Country

South Africa

City

Pretoria

Type

Full Time

Program (Division)

Country Programs - South Africa

The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries, while strengthening the capabilities of governments and the private sector in those countries to create and sustain high-quality health systems that can succeed without our assistance. For more information, please visit: 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.

CHAI South Africa’s HIV Prevention programme:

The CHAI South Africa HIV Prevention programme supports the National Department of Health (NDoH) to ensure that performance of the HIV prevention efforts are conducted and monitored efficiently and effectively. This is done through the provision of technical assistance in the implementation of the national combination HIV prevention policy, guidelines, and operational plan, development of strategic documents and tools, including training and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) to support critical management systems and to galvanize key stakeholders coordination.

CHAI is seeking a dynamic, results-oriented individual with strong quantitative and analytical skills to support with the implementation of NDoH HIV prevention programme. The Analyst will provide support to NDoH both strategically and analytically in the delivery of the programme. Candidates must have excellent communication and writing skills, be able to function independently, be extremely self-motivated and have a strong commitment to excellence. 

The Analyst will be based in Pretoria and will report to the HIV Prevention Programme Manager.

• Support development and management of HIV self-testing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) processes, including oversight of routine data collection, analysis, and reporting/presentation internally, to government and other partners, and donors
• Analysis and quantification of implementation trends by districts and provinces
• Support the quantification and costing of HIVSS for the NDoH against available HTS programs including helping the government to identify risks and challenges; monitor HIV Testing Services (HTS) performance and outcomes, starting with HIVSS, including monthly data collection, analysis, and reporting/presentation internally
• Conduct a mini-survey in a community to be selected by West Rand on reasons why males are reluctant to visit health facilities
• Conducting routine field supervision visits, and support the review and facilitation of M&E trainings and engagements
• Support the documentation and dissemination of lessons learnt from the scale up of HIVSS
• Monitoring and updating of the AGYW repository bi-annualy, sharing the tool with implementing partners
• Developing and maintaining programme databases and dashboards for performance monitoring and evaluation
• Support quarterly programme evaluation to improve programme implementation and inform scale-up efforts. Represent the programme in meetings and workshops
• Willingness to travel frequently across the country and abroad when the need arises
• Perform other tasks as necessary

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Public Health, Financial management, or related subjects
• A minimum of 1-2 years professional experience
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including attention to detail and advanced technical proficiency with MS Excel, PowerPoint and data visualization software
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task, be effective in high-pressure situations and adapt to fast-paced and changing environments with a strong commitment to excellence, both internally and externally, and with limited structural support
• Demonstrated ability to work independently on complex projects and solve challenging problems with limited structural or operational support
• Strategically minded, able to think creatively around long-term programme objectives and the detailed steps necessary to achieve these goals
• Excellent organizational and problem solving skills
• Excellent verbal, visual and written communication skills
• English language fluency, both written and verbal

Advantages

• Previous work experience in public health and/or similar private sector enterprises
• Advanced problem solving, analytical, and quantitative skills, including significant experience working in Excel (modelling)
• Ability to learn on the job quickly and absorb and synthesize a broad range of information
• Experience working within demanding work plans and tight budgets
• Ability to function well in a multi-disciplinary team (CHAI South Africa’s programmes share common targets and indicators)
• Experience with and/or interest in shaping national health policy decisions

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