[Hiring] Director, Newborn Health @Clinton Health Access Initiative

Role Description

The Director, Newborn Health will lead CHAI’s global newborn health agenda, with primary accountability for the existing preterm respiratory care and congenital syphilis elimination workstreams and a mandate to develop the strategy and support fundraising for a comprehensive newborn health portfolio over time. The right candidate will combine genuine technical depth in newborn or maternal health with the strategic and managerial capability to lead a complex, multi-country program.

• Own programmatic outcomes — working with country teams to drive measurable improvements in clinical quality and commodity access.
• Engage actively in global partner networks, influencing the sector, and building the evidence and relationships needed to expand CHAI’s neonatal ambition.
• Manage a team of program staff, report to the VP for Women’s and Newborn Health, and collaborate with other WNH leads.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in public health, medicine, or a related field.
• Ten or more years of progressive experience in global health, with demonstrated deepening of responsibility over time.
• Substantive experience in maternal or newborn health, or in adjacent areas such as diagnostic or commodity access programs.
• In-depth understanding of the newborn health landscape.
• Experience with cost-effectiveness analysis, impact modelling, or other quantitative approaches.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategy in complex, multi-country environments.
• Proven experience engaging with and influencing multilateral organizations, bilateral donors, and global health partners.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to engage rigorously with data.
• Excellent communicator, able to distil complex information into clear narratives.
• Proven track record of managing and developing teams in a matrixed, multicultural environment.
• Fluency in English required; French is a significant asset.

Requirements

• Experience living and working in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Technical expertise in one or more areas of newborn health.
• Experience working on sexually transmitted infection programs.
• Experience with market shaping, commodity access, or health commodity procurement in LMICs.
• Experience developing investment cases or enabling environment strategies.
• Experience working with WHO technical working groups.
• Demonstrated success in fundraising from major donor organizations.
• Experience building out a new or expanding programmatic area.
• Experience working remotely with a geographically dispersed team.

Benefits

• Opportunity to make a significant impact on newborn health globally.
• Work in a diverse and inclusive environment.
• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• Collaborative team culture focused on innovation and results.