Deadline: 30 November 2021
Location: Jakarta
Job Type: Full Time
Overview
The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), while strengthening the capabilities of governments and the private sector in those countries to create and sustain high-quality health systems that can succeed without our assistance. For more information, please visit: https://www.clintonhealthaccess.org
CHAI Vaccines program
Immunization is one of the most successful public health interventions in history. National immunization programs reach more than 100 million infants every year and have averted globally, two to three million deaths every year since the launch of the Expanded Program for Immunization (EPI) in 1974, whilst the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) and rotavirus vaccines could save ~1 million lives per year. Furthermore, great advances in discovering and financing new vaccines provide a great opportunity for countries to further reduce the burden of disease due to virus such as the human papillomavirus (HPV). Despite these successes, 1.5 million children still die each year of vaccine-preventable diseases, many of them in low-income countries, as immunization programs there face unprecedented challenges.
Since 2010, the Clinton Health Access Initiative has worked to save lives and reduce the burden of vaccine-preventable-diseases by improving access to immunization services in resource-limited settings, by strengthening national immunization programs, and by leveraging its experience working in low-income countries to improve the global immunization ecosystem.
Overview of the CHAI Indonesia and New Vaccine Introduction work
CHAI started supporting Indonesia’s Ministry of Health in 2010 to scale up adult anti-retroviral therapy, through improving supply chain management; as well as technical assistance for improving the quality of ART and laboratory systems to support HIV care and treatment. In recent years, CHAI has expanded its support to the Ministry of Health to other areas including hepatitis and helping to facilitate BMS to and donate pan genotyping DAA, daclatasvir, more effective treatment for HCV patient, improving access to family planning, point of care diagnostics, mhealth, maternal and child health, scooping assistive technology in Indonesia so no one left behind, and technical support for the Ministry of Health’s drive to sustainably fund healthcare. In mid-2016, CHAI launched its vaccines program to support the EPI and Ministry of Health in Indonesia introduce the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) and strengthen broader immunization systems, including cold chain, supply chain, and immunization financing, among other things. From 2017-2019 CHAI supported the government execute a PCV demonstration project in select districts as well as support national-level decision-making on PCV introduction.
In early 2020, the government of Indonesia announced their decision to introduce PCV nationwide and to procure vaccines through the Advance Market Commitment (AMC). CHAI will continue to support the government with PCV introduction, by focusing on the following objectives:
Support the government of Indonesia in central-level planning, resource mobilization, and adoption of best practices from the demonstration project to prepare a strong PCV introduction
Support the government of Indonesia in operationalizing the new procurement mechanism through AMC and ensuring strong distribution channels to provinces
Support provincial and district governments in planning and completing all key PCV preparatory activities on time and with a high degree of quality and financial and programmatic autonomy
Support the government of Indonesia to attain and thereafter sustain high PCV coverage on an accelerated timeline through quick identification and resolution of post-introduction bottlenecks
In addition to PCV, the government of Indonesia is planning for several additional new vaccine introductions over the coming years and CHAI may in the future be brought in to provide support beyond PCV. Overview of the Vaccines Program Officer role Reporting to the Program Manager, the Program Officer will support efforts to deliver the ambitious objectives of PCV work and any future new vaccine introduction work that may be added to CHAI’s scope of work. S/he will provide both strategic and technical support to the government of Indonesia in planning and implementing PCV introduction, including but not limited to: data analysis, synthesis of research/information in memos and presentations, design of data collection tools, training material, and compilation of lessons learned and best practices. The program officer will work closely with all members of the Indonesia Vaccines program as well as CHAI’s Global Vaccines Delivery team.
Responsibilities
Provide strategic and administrative support to Program Manager to ensure smooth and successful program development and implementation
Ensure effective communication with key local partners and internal program for better coordination and planning
Operationalize and implement recommendations and technical guidance as agreed with local partners
Support government partners with planning, analytics, problem-solving and implementing of their PCV introduction strategy
Work closely with CHAI’s sub-national vaccines officers to support partner sites (Provincial and District Office of Health, Primary Health centre and other related local government bodies), including communities to ensure the success of the PCV program
Facilitate monitoring, evaluation and analysis for continuous program adaptation and improvement
Ensure the documentation of activities and outcomes in order to create replicable models and policy advocacy documents
Perform basic finance and admin functions as needed under the guidance of the CHAI Finance team.
Perform any other tasks assigned by the Program Manager and or Senior Program Manager and or Program Director.
Qualifications
At least a bachelor degree in a public health or a quantitative discipline
At least three years of work experience within a demanding and results-driven environment
Strong analytical skills and ability to think strategically and in a change-oriented manner
Entrepreneurial ability to work quickly and effectively with minimal supervision
Sensitivity to cultural contexts
Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities, and meet deadlines and to absorb and synthesize a broad range of information
Strong leadership and diplomacy skills
The ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders
Proven track record working in challenging multi-stakeholder environments
Excellent attitude to the work and self-motivated persona
Experience working in unpredictable environment, willingness to adapt
Fluently in English (oral and written) and in Indonesian
Experience in healthcare, and knowledge of the Indonesian Health System is an advantage
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