Descriptive Title Senior Associate, Global Lead Exposure

Overview

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 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 skill sets and life experiences. CHAI is deeply grounded in the countries we work in, with the majority of our staff based in program countries.

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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.

Lead (Pb) exposure is a silent yet devastating global health crisis, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Roughly 1 in 2 children in LMICs have elevated blood lead levels, contributing neurological damage, reduced cognitive development, and various health impacts.

CHAI’s Lead Exposure program builds on our proven market shaping capabilities and experience partnering with governments to address large-scale and cross-sectoral health challenges. Market shaping is a key pillar of our broader Lead Exposure strategy, with two components:

• Accelerating access to technologies
  – CHAI is working with innovators and global experts to bring new products to market, including point-of-care diagnostics for blood lead level (BLL) measurement and pXRF devices for detection of lead in the environment.
• Developing market-based interventions to reduce exposure
  – This includes ongoing work to reduce the use of lead in paint and to shift demand for cheap, low-quality lead acid batteries to longer-lasting alternatives.

CHAI is also partnering with governments in LMICs to support effective governance and coordination of nationally ledefforts to address lead exposure. Through these partnerships, CHAI will provide strategic support to governments at the national and subnational levels, supporting the development and execution of national action plans,streamlining and mobilizing domestic and international resources, strengthening systems, and more.

CHAI isseekinga highly motivated Senior Associate to support the design, execution, and scale-up of interventions to reduce lead exposure. The Senior Associate will conduct analytical work streams, contribute to project execution, support country-level implementation, and engage government and external partners to advance national and global goals. This role requires strong…