Senior Program Manager, Sexual and Reproductive Health at Clinton Health Access Initiative

• The Senior Manager will report to the Senior Director. Base location is limited to a CHAI program country in Africa, with a strong preference for Kenya. Expected travel is 15%.

Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities include:
Global Supply Coordination

• Manage and support a team of four analysts tasked with improving country-level quantifications and supply plans through the GFPVAN.
• Review and provide feedback on country-level analysis and insights, ensuring that deliverables are well articulated, structured, and accurate.
• Work closely with relevant stakeholders to facilitate quick and effective responses between country and global levels to address actual or potential stock imbalances.
• Flag CHAI focus country commodity gaps to key stakeholders at the global level, gain consensus on the gaps, and enact concrete solutions
• Provide technical support and thought partnership to the VAN initiative which aims to better enable collaboration around the supply/demand planning and exception management
• Develop and foster relationships with key stakeholders working in SRH commodity security and become established as a respected and trusted thought leader within CHAI and within the global community
• Conduct analyses of global consumption or procurement data, or other information, as needed
• Liaise with the Global SRH Supplies group and provide country insight to support market shaping efforts

Market Monitoring and Access Strategies

• Lead market visibility efforts, including collection, analysis and visualization of key data to provide improved visibility into product markets
• Conduct product landscapes, as required, to inform market access strategies
• Collect, analyze and use data from suppliers, procurers and end user surveys to inform and monitor market access strategies for specific reproductive health products

People Management

• Guide and oversee a team of four analysts, offering both technical and programmatic support across various work streams
• Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment, ensuring that each team member understands their roles and responsibilities within the context of the broader organizational goals
• Provide hands-on guidance and expertise in technical matters, sharing your deep knowledge to assist the team in overcoming technical challenges and making informed decisions
• Actively engage with each direct report to understand their individual career aspirations and professional development objectives
• Continuously monitor progress of direct reports, provide constructive feedback, and identify opportunities for skill enhancement and career growth

Knowledge Management

• Inform program design and activities based on global evidence and lessons learned from CHAI and other partners
• Develop and coordinate with SRH team members to develop global goods and knowledge products that advance our global evidence base

General

• Work collaboratively with CHAI teams to achieve project goals
• Provide analytical and management support as requested
• Contribute to donor reports
• Travel to meet with global stakeholders in Washington, D.C., Copenhagen and New York as well as to countries in Africa and Asia
• Other responsibilities as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field with a minimum of 8 years of experience or Master’s degree in a related field with a minimum of 6 years of work experience in a demanding and fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and oral English communication skills, French a plus
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills, including experience building and maintaining quantitative models, and high level of proficiency in PowerPoint and Word
• Excellent people management skills and demonstrated experience leading others
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and quantitative skills, and ability to use data to inform program development and strategy
• Familiarity with global health markets and market data for health products, particularly contraceptives and maternal health products
• Willingness to work with a geographically dispersed team across multiple time zones
• Exceptional diplomatic and interpersonal skills, and an ability to manage challenging multi-cultural, multi-stakeholder situations to achieve intended results
• Strong commitment to principles of diversity, equity and inclusion
• Proven track record of building strong & effective working relationships remotely
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities, and work well under pressure
• Self-motivation and comfort working independently with little oversight
• Experience working in low- and middle-income countries a plus
• Experience working in management consulting, investment banking, or similar fast-paced, output-oriented environments a plus