CIFF’s SRHR Product Choices team leads an ambitious portfolio of market shaping and innovative financing strategies to improve access to sexual & reproductive health (SRH) commodities across low- and middle-income countries. We deploy a range of tools including volume guarantees, subsidies, licensing agreements, working capital loans, and performance-based financing to drive down prices, expand manufacturing capabilities, build supply chain resilience, and increase product choices.

Main purpose of the role is:

• Support deal development process by sourcing opportunities, structuring partnerships with suppliers, analysing deal impact and building networks and expertise in a range of products for modern contraception and safe abortion.
• Develop written materials, financial models and KPI dashboards, to support negotiation, programme implementation, and monitoring of CIFF investments.
• Support engagement with senior external stakeholders across manufacturing companies for negotiations on key access terms and partners for project deliverables
• Lead the monitoring of milestones and key deliverables against investment/grant objectives with senior external stakeholders

We are seeking a motivated candidate to support portfolio performance and growth by strengthening strategic alignment with CIFF’s supply chain, financing, and demand-side work.

Requirements

Strategy & planning

• Lead analysis of market dynamics and assess financial instruments for suitability to address SRHR access barriers
• Support manufacturers in developing go-to-market plans for low- and middle-income countries
• Develop health economic models to evaluate the impact and cost-effectiveness of product strategies, incorporating inputs from delivery and supply chain teams
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to refine analytical tools, and decision-making frameworks, enhancing CIFF’s product access strategies.
• Support and/or lead the formulation of new investment proposals, encompassing market analysis, thesis development, and investment memo writing.
• Execute financial sensitivity and risk analyses, and coordinate with legal, finance, and program teams to manage due diligence and contracting for new investments
• Support director in scoping new investment opportunities for affordable and quality assured contraception and safe abortion products

Programme development, delivery & performance

• Manage a $50M portfolio of programs, ensuring alignment with sector plans and priorities.
• Support the engagement with senior stakeholders in manufacturing companies for negotiating access terms and key milestones
• Lead the tracking of performance against investment or grant objectives
• Develop and implement performance management processes and KPIs to identify and address deal risks and opportunities
• Research innovative financial solutions and support proposal development to maintain CIFF’s leadership in innovation
• Maintain project management tools to support reporting for current and pipeline investments, and collaborate with Finance on forecasting and cash flow management
• Prepare and disseminate performance reports, including summary, board, and portfolio investment reports in a timely and accurate manner.

Sector knowledge, partner management, and profile-building

• Build knowledge and expertise in product access partnerships and market management initiatives.
• Develop peer-level relationships within governments, manufacturers, social enterprises, NGOs, and other foundations.
• Build and maintain a range of relevant knowledge and information resources, to enable the Product Choices and other SRHR teams to access high quality intelligence, analysis and data to inform investment activity.
• Compile research on partners/stakeholders to support the effective development of relationships and opportunities by the team.
• Undertake other specific research projects required, as directed by members of the team

Membership of the team

• This role does not hold line management responsibility, but we expect all employees to demonstrate good leadership behaviours; this includes adopting a coaching approach with colleagues to help build skills, confidence and capability in particular areas, processes or procedures.
• As required, support on the planning and coordination of inductions for new joiners to the team.
• We operate a matrix structure so reporting lines can vary between specific aspects of the role.

Skills & Experience

• Prior experience in strategy consulting or financial services with a focus in life sciences sector being a plus
• Experience conducting market research, including evidence syntheses, trend identification, market segmentation, and competitive landscape
• Outstanding quantitative skills, including financial and statistical modelling, COGs analysis, forecasting, and data visualization
• Outstanding communication skills using a variety of presentation techniques—including excel analyses, slide decks, and memos
• Progressively responsible leadership roles in demanding and diverse organisations
• Effectively champions and promotes causes – credible and professional, they always present the Foundation’s programmes in a compelling way to engage the audience
• Skilled in relationship building and strengthening; able to influence others and work collaboratively, uniting groups with a shared purpose
• English is CIFF’s business language – we expect all of our people to display outstanding verbal and written communication skills across all aspects of their role
• IT proficiency (most specifically in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Strong interpersonal skills – engages with others to get the best out of them and works well as part of a team
• Effective organisational and project management skills; able to be flexible as priorities and needs change, and works well under pressure
• Ability to work well independently, a motivated self-starter, with good initiative and problem-solving skills
• Capacity to work in a range of cultural and socio-economic contexts, adapting style and approach appropriately and in a culturally sensitive manner to maximise effectiveness
• Aware of the challenges that stigmatised groups and young people might face when trying to access sexual and reproductive health services
• High degree of comfort with progressive sexual rights – notably that contraception and safe abortion care should be available to all who need it.
• Strongly supportive of diversity in the workplace.
• A creative mindset, used to problem solving and leading innovations.
• Ability to pull together teams and seek ways to maximise the contribution of others.
• Transparent communicator, results focused.
• Resilient – anticipating potential setbacks with the ability and pace to change course.
• Willingness to travel: Once or twice a quarter.

Key working relationships

• CIFF SRHR Programme Managers, Directors and Executive Director
• CIFF Board members
• Other CIFF teams – particularly EME and functional teams (e.g. legal, HR, finance)
• Commercial Partners: Pharmaceutical and medical device companies, product development agencies, multi-national wholesalers/distributors
• Research and academic institutions active within sector specialism
• Contacts within global partners and stakeholders – e.g. PSI, Population Council, FHI360, Concept Foundation, etc.
• Contacts within international charities and NGOs – e.g. Gates Foundation, Save the Children, Oxfam et al
• Contacts within national governments and local NGO partners in priority geographies

Management dimensions

• No direct budget or people management accountability but contributes the efficient operation of their team.

Benefits

The starting salary for this role is GBP 63,790.

CIFF operates a hybrid work policy across all locations, which means employees works some of the time from home. We are happy to provide more information on this as part of the recruitment process.

Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a generous benefits package here at CIFF that includes, but is not limited to the following. All these will be prorated to the fixed term.

• Annual leave – 25 days per annum. Increasing by 1 day after each year of service to a maximum of 30 days.
• Bonus – CIFF currently operates a discretionary bonus scheme.
• Training allowance
• Wellbeing allowance
• Life insurance
• Medical insurance

Please submit your application on or before 25 October 2024. CIFF reserves the right to close the job advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.