Lead Exposure Elimination Project
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Position description
Program Associate (Asia)
LEEP seeks a dynamic generalist with excellent communication and coordination skills who will be responsible for supporting several of LEEP’s programs in Asia.
Position Summary
Application Deadline: 2 August 2026
Start date: As soon as possible
Hours: Full-time, 12-month fixed-term contract with potential to extend or become permanent
Location: Remote.
Time Zone: Candidates must be located between UTC +5 to UTC +8. Flexibility with working hours is essential.
Language Requirements: Full professional proficiency in English is required. Mandarin, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai or Malay is a plus.
Salary: Salary is dependent upon location and experience. E.g., Rp616,452,824–Rp703,738,180 IDR for Jakarta-based roles; ฿1,339,001–฿1,528,594 THB for Bangkok-based roles; 976,624,015₫–1,114,907,062₫ VDN for Hanoi-and Ho Chi Minh City-based roles; $64,291–$73,394 SGD for Singapore-based roles.
How to apply: Fill out this application form
Contact: [email protected]
About LEEP
LEEP is an impact-driven, evidence-based nonprofit that aims to eliminate childhood lead poisoning, which affects an estimated one in three children worldwide. We primarily focus on one important source of exposure: lead paint. Our paint programs involve generating data, supporting governments with the introduction and enforcement of regulation, and assisting manufacturers in switching to lead-free paints. Beyond our paint programs, we are piloting interventions to address other sources of lead exposure, such as spices and cosmetics.
Since our founding in September 2020:
- We have initiated lead paint elimination programs in 40 countries; completed 33 paint studies; and agreed on goals to establish lead paint regulation with government agencies in 18 (e.g., Angola).
- We’ve made crucial progress in engaging with manufacturers in 22 countries (e.g., Pakistan), and in reducing the lead paint market share in Ghana, Malawi and Pakistan.
- Founders Pledge estimates that it costs $1.66 to prevent one child’s lead exposure (in expectation) through our work, making LEEP one of its most cost-effective nonprofit recommendations. Our own analysis estimates that it costs under $5 to avert one DALY equivalent through LEEP’s first 13 established programs.
- We are a partner of the WHO and UN Environment Programme’s Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint and a member of the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future.
- We have received grants from major grantmaking organisations, including Founders Pledge, Coefficient Giving, Bloomberg Philanthropies, USAID, and Schmidt Futures.
- We have appeared in Nature, Vox, Time Magazine, The New Yorker, Prospect, on the 80,000 Hours Podcast, and our co-founders were named in Vox’s Future Perfect 50.
About the Role
LEEP is seeking a dynamic generalist to support with coordination and execution in our paint programs in Asia. The Program Associate will be responsible for contributing to the successful delivery of the steps of our paint programs, including: collaborating with central and state governments to support prioritisation of the issue; providing technical assistance on regulatory implementation; engaging constructively with industry to encourage the removal of lead from products; conducting studies to generate country-specific data; and building partnerships with civil-society organisations.
As Program Associate, you will work with the Senior Program Manager to drive progress in several paint programs in Asian countries, deploying your capacity and executing across various contexts based on variable program needs and escalation points. We are looking for candidates who are high-agency, extremely versatile, have strong interpersonal skills, and who share LEEP’s values. By helping to drive LEEP’s program work, with support from the team, you will be able to make a huge difference, positively impacting the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.
Responsibilities
- Working with governments on introducing and implementing lead paint regulation
- Engaging with policy-makers across multiple ministries and agencies, and staying in close communication
- Preparing advocacy communications and educational resources
- Participating in government meetings and presenting at stakeholder workshops, with support from your Senior Program Manager
- Conducting training and providing expert feedback
- Industry assistance
- Engaging with all manufacturers in a focus country, both large companies and small- and medium-sized enterprises
- Presenting the case for lead paint phase-out and how LEEP can support
- Working in collaboration with LEEP’s paint technologist to find solutions to manufacturers’ requirements
- Finding suppliers of non-lead based raw materials
- Research and data collection
- Conducting paint studies: finding and purchasing paints, preparing samples, and sending them to the lab, in collaboration with government partners
- Preparing study reports and summarising existing literature
What We’re Looking For
A successful applicant will possess or be most of the following:
- Passion for LEEP’s mission and a strong commitment to achieving meaningful, scalable impact
- Strong interpersonal skills and adeptness at understanding the perspectives of various stakeholders and collaborating towards shared goals
- Exceptional stakeholder management skills
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
- Comfort with educating and persuading a variety of stakeholders on material that may be new to them
- Extremely versatile, able to switch contexts easily and work across a broad range of tasks
- Strong organisation and planning skills; experience in project management is advantageous but not required
- Enterprising, a quick learner, and creative problem-solver
- Comfort with risk and ambiguity
- Ability to remain focused and solution-oriented in a fast-paced environment
- Capable of working in a remote environment
- Willing to travel for at least 8 to 12 weeks per year
- Full professional proficiency in English
Other promising attributes:
- Full professional proficiency in other languages, in particular: Mandarin, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai or Malay.
- Experience living and/or working in low- and middle-income countries
Work Environment
Our culture is one of genuine care for each other and passion for our work and its impact. We are a team that values collaboration, openness, and mutual support, which creates an environment where everyone can thrive while contributing to meaningful work.
Though we are a remote team, we are supportive and close-knit. We stay connected through weekly team calls and 1:1 calls, where we have conversations about both non-work and work topics; we regularly share photos and celebrate milestones and successes in our Slack; and we come together annually for an in-person retreat to strengthen relationships and reflect on our mission.
Our team of 60+ people is based across five continents and speaks over 10 languages. We have diverse expertise, from medicine to environmental health to international law.
Our work schedule is flexible. Some of the team work 9-5:30, and some adjust their daily schedule around school pick-up. We value work-life balance and rarely contact team members outside their work hours.
LEEP offers:
- A chance to have a very large positive impact on the world
- 33 days of paid leave
- Generous sick leave and parental leave policies
- 4% pension contribution or equivalent
- Professional development opportunities
- Health Insurance in places where government healthcare is limited
- Annual team retreat
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