How to apply for Chief of Staff, HIV, Hepatitis, and TB

About Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)

CHAI is a nonprofit that strengthens health systems and improves access to medicines in low- and middle-income countries. It works on large-scale health programs, including HIV, hepatitis, and TB. This role sits close to senior leadership and directly shapes how those programs are funded and communicated.

About the role

You would support a VP who leads HIV, hepatitis, and TB programs. The work is a mix of executive communications and cross-cutting project management. You turn epidemiological data and cost-effectiveness analysis into board, donor, and CEO materials, and you drive joint donor proposals and investment cases to completion.

A typical day

A typical day might include drafting a donor brief or board presentation, coordinating with program teams on a joint proposal, and preparing the VP for meetings. You would also triage incoming requests, track decisions, and follow up on actions across the HIV, hepatitis, and TB programs.

Who Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is looking for

• 6+ years in management consulting, global health, strategy, operations, or a comparable environment, with a bachelor's degree.
• Exceptional PowerPoint skills and executive writing ability, including board, donor, and CEO-facing briefs and talking points.
• Proven project management experience, including scoping work, coordinating stakeholders, and driving projects to completion.
• Experience preparing fundraising materials such as donor proposals or investment cases, ideally in global health or a related field.
• Comfortable translating epidemiological data and cost-effectiveness analysis for senior decision-makers.

Tips for this application

• Tailor your resume to show executive communications work: list specific board, donor, or CEO-facing decks, briefs, or talking points you produced, not just your job titles.
• Include at least one example of a cross-cutting project you led from scoping to completion, with the stakeholders involved and the outcome.
• Highlight any fundraising materials you have written, such as donor proposals or investment cases, and note the dollar value or donor if possible.
• If you have global health experience, name the disease areas (HIV, hepatitis, TB) and the data or cost-effectiveness work you handled.
• Since the role is remote in the US, state your location and confirm you can work US hours and travel if needed; do not assume remote means flexible time zones.

What to cover in your cover letter

Focus on your ability to turn complex data into clear executive communications. Give one concrete example of a board or donor presentation you wrote. Show you can manage cross-cutting projects across multiple programs and stakeholders. Mention any direct experience with HIV, hepatitis, or TB programs or with global health donors. Explain why you want to support a VP in this specific portfolio at CHAI.

Research before applying

• Read CHAI's recent annual reports and program pages on HIV, hepatitis, and TB to understand the portfolio and its donors.
• Look up the VP's public statements, presentations, or interviews to understand their priorities and communication style.
• Review major global health donors and funders in these disease areas, such as PEPFAR, the Global Fund, and Unitaid, and how CHAI works with them.
• Check CHAI's current job postings and news to see what cross-cutting projects or proposals are active in this portfolio.

Likely interview topics

Based on the job description, expect questions about:

• How you would synthesize epidemiological data and cost-effectiveness analysis into a short brief for a CEO or board.
• A time you led a cross-cutting project such as a joint donor proposal or investment case, and how you coordinated stakeholders.
• How you triage competing requests and track decisions and follow-ups for a senior leader across multiple programs.
• Your experience with fundraising materials and what makes a donor proposal or investment case effective.
• Your understanding of CHAI's work in HIV, hepatitis, and TB and how this role supports that work.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Submitting a generic resume that does not show executive writing or PowerPoint work; this role requires evidence of those skills.
• Describing project management in vague terms without naming the project, stakeholders, or outcome.
• Ignoring the global health context and applying as if this were a general strategy or consulting role with no disease-area knowledge.