Clinton Health Access Initiative Job Opportunity - Analyst, Health Financing

Recruitment Team

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 over 30 governments to tackle many of the largest barriers to effective treatment and care.



The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) associated with former President William J. Clinton's Foundation is currently operating in Ethiopia carrying out a wide range of programs to support the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia in improving the health status of the country by ensuring access and quality of health services. We are committed to increasing our effectiveness through an innovative programming approach that optimizes quality, impact and scale. Being one of the largest CHAI field offices worldwide, we currently employ more than 100 staff working in the following six programs: The Ethiopian Hospital Management Initiative (EHMI), Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH), Drug Access & Nutrition, Lab Services, Vaccines Introduction and Global Health Financing.



Based in Addis Ababa, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) in Ethiopia is looking for a Health Financing Analyst to assist the government in improving long-term financial planning for the health sector and to provide technical assistance in optimizing use of financial resources available for health, with a specific focus on HIV.



The analyst will provide critical support in the quantification and mapping of funding needs and available resources, understanding current costs of interventions, helping the government identify funding gaps, and access additional resources. The analyst will be a part of a team that works very closely with the Federal Ministry of Health, cooperating on a regular basis with donors, NGOs, and civil society. The analyst will be called upon to support these efforts both strategically and analytically.



This position will have direct and immediate impact on tens of thousands of patients in need of life-saving interventions. It is an opportunity to work closely with a government that is committed to finding opportunities for sustainable financing of the health sector, provide critical skills and develop systems and tools that will increase access to and better management of funds, putting the health sector on stronger financial footing.



Responsibilities:



Provide robust data management and analytical support to the in-country team, and actively participate in structuring the analytical approach and problem solving in areas such as: