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 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.

Country Program Overview

CHAI began working in Cambodia in 2005 to help the Ministry of Health tackle the rise in HIV by introducing better treatment for adults and children and eliminating mother-to-child transmission. The CHAI Cambodia office has grown rapidly since its inception to manage multiple projects. In addition to HIV, CHAI is now supporting the Ministry of Health to tackle the burden of infectious diseases including TB and drug-resistant TB, and hepatitis; save the lives of women and children through improved access to lifesaving reproductive health care and immunizations; and strengthen health systems, including through increased oxygen availability and laboratory services, digitalization, and support for decentralization and sustainable financing. CHAI also supports the Cambodia Ministry of Health in achieving its goals for addressing non-communicable diseases (e.g. diabetes, hypertension, cancer, mental health, etc.).

In Cambodia, non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including diabetes and hypertension, are becoming the highest causes of morbidity and mortality, especially among older populations. Vision loss can affect people of all ages; however, most people with vision impairment and blindness are over the age of 40 years. In Cambodia, uncorrected refractive error causes 61% of mild vision impairment in adults over 40 years, significantly reducing their productivity and quality of life, hindering the Royal Government of Cambodia’s goal of attaining Universal health Coverage.

The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has made a significant commitment to dramatically increase access to NCD services in public health facilities nationwide through investments from a pooled donor and government funding mechanism. CHAI has been working alongside the RGC since 2022 to support preparations for rollout of this nationwide scale up of NCD services through provision of technical assistance to the national level, and more intensive support, including pilot initiatives, within a “learning province” and with a focus on integrating diabetes, hypertension, and eye health services.

Position Summary

CHAI is seeking a highly motivated individual with outstanding analytical, communication and teamwork skills to serve as “Primary Healthcare Integration Associate”. This role will provide technical assistance to government partners at national and subnational level to support the scale up of integrated Primary Health Care with a focus on NCD and eye service delivery, including distribution of reading glasses. Key government partners at the national level include the Preventive Medicine Department (PMD) and the National Program for Eye Health (NPEH), which are based within Cambodia’s Ministry of Health. The individual under the guidance and direction of the Senior Program Manager, NCDs and Integration and CHAI Cambodia leadership. The successful candidate will drive landscaping activities and development of program strategy and implementation and will adhere to the core CHAI values of resourcefulness, entrepreneurialism, flexibility, independence, humility and work ethic.

Support for development and implementation of integrated NCD and Eye Health scale-up plan

• Collaborate with the PMD and NPEH to develop and implement a national plan for scaling up integrated NCD and eye health screening and reading glass distribution at the PHC level, building on existing CHAI support in Kampot province, with the goal of nationwide rollout by the end of 2026.
• Contribute to the development of detailed work plans, budgets, and implementation materials to enable effective execution at national and subnational levels.
• Support NPEH with the development and review of education and training materials, job aids, and supervision tools related to integrated NCD and eye health care at PHC level.
• Provide operational support to NPEH and PMD for the quantification, procurement, reception, storage, and nationwide distribution of donated reading glasses, in addition to quantification of NCD commodities.
• Lead the design, implementation, and analysis of surveys assessing reading glass and NCD commodity availability and pricing in the private sector.
• Coordinate with national and subnational partners and other relevant development partners ensure effective implementation and monitoring of integrated PHC activities, including supporting joint supervision visits to public health facilities with relevant MoH departments and supporting ongoing use of Cambodia's new Electronic Medical Records for NCDs. Ensure adequate analysis of PHC service reach by sex, age, disability, use of health insurance and ethnicity.

Grant management and knowledge sharing

•  Support the development of country specific grant monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plan(s) to track program performance, resource utilization, and impact, in addition to identification of implementation risks, mitigation strategies, emerging opportunities.
• Prepare high-quality reports, presentations, and analyses to inform policy, strengthen evidence for high-impact interventions, and support the development of national SOPs, guidelines, and policy recommendations in collaboration with MoH.
• Develop program reports, donor deliverables, presentations, and publications to document progress for donors as well as to share lessons learned, and disseminate program impact to other interested stakeholders.

Other Responsibilities

• Actively engage with regional and global CHAI teams to stay abreast of international best practices, share lessons learned, and contribute to CHAI’s strategic planning and fundraising activities.
• Perform additional tasks as assigned by the Program Manager and Country Director.
• Up to 30% domestic travel required, some international travel to share impact.

• Bachelor's degree in public health, health management or a related field with strong academic performance.
• 4–5 years of professional experience in the public or private health sector, with increasing levels of responsibility and leadership.
• Excellent proficiency at Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and/or other data-analysis tools.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, ability to build strong and effective working relationships with government and other stakeholders, including in cross-cultural settings.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities and work independently with minimal instruction.
• Goal-oriented with high attention to detail and openness to feedback alongside strong commitment to teamwork.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English for business purposes, including the ability to prepare and present compelling presentations and represent CHAI externally.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• Past work experience in PHC, NCDs and/or Assistive Technologies.
• Technical knowledge and experience in medicines and commodities for NCDs.
• Knowledge of the Cambodia MoH and provincial health departments is an advantage.
• Experience living and working in Southeast Asia is an advantage.

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