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Role Description

CHAI is currently working to reduce maternal deaths in at least 11 countries focusing on leading causes of maternal mortality such as postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), anemia, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, and unsafe abortions. CHAI aims to address these health issues by increasing sustainable access to quality medicines, diagnostics, and devices and strengthening the capacity of health systems to deliver quality care.

The Associate Director will lead the sizable Maternal Health program portfolio, which includes several active workstreams aimed at reducing the key drivers of maternal mortality noted above. This position will play a critical role in developing & driving overall CHAI maternal health strategies and priorities with the end goal of ensuring improved health outcomes across countries. This role will lead a small team and work closely with:

• CHAI country team colleagues who directly support the government
• Other functional CHAI experts who bring critical knowledge in areas such as supplier engagement & market shaping, regulatory affairs & quality assurance, clinical sciences, and analytics & implementation research.

The position will involve a mix of big-picture strategic leadership, strong stakeholder management, and implementation skills to execute against agreed-upon strategies and priorities. Core responsibilities for this role include:

• Directing the development and refinement of workstream strategies informed by government priorities as well as relevant data and analyses.
• Leading consensus-building efforts with senior-level external stakeholders (e.g., from donor organizations, global health institutions, other implementing partner organizations) around strategic priorities and action-oriented next steps to improve access to essential maternal health services.
• Supporting manager-level staff to implement team workplans, create compelling knowledge products and useful tools, develop donor reports and presentations, and support country team counterparts through technical guidance, problem solving, and thought partnership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 10 years of work experience with increasing levels of responsibility, people and team management, and leadership.
• Demonstrated experience developing program strategies and/or product access strategies in the SRMNH space, particularly across multiple countries, influencing organizational priorities, and translating strategy into clear, actionable plans.
• Strong analytical (qualitative and quantitative) skills and demonstrated ability to derive strategic insights for decision-makers.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with a record of building trusted relationships with donors, global partners, and government stakeholders; experience representing organizational positions in high-level external forums.
• Entrepreneurial and action-oriented mindset, including ability to think creatively and critically, challenge the status quo, and drive progress with limited direction in a fast-paced, results-oriented work environment.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills; proven ability to set direction and structure, prioritize between complex options, and uphold high performance expectations.
• Passionate about people development and able to help diverse team members improve skills and performance through coaching and consistent supportive accountability.
• Ability and willingness to travel approximately 20% of the year.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience developing program strategies and/or product access strategies for maternal health specifically, particularly across multiple countries.
• Experience working with key donors, procurers, & partners in the maternal health ecosystem.
• Experience with new product introduction in LMICs.
• Experience fundraising for global health or SRMNH.
• Experience working remotely with a decentralized/remote team.
• Master’s degree in public health or business.
• Experience working in the private sector, e.g., strategy consulting, investment banking, or similar fast-paced, results-oriented environments in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostic or medical device industries.

Company Description

The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (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 in conjunction 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 lead 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.

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. 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.