Position: Manager, Immunization

Organization: The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) 

Location: New Delhi

Apply: https://careers-chai.icims.com/jobs/11892/manager%2c-immunization/login

Responsibilities

• Co-create and monitor the strategic direction and implementation of the Immunization program, ensuring consistent improvements in equitable access based on and support to government-led initiatives.
• Enable teams to nurture and scale up new initiatives that help improve equitable access to vaccination through the national and state engagements.
• Coordinate with the other teams to exchange ideas and ensure timely delivery and progress on the envisaged operational plans.
• Build and maintain trust-based relationships with MoHFW, ITSU, NCCVMRC, NCCRC, other government stakeholders, and key partners at a senior level.
• Play the high-level representational role with the government, donors, partners, and other stakeholders at the national and state levels.
• Provide strategic insight at technical working groups and/or other high-level meetings/conferences as a senior level representative of the organization.
• Lead, guide, and mentor a high-powered team of motivated and entrepreneurial colleagues.
• Build the program by continually developing capacity and skills of staff, identifying human resources needs and leading recruitment of new team members.
• Undertake donor and grant management and manage the operations and finances of the program to meet deliverables within the appropriate timeframes.
• Work with leadership to further the scope of the program and identify news areas where the organization can deliver value.
• Undertake any other duties as requested by the program leader.

Qualifications

• 6 to 8 years of experience in a demanding result driven environment in the private or public sector, with increasing levels of responsibility and leadership.
• Master’s degree in business administration, management sciences, public health with exceptional problem-solving solving skills and analytical capabilities.
• Demonstrated success in coordinating various stakeholders/interests (public sector engagement would be highly relevant) and developing strong relationships in order to drive a process successfully.
• Exceptional diplomacy and interpersonal skills, demonstrated ability to build strong professional relationships with a range of stakeholders in a challenging, multi-cultural environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including ability to create persuasive presentations and written reports.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex projects involving multiple teams, including priority setting, planning, budgeting, performance review and management; and influencing with limited authority.
• Ability to balance and find productive trade-offs between various tensions (personal style, incentives, timeframe).
• High emotional intelligence, patience and thoughtfulness even in high-pressure, stressful situations.
• Fluency in English and Hindi.

Preferred

• Prior experience of working in management consulting and/or public health especially governance, systems strengthening, financing and /or management of operations at sub- national level, or similar fast-paced, output-oriented environments.
• Strong experience of engaging with government officials and multilateral organizations.
• Knowledge of health systems strengthening and/or development/social sector consulting experience.