Job Title: Program
Manager – Private Sector Team
Manager – Private Sector Team
Organisation: Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About CHAI:
The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is a global health
organization committed to strengthening integrated health systems in the
developing world and expanding access to care and treatment for HIV/AIDS,
malaria and other diseases. CHAI’s solution-oriented approach focuses on
improving market dynamics for medicines and diagnostics; lowering prices for
treatment; accelerating access to life-saving technologies; and helping
governments build the capacity required for high-quality care and treatment
programs. Since its establishment in 2002 by President William J. Clinton, CHAI
has worked on the demand and supply sides of the market to help more than 2
million HIV+ people access the medicines needed for treatment—representing
nearly half of all people on HIV treatment in developing countries. Building on
this model, CHAI has expanded its scope to include efforts to strengthen
healthcare delivery systems and to combat malaria and childhood illnesses.
organization committed to strengthening integrated health systems in the
developing world and expanding access to care and treatment for HIV/AIDS,
malaria and other diseases. CHAI’s solution-oriented approach focuses on
improving market dynamics for medicines and diagnostics; lowering prices for
treatment; accelerating access to life-saving technologies; and helping
governments build the capacity required for high-quality care and treatment
programs. Since its establishment in 2002 by President William J. Clinton, CHAI
has worked on the demand and supply sides of the market to help more than 2
million HIV+ people access the medicines needed for treatment—representing
nearly half of all people on HIV treatment in developing countries. Building on
this model, CHAI has expanded its scope to include efforts to strengthen
healthcare delivery systems and to combat malaria and childhood illnesses.
Background:
Worldwide, almost one in three child deaths is due to pneumonia or
diarrhea, claiming over 2 million lives each year. Diarrhea alone kills roughly
750,000 children every year worldwide. In Uganda, about 27,000 children die
annually from pneumonia, making it the leading cause of under 5 mortality.
Diarrhea is responsible for approximately 10,000 child deaths, approximately
10% of all child mortality. Diarrhea and pneumonia are two of the most solvable
public health problems. Safe, effective and affordable drugs to treat those
suffering from Diarrhea and pneumonia exist. Low cost antibiotics, such as
amoxicillin, can prevent the majority of pneumonia deaths. Oral Rehydration
Salts (ORS) and zinc can prevent a majority of diarrhea-related deaths and
dramatically improve child health. In Uganda, a program to scale-up diarrhea
and pneumonia treatment is being undertaken by CHAI in partnership with the
Ministry of Health, the National Medical Store and private sector stakeholders.
diarrhea, claiming over 2 million lives each year. Diarrhea alone kills roughly
750,000 children every year worldwide. In Uganda, about 27,000 children die
annually from pneumonia, making it the leading cause of under 5 mortality.
Diarrhea is responsible for approximately 10,000 child deaths, approximately
10% of all child mortality. Diarrhea and pneumonia are two of the most solvable
public health problems. Safe, effective and affordable drugs to treat those
suffering from Diarrhea and pneumonia exist. Low cost antibiotics, such as
amoxicillin, can prevent the majority of pneumonia deaths. Oral Rehydration
Salts (ORS) and zinc can prevent a majority of diarrhea-related deaths and
dramatically improve child health. In Uganda, a program to scale-up diarrhea
and pneumonia treatment is being undertaken by CHAI in partnership with the
Ministry of Health, the National Medical Store and private sector stakeholders.
Job Summary: The Private Sector Program Manager will be
responsible for all aspects of CHAI’s private sector portfolio in Uganda,
aiming to improve access to high-quality treatment through the private sector
health system. They will steer and supervise the activities and performance of
a team of 3-4 individuals, and will play a major role in the organization’s
management structure.
responsible for all aspects of CHAI’s private sector portfolio in Uganda,
aiming to improve access to high-quality treatment through the private sector
health system. They will steer and supervise the activities and performance of
a team of 3-4 individuals, and will play a major role in the organization’s
management structure.
The Private Sector team aims to design and implement strategies to
optimize the availability and affordability of appropriate medicines in the
private sector, and the ability and knowledge of private healthcare workers to
provide effective treatment on demand. This work touches on many aspects of the
country’s private sector pharmaceutical and healthcare provision industries,
including:
optimize the availability and affordability of appropriate medicines in the
private sector, and the ability and knowledge of private healthcare workers to
provide effective treatment on demand. This work touches on many aspects of the
country’s private sector pharmaceutical and healthcare provision industries,
including:
- Policy and regulation:
supporting the National Drug Authority to facilitate; Registration of
appropriate medicines; quality assurance of products and players entering
the market, and; capacity building and supervision structures for drug
wholesale and retail outlets; - Local drug
manufacture: working with local manufacturers of high-priority medicines
to reduce and streamline costs, resulting in improved end-user
affordability; - Import sourcing:
working with importers to identify and secure affordable, high quality
pharmaceuticals; - Market analysis:
collecting, analyzing and sharing market availability, price and volume
data; - Distribution and
supply chain: working with pharmaceutical supply organizations to ensure
that private sector facilities and retail outlets are well stocked with
appropriate medicines; - Sales and marketing:
working with pharmaceutical companies to improve sales systems, leading to
improved awareness, availability and affordability of important drugs; - Healthcare
professional capacity building: strengthening networks of private health
providers, chemists and drug retailers through training programs and
continuous reinforcement structures.
This team is designed to serve as a specialist cross-cutting resource
to other disease- or commodity-focused teams at CHAI Uganda, with a focus on
malaria and child health.
to other disease- or commodity-focused teams at CHAI Uganda, with a focus on
malaria and child health.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage all aspects of the
private sector program in Uganda, including relationship management,
strategy, budgeting and implementation; - Manage and supervise
of the activities of a team of 3-4 people; - Coordinate allocation
of team resources and prioritization of team activities with the Program
Managers of other CHAI Uganda teams in order to facilitate cross-team
design and implementation of private sector interventions; - Establish short- and
long-term program strategy to improve private sector treatment access:
identify bottlenecks, develop innovative intervention strategies, and
measure performance to achieve program objectives within ambitious
timeline; - Build and maintain
strong working relationships with pharmaceutical suppliers in order to
facilitate strategic alignment and partnership; - Offer direct oversight
and thought leadership to regular and in-depth market analysis for
multiple product categories and brands, including market sizing
segmentation, trends and identification of opportunities; - Work with national
pharmaceutical suppliers in order to improve their operations by
increasing sales of high-priority product and/or decreasing costs; and
ensure that gains in profitability secured re translated into
patient-level health impact through reduced pricing or other means; - Work with the National
Drug Authority to develop and streamline internal capacity to conduct
operations including drug registration, inspection and information
dissemination; - Identify and pursue
new areas of work and partnerships that will have dramatic and leveraged
impact on health outcomes; - As required,
contribute to reports for other CHAI programmatic teams and donors; - Maintain a thorough
understanding of the private sector pharmaceutical market in Uganda, and
the overall health system throughout the country; - Perform any other
responsibilities, as needed.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should
preferably hold a Master’s Degree in business administration, logistics or
a related field; - The applicant should
hold five or more years’ experience in a rigorous private or public
position, with increasing levels of responsibility and leadership; - Past experience in a
rigorous private sector environment such as strategy consulting or
finance; - Experience in
pharmaceutical industry sales, marketing and/or distribution (consumer
goods sales, marketing and/or distribution also a plus); - Significant experience
working in developing countries. - Exceptional
communication and relationship management skills with ability to clearly
communicate complex ideas; - Comfort and
flexibility to work independently with a diverse set of counterparts
(Experience in a consultative capacity, especially in a multicultural
setting, is an added advantage); - Ability to manage,
develop and motivate staff and lead as a team player, mentor, manager, and
role model, demanding top performance from oneself and the entire team; - Possess the ability to
develop and execute a coherent programmatic strategy, amidst substantial
ambiguity and changing circumstances; - Ability to navigate
complex stakeholder relationships and favourably influence decision-making
in a professional and collaborative manner; - A strong passion for
producing results and a personal commitment to excellence. - Strong quantitative
skills, including fluency in Excel (market analysis experience is an added
advantage); - Ability to create
compelling, logical presentations and reports, using PowerPoint, Word and
other media; - Relevant personal
qualities including resourcefulness, entrepreneurialism, flexibility,
independence, humility, and work ethic.
How to Apply:
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