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.

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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.

CHAI Dengue Control Portfolio

Dengue poses a rapidly growing public health threat in Asia, 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 Dengue Manager, Asia to lead and own CHAI’s dengue portfolio across South East Asia, under the supervision of the Associate Director, Dengue – Malaria & NTDs and in close coordination with the Regional Director for South East Asia.

This role is designed as a regional leadership position, with clear accountability for regional strategy execution, country prioritization, and performance management across the dengue portfolio in GMS. The role will proactively drive strategic direction, country engagement, and delivery, while ensuring strong alignment with CHAI’s global dengue strategy.

The Dengue Manager will provide direct leadership to country dengue workstreams, guide implementation planning and execution, and serve as the primary regional counterpart for Ministries of Health and key partners on dengue control, including Wolbachia-based interventions. Day-to-day coordination with the global dengue team will be led through the Associate Director, Dengue, while regional integration and alignment will be ensured through close collaboration with the Regional Director for South East Asia.

The role requires frequent travel and sustained engagement with Ministries of Health, implementing partners, and donors.

Leadership & Regional Coordination

• Lead and own CHAI’s dengue portfolio across the Greater Mekong Subregion, with clear accountability for regional performance, delivery, and impact.
• Set regional priorities, sequence country engagement, and guide strategic trade-offs in line with CHAI’s dengue strategy and available resources.
• Serve as the senior regional dengue focal point, representing CHAI with Ministries of Health and key regional partners.

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 Use

• 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., Cambodia) 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.
• 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 Asia (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 Asia or similar settings.
• Experience working in fast-paced, matrixed, or consulting-style environments.

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