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. 

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In India, CHAI works in partnership with its India registered affiliate William J Clinton Foundation (WJCF) under the guidance of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) at the Central and States' levels on an array of high priority initiatives aimed at improving health outcomes. Currently, WJCF supports government partners across projects to expand access to quality care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, tuberculosis, COVID-19, common cancers, sexual and reproductive health, immunization, and essential medicines.

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Programme Overview

India’s Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) is one of the largest public immunization programmes in the world. It caters to 27 million infants and 30 million pregnant women. The programme provides access to vaccines against 11 Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs) at the national level and against one VPD at the sub-national level.

Under the strong leadership of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) and state governments, the immunization ecosystem has demonstrated a proactive commitment to achieving universal immunization coverage in the country in recent years. This includes health system strengthening efforts to improve immunization coverage through sustainable and equity based means by introduction of new vaccines, digitizing various data systems for effective data analytics' and strengthened review, digitizing cold chain and immunization supply chain to enhance access at last mile, periodic upgrading of the training modules and training techniques to enhance the capacity and skills of Health care workers, effective communication strategies to create awareness and demand for services and functionalizing the digital beneficiary management system (UWIN) to enable reaching out to maximum eligible beneficiaries with lifesaving vaccines.

Project Background

WJCF’s immunization program supports the MoHFW’s UIP at the national level and in the focus states of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh. The programme also supports national and state governments on broader operational aspects such as planning, capacity building and systems improvements for immunization service delivery.

In Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh, the programme provides catalytic support for achieving and sustaining 90% FIC. The programme focuses on setting up effective program management & review mechanisms, identifying pressing challenges as well as best practices in RI, enhancing impact of well performing interventions, developing & deploying effective solutions to pressing challenges and undertaking multi-year planning for long term immunization systems strengthening.

Position Summary

The Associate, Immunization, based in Delhi, will play a pivotal role in building and implementing the program strategy at the national level and providing need-based support at the state level when required. They will contribute toward improving immunization coverage and equity, and building a comprehensive and forward-thinking approach to health system strengthening. The Associate is expected to be innovative in designing creative solutions for complex public health problems in limited-resource settings. This dynamic position extends beyond strategic planning, also involving active support for on-ground teams in operationalizing the program strategy.

Reporting to the Associate Director, Immunization, we are seeking a highly qualified and motivated individual with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. The successful candidate will possess excellent communication skills, demonstrate the ability to function independently in dynamic and ambiguous environments, be adept in working in team settings, and showcase a strong commitment to excellence. Coordination of cross-functional and multi-location teams, coupled with personal qualities such as resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy, and a strong work ethic, is highly valued.

• Conduct thorough root cause analyses through primary and secondary research to identify barriers to immunization coverage. Develop decision trees to systematically address identified issues and improve coverage rates.
• Develop comprehensive plans for implementing new approaches and interventions for improvement in immunization service delivery, program review mechanism, demand generation, and data systems strengthening in the priority states.
• Analyze large and complex datasets, both qualitative and quantitative, and develop visualization tools that help internal and external leadership with purposeful insights.
• Develop data visualizations, tools, templates, planning aids, custom reports, and decision-making frameworks that support program management and progress tracking.
• Coordinate and collaborate with a diverse set of internal/external stakeholders across public health to understand diverse perspectives on potential solutions, and/or build their capacity on relevant competencies for sustained solution ownership and delivery.
• Collaborate with program leadership to initiate ideas and develop proposals for new grants and projects, and actively contribute to the program development process, ensuring alignment with program objectives.
• Develop collaterals and documentation to disseminate the outputs and outcomes of the program activities, in collaboration with team members.
• Capacitate and mentor team members on identified aspects that aid their growth journey while helping them contribute more effectively.
• Work both independently and collaboratively to execute planned immunization support interventions comprehensively.
• Travel on short notice to various parts of the state and often to national destinations.
• Undertake any other duties as requested by the program leadership.

• Minimum 6 years of experience in a demanding results-driven environment in the private or public sector, with increasing levels of responsibility and leadership.
• Master's degree in business administration, management sciences, economics (pure or applied), finance, or public health with exceptional problem-solving skills and analytical capabilities.
• Experience in qualitative research, human-centric design, and behavioral science is highly desirable.
• Exceptional diplomacy and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to build strong professional relationships with a range of stakeholders in a challenging, multi-cultural environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including ability to create persuasive presentations and written reports.
• Demonstrated experience in managing complex projects involving multiple teams, including priority setting, planning, performance review and management; and influencing with limited authority.
• Ability to balance and find productive trade-offs between various opposing parameters (e.g., personal style, incentives, timeframe).
• Functional knowledge of statistical packages such as R, SPSS, and Stata; data visualization packages including Power BI, Tableau, and Google Studio; advanced knowledge of Excel including Macros, Power Query, and Visual Basic.
• High emotional intelligence, patience, and thoughtfulness even in high-pressure, stressful situations.
• Fluency in English and Hindi.

Preferred

• Experience in strategy roles in public health, social impact, impact investment, international development, management consulting, investment banking, private equity, venture capital, or high-growth startups.
• Strong experience engaging with government officials and multilateral organizations.
• Knowledge of public health, preferably maternal and child health.

 Last Date to Apply: 9th April, 2025