Associate, SRH

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Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Location: Sierra Leone 
Sexual & reproductive rights (SRHR) Health
Position Overview:
 
This Associate will join the Sierra Leone country program to be based in Freetown. This Associate will work with the SRH team to enable CHAI, the Government of Sierra Leone, and partners to achieve transformational impact by providing technical assistance to MoHS to kickstart the preparatory work for the introduction and scale-up of MA Combipack in the country which would eventually lead to improved access to quality and safe post-abortion care services.
 
We are seeking highly motivated individual with outstanding analytical abilities and communication skills. The Associate must be able to function independently and flexibly as well as build strong relationships with government officials and partners. The position requires an individual with a self-starter attitude with the ability to apply systems thinking to their everyday work. The individual must be able to function independently and flexibly in a swift manner. The ideal individual will possess cultural sensitivity skills and demonstrate high emotional intelligence, as they will be working closely with government and external partners.
 
This is a short term position funded through August 2024.

Responsibilities

The Associate will report directly to the Program Manager – SRH and will provide technical assistance in the overall project including supporting:
 
  • The integration of Comprehensive Abortion Care (CAC) and Post Abortion Care (PAC) data elements and indicators in HMIS & LMIS to improve tracking of post-abortion care.
  • The Incorporation of MA Combipack into the essential medicines list (EML)
  • The development of an MA Combipack introduction and scale-up plan for the MOH
  • The development of a resource mobilization strategy for the introduction and scale-up of MA Combipack in Sierra Leone
  • The training and mentoring of healthcare workers on how to use MA Combipack for safe termination of pregnancy within the existing legal framework
  • Perform other tasks as necessary

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in public health or related discipline and at least 2 years of professional experience in health systems strengthening
  • Experience in conducting desk and literature reviews; ability to streamline and synthesize large amounts of information into high-quality documents for a wide range of stakeholder
  • Experience in convening meetings and facilitating discussions among multidisciplinary groups of stakeholders
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; high proficiency in MS Office Suite, particularly Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook
  • Ability to work in a high-performance environment with demonstrated ability to respond to changing program needs
  • Strong critical thinking skills and ability to problem-solve independently
  • Great attention to detail, with exceptional organizational, coordination, and time management skills
  • Able to quickly learn and become well-versed in all relevant aspects of public health, across components of supply chain, human resources, clinical training, etc.
  • Understanding of and sensitivity to limitations in low-resource settings
  • Available for 15-20% travel
  • Fluency in Krio
Preferences:
  • Master’s degree in the related field
  • Prior experience in West Africa or other low-resource settings 
  • Prior experience working with government stakeholders

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