Dengue Manager

Leadership & Regional Coordination

• Lead CHAI’s Asia dengue portfolio, with clear accountability for regional strategy execution, country prioritization, and program performance.
• Serve as CHAI’s senior regional dengue focal point, building and maintaining strong relationships with Ministries of Health, donors, research institutions, suppliers, and key regional partners.
• Coordinate closely with CHAI country and regional leadership to align dengue priorities, guide strategic decision-making, and support complex stakeholder engagement across countries.

Strategy, Planning & Program Management

• Translate CHAI’s regional dengue strategy into actionable country plans, supporting governments and country teams to prioritize, sequence, and operationalize dengue control and Wolbachia-related activities.
• Support Ministries of Health and partners to translate technical evidence, operational lessons, and research findings into practical implementation and scale-up decisions.
• Lead development of high-quality strategic and operational deliverables, including roadmaps, decision memos, presentations, briefers, and implementation guidance for internal and external stakeholders.

Field Implementation & Operational Support

• Provide strategic oversight and coordination for dengue and Wolbachia deployment activities, ensuring strong alignment across Ministries of Health, implementing partners, technical teams, and operations teams.
• Support countries to identify and resolve complex operational, implementation, and stakeholder challenges related to deployment readiness, logistics, procurement, and scale-up planning.
• Strengthen country execution and sustainability through capacity building, stakeholder engagement, and structured coordination with government counterparts and local partners.

Evidence, Surveillance & Data Use

• Support the design and use of monitoring frameworks and KPIs to track program progress, performance, and implementation quality across countries.
• Strengthen data-driven decision-making by supporting dashboards, structured reporting, and the translation of surveillance/ento outputs into program actions.
• Document lessons learned and support regional knowledge sharing, ensuring evidence and operational experience from country deployments inform future strategy and implementation approaches.

Budgeting, Grants & Reporting

• Support regional budgeting, financial planning, and resource prioritization across dengue workstreams, including forecasting, activity planning, and monitoring of program expenditures.
• Lead preparation of donor-facing materials and strategic communications, including presentations, reports, concept notes, and briefing materials for donors, governments, and partners.
• Support fundraising and partnership development efforts by contributing to investment cases, proposal development, and strategic discussions related to dengue and broader vector control initiatives.

Education & Experience

• Master’s degree with at least 3 years of relevant experience, or a bachelor’s degree with at least 5 years of relevant experience. 
• Significant experience working directly with Ministries of Health, senior government stakeholders, and cross-functional country leadership teams.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex stakeholder environments across multiple countries or institutions.
• Experience leading or coordinating large-scale public health initiatives in low- and middle-income countries.

Technical & Management Skills

• Strong project management, planning, and organizational skills.
• Ability to rapidly learn technical content and translate it into operational guidance.
• Strong strategic thinking and ability to navigate politically and operationally complex environments.
• Demonstrated ability to influence decision-making and build consensus across government and partner stakeholders.

Communication & Interpersonal Skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Exceptional relationship management and diplomacy skills, with the ability to build trust and credibility with senior government officials, donors, and partners.
• Strong executive communication skills, including experience leading high-level meetings and presenting to senior stakeholders.

Other Requirements

• High proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Willingness to travel frequently across Asia (estimated 30%).
• Flexibility to take on additional responsibilities as required by program needs.

Advantages

• Prior experience working on dengue control or other vector-borne disease programs.
• Familiarity with Wolbachia-based or other innovative vector control approaches.
• Prior experience supporting Ministries of Health in Asia in strategy development, implementation planning, or large-scale program coordination.
• Experience navigating complex donor, regulatory, or multi-stakeholder environments.