Project Director, Private Sector Capital Fund (Frontier Health Markets)

Project Director, Private Sector Capital Fund (Frontier Health Markets)

Company Profile

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact - the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.

For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved - and is committed to continuing to improve - economies, societies and most importantly, people's lives.

Palladium is a child-safe organization, and screens applicants for suitability to work with children. We also provide equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.

Project Overview and Position

Palladium is seeking a Project Director (Director) for an upcoming USAID-funded project, focused on mobilizing and deploying private capital for the health sector (Frontier Health Markets, Activity 3 "Private Sector Capital Fund"). This is one of a proposed suite of multiple activities with the objective of increasing private health sector contributions to advancing voluntary family planning and other health outcomes, including maternal, newborn and child health, malaria, TB, and HIV/AIDS. FHM's activities will work to strengthen local health markets leading to systematic and effective engagement with the private sector.

Specifically, Activity 3 "Private Sector Capital Fund" seeks to improve access to capital for local, market-oriented solutions for voluntary family planning and other health area, including using innovative financing techniques to increase access to and/or provide initial capital for local micro, small, and medium sized health enterprises.

The Director will provide overall leadership and management of the project including meeting the project's technical objectives, managing financial resources, program staff, partnering agreements, maintaining good working relationships with host government officials and local partners, managing client reporting, and ensuring high-quality service delivery. The Director will represent Palladium and the project to USAID and all other stakeholders including donors, governments, community and non-governmental organizations, and the private sector.

Reports to: Director, Private Sector Health
Duration: 5 years
Location: Washington, DC

Availability of position is contingent upon contract award to Palladium and USAID approval.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall strategic, technical, programmatic, financial, and management guidance and support for large-scale project activities.
  
• Serve as the primary liaison with the client and all other stakeholders.
  
• Manage a diverse staff of technical and administrative professionals across the globe to ensure responsive and efficient project operations.
  
• Ensure that project objectives, outcomes, and deliverables are met and that financial, operational, and reporting requirements of the donor are followed.
  
• Build and maintain a robust network of private sector partners (health care enterprises and accelerators, corporates, impact investors, and development finance institutions).
  
• Analyze and evaluate project operations to identify and resolve issues or problems.
  
• Manage subcontract compliance, with the support of the project team, and oversee capacity development of partners to transition to direct USG funding.
  
• Oversee and ensure efficient execution of subcontracts to government and local partners across geographies.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive project management experience as well as experience leading complex multi-million-dollar donor funded health programs (USAID experience preferred); including the administrative, procurement, hiring, and recruitment, financial and logistical aspects of project implementation.
  
• Demonstrated experience in the mobilizing and deploying private capital or innovative financing for health, such as SME financing, credit guarantees, grant/ innovation funds, revolving loan fund, and impact bonds.
  
• Strong understanding of local health system context in low- and middle-income countries.
  
• Demonstrated ability to manage multidisciplinary teams of professionals located throughout the globe.
  
• Demonstrated experience coordinating, collaborating, and aligning various stakeholders including USAID, host country governments and counterparts, other international donor agencies, philanthropies, health industry players, and private investors/ financiers.
  
• Familiarity with USG rules and regulations and subaward compliance.
  
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. French language skills preferred, but not required.
  
• Demonstrated problem solving, analytic, financial, and evaluative skills.
  
• Attention to detail and ability to perform multiple tasks and balance competing priorities effectively and efficiently often within a required timeframe.
  
• Must be able to work under tight deadlines and across time-zones.