NGO Career Jobs – Senior Research Associate at Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)

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Organisation: Clinton Health
Access Initiative (CHAI)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
About CHAI:
Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) was founded in 2002 by
President Bill Clinton to provide solutions to the biggest challenges impeding
effective health delivery in developing countries. CHAI applies the rigorous
thinking, analysis, and urgency of the business world to save lives and
strengthen health systems rapidly and more efficiently by improving markets for
medicines and diagnostics, lowering the cost of treatment, and accelerating
access to key drugs and technologies. As a trusted partner to governments,
CHAI’s programs have helped more than four million people access treatment for
HIV/AIDS at reduced costs, and have led to more than $1 billion in savings for
developing countries. In addition to retaining its initial focus HIV/AIDS care
and treatment, CHAI implements programs on vaccines, malaria, health systems
strengthening, and maternal child health in more than 25 countries.
Demand-Driven Evaluation for Decisions
(3DE):
The Demand-Driven Evaluation for Decisions (3DE) strategy is an
efficient, rigorous and outcome-oriented approach to impact evaluation and the
use of evidence to drive decision-making that CHAI is piloting in Zambia and
Uganda in partnership with the organization IDinsight. The 3DE focus is on
questions posed directly by Ministry of Health managers and uses rigorous
methodologies on an accelerated timeline to provide crucial evidence used to
influence decisions around the delivery of interventions, and to catalyze the
implementation of effective interventions.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Leadership and
    day-to-day management of the 3DE program to test its impact and ensure its
    broader use as appropriate
  • Technical oversight
    and coordination of the execution of the 3DE model, including adjustment
    of strategy and approach as appropriate
  • Provide support to the
    CHAI country teams in the day-to-day execution of the 3DE model Build and
    manage relationships with relevant stakeholders in 3DE focus countries and
    with leaders in the global evaluation and research community
  • Ensure strong
    execution of operational deliverables, including budget management, donor
    reporting and additional fundraising as needed
  • Develop and manage
    execution of strategy for dissemination and broader impact of key findings
    generated through initial 3DE program
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The applicant must
    possess a post-graduate degree, preferably PhD or Masters’ Degree in
    epidemiology, biostatistics, economics, or related field
  • At least five years experience
    in public health or a related field
  • Applied research
    experience preferable, including designing evaluation or operational
    research projects in developing countries
  • Demonstrated experience
    translating evaluation findings into successful, evidence-based
    programming
  • Exceptional
    relationship building and management skills involving multiple partners
    Exceptional ability to communicate about research methods and results to
    untrained individuals and to adapt methods to overcome obstacles in
    developing country settings while maintaining rigor and speed
  • Experience working in
    a developing country
  • Willingness to travel
  • Ability to think
    strategically and problem solve in a fast-paced, multicultural
    environment.
    Strong written communication skills and oral and written fluency in
    English
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should send their applications directly
here: https://careers-chai.icims.com/jobs/3861/senior-research-associate%2c-3d…
Deadline: 31st October 2013
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