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 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.

About the Team:
CHAI's Global Operations, Finance, and Human Resources (HR) teams provide operational support to programmatic and country teams working across the globe. CHAI teams work to improve access to quality health care and focus on several issues and disease areas including, but not limited to HIV, vaccines, malaria, and maternal and newborn health. CHAI has about 1800 staff, including employees, volunteers, and secondees, based in over 40 countries, primarily in Africa, Asia, and the Americas, but also in Europe and Australia.

About the Role:

The Senior Counsel will provide internal legal counsel to CHAI leadership and CHAI. This position will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating the organization’s legal affairs, including managing outside counsel, providing advice and counsel on internal and external investigations, employment and labor related issues, contract practices and procedures; advising and guiding teams in structuring, negotiating, and executing the legal aspects of commercial transactions; advising leadership teams on risk management; and, addressing employment and immigration law matters, intellectual property ownership and licensing, tax compliance, litigation, and the management of international corporate structures.

The Senior Counsel must maintain the highest level of professional and ethical standards, supporting CHAI’s mission and acting in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The Senior Counsel will partner with and provide counsel to CHAI’s leadership teams, finance teams, contracts, global operations, HR, country, and programmatic teams. The individual will manage relationships with outside counsel, and will partner with CHAI’s Board Secretary and Legal Counsel on governance matters including advising the Board of Directors.

The Senior Counsel reports to CHAI’s CFO and is a full-time, fixed-term position for 6 to 12 months, with the possibility of extension. CHAI is also open to part-time arrangements. The role requires an East Coast USA location, with up to 20% domestic and international travel.

General Legal Advisory

• Provide legal counsel to CHAI’s leadership teams on legal matters related to all aspects of CHAI’s operations.
• Provide advice and counsel regarding internal and external investigations conducted under CHAI’s Safeguarding program.
• Provide or arrange legal advice on a broad range of human resources matters for national and international staff, including employment contracts, hiring, separation, benefits, leaves, anti-discrimination, immigration, conflict of interest, and general labor and employment regulations.
• Advise CHAI stakeholders up, down, and across the organization on high priority and urgent legal issues, including members of CHAI Senior Leadership Team who will expect timely reliable information and insights into major legal issues facing CHAI, as well as the practicality of alternative strategies or decisions.
• Partner with CHAI’s contracts department and its key work in the development and review of the organization’s agreements.
• Oversee protection of CHAI’s intellectual property rights.
• In partnership with CHAI country leadership and operations functions, and CHAI’s external general counsel, select and partner with outside counsel in local jurisdictions.
• In conjunction with local counsel, oversee dispute resolution.
• Develop operational efficiencies in advising on legal and tax ramifications CHAI business.
• Advise Finance and HR teams on organizational tax questions, working with external experts to address key areas of concern.

Corporate Structure and Governance

• Oversee CHAI legal entity management function, presence in CHAI’s program and non-program countries.
• Provide continued guidance and compliance support to CHAI’s country leadership and global operations teams in the ongoing maintenance of CHAI’s entity structures.
• Provide support to CHAI’s Board of Directors and Secretary

Risk Management

• In partnership with CHAI’s leadership teams, review, prioritize, advise, and provide guidance on risk management strategies.
• Advise on organization’s insurance coverages and programs, addressing corporate and local needs and maintaining relationships with insurance providers.
• Support the development and management of risk mitigation plans
• Support and promote CHAI's values including CHAI’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Policies and Communication

• Partner with senior leadership and communications teams on key messaging and communications with donors, external stakeholders, and government partners, as needed.
• In partnership with relevant business owners, support and review the drafting and implementation of organizational policies and procedures in finance, HR, global operations, communications, development, and information technology.

• Law degree and 10 years’ experience as a Legal lead or in a senior legal position, with a preference in global health or global development organizations or comparable private law firm experience. Active law license in the United States.
• Located in U.S., EST time zone.
• Experience in international markets, negotiating complex agreements.
• Preferred experience with international corporate and/or employment legal matters, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
• Strong cultural sensitivity and experience in a global, geographically dispersed organization.
• Thought leader willing to work with all levels of the organization, with a strong history advising organizational leadership.
• Highly solutions oriented, with an ability to work in a fast-paced environment, assessing risk, addressing crises, and providing comprehensive and sensitive legal advice.
• Demonstrated experience in proactively identifying potential problems and devising creative solutions.
• Unquestioned ethics and integrity, with strong respect for CHAI staff, partners, stakeholders.
• Willingness to understand, communicate, and integrate divergent views into work product.
• Experience with ethics, and corporate transactions in diverse geopolitical context.
• Strong knowledge of international nonprofit governance preferred.
• Strong knowledge of US tax exempt organization law preferred.
• Experience with US and other government contracting is desirable.
• Demonstrated experience working in a collaborative, complex team environment, managing and mentoring staff.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.
• Passionate about CHAI values.

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