Senior Manager, Innovative Finance

Position title: Senior Manager, Innovative Finance
Contract type / duration: 5-year fixed-term contract
Location: Geneva
Department: Resource Mobilisation & Growth
Team: Innovative Finance and Development Finance
Reports To: Head, International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm)
N° of positions supervised (if applicable): N/A
Career Step: 4
Work Permit: Gavi will support the successful candidate and eligible family members in obtaining the required Swiss residence or legitimation permits, subject to candidate provision of the necessary documentation.

1. About the Role

The Senior Manager role sits in the Innovative Finance and Development Finance team, with a primary role in supporting the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm), and reports to the Head, IFFIm. The position combines responsibility for the effective operation, governance and evolution of IFFIm with a broader contribution to the development and implementation of Gavi’s development and innovative finance agenda.

Working across Gavi, the role collaborates closely with colleagues in the Resource Mobilisation and Growth Department, as well as other departments such as Finance, Legal, Governance and Communications. Externally, the role engages with Gavi current and prospective donors, the IFFIm Board, the World Bank, rating agencies, multilateral development banks and other public- and private-sector partners.

The role combines analytical, project-management, coordination and stakeholder-engagement responsibilities. Its core mission is to support the successful delivery and strategic value of IFFIm, while helping identify, assess and advance financing approaches that can mobilise, accelerate or improve the use of resources for Gavi’s mission.

2. Key Responsibilities

• Produce robust financial and policy analysis on the design and implementation of development and innovative finance solutions for Gavi and IFFIm.
• Manage and strengthen relationships with existing and prospective Gavi and IFFIm donors, including preparing tailored analysis and engagement materials.
• Coordinate the preparation and delivery of Gavi and IFFIm governance meetings, including Board and committee meetings, to shape agendas, develop decision-ready papers and presentations, and track decisions and actions.
• Support the effective operation, governance and strategic evolution of IFFIm, coordinating cross-functional and external workstreams, including implementation of the strategic review and other priority initiatives, and ensuring timely delivery and follow-up.
• Contribute to the identification, design, assessment and implementation of development and innovative finance mechanisms suited to Gavi’s needs, working with relevant teams and partners to develop concepts, business cases, options and supporting materials.
  
  Note: The essential functions listed in this section are not exhaustive of the job responsibilities; other duties may be assigned consistently with the department needs.
  
  3. Your Experience and Skills
  
  Professional Experience:
• Typically, 8–12 years’ relevant professional experience in development finance, capital markets, investment banking or a related field.
• Experience developing, assessing or implementing financial solutions, programmes or transactions, with strong analytical judgement and the ability to translate analysis into practical recommendations.
• Proven delivery of complex, multi-stakeholder projects, including structuring work, coordinating inputs and delivering against tight timelines.
• Experience engaging senior stakeholders, including governments, donors, boards, financial institutions and international organisations, and preparing high-quality materials for decision-makers.
• Exposure to global health, international development, multilateral finance or donor-funded mechanisms is desirable.
  
  Education and Qualifications:
• Essential: University degree in finance, economics, business, public policy, international development, law, mathematics, or another relevant discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Good to have: Advanced degree or relevant professional qualification in finance or economics.
  
  Technical and Functional Skills:
  Must-have:
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, including the ability to work confidently with financial information, assess options and trade-offs, identify trends and risks, test assumptions and develop evidence-based recommendations.
• Strong project-management capability, with demonstrated ability to structure and deliver complex workplans, manage dependencies and risks, and coordinate contributors against tight deadlines.
• Ability to develop and assess financing concepts and business cases, combining financial, strategic, operational and stakeholder considerations.
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex financial and strategic content into concise, decision-ready materials for Boards, donors, management and non-technical audiences.
• Strong stakeholder and relationship-management skills, including diplomacy, sound judgement and the ability to build alignment across teams and institutions.
• Ability to operate independently, manage multiple priorities, identify issues proactively and know when to seek guidance or escalate.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, including financial analysis, scenario assessment and preparation of clear senior-level materials.
  
  Good to have:
• Knowledge of capital markets, donor-backed or sovereign financing structures, credit ratings, treasury or risk management.
• Experience with governance processes, grant agreements, transaction execution or formal decision papers.
• Understanding of donor decision-making and the international development financing landscape.
  
  Languages Needed:
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
• French or another language relevant to Gavi’s donor base is an asset.
  
  4. How You Work (Behaviours and Mindsets)
• You collaborate openly across functions and institutions, building trusted relationships while maintaining clear accountability for delivery.
• You are intellectually curious and analytically rigorous, able to challenge assumptions constructively and distinguish the strategically important from the merely urgent.
• You bring structure to ambiguity, break complex issues into practical steps and adapt calmly as priorities or external circumstances change.
• You communicate with clarity, judgement and diplomacy, tailoring messages to technical and non-technical audiences and handling sensitive information with discretion.
• You take ownership, anticipate needs and follow through reliably, while contributing positively to a small, high-performing and mission-driven team.
  
  About our Selection Process:
  • As part of our recruitment process, Talent Acquisition conversations with candidates may be transcribed. These transcripts are used solely for recruitment purposes.
  • At Gavi, we place strong importance on alignment with our values and behaviours. As part of the selection process, Gavi may consider relevant information on a candidate’s past conduct and behaviour when assessing suitability for a role, including demonstrated alignment with our organizational values.