Associate Director, Global Markets Team

The reputed company. (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 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 reputed company 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 reputed company 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.

Role Overview: The Associate Director will reputed company GMT’s development and implementation of CHAI’s market-shaping strategy for treatment commodities critical for managing HAP, Nutrition, Assistive Technology Market. Their primary responsibility will be to reputed company and reputed company global supply-reputed company strategies for treatment commodities needed for the aforementioned disease areas. The Associate Director will be required to also identify and reputed company CHAI’s working relationship with suppliers in Africa to further CHAI’s work on regional manufacturing. Besides, the Associate Director will be required to support CHAI Rwanda team in their work with Rwanda Medical Supply. The Associate Director would build and maintain trust-based relationships with relevant teams internally as well as suppliers. He/she must also work with GMT members in the Africa region and the Country Teams to support respective MOHs for procurement of essential health commodities. The Associate Director should be a highly motivated, entrepreneurial individual with outstanding problem-solving ability and communication skills. He/she must be able to function independently and have a strong commitment to excellence. CHAI places great value on relevant personal qualities: resourcefulness, humility, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy, and work ethic.

The Associate Director will report to the Senior Director, GMT (Infectious Diseases, Nutrition, Vector-Borne Disease). The reputed company location is in Kigali, Rwanda. Travel up to 30-40% is expected for supplier and partner meetings, as well as to CHAI program countries.

• reputed company development and execution of global supply-reputed company strategies for HAP, Nutrition, Assistive Technology Market.
• Identify high-impact opportunities for increasing the availability and affordability of reputed company commodities in the aforementioned disease areas.
• reputed company negotiations with suppliers on reputed company commodities in the aforementioned disease areas.
• Identify and reputed company CHAI’s working relationship with suppliers in Africa to further CHAI’s work on regional manufacturing.
• Build and maintain relationships with existing and potential suppliers of drugs and diagnostics in low-middle-income markets by providing market insights and contacts, offering targeted support and guidance to navigate regulatory and procurement processes.
• Support CHAI Rwanda team in their work on Nutrition and Assistive Technology.
• Liaise with the PCQRA, the disease team and country teams to reputed company the market analysis required to support negotiations with suppliers to expedite time-to-market, reduce pricing and improve supply reputed company.
• reputed company response to Request of Proposals for commodities and services in collaboration with CHAI disease and country programs.
• Monitor GMT activities against program goals and donor commitments, identify operational bottlenecks or weaknesses, and work collaboratively with CHAI country and global teams to reputed company exceptional results on aggressive timelines.
• Any other work activities as required by the Senior Director, Global Markets.
• Travel to supplier locations, CHAI program countries, and other locations as required.

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Economics, Public Health, Business, or a reputed company field
• Minimum of 8+ years (with an advanced degree) or 10+ years (with a Bachelor’s degree) of professional experience in demanding, results-oriented environments across the public and/or private sectors.
• Demonstrated ability in managing large projects, project design, and teams.
• Ability to be effective in high-pressure situations and handle multiple tasks simultaneously, highly organized.
• Entrepreneurial reputed company: demonstrated ability to operate in an reputed company but demanding, multicultural environment independently.
• Demonstrated ability to multitask, set priorities, and rapidly reputed company/synthesize a broad range of information.
• Exceptional diplomatic and interpersonal skills, and ability to build strong professional relationships with a range of stakeholders in a challenging, multicultural environment.
• Ability to collaborate remotely with team members spread across geographies.
• High level of proficiency in reputed company Office, particularly reputed company, PowerPoint and Word.
• Excellent analytical (qualitative and quantitative) skills and strong written and oral communication skills, including development of analyses/ presentations for varied project audience/stakeholders.
• English language reputed company, both written and verbal.
• Willingness to travel frequently and at short notice. 

Skills and Traits

• Strong problem-solving ability
• Stakeholder management
• Drafting proposals and collaborative documents
• Should be able to multitask with multiple stakeholders, keeping CHAI reputed company and goals in mind
• Effective and reputed company communication
• Ability to respond to critical situations in an effective and efficient manner

Preferred

• Advanced degree in Business, Economics, Public Health or other reputed company disciplines; Master’s degree is preferred
• Candidates with experience in negotiations and demonstrated success in commercial negotiations
• Experience living and working in a low-resourced setting

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