Senior Associate, Strategy & Special Projects

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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. We work at the invitation of governments to support them and the private sector in creating and sustaining 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 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.

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As a member of the Strategy & Special Projects team, you will work closely with CHAI’s Senior Leadership, including CHAI’s CEO, on high‑priority projects that span CHAI’s diverse portfolio of programs and geographies. In this role, you will help deliver the long‑term strategy of an organization that impacts the lives of millions of people in low‑and middle‑income countries.

This role will involve supporting the operationalization and implementation of CHAI’s five‑year strategy; scoping new potential program areas; developing new approaches and strategies for donors, partners, and key external stakeholders; and supporting efforts to secure sustainable funding for new and existing CHAI programs.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the strategic direction of the organization, support the resourcing of programs with transformational impact, and work closely with senior and programmatic leadership across CHAI.

The base location is flexible to a CHAI program country, pending country leadership approval and work authorization.

As a Senior Associate, you will be responsible for:

• Drafting recommendations and implementation plans to operationalize CHAI’s five‑year strategy, including near‑term strategic and operational improvements and presenting recommendations to the CEO and other senior leadership.
• Scoping potential new, high‑impact program areas, including by conducting background research, modeling quantitative impact case, and evaluating funding landscape.
• Developing briefing notes, pitch decks, and proposals to secure catalytic funding for new and existing programs and initiatives.
• Collaborating with a diverse set of stakeholders across functions to support high‑priority special projects across the organization.
• Supporting the development of communication materials, including reports,…