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Job Title:  Senior Associate – Oxygen Scale Up Plan, Essential Medicines

Organisation: Clinton Health Access Initiative

Job Location:  Kampala, Uganda

Program Overview

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical oxygen shortages across Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, prompting urgent global action. In response, the World Health Organization launched the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A), which established the ACT-A Oxygen Emergency Taskforce in early 2021. Co-convened by Unitaid and The Global Fund, the Taskforce worked to rapidly expand access to medical oxygen in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), raising over US$1 billion in grant funding. It supported countries in identifying needs, developing national oxygen scale-up plans, improving market dynamics, and strengthening supply chains.

As the acute phase of the pandemic subsided, the ACT-A Taskforce transitioned into the Global Oxygen Alliance (GO2AL) in May 2023—a broader, multi-stakeholder partnership focused on long-term oxygen access. GO2AL aims to close the global oxygen access and funding gap by coordinating members to co-create and co-implement solutions. Its priorities include investment consolidation and sustainability, procurement and market shaping, national planning and implementation, and demand generation, with a particular focus on LMICs. GO2AL builds on ACT-A’s foundation by promoting inclusive, bottom-up approaches that engage governments, civil society, and communities.

Central to GO2AL’s efforts is the policy foundation laid by the World Health Assembly (WHA) resolution 76.3, adopted in 2023. This resolution calls on Member Countries to develop costed national plans for increasing access to quality-assured, affordable oxygen systems, aligned with universal health coverage and health-related Sustainable Development Goals. WHA76.3 serves as a vital policy lever, ensuring government ownership and commitment to sustainable oxygen access. GO2AL advances this agenda through the Global Oxygen Strategic Framework and Investment Case 2025-2030, highlighting why oxygen is a high-impact, cost-effective investment—particularly for saving children’s lives.

GO2AL is co-chaired by Unitaid and The Global Fund, vice-chaired by the Pan American Health Organization and the Africa CDC, and coordinated by Unitaid, WHO, and UNICEF. A Secretariat supports daily operations and strategic execution. Key partners—including the Gates Foundation, PATH, and USAID—contribute to expanding membership and deepening LMIC engagement. Together, GO2AL and its partners are driving forward a coordinated global response to ensure that oxygen access remains a core element of resilient health systems and future pandemic preparedness.

Job Summary: 

GO2AL has 5 working groups that drive each of its strategic objectives. As part of Working Group 3 – Support Robust Country Planning and Implementation – GO2AL will assist countries in creating and implementing detailed national oxygen scale up plans (roadmaps), offering technical support, training, and strengthening regional networks. It will also help secure diverse financing options for sustainable oxygen systems and encourage knowledge sharing among countries to speed up affordable and equitable oxygen access in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

The Analyst in this role will provide direct input into country oxygen scale up plans (roadmaps), and strategies to bring global best-practices around oxygen engineering for country consideration and adaptation. This is anticipated to be a 9 – 12 month position. The Analyst must be able to function independently and flexibly.

This position is to be based in a country where CHAI operates, subject to country leadership approval. This role will require up to 20% travel.