Clinton Health Access Initiative - Laboratory Program Manager (Harare, Zimbabwe)

Recruitment Team

Organization Overview: 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 around the world and expanding access to care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other illnesses. Based on the premise that business oriented strategy can facilitate solutions to global health challenges, CHAI acts as a catalyst to mobilize new resources and optimize the impact of these resources to save lives, via improved organization of commodity markets and more effective local management. By working in association with governments and other NGO partners, CHAI is focused on large scale impact and, to date, CHAI has secured lower pricing agreements for treatment options in more than 70 countries. In addition, CHAI's teams are working side-by-side with close to 25 governments to tackle many of the largest barriers to effective treatment and care. Position Overview: The Laboratory Program Manager will be a key member of the CHAI Zimbabwe Team and is expected to provide technical expertise, analytical and program planning and implementation rigor to CHAI Zimbabwe's engagement in the laboratory services. The Laboratory Program Manager will lead CHAI's in-country presence to accelerate evaluation, adoption and uptake of innovative, affordable and high-quality POC CD4 diagnostics. S/He will promote MoH/partner coordination and support resource mobilization, strengthen access to essential HIV testing services such as EID, CD4, chemistry and haematology, and VL testing; promote sustainable solutions for equipment service and maintenance challenges, develop supply chain management systems for lab commodities. In addition, s/he will work to strengthen data management and reporting and expedited results reporting systems. The Laboratory Manager will have the opportunity to impact positively the broader HIV-related lab and diagnostics capacity in Zimbabwe to improve systems for patient care and monitoring. The position requires a highly motivated individual with outstanding clinical / technical grounding and a strong analytical and problem solving record. The Laboratory Manager is required to work with government officials and partners, and must have excellent communication and negotiation skills and a high degree of self-confidence. S/he must be able to function independently and have a strong commitment to excellence. S/he should also exhibit a number of important personal qualities: resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy, and work ethic. The Laboratory Program Manager will report to the Deputy Country Director. Responsibilities: Working in close collaboration with MOH, the Laboratory Program Manager will: