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Initiative - Uganda
Position Title:Program Manager - Private Sector Team
Organization:Clinton Health Access Initiative
Primary Location:Uganda
Job Type : Full-time Employment
Closing date: 2014-07-20
Brief Company Profile:
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 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 and private sector healthcare
organizations to build the capacity to provide high-quality treatment.
In 2007, CHAI signed an MOU with the government of Uganda to provide
technical assistance to the Ministry of Health and strengthen health systems.
CHAI Uganda works with the Ministry of Health around HIV, malaria, childhood
illnesses, laboratory systems and drug logistics, leading to successes
including a >400% increase in access to lifesaving pediatric HIV treatment
and introduction of a new severe malaria drug which will save thousands of
lives annually.
For many common yet deadly diseases, the private retail sector provides the
source of more than 50% of care in Uganda. However, within this sector the
quality of care provision is often poor, and treatment prices can be
prohibitively high. CHAI has therefore set about partnering with importers and
suppliers of medicines to the private sector, as well as with the National Drug
Authority responsible for the sector s regulation, to improve the private
sector treatment landscape.
Position description
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 lead
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:
Policy and regulation:
supporting the National Drug Authority to facilitate
(1) registration of appropriate
medicines,
(2) quality assurance of products and players entering the market, and
(3) 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.
Job Requirements:
·
Oversee 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;
·
Provide 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;
·
Build and maintain strong working
relationships with pharmaceutical suppliers in order to facilitate strategic
alignment and partnership;
·
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;
Other responsibilities, as
needed.
Qualifications and experience
·
A minimum of 5 years of
experience in a rigorous private or public position, with increasing levels of
responsibility and leadership;
·
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 develop and execute a
coherent programmatic strategy, amidst substantial ambiguity and changing
circumstances;
·
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;
·
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.
Advantages
·
Master s Degree in business
administration, logistics or a related field;
·
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);
·
Experience working in developing
countries.
Mode of Application:
If you are qualified and interested in
please submit your resume online by visiting the e-recruitment website HERE.
