Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive, commensurate with experience

About the Role
The Manager, SRHR will manage a high-quality portfolio of investments and active programmes that advance CIFF’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) priorities by accelerating self-care, self-injection, and innovative approaches that improve health systems for women and girls. This role provides leadership for CIFF’s self-injection portfolio, focusing on transitioning self-injection from externally supported scale-up into routine family planning services and integrating DMPA-SC self-injection into national health systems. The scope includes last mile family planning delivery and market shaping to make innovative contraceptives and SRHR products affordable and accessible to countries and end users.

The role will manage existing and new investments that expand equitable access to self-care and self-injection, strengthen national stewardship and financing, and address policy, service delivery, supply chain, data, and demand-side barriers to sustainable scale. Working closely with the CIFF SRHR Choices team, the Manager will support product introduction in priority countries and market shaping of relevant products, ensuring alignment with country priorities and long-term integration into routine family planning systems.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the next phase of self-injection and self-care in family planning, moving from successful introduction to sustainable, country-owned scale. The role sits at the intersection of grant-making, health systems, market shaping, and government partnership, influencing how catalytic philanthropy can embed innovation into routine services for women and girls.

In the first 12–18 months, success will include leading reinvestment in DISC; embedding self-care within national health systems; continuing to reduce the cost per service to affordable levels for communities and countries; and positioning the portfolio to include additional products.

Experience
- Master's degree in public health (MPH), Public Administration (MPA), Business Administration (MBA), or equivalent academic and/or practical experience related to health systems, SRHR, or global health.
- Direct, demonstrated implementation and leadership experience in health-system innovation and/or SRHR, preferably including self-care and self-injection.
- Experience in geographies where self-care and SRHR innovation platforms are supported, such as Uganda, Nigeria, Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique, is advantageous.
- Strong understanding of DMPA-SC self-injection, self-care policy and implementation evidence, and practical requirements for integrating self-injection into national family planning.
- Knowledge of health markets in low- and middle-income countries, including market development strategies, introduction readiness, pricing, procurement, regulatory pathways, and generic product entry.
- Experience working within government systems and/or influencing policies of government agencies, private sector organizations, or donor organisations.
- Strong working knowledge of impact measurement, monitoring, and evaluation.
- Proven ability to lead or support market shaping, product introduction, commercialisation, or scale-up initiatives involving public and private sector stakeholders.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
- IT proficiency, especially in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- A self-starter with pace, resilience, and the ability to work effectively across diverse cultural and socio-economic contexts.

About you
- Credible and professional, able to champion and promote causes effectively.
- Adaptable and culturally sensitive, able to engage and influence diverse stakeholders.
- Collaborative team player who can mentor and coach colleagues, fostering a culture of openness, trust, and continuous learning.
- Strategic thinker with strong analytical skills and the ability to produce high-quality reports and presentations under tight deadlines.
- Skilled in building and maintaining productive, professional relationships with partners and stakeholders.
- Committed to advancing equitable access to SRHR products and services through innovative health system solutions.

Qualifications
- Relevant advanced degree as noted above.
- Demonstrated leadership and management experience in relevant sectors.
- Proven track record in managing significant investment portfolios (c. $50-60M) and complex partnerships.
- Experience in grant management, risk assessment, and due diligence.
- Knowledge of national health systems, policy environments, and financing mechanisms related to SRHR.