Chief Executive Officer at Financing Alliance for Health

The Financing Alliance is seeking a creative, experienced, passionate and entrepreneurial CEO to develop the Financing Alliance’s strategic direction, lead engagement with the FA Board, external partners, donors, financing institutions, and the technical advisory group, and provide management oversight and direction of the FA’s work with countries. We anticipate that the CEO will work closely with a finance director and an analyst.

Key areas of responsibilities will include:

• Strategy development and fundraising: in consultation with the Financing Alliance’s Project Advisory Committee, continue to shape the FA’s overall strategy. This will also include fundraising and potentially amending the business model to ensure that the FA is sustainable
• Initiative development and oversight: develop, manage, and oversee all initiatives involving consultant support to countries, knowledge management, and innovation. In the true spirit of a start-up, this will also involve directly engaging in analysis and developing recommendations (in conjunction with a small staff)
• Financing: support development of large-scale, multi-country human capital bond and lead thinking around country-specific financing solutions, including better utilization of traditional and innovative financing sources, as well as development of ‘financing pathways’
• Stakeholder engagement: the CEO will be required to proactively and creatively engage with many individuals and organizations, since the FA functions as a ‘connective link’ between global health leaders, NGOs, financing institutions, and ministries of health and finance.
  • This engagement may include representing the FA at various international events and fora; meeting with international funders and donors; engaging with technical experts; and visiting countries to initiate and manage projects
• FA Council Management: the CEO will report to the Financing Alliance’s Project Advisory Committee and will also provide updates to the High-Level Council of eminent global health leaders.

WHO YOU ARE

We are looking for a leader with an entrepreneurial spirit who is ready to own and shape the Financing Alliance. You should have experience managing a team and ideally a background that includes some combination of the following experiences:

• Financing for health: experience supporting countries in applying for traditional funding; relationships with a wide range of donors and development banks; understanding of health financing (cost categories, sources of financing, management challenges)
• Management and fundraising: Track record in fundraising to help establish the Financing Alliance, skills in building new relationships, experience managing staff and projects, stakeholder management skills
• Health systems: knowledge and practical work on health systems, and in particular community health systems; relationships with ministries of health and finance; relationships with major global health NGOs, bilaterals, and multilaterals
• Client relationships: Experience cultivating and managing relationships with public and private sector clients
• Other: international experience across countries
• You should feel comfortable engaging across the spectrum of stakeholders, from Ministers of Finance and Health to leaders of investment banks and global donors/foundations.
• Experience in financial structuring – in health or beyond – will be a key competency to help proactively shape the health financing field.
• You should also be an ‘out of the box’ thinker, comfortable with ambiguity, ready to fundraise and build the venture, and keen to work towards the broader mission of improving health outcomes and expanded access.
• In terms of background, you should have an advanced degree in business management, finance, health, or other relevant field and 15-20 years of experience (healthcare or finance).
• You will be expected to have excellent oral and written presentation skills, strong computer skills, including MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Finally, you should be effective at working independently, flexible, and responsive and able to travel frequently (30-50 percent of the time).