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 skillsets and life experiences. CHAI is deeply grounded in the countries we work in, with majority of our staff based in program countries. 

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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Program Overview

With an estimated annual mortality of ~911,800 and an incidence of more than 1.4 million new cases in 2022 (source: Globocan), cancer has rapidly grown into one of the leading drivers of mortality and morbidity in India.  Cervical cancer, with an annual mortality of ~79,000 and an incidence of ~127,500 (source: Globocan, 2022), is the second most common cancer among women in India. Approximately 90% of cervical cancer cases are detected at a late (stage III and above), leading to a high Mortality Incidence Ratio (MIR of more than 60%). The five-year survival rate for early-stage cervical cancer is 73.2%, whereas the prognosis for advanced stage is poor, with five-year survival rate at 7.9%. Low awareness, limited availability of trained human resources and technology for treatment, broken referral systems and inadequate monitoring are key barriers in access to quality cancer care.

WJCF has initiated a program on secondary prevention of cervical cancer through improving access to screening and pre-cancer treatment services. The program will be implemented in the state of Rajasthan, where WJCF will support the state government:

• Ensure readiness of facilities for cervical cancer screening and pre-cancer treatment services
• Strengthen human resource capacity to deliver screening and pre-cancer treatment services
• Expand and decentralise access to pre-cancer treatment
• Strengthen reporting and referral mechanisms to monitor service uptake and inform decision making
• Improve community level awareness on cervical cancer prevention with the objective of mobilizing beneficiaries for screening
• Integrate and expand cervical cancer prevention services to include women living with HIV

Position summary:

WJCF seeks a highly motivated and entrepreneurial individual with outstanding credentials and demonstrated analytical and stakeholder management abilities for the role of Associate, Cervical Cancer program. The Associate will lead the program implementation in the state, aimed at strengthening access to cervical cancer screening and pre-cancer treatment across public health facilities. This will include developing a comprehensive understanding of the public health system, governance structures, policy framework for delivery of care at the state level, and understanding access barriers and interventions to strengthen delivery of care. The Associate will be responsible for design of the program strategy and implementation model and roll-out of key programmatic interventions, leading program operations, monitoring and evaluation, reporting of progress, extensive stakeholder engagement, and understanding and identifying key risks and mitigation mechanisms.

The ideal candidate should have exceptional interpersonal skills, be able to work independently, be flexible, be comfortable working and coordinating operations across cross-functional teams and have a strong commitment to excellence. The Associate role is a high impact role for professionals determined to positively impact public health outcomes and allows for rich stakeholder engagement.

• In collaboration with Senior Program Manager, define implementation strategy, outline workplan for team, provide administrative and managerial oversight, and drive and monitor progress against key programmatic indicators
• Lead implementation of programmatic activities at the state level, including but not limited to, working with, and engaging with the program field team to plan activities, monitor implementation, and review progress.
• Identify potential risks and challenges to the implementation and roll-out of activities and plan for / implement suitable mitigation mechanisms to address identified risks.
• Lead the design and implementation of processes and systems for collection, management and review of programmatic data and results to monitor progress and inform strategy.
• Build and maintain trust-based relationships with relevant government stakeholders, development partners, and other stakeholders.
• Synthesize and document key learnings, and support dissemination to key stakeholders through reports, briefs, presentation decks and other collaterals as needed.
• Conduct extensive primary and secondary research including literature reviews, field surveys and interviews with a comprehensive range of stakeholders, with the aim of understanding the ecosystem for delivering care and identifying barriers to access.
• Support development of compelling presentations and reports for internal and external stakeholders, such as progress narratives, update notes, etc.
• Support program leadership in donor and grant management, and managing the operations and finances of the program, to meet deliverables within the appropriate timeframes.
• Support with other responsibilities as requested by the program leadership.

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in economics, public health, business, or a related field
• At least 4 years of professional experience in demanding, results-oriented environments in the public sector and/or private
• Demonstrated ability in managing large projects, project design, and team management
• High level of technical proficiency with MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Word. Experience of using advanced analytical tools will be a plus.
• Ability to absorb and synthesize a broad range of information, including technical information, and prepare compelling presentations and reports.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills in English and Hindi.
• Ability to work independently, prioritise, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Willingness to travel extensively within and outside the program states and districts.
• Experience of working with government stakeholders and familiarity with the Indian public health system will be a plus.

Last Date to Apply: 18th July, 2025