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.

Malaria & NTDs Overview

CHAI’s global malaria & neglected tropical diseases program provides direct technical and operational support to countries around the world to strengthen their vector borne diseases programs and reduce the burden of malaria, dengue, and other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). We support governments to scale up effective interventions for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance, with the goals of sustainably reducing the number of malaria, dengue and NTD-related illnesses and deaths worldwide.

CHAI Dengue Control Portfolio

Dengue poses a rapidly growing public health threat in Latin America & the Caribbean (LAC), driven by climate change, urbanization, and persistent health inequities. Traditional vector control approaches alone are insufficient to curb transmission at scale. CHAI supports governments to evaluate, introduce, and scale innovative dengue control tools, including Wolbachia-based interventions, alongside strengthened surveillance, community engagement, and data-driven decision-making. A core priority is ensuring that new approaches are operationally feasible, cost-effective, and fully integrated into national programs.

Overview of the Role

CHAI is seeking a highly motivated and mission-driven Deputy Manager – Dengue to support and help lead the implementation of dengue control initiatives across Latin America & the Caribbean under the supervision of the Senior Regional Manager – Malaria & NTDs. This role is designed as a coordination position, combining regional project leadership with hands-on technical and operational support to country teams.

The Deputy Manager will serve as the day-to-day regional coordination focal point for CHAI’s dengue portfolio in LAC, with a primary focus on strategic and operational support. The role will coordinate dengue-related activities across countries, support country teams with implementation planning and execution, and contribute to the development of high-quality donor-facing materials. The Deputy Manager will help facilitate coordination across the enabling ecosystem required to introduce and scale innovative tools, such as Wolbachia.

The role will act as an operational bridge between country teams, regional leadership, and the global dengue team, supporting the translation of regional strategy into clear, actionable work plans. Final technical and operational decisions will be made in close coordination and consensus with the regional technical and operational counterparts. Through hands-on coordination, technical follow-up, and problem-solving, the Deputy Manager will strengthen country capacity to deliver effective and sustainable dengue control interventions, including the operational rollout of innovative tools such as Wolbachia.

The role requires frequent travel and close engagement with Ministries of Health and partners.

Leadership & Regional Coordination

• Support the Senior Regional Manager in coordinating CHAI’s dengue portfolio across LAC, ensuring alignment with regional strategy, country priorities, and key partner timelines.
• Serve as the day-to-day regional dengue focal point, coordinating across country teams (program, technical, ops), tracking progress, risks, and dependencies, and driving timely issue resolution.
• Represent CHAI in regional coordination platforms and partner engagements (e.g., COMISCA/UPS, TWGs, and relevant working groups), and strengthen cross-learning across dengue and malaria portfolios as delegated.

Strategy, Planning & Program Management

• Translate regional strategy into executable country workplans, including clear milestones, deliverables, and decision points for national and subnational implementation.
• Lead enabling ecosystem planning and readiness management, maintaining streamlined trackers covering regulatory/ethics, community engagement, operations/logistics, HR, and M&E.
• Synthesize technical and operational intelligence into crisp recommendations and high-quality program outputs (strategies, SOPs, decision memos, presentations, and progress updates).

Field Implementation & Operational Support

• Provide coordination support for Wolbachia deployments by tracking readiness milestones, facilitating cross-functional alignment across operations, technical, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) teams, and enabling rapid troubleshooting.
• Provide operational oversight across CHAI operations teams and Ministries of Health, ensuring alignment across procurement, logistics, and implementation workflows.
• Support country execution through capacity building and stakeholder engagement, including training/coaching for MoH counterparts and structured engagement with local leaders and partners.

Evidence, Surveillance & Data Us

• Support the design and use of monitoring frameworks and KPIs to track program progress, performance, and implementation quality across countries.
• Strengthen data-driven decision-making by supporting dashboards, structured reporting, and the translation of surveillance/ento outputs into program actions.
• Document lessons learned and support regional knowledge sharing, ensuring learning from deployments (e.g., Guatemala) informs future planning and scale-up.

Budgeting, Grants & Reporting

• Support activity-based budgeting and financial tracking (forecasting, burn-rate, and resourcing needs) across regional dengue workstreams.
• Lead development of donor-facing materials and external updates, producing high-quality slides/briefers/one-pagers that translate complex topics into clear messages for donors and partners.
• Support proposal development and funding opportunities, contributing to scoping new dengue/MSaF investments and preparing inputs for partner discussions and grants.

Education & Experience

• Master’s degree with at least 2 years of relevant experience, or a bachelor’s degree with at least 4 years of relevant experience. Acceptable fields of study/work include public health, Entomology, Epidemiology, Public Administration, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in project management, public health programs, or vector-borne disease initiatives.
• Experience working with government counterparts and multidisciplinary teams.

Technical & Management Skills

• Strong project management, planning, and organizational skills.
• Ability to rapidly learn technical content and translate it into operational guidance.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and comfort working in dynamic, resource-constrained environments.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and meet deadlines under pressure.

Communication & Interpersonal Skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Spanish.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trust with government partners and colleagues.
• Ability to produce clear, concise presentations, briefs, and reports for diverse audiences.

Other Requirements

• High proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Willingness to travel frequently across Latin America & the Caribbean (estimated 40–60%).
• Flexibility to take on additional responsibilities as required by program needs.

Advantages

• Prior experience working on dengue control or other vector-borne disease programs.
• Familiarity with Wolbachia-based or other innovative vector control approaches.
• Experience working in Latin America & the Caribbean or similar settings.
• Experience working in fast-paced, matrixed, or consulting-style environments.

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