Job Title: Volunteer, Private Sector Distribution
Optimization (Intern)
Optimization (Intern)
Organisation: Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About CHAI:
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.
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.
In Uganda, the private sector serves the majority
(50-70%) of disease cases for which treatment can be secured over-the-counter.
Such diseases include malaria and diarrhea, two of the three leading causes of
under-five mortality. In the majority of cases, private sector service delivery
is retail, rather than facility-based; and is often provided by small and
poorly-qualified drug shops. These get their supply, and the majority of their
information, from a highly fragmented wholesale-based marketplace, which is in
turn supplied by a relatively small number (~10) of pharmaceutical first-line
distributors (1LDs).
(50-70%) of disease cases for which treatment can be secured over-the-counter.
Such diseases include malaria and diarrhea, two of the three leading causes of
under-five mortality. In the majority of cases, private sector service delivery
is retail, rather than facility-based; and is often provided by small and
poorly-qualified drug shops. These get their supply, and the majority of their
information, from a highly fragmented wholesale-based marketplace, which is in
turn supplied by a relatively small number (~10) of pharmaceutical first-line
distributors (1LDs).
The Private Sector Team works to improve access to
informed healthcare provision and high quality medicines through the private
sector. On the supply-side, we do this by working at all levels of the supply
chain to improve the availability and affordability of appropriate drugs.
Essentially, this amounts to the alignment of improved health outcomes with
private sector profitability: no easy task, but one that can be achieved by
working with private sector stakeholders to identify opportunities to increase
revenue or streamline costs, and translate this into patient impact. For
example, we have been instrumental in reducing the price of diarrhea treatment
by over 50%, while allowing the 1LDs involved to maintain their product-line
profitability through increased volumes. This sort of development work is
highly innovative, and demands an extremely entrepreneurial approach and
mindset.
informed healthcare provision and high quality medicines through the private
sector. On the supply-side, we do this by working at all levels of the supply
chain to improve the availability and affordability of appropriate drugs.
Essentially, this amounts to the alignment of improved health outcomes with
private sector profitability: no easy task, but one that can be achieved by
working with private sector stakeholders to identify opportunities to increase
revenue or streamline costs, and translate this into patient impact. For
example, we have been instrumental in reducing the price of diarrhea treatment
by over 50%, while allowing the 1LDs involved to maintain their product-line
profitability through increased volumes. This sort of development work is
highly innovative, and demands an extremely entrepreneurial approach and
mindset.
Job Summary: The responsibility of the jobholder is to identify and implement
organization-wide operational improvements that can be leveraged to secure
improved patient impact. If successful, this approach could be scaled to
multiple 1LDs, leading to widespread improvement of Uganda’s private
healthcare. Working with CHAI in the
private sector team will expose the intern to a leading global development
organization, and allow them to use their business skills to directly drive
life-saving change and gain experience in the pharmaceutical sector – one of
Africa’s emerging area of investment.
organization-wide operational improvements that can be leveraged to secure
improved patient impact. If successful, this approach could be scaled to
multiple 1LDs, leading to widespread improvement of Uganda’s private
healthcare. Working with CHAI in the
private sector team will expose the intern to a leading global development
organization, and allow them to use their business skills to directly drive
life-saving change and gain experience in the pharmaceutical sector – one of
Africa’s emerging area of investment.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Interview import,
warehouse, sales and marketing
division leaders (at selected 1LD) to establish and prioritize
opportunities for cost reduction, sales improvement, or efficiency
optimization that (1) fall in line with 1LD’s business development plans,
and (2) can be translated into patient impact through increased quality
assurance or product affordability - Carry out analysis of
relevant product import/inventory/distribution/sales data to assess
potential impact and fine-tune scope of optimization opportunity - Work closely with
relevant teams at the 1LD to develop and implement strategy to address
high-priority optimization opportunities, possibly including development
of tools and systems to: - Increase portfolio of
high-quality, low-cost products - Improve coordination of
import supply chain - Improve quality and
management of distribution - Improve sales performance
to specified market segments - Broaden 1LD’s wholesale
and/or retail presence - Ensure that 1LD has
systems in place to monitor incoming data and facilitate appropriate usage - Establish a clear
structure to ensure that cost/efficiency savings resulting from the
project are translated into long-term patient impact - Create a toolkit
illustrating market-wide areas for focus & improvement that CHAI can
use to improve the operations of other 1LDs
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a
good bachelor’s degree or equivalent; - Three or more years’
experience plus Secondary School or equivalent; or equivalent total work
experience - The ideal candidate
should have strong business consulting skills (ideally a strategy consultant
externship) - Excellent strategic
thinking - Excellent analytical
skills - Specific applicable
skills/experience, e.g. supply chain management skills, sales management,
pharmaceutical markets - Strong self-management
and excellent track-record of completing projects to a timeframe - Private sector background
How to Apply:
If you are passionate about humanities and desire to
join this prestigious health NGO founded by one of the United States of
America’s Former Presidents, Bill Clinton, please click web link below.
join this prestigious health NGO founded by one of the United States of
America’s Former Presidents, Bill Clinton, please click web link below.
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