and essential medicines (cotrimoxazole, ORS and zinc).

For the past six years CHAI has been the procurement agent for all UNITAID-funded pediatric HIV commodities and in 2012 procured over US$8m in pediatric HIV drugs, test kits, diagnostic reagents, opportunistic infection drugs and nutrition products.  The Procurement Officer will play a crucial role in collaborating with the Ministry of Health (MOH) to forecast and quantify need of these commodities up to the end of 2014, conduct the procurement of malaria and essential medicines and contract third-party service provider to conduct clearing, storage and distribution of these commodities. The Procurement Officer will manage the procurement and supply chain of malaria commodities and essential medicines to several high priority districts over a two-year period in a project to strengthen integrated Community Case Management (iCCM). In the second year, the Procurement Officer will play a crucial role in transitioning the management of these commodities to the national system.

Responsibilities:

Working in close collaboration with the MOH and the relevant Access Programme Managers (Senior Programme Manager, Drug Access, HIV POC and Essential Commodities), the Procurement Officer will:

• Support Access teams develop annual forecasts and quantifications for essential medicines, malaria commodities and HIV medicines and diagnostics in coordination with MOH;
• Participate in Logistics and Supply Chain working groups to support and advance the priorities of MOH and CHAI;
• Work with Access to Medicines Program Manager to place orders for Point-of-Care devices and reagents, with Access to Medicines Program Manager to place orders for HIV drugs, test kits and essential medicines, and the Malaria Program Manager to place orders for malaria commodities;
• Work with MOH, Central Medical Stores (CMS) and partners to streamline and coordinate distribution of pediatric HIV and malaria commodities and essential medicines;
• Create and implement effective commodities tracking system to ensure deliveries are made on time, stock-outs are avoided and wastage is minimized;
• Conduct regular physical inventory checks and overall suitability assessments at warehouse and storage facilities;
• Provide technical advice and assistance to MOH and Pharmaceutical departments on sustainable system strengthening related issues;
• Support Program Manager to develop and manage work plans, budgets and schedules specific to the procurement and supply chain management of the respective health commodities;
• Develop and oversee M&E indicators for supply chain management of health commodities procured through CHAI programs; and
• Provide regular reports to Program Managers, Senior Program Manager and program staff on progress of activities.

Requirements:

• Master’s degree (preferably in business or supply chain management) from a well-recognised, high-calibre institution;
• Minimum of three years experience in private or public sector enterprise in procurement, supply chain management – preferably related to health;
• Knowledge of strengthening sustainable health supply chain systems;
• Strong analytical skills and technical proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with experience developing models and tools to inform quantification and procurement of commodities
• Experience conceiving, planning and executing programmes/projects with verifiable results and little external support;
• Experience in procurement of health commodities and logistics management;
• Working with numerous teams in parallel and supporting multiple programmes;
• Experience managing demanding work plans and tight budgets (for clearing, storage and distribution);
• Ability to solve challenging problems without extensive structural or operational support;
• Ability to adapt to fast-paced and changing environment, both internally and externally; and
• English language fluency, both written and verbal.

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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 is focused on large-scale impact on many of the largest barriers to effective treatment and care. Though CHAI’s work on marketplace improvements is organization-wide, Access Program plays the lead role in managing relationships with suppliers and coordinating the flow of information between the demand and supply sides of the market.

CHAI seeks to appoint a highly motivated individual with outstanding credentials, analytical ability, and communication skills as Programme Analyst - TB to support the CHAI Lesotho in its Access programme, primarily targeting TB, based in Tanzania.

The candidate must be able to function independently and flexibly and have a strong commitment to excellence.  CHAI places great value on relevant personal qualities: resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy, and work ethic.

The position will be based in Maseru, Lesotho.

Responsibilities:

The TB Programme Analyst will work to ensure the rapid scale-up and effective management of high-quality treatments for endemic diseases, focusing primarily on drugs and diagnostics for patients with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), and in the process becomes a trusted advisor to the Lesotho Ministry of Health (MOH).   In addition, the TB Programme Analyst will also work to ensure that Lesotho has adopted best practices in forecasting and procurement of first line TB and MDR-TB drugs and diagnostics.

Specifically, key responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the MOH on a variety of drug-related and access-to-medicines topics (e.g., drug quality and pricing, procurement, forecasting, new product introduction, product trade-offs);
• Actively participate in the MOH’s TB TWG meetings or Task Force groups which could involve helping draft various national strategies, policies, implementation plans and provide support related to costing strategic plans and assisting with surveys, etc.  Assist with the creation of operational systems to support the wide-scale implementation of new drugs or diagnostic products (as applicable) such as conducting assessments or organising trainings or improving quality assurance;
• Assist the MOH to build capacity on forecasting and quantification of both decentralised first line TB and MDR drugs and diagnostics– either through leadership in forecasting workshops, participation in technical working groups (TWGs), or training on forecasting models – in order to avoid stock-outs, reduce waste and minimise costs;
• Develop and leverage expertise in procurement best practices for TB medicines and diagnostic tools;
• Support MOH in the development and maintenance of high quality data management systems;
• Liaise with CHAI’s global teams regarding information about new MDR TB drugs or diagnostic TB technologies in the pipeline and assist with in-country technical or operational evaluations or new product roll-out strategies to improve uptake of new drug formulations or diagnostics products as they become available;
• Disseminate information from CHAI and other sources on supply dynamics and access-to-medicines issues; and
• Assess opportunities for optimisation of national treatment guidelines; assist with budget and scenario analysis at the request of the MOH; help develop strategies to advocate for the changes with the MOH and/or partners.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree plus two to five years of work experience;
• Experience living and/or working in developing countries;
• Fluency in English , excellent written and oral communications skills;
• Strong problem solving skills and analytical capabilities;
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities, and work independently in a fast-paced environment;
• High level of proficiency in relevant computer applications particularly Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

Pluses (in order of priority):

• Experience working for a management consulting firm;
• Prior modelling and costing experience;
• Experience working in procurement and supply chain management;
• Familiarity with global health issues.

Apply online, click here. 

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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 Counsellor.

This is a one-year contract position based at DTHF’s Youth Centre in Masiphumelele, Sunnydale, Western Cape.

Responsibilities:

• Providing a welcoming and supportive environment for all participants;
• Obtain informed consent in keeping with GCP principles and assist with all study procedures under Study Coordinator’s supervision;
• Assisting study team with the screening, eligibility assessment and enrolment of study participants;
• Performing HIV pre- and post-test; as well as risk reduction counselling;
• Discussing infection control and safer sex practices with research participants;
• Providing participants with condoms or other available prevention technologies;
• Arranging follow-up appointments/referrals to community-based HIV/AIDS service organisations;
• Accurate and complete record-keeping and questionnaire administration;
• Assisting with behavioural and locator data collection;
• Maintaining strict client confidentiality;
• Facilitate study discussion groups;
• Data capturing.

Requirements:

• Certified counselling and HIV/STD education;
• Experience in HIV Counselling and Testing;
• Fluency in English and isiXhosa;
• Good verbal and interpersonal communication skills and a non-judgemental attitude;
• Must be detail orientated and have an interest in research;
• Willingness to work irregular hours and occasional Saturdays;
• Ability to work well under pressure and to maintain effectiveness during changing conditions;
• Must be able to work as a member of a team;
• Basic computer literacy.

Recommended requirements include:

• Good clinical practice (GCP) training;
• Previous clinical trial experience;
• Experience working with adolescents.

To apply, submit a CV, motivation letter indicating ‘Counsellor’ in the subject line and two contactable referees to the Human Resource Manager at Jobs@hiv-research.org.za or fax to: 021 633 0182.

Enquiries: Thola Bennie, Tel: 021 785 5454.

If you are a foreign national applying for this position, attach a copy of your work permit to your application.

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Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

If you are a foreign national applying for this position please attach a copy of your work permit to your application.

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.

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

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