Country

Vietnam

Type

Full Time

Program (Division)

Infectious Disease - Global HIV Access Program

Additional Location Description

Role could be located in any South East Asia program country, pending country director approval

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. Learn more about our exciting work: 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. 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.

Position Overview

Although there has been a significant decline in HIV incidence over the last two decades driven by increased treatment coverage and rollout of effective prevention interventions such as voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), numbers of new infections still far exceed global targets for epidemic control. There is a clear need for new product options and more effective delivery models that can rapidly increase the scale of prevention coverage.As potentially more acceptable, convenient and discreet options, long-acting PrEP products offer the opportunity to better meet the needs and preferences of end users. This includes lenacapavir (LEN), a six-monthly injection recently approved by the US FDA.

CHAI is currently working with a range of partners, including governments, communities, and the private sector to accelerate the development, introduction, and scale upof effective HIV prevention interventions, while strengthening health systems to support sustainable, resilient prevention responses. 

TheTechnical Advisor will report to the HIV Prevention Associate Director. This role will contribute to several projects focused on introducing and scaling LEN in South East Asia. This role will support critical priorities including addressing key evidence gaps on delivery, cost, and impact, while catalysing government and donor financing for sustained and scaled LEN provision in both countries.Alongside these projects, the Technical Advisor will also support other relevant workstreams across the HIV team and ongoing and new fundraising efforts.

This role will work closely with cross-cutting CHAI teams, CHAI country teams, and other country partners providing technical, operational, and strategic expertise to execute key grant management functions, including developing reports and presentations; country team engagement;conducting desk research and analyses; supporting external partner engagement; leading work plan development; managing and monitoring project milestones, timelines, and deliverables; and coordinating reporting inputs. The Technical Advisor is responsible for staying up to date with the latest prevention market trends, evidence, and knowledge to serve as a resource externally and across both the prevention team and other CHAI teams. 

• Design and execute quantitative and qualitative analyses to address gaps and support an enabling environment for injectable PrEP scale-up (e.g., design of effective HIV testing linkage strategies; identification of priority sub-national geographies, target populations, and optimal delivery models; cost and impact analysis, including on use HIVST for facility- and community-based PrEP delivery; health systems and policy assessments).
• Develop clear presentations and data visualizations to share analysis, findings, and recommendations for internal and external audiences.
• Support the provision of country-level technical assistance to accelerate LEN introduction and scale-up, including implementation research protocol development, IRB processes, regulatory readiness, provider training, demand generation, and work plan development.
• Manage and monitorcountry and project progress against agreed deliverables and milestones.
• Manageroutine reporting and donor updates, as well as ad hoc reporting needs.
• Provide strategic, operational, and tactical support for partner managementand donor engagement, including supporting CHAI country teams to coordinate with Ministries of Health, in-country research institutes, and other stakeholders, and information sharing, drafting agendas and meeting slides, meeting planning, taking and organizing notes and follow-ups, etc.
• Maintain up-to-date expertiseon HIV prevention, long-acting injectable PrEP, includingimplementation science, including evidence on LEN delivery, regulatory developments, and market readiness in low- and middle-income countries, and support knowledge management across the team.
• Develop and review learning and communication productsto support evidence dissemination and catalyse government and donor financing for LEN, including but not limited to technical briefs; conference abstracts and presentations; publications; infographics and other visual aids.
• Support cross-team engagement, including through supporting monthly prevention team touchpoints and collaboration with testing, paediatrics, and other HIV teams.
• SupportHIV Prevention Director and Associate Director in fostering a collaborative team environment which supports and engages team members.

Other responsibilities as needed.

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in relevant field,including (but not limited to) public policy, public health, global health, economics, business, pharmacy, social science or other science. Candidates with alternative educational background degrees are also encouraged to apply.
• At least six years of working experience developing analytically rigorous analyses and forming insights into clear external deliverables, managing complex projects, and providing strategic guidance or supporting business strategy.
• Meticulous work ethic and organization skills with the ability to simultaneouslymanage multiple complex tasks with a high degree of uncertainty, set priorities, and work independently with a strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to efficiently conduct desk research, identify and consolidate key takeaways, and effectively translate insights based on target audience.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills, with proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships in a diverse environment.
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word, including strong data visualization skills using these platforms or others.
• Patience and thoughtfulness even in high-pressure, stressful situations.
• Willingness and ability to travel (~40%)

Advantages:

• Experience in a fast-paced, results-oriented work environment (e.g., strategy consulting, investment banking, pharma)
• Experience in HIV, sexual and reproductive health, or other relevant public health area
• Experience writing/editing/submitting publications for academic journals
• Experience conducting quantitative and/or qualitative research
• Experience excelling in a remote or decentralized work environment 
• Experience working in Southeast Asia, particularly Vietnam and/or Indonesia

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