Program Officer, Gender Equality Disability and Social Inclusion

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Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: International contract
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Location: Papua New Guinea
Disability rights Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)

Overview

The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to our mission of saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries. We work at the invitation of governments to support them and the private sector to create and sustain high-quality health systems.
 

 
Position Description
The Program Officer will support the integration of Gender Equality Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) throughout a comprehensive program of work in Papua New Guinea to strengthen the prevention, screening, and early management of diabetes and hypertension within primary health care systems.
 
This position is part of a wider project to strengthen the provision of high quality and equitable prevention, screening and management services for diabetes and hypertension within primary health care systems in Pacific and Southeast Asian countries. The Assistant Program Officer will be supporting the building resilient and people-centred health systems for non-communicable disease prevention and control in Pacific and Southeast Asian countries (RESist-NCD) Program, which is funded by the Australian Government through the Partnerships for a Healthy Region Program.
 
RESist-NCD is a consortium of teams from The George Institute for Global Health, the University of New South Wales and Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI). In Papua New Guinea, RESist-NCD partners with CHAI to deliver this work.
 
This is a part-time role, requiring a commitment of 0.5 FTE (3 working days per week). The weekly schedule will be agreed upon with the supervisor.



Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in international development, social work, community development, gender mainstreaming, political science, business administration, project management or any related field.
  • At least 3 years of practical demonstrated experience in GEDSI program coordination, capacity development, and/or training roles.
  • Knowledge of PNG gender equality, disability and social inclusion issues, challenges, norms and transformative programming practice.
  • Sound interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail and ability to perform tasks to high quality and in a timely manner.
Attributes
  • Demonstrated integrity, accountability, and attention to detail.
  • Strong problem-solving and organizational skills.
  • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities.
  • Commitment to CHAI’s mission of saving lives and strengthening health systems.

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