Country

Malawi

City

Lilongwe

Type

Full Time

Program (Division)

Country Programs - Malawi

Telecommute

Yes

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.

CHAI was founded in 2002 in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, with the goal of dramatically reducing the price of life-saving drugs and increasing access to these medicines in the countries with the highest burden of the disease. Over the following two decades, CHAI has expanded its focus. Today, along with HIV, we work in conjunction with our partners to prevent and treat infectious diseases such as COVID-19, malaria, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. Our work has also expanded into cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and other non-communicable diseases, and we work to accelerate the rollout of lifesaving vaccines, reduce maternal and child mortality, combat chronic malnutrition, and increase access to assistive technology. We are investing in horizontal approaches to strengthen health systems through programs in human resources for health, digital health, and health financing. With each new and innovative program, our strategy is grounded in maximizing sustainable impact at scale, ensuring that governments lead the solutions, that programs are designed to scale nationally, and learnings are shared globally.

At CHAI, our people are our greatest asset, and none of this work would be possible without their talent, time, dedication and passion for our mission and values. We are a highly diverse team of enthusiastic individuals across 40 countries with a broad range of skillsets and life experiences. CHAI is deeply grounded in the countries we work in, with the majority of our staff based in program countries. Learn more about our exciting work: http://www.clintonhealthaccess.org

CHAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to providing an environment of fairness, and mutual respect where all applicants have access to equal employment opportunities. CHAI values diversity and inclusion, and recognizes that our mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people with diverse experience, backgrounds, and culture.

Program and Position Overview

CHAI is working on a program that aims to enable solar electrification of public institutions at scale. By working with governments to aggregate large numbers of health facilities and schools into portfolios, it will allow for a different type of financing to be deployed to enable solar electrification to the usual project or pilot-based grant financing approach that has traditionally been used. Blended financing structures typically used to support independent power producers and solar project developers might work better to align incentives around system performance, as long as appropriate de-risking instruments are included. Working with portfolios of facilities also allows for bundling of Operations and Maintenance (O&M) service contracts, which can be negotiated to link payments to outcomes (system performance and uptime). Solar power at health facilities and schools could also be used to extend energy access to off-grid communities, and with creative financial structuring, revenues from this can be used to provide affordable energy access to public institutions.

CHAI is seeking 2 Associates, One in Health and One in Education, who will work closely with the Government of Malawi to build and finance two distinct plans:

• To solar electrify all health facilities in Malawi.
• To solar electrify schools in Malawi.

The Associates will support the Government of Malawi (including the Ministries of Health or Education, Energy, and Finance) to develop costed and prioritized school solar electrification and health facility solar electrification plans. The Associates will support a dialogue between the government, donors, banks, and several private sector energy actors (equipment importers, project developers, O&M service providers, and solar engineering, procurement, and construction companies) to build a roadmap towards a transaction that would aim to aggregate existing financing for solar and draw in new financing to electrify as many schools and health facilities in Malawi as possible. The Associates will represent CHAI in relevant Technical Working Groups and taskforces with both donors and government.

This is a challenging, fast-paced and rewarding position that will aim to build new, creative financing solutions to enable solar electrification of public institutions at scale. The Associates will report to the Program Manager, Solar Electrification.

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, engineering, economics, education, health systems, public policy, or similar relevant subject preferred
• Minimum of two years of professional experience, preferably in health facility solar electrification or in school solar electrification, energy access, energy transactions, health systems, investment banking, management consulting, private equity, or other relevant experience
• Knowledge and experience in energy access and health systems or/and education, particularly in low- and middle-income countries and in sub-Saharan Africa
• Outstanding analytical skills and advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Strategically minded and able to think creatively about long-term program goals and objectives, and the detailed steps necessary to achieve these goals
• Structured thinker with experience analyzing and interpreting complex datasets to identify key trends and to translate them into actionable options for decision-makers
• Strong diplomatic and interpersonal skills and ability to build strategic relationships with government partners, donors and other stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to deliver excellence in high-pressure situations, set priorities, and adapt to rapidly changing environments
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills without need for extensive structural or operational support
• Strong writer, facilitator, and oral communicator, able to distill and explain complex concepts to varied audiences

Advantages

• Experience supporting policy decisions and planning by Ministries of Energy, Health, Education, and/or Finance on solar electrification in the education and/or the health sector
• Experience working in management consulting, investment banking, private equity, or the renewable energy sector is preferred
• Understanding of school and/or health infrastructure and design in Malawi

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