Manager, Program & Operations, Women's and Newborn Health

About this role

The role is for a Manager in the Programs and Operations area within CHAI's Women's and Newborn Health cluster. It focuses on driving the introduction and scale-up of AI-enabled tools and point-of-care ultrasound to improve maternal and newborn health in LMICs, with a country focus in Africa. The Manager supports in-country delivery, project management, cross-country coordination, and stakeholder engagement, reporting to the Senior Program Manager and collaborating with multiple CHAI teams and government partners. The position requires being based in Nigeria, Rwanda, or another CHAI program country in Africa, with frequent travel to focal countries. The role involves working with limited supervision to advance global and country-level program goals and strategies for this technology area. The employer pursues market-shaping and capacity-building to strengthen SRMNH outcomes in LMICs.

What you would do

• Provide technical support on POCUS and AI in maternal and newborn health to CHAI country teams, ministries of health, and other stakeholders.
• Stay updated on evidence and best practices related to AI-enabled tools in SRMNH and translate market stewardship into implementation plans.
• Develop country-specific context understanding, priorities, and implementation plans for maternal and newborn health and AI.
• Support data-driven program strategy and inform policymaking, service delivery models, and AI development through evidence synthesis.
• Lead development of tools to sustain program delivery (e.g., assessment tools, costing models, dashboards).
• Independently structure and manage multi-stakeholder project workstreams and seek guidance as needed.
• Ensure quality and timely execution of activities in focal countries and mitigate risks.
• Advise on country-level project planning to align with grant goals and commitments.
• Track progress against milestones and escalate risks; prepare donor reports and technical briefs.
• Compile and rationalise funding requests including work plans and budgets; execute additional tasks as needed.

What they are asking for

• Based in Nigeria, Rwanda, or another CHAI programme country in Africa.
• Willingness to travel frequently and for extended periods to focal countries.
• Strong technical, analytical, project management, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to manage multiple strategic and operational priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Experience with in-country program delivery and cross-country collaboration preferred.
• Knowledge of SRMNH needs and AI or digital health tools is advantageous.
• Effective communication and relationship-building with government partners and donors.

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