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.

Program Overview:
Cervical cancer is the leading cancer among women in Zimbabwe, with an estimated 3,520 new cases and more than 2,300 deaths recorded in 2024, according to the WHO Global Cancer Observatory. Despite its impact, cervical cancer is largely preventable through proven interventions such as HPV vaccination, routine screening, and timely treatment of precancerous lesions. In 2018, the World Health Organization launched a Global Call to Action to eliminate cervical cancer. In 2020, Member States of the World Health Assembly adopted an ambitious Cervical cancer Elimination Strategy, setting global targets to ensure future generations of women can live free from this disease. Key among these targets is achieving 90% coverage of all girls vaccinated before the age of 15, 70% coverage for cervical cancer screening, and ensuring that 90% of screen-positive women receive appropriate treatment by 2030.

Since 2019, CHAI, in collaboration with local partners, has been working to reduce cervical cancer incidence in Zimbabwe by expanding access to primary and secondary prevention services. These efforts aim to save lives, prevent illness, and reduce the financial burden of cancer treatment on the health system.

As the program enters its next phase, CHAI will support the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) in scaling up the national cervical cancer response. This includes conducting a comprehensive program review, developing a costed National Cervical cancer Elimination Strategy and Plan, identifying and quantifying the financing gap, and exploring sustainable financing pathways. Additionally, CHAI will support broader health system strengthening to improve service delivery.

To support this critical work, CHAI is seeking an Associate to play a key role in advancing this next phase of the program.

Position Summary:

CHAI is looking for an Associate, (from here on “Associate”) to support the government of Zimbabwe with Cervical cancer scale up planning. The Associate will be a key member of CHAI Zimbabwe’s team and is expected to support the Program Manager with project management responsibilities, including analytical support, donor reporting, program planning and implementation rigour to CHAI Zimbabwe’s engagement with MOHCC to ensure quality and timely delivery.

The position requires a highly motivated individual with outstanding analytical grounding and strong problem-solving abilities. The Associate is required to work with government officials and partners, and must have excellent relationship building, communication and negotiation skills and a high degree of self-confidence. She/he must be able to function independently and have a strong commitment to excellence with a keen eye for detail. She/he should also exhibit several important personal qualities: resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy, strong professional ethic, and highest level of integrity.

Travel for this position can be expected at ~30% of the time, mostly within Zimbabwe. The position will report to the Program Manager, Cervical Cancer Program.

• Closely collaborate with the Program Manager, program team, Global teams, and other key partners to adapt and/or develop  clear operational plans for execution on the project.
• Support program team in the operational rollout and scale up of Cervical cancer vaccination, screening and treatment services, and in all procurement, capacity building and demand generation efforts for execution of the program.
• Support the comprehensive program review of the National Cervical cancer program and the development of a costed national scale-up plan for Cervical cancer to help government raise funds and ensure good transition of the program after the project.
• Build and maintain trust-based relationships with key government partners (at the national, provincial and district level), local partners, and other relevant stakeholders to expand access to quality Cervical cancer prevention services.
• Provide high quality data analysis, synthesize various sources of data into comprehensive and streamlined output, highlighting key recommendations.
• Monitor program implementation activities, including but not limited to, field work, working with field staff to review programmatic activities, track implementation, and monitor and review outputs.
• Develop work plans and budget projections for the respective areas of work, and execute plans within approved budgets.
• Support the program in the development, coordination and implementation of trainings, conferences, and meetings.
• Assist in the development of programmatic reports by creating content, analysing data, and synthesizing project activities.
• Support with developing compelling proposals, including detailed budgets for new areas of work/ expansion of the program  
• Support the Program Manager to identify and bridge gaps pertaining to effective implementation of the program’s priorities.
• Perform moderate to highly complex analyses and present findings in a clear, concise manner.
• Participate in any other duties and tasks as identified by the Program Manager.

• Master’s degree in Public Health/Epidemiology, Economics, Business, or another related field.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience working with health programs.
• Strong analytical (quantitative and qualitative) and communication (written and verbal) skills, with demonstrated effective professional communication.
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Exceptional diplomatic and interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships.
• Practical project management skills in planning, executing, and monitoring, with minimal oversight.
• Ability to work independently and proactively manage projects with minimal supervision.
• Able to adapt to fast-paced and changing environments, both internally and externally.

Advantages

• Experience in composing high-quality briefs, proposals, technical reports, guidelines, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) is desirable.
• Knowledge of the cervical cancer landscape in Zimbabwe.
• Previous experience with an International NGO  or another similar organization.

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