SHIFT Study Coordinator

Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI)

Vacancy Announcement

Study Coordinator (Independent Contractor)

Positions : 1
Location: Lilongwe, Malawi
Duration: 6 months (October 2025 to March 2026)

Organization Overview:

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. CHAl values diversity and inclusion and recognizes that our mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people with diverse experience, backgrounds,

Program Overview:

Recent shifts in global health financing have exerted differential effects on health systems across countries. As these systems respond to reductions in funding for HIV, tuberculosis, and other health programs, it is imperative to systematically document the resulting changes and assess their implications for health outcomes, system responsiveness, capacity, efficiency, and broader social welfare. In this context, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), in collaboration with the Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office (HERO) at the University of the Witwatersrand, and with financial support from the Gates Foundation, proposes to undertake a study entitled “Studying the HIV Program Impact of Funding Transitions” (SHIFT). Conducted under the guidance of the Malawi Ministry of Health, the study seeks to generate robust, facility-level evidence on the local consequences of global funding reductions for HIV programs in Malawi.

Position Overview

CHAI is recruiting for an Independent Contractor to support the SHIFT Study as a Study Coordinator. The Study Coordinator will be responsible for day-to-day coordination with ministry of health, collaborators, district health offices and study sites to facilitate implementation of the study. S/he will ensure end-to-end integrity of study data systems, ensure adherence to study protocol, and collect both quantitative and qualitative data from the Ministry of Health and health facilities. The Coordinator will report to the SHIFT Program Manager.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain strong working relationships with country teams, international collaborators, and key stakeholders across government and implementing partners
  • Support drafting of initial research protocols, amendments and renewals, and coordinate submissions to international and local Institutional Review Boards
  • Monitor adherence of study protocol by data collection teams
  • In liaison with health facility in-charges, identify potential study participants and arrange interviews according to study protocol
  • Support data collection from ministry of health’s electronic data custodian and from health facilities
  • Conduct data quality assessments, cleaning, and analysis
  • Support with any other relevant duties as assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field such as Public Health, Social Sciences, Economics, Demography, etc. with at least 2 years of experience in a demanding, results-driven environment, preferably working on a research study
  • Familiarity and experience with the Malawi health system, in general, and HIV/AIDS landscape, in particular
  • Meticulous attention to detail; strong organizational and problem-solving skills
  • Outstanding analytical skills and advanced proficiency with STATA, Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Strategically minded and able to think creatively about long-term program goals and objectives, and the detailed steps necessary to achieve these goals
  • Strong diplomatic and interpersonal skills and ability to build strategic relationships with government partners, donors and other stakeholders
  • Strong writer, facilitator, and oral communicator, able to deliver presentations to varied audiences
  • Ability to be effective in high-pressure situations and work in a fast-paced environment with limited structural support
  • Ability to collaborate and operate as part of a multi-cultural team
  • Experience with quantitative and qualitative data collection from health workers and patients

Advantages

  • Familiarity with national health management information systems (e.g. DHIS2, EMR, LIMS, etc.)
  • Experience with qualitative data analysis
  • Experience working with electronic data collection tools, preferably RedCap
  • Experience with leading data collection teams

Applications should be sent to: recruitmentmalawi@clintonhealthaccess.org.

The email subject must be “SHIFT Study Coordinator Application”

Closing date: Monday, 15 September 2025.