Descripción de la Oferta

The base location for this position will be Panama. This role requires travel to higher risk, remote regions with limited infrastructure and medical care.

Responsibilities:
•Provide technical, analytical, and operational assistance to national malaria programs to identify and close the remaining gaps to sustainable malaria elimination
•Assess and help improve surveillance platforms for improved data collection, management, analysis, and visualization
•Conduct epidemiological and spatial analyses of malaria cases, intervention coverage, and vector distributions to define areas of high risk and evaluate remaining transmission chains
•Support evaluation of the national programs against WHO requirements for elimination certification, and help programs plan processes for achieving all requirements
•Build strong relationships with stakeholders from government and partner organizations from public health and academia
•Drive internal strategic planning processes related to how best to prioritize CHAI resources to develop solutions to rapidly address bottlenecks
•Ensure political buy-in and adequate funding for certifying elimination in a context where malaria is a not a public health priority
•Develop operational plans and associated training materials as needed to build government capacity and support effective execution of Malaria program
•Oversee the work of an Associate on a day to day basis, ensuring optimal delivery of CHAI support through workplanning and project management
•Work closely with regional technical teams and managers to identify strategic areas for expansion or redirection and guide strategic planning or proposal development as needed
•Work closely with CHAI's regional operations team to ensure strong safety protocols for staff, and operations meet the required legal and financial standards
•Synthesize results and communicate them internally and externally at national and regional venues
•Disseminate findings through high-quality presentations, reports, and publications

Qualifications:
•Master's degree in Public Health or related field
•3+ years of related and relevant experience, including experience managing others
•Knowledge of malaria and/or other major global infectious disease problems, especially in the context of diseases surveillance and case management
•Technical expertise in disease surveillance, entomology, vector control, and/or case management
•Exceptional problem solving skills and quantitative and qualitative analytical capabilities
•Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to create compelling, logical presentations, using PowerPoint and other tools, and a structured and assured oral and written communication style
•Proven experience of translating analysis into action and supervising execution of activities to meet results
•Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships in a challenging politically unstable environment
•Ability to work independently and effectively in high-pressure, fast-paced environment
•Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
•High levels of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and internet applications
•Ability to travel up to 75% as needed
•Fluency in Spanish and English

Advantage:
•Experience executing successful health projects in developing countries, ideally malaria-specific projects
•Experience living and working in Central America
•Experience working remotely with a decentralized team
•Experience working with governments and institutions from Latin America

If you are interested in applying for this position, please, click on the offer Technical Advisor, Low Endemic Countries. https://careers-chai.icims.com/jobs/7470/technical-advisor%2c-malaria-elimination---low-endemic-countries/job and follow the instructions indicated there in order to send your CV

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