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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 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.

Overview of CHAI Uganda:
In 2007, CHAI signed an MOU with the Government of Uganda to provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Health and strengthen health systems. Since then, CHAI has worked hand-in-hand with the Ministry of Health to increase access to lifesaving pediatric HIV treatment by >400%; coordinate with private sector suppliers to lower costs and expand access to malaria and diarrhea treatment; introduce point-of-care diagnostic technologies leading to scale up nationwide; introduce a new severe malaria drug which has saved thousands of lives annually; and many other initiatives. Currently, CHAI Uganda works with the Ministry of Health to support government programs in HIV, Malaria, Childhood Illnesses, Laboratory Systems and Drug Logistics, Vaccines, Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal and Newborn Health and, most recently, Cancer.

Position Summary:
Reporting to the Program Manager, the Senior Associate, will provide program leadership support to deliver the ambitious program objectives. He/she will be responsible for providing technical and operational leadership for specific projects, overseeing execution and assuming responsibility for high quality delivery. This work will require close collaboration with the National Malaria control Division (NMCD) and its partners. S/he will also work closely with CHAI’s Global Malaria teams and interact with Malaria program colleagues across Africa, Asia and South America. We are seeking an individual with proven problem-solving skills, a practical detail-oriented approach, strong track record of project implementation and clear understanding of Global Fund (GF) processes.