Associate, Malaria and NTDs

About the role

The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is hiring an Associate to support its malaria program in Angola, helping to scale up interventions that reduce the disease burden. The role involves quantitative and qualitative analysis, data-driven strategic planning and operational support, and requires frequent travel to Angola's provinces and occasional international travel. It is based in Luanda.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance to the national malaria program to refine malaria control interventions.
• Support the development and monitoring of government strategies, roadmaps and costed work plans.
• Work with CHAI colleagues and government counterparts to assess strategies, identify resource gaps and develop new funding proposals.
• Contribute to technical products such as strategic plans, guidelines, grant proposals, donor reports and implementation updates.
• Help design and run monitoring and evaluation of surveillance platforms and key indicators.
• Monitor program activities against project objectives and donor commitments, and identify bottlenecks.
• Identify new opportunities and risks, and draft programmatic reports and concept notes for government and donors.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree and two to three years of relevant professional experience.
• Professional fluency in Portuguese and English, with excellent written and verbal skills in both.
• Ability to work independently, balance several tasks and set priorities.
• Willingness to travel frequently (30-50% of the time), including to rural areas.
• Preferred: master's degree, prior knowledge of malaria control, experience in resource-limited settings in Angola, and experience with government officials, donors or remote teams.

Required skills

• High-level proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Analytical, quantitative and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to deliver persuasive presentations and reports.
• Strong interpersonal skills in a multicultural environment.