Senior Project Manager, STELLAR at Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc.

Overivew of Position:

• The Senior Project Manager (SPM) – STELLAR, will oversee Global Fund-supported STELLAR program focused on providing laboratory technical assistance across sub-Saharan Africa.
• The SPM will oversee grant operations and strategy for program supporting the rapid scale-up and effective management of high-quality diagnostics for COVID-19, transition of emergency COVID-19 response into routine response, integration of siloed laboratory systems, support lab system strengthening funding proposals, and other lab systems strengthening activities.
• The SPM will lead grant operations, guide strategy, and maintain alignment between country teams, GDT, and partners working to achieve program objectives across countries.
• The role requires moderate travel, the ability to cultivate and sustain relationships across levels of seniority and partners, exceptional communication skills, and organizational and project management skills.
• The candidate must be able to function independently and flexibly, operate effectively in an environment with a high level of ambiguity and uncertainty, and have a strong commitment to excellence and attention to detail.  
• CHAI places great value on relevant personal qualities: proactiveness, resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy, entrepreneurship, and strong work ethic.
• There is a strong preference for this Senior Project Manager to be based in a CHAI program country in sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, this position is approved to be based in a CHAI office in either Ghana, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Côte d'Ivoire.

Responsibilities

• Manage program by establishing goals and delivery plan, supervising task execution, and monitoring project progress to ensure that expected deliverables and targets are achieved on time and on budget
• Monitor comprehensive work-plans with Country Support Managers (CSMs) and country teams in line with lab systems strengthening objectives and commitment
• Lead internal and external reporting requirements and coordinate with global and country teams, to seek inputs
• Lead external communications with Global Fund, Africa-CDC, and other regional partners supporting the AFRO COVID-19 and broader lab systems response
• Support implementation of program
• Develop dissemination materials to facilitate cross-country and global knowledge sharing.
• Support preparations of presentations, reports, and other analyses to inform global and country-level strategy on Covid-19 testing
• Engender practice of sharing best practices within team, and by extension country programs, to ensure strategies, tools and planning processes build upon prior experience and learnings
• Provide technical support and bandwidth across country teams on their lab-systems strengthening work, including but not limited to Covid-19 testing-related strategy and planning, forecasting, procurements, and supply chain management, etc.
• Work closely with country teams to support lab systems strengthening activities and facilitate involvement of topic area experts from GDT or other CHAI teams on country work streams as required
• Identify and develop new program and funding opportunities and develop and manage relationships with existing and potential donors
• Up to 30% international travel time could be required as needed
• Perform other responsibilities, as requested by supervisor and program directors

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus at least 7 years of work experience
• Experience working in management consulting, business strategy groups, or similar fast-paced results-oriented environments
• Experience managing and developing program plans and budgets
• Ability to navigate government processes with multiple stakeholders
• Ability to problem solve without extensive structural or operational support
• Able to adapt and guide team members within dynamic environments
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare and deliver compelling presentations and work on analyses at varying levels of granularity
• Strong analytical skills
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook
• Strong interest in programmatic and technical contents of GDT’s work
• Fluent in English, proficiency in both written and verbal

Advantages:

• Master’s degree (MPH, MBA, Laboratory Services, or other relevant degree)
• Previous work experience in developing countries, particularly sub-Saharan Africa
• Experience navigating health financing processes (Global Fund, or other)
• Experience developing National Lab Strategic Plans
• Lab and diagnostics-related experience, either in a programmatic or clinical setting
• Familiarity with global health issues, particularly COVID-19
• Proficiency in French