[Hiring] Director, Commodity Security @Clinton Health Access Initiative

Role Description

We are looking for a Director who combines substantive technical expertise in commodity financing, procurement, or supply chain with strong strategic and program management capabilities. The right candidate will be comfortable working at both global and country levels: shaping strategy and engaging donors and partners globally, and providing grounded technical support to country teams working in complex procurement environments and government financing systems.

This person will lead CHAI’s commodity security and financing strategy within WNH, anchor the workstream within our FCDO-funded CHOICES program and our broader portfolio, and build the external presence and partnerships needed to influence how the sector addresses commodity financing, procurement, and distribution in LMICs. The role goes beyond analysis and advisory work: the Director will work directly with governments and procurement bodies in-country to make measurable improvements in how commodities are financed and secured.

In the near term, the Director may contribute to two time-bound technical support assignments currently underway within WNH:

• A review and update of the UNFPA Supplies Partnership’s risk and performance measurement frameworks.
• A landscaping and convening exercise to map family planning sector organizational capabilities and coordination models for country-level commodity access.

Responsibilities

• Set strategy:
  • Define and evolve CHAI’s commodity security and financing strategy within WNH, in close collaboration with the VP, country teams, and WNH colleagues.
  • Develop a clear theory of change for how improved commodity financing, procurement, and distribution can drive sustainable gains in MNH and family planning access.
  • Keep current on developments in commodity security, including procurement platform innovations, domestic financing mechanisms, and supply chain financing approaches.
  • Review the strategy at regular intervals and decide whether to expand, continue, or redirect work as evidence and conditions change.
• Execute programs and support country teams:
  • Lead execution of commodity security and financing workstreams, with responsibility for technical quality, country relevance, and measurable results.
  • Provide hands-on technical support to country teams on procurement planning, commodity financing, government budget execution, demand forecasting, and supply chain management.
  • Work with governments and procurement bodies to strengthen domestic financing systems for MNH and family planning commodities.
  • Help country teams respond to changes in the procurement environment, including the effects of USAID funding reductions on commodity supply.
  • Identify and develop new programmatic opportunities where CHAI can add distinctive value.
  • Use data, analytics, and digital approaches to strengthen commodity visibility and decision-making at country and global levels.
• Stakeholder engagement and sector influence:
  • Build and sustain trusted relationships with key stakeholders in the commodity security ecosystem.
  • Represent CHAI in global forums on commodity security and financing.
  • Provide technical input into partnership structures and multi-stakeholder coordination mechanisms.
  • Engage with FCDO on commodity security strategy within CHOICES.
• Resource mobilization and donor management:
  • Engage funders to secure resources that match the workstream’s ambitions.
  • Lead or contribute to the development of high-quality proposals for commodity security funding opportunities.
  • Manage relevant grant components, including high-quality reporting and proactive risk management.
• Leadership and collaboration:
  • Provide leadership and direction for the commodity security and financing workstream within WNH.
  • Work closely with CHAI’s market-shaping and country teams.
  • Collaborate with CHAI’s broader health systems strengthening programs.
  • Contribute to WNH team culture, operations, and organizational initiatives.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in public health, economics, public policy, or related field.
• Ten or more years of progressive experience in global health, with increasing responsibility over time; experience in commodity security, procurement, health financing, or supply chain required.
• In-depth understanding of family planning and/or MNH commodities at global and country levels.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategy in complex, ambiguous environments.
• Proven experience engaging with and influencing multilateral organizations, bilateral donors, and global health partners.
• Strong analytical skills and technical depth in at least one core area relevant to commodity security.
• Excellent collaborator and bridge builder with demonstrated experience working with diverse external stakeholder groups.
• Exceptional communicator, able to distil complex technical and financial issues into clear narratives.
• Strong work ethic, integrity, humility, and dedication to CHAI’s mission.
• Fluency in English required; French is a significant asset.

Advantages

• Experience working with UNFPA, the Gates Foundation, FCDO, Unitaid, or other major MNH or family planning donors.
• Prior experience developing or reviewing monitoring and evaluation frameworks or performance measurement systems for global health programs.
• Experience in stakeholder convening, multi-organizational coordination, or landscape mapping exercises.
• Demonstrated success in fundraising from major donor organizations for global health.
• Experience working remotely with a geographically dispersed team.
• Private-sector experience in LMICs relevant to health commodity markets.
• Experience living and working in sub-Saharan Africa or Southeast Asia.

Attributes

• Entrepreneurial mindset: energized by building new work in a less-structured environment.
• Mission-driven: committed to ensuring that women and newborns in LMICs have consistent access to the commodities they need.
• Adaptable: comfortable building strategy while the financing environment is changing quickly.
• CHAI fit: collaborative, humble, analytically rigorous, and committed to government ownership and sustainable impact.
• Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence: builds trust across diverse contexts, cultures, and stakeholder groups.
• Intellectually curious and comfortable with ambiguity.
• Willingness to travel approximately 20–25 percent of the year to program countries and global convenings.