Associate – HIV Prevention

Overview

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 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.

CHAI LAC Overview

Since 2014, CHAI has been working across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to support Ministries of Health in their efforts to eliminate malaria. Over the years, CHAI's presence in the region has expanded, leading initiatives in areas such as digital health, dengue control, access to essential medicines, medical oxygen, and HIV prevention. CHAI has provided technical and strategic support to several countries, including the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama, Ecuador, and others.

Lenacapavir Introduction Project Overview

Lenacapavir (LEN) is a long-acting injectable for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), given twice a year. Through an Unitaid-funded market-shaping project, CHAI and its partners are supporting a group of countries, including the Dominican Republic, to prepare for and introduce Lenacapavir (LEN) as a new HIV PrEP option.

In the Dominican Republic, CHAI offers technical support in the introduction of LEN, to the Ministry of Health together with Wits RHI, ICAP, civil society organizations and other partners. The work covers a pilot project implementation, monitoring and evaluation, community engagement, demand generation and subsequent scale up through product registration, national planning, implementation guidelines and costing; supply chain readiness and stock monitoring; training, readiness assessments, supportive supervision and mentoring at launch sites; differentiated service delivery models, referral pathways and continuity of care; health promotion and community engagement; and monitoring, evaluation and learning.

Position Overview

CHAI is seeking a highly motivated and mission-driven individual to join its Dominican Republic country team and support the introduction and implementation of lenacapavir for HIV prevention. The individual will work closely with the Ministry of Health and community-based organizations (CBO), implementing partners and civil society organizations to plan the pilot and subsequent national rollout, prepare health facilities, support service delivery at launch sites and use data to guide decisions.

Responsibilities

• Support the Ministry of Health to develop and finalize the LEN pilot project and subsequent national scale up for LEN implementation plan, process manual and operational guidelines, in coordination with partners.
• Support product registration and supply chain readiness, including the assessment of central warehouse and downstream distribution, and stock monitoring.
• Organize and support LEN review meetings and site learning sessions and help translate findings into program adjustments.
• Coordinate and support trainings with the MoH for the implementing CBO, health facilities, society outreach workers, including the adaptation of training materials and virtual training modules.
• Conduct facility readiness assessments before launch and identify bottlenecks to service delivery.
• Work with civil society organizations and community leaders on health promotion and community engagement strategies for LEN and strengthen their capacity to implement and report on these activities.
• Support monitoring and evaluation: LEN indicators and data flows, integration of the PrEP subsystem into existing platforms, provider training on recording and reporting, routine data quality checks, and dashboards for decision-making.
• Support MoH on pharmacovigilance, including adverse event reporting pathways and the inclusion of adverse event reporting in site trainings and mentoring.
• Support evidence generation and learning, the documentation of the LEN introduction, and community-led monitoring with civil society partners.
• Draft progress reports for the Country Program Manager and donors, and contribute to proposals and strategic planning as needed.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with the Ministry of Health staff, partners and civil society organizations, and represent CHAI in technical meetings.
• Perform other tasks as necessary.

Qualifications

Education and experience

• Master’s degree with at least 3 years of relevant experience, or bachelor’s degree with at least 5 years of relevant experience, Acceptable fields of study/work include public health, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, epidemiology, social sciences and similar.
• Experience working with HIV, sexual and reproductive health or other public health programs.

Soft skills

• Strong problem-solving skills and analytical capabilities
• Detail-oriented with strong organization skills
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and effectively set priorities
• Ability to be effective, patient, and thoughtful in high-pressure situations
• Ability to work well both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Strong work ethic, integrity, credibility, and dedication to CHAI’s mission
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with government counterparts, partners, and communities
• Strong decision-making skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills

Hard skills

• Demonstrated proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)
• Demonstrated proficiency in data management, analysis, and visualization
• Fluency in Spanish and English, spoken and written

Others

• Availability to travel within the Dominican Republic approximately 30% of the time.

Advantages

• Advanced degree in public health, global health, epidemiology, health economics, or a related field.
• Experience with HIV prevention or PrEP programs, or with introducing a new health product in the Dominican Republic.
• Experience with data analysis tools (advanced Excel, Power BI, Stata, R or similar).
• Experience working with government health institutions in Latin America.
• Experience working with communities affected by HIV, including key populations, or with civil society organizations.
• Experience in health supply chain, training design or monitoring and evaluation.

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