The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) is seeking a dynamic and experienced Manager for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) focused on Health Systems Access.
The desired role holder will have fluency in French (spoken and written), with the ability to work confidently in a professional work environment, and will have professional experience working in or on programmes related to the Sahel region
This pivotal role requires a passionate professional committed to advancing equitable access to critical health services for children, adolescents, and women worldwide. The Manager will lead strategic initiatives to strengthen health systems, ensuring sustainable delivery of SRHR services within complex environments. Working closely with diverse stakeholders including governments, partners, and civil society, the role demands expertise in program design, implementation, and evaluation to drive impactful health outcomes.
The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of health systems strengthening, gender equity, and adolescent health challenges across Sahel. They will be responsible for developing innovative approaches to improve access and quality of SRHR services and advocating for policies that support comprehensive and rights-based health services. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to CIFF’s mission of transforming the lives of vulnerable populations by addressing systemic barriers in health care delivery and promoting inclusive, evidence-based solutions that foster sustainable health improvements globally.
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Benefits
The starting salary for this role is GBP 63,790 gross per annum.
CIFF operates a hybrid work policy across all locations, which means employees work in the office on a weekly basis and also 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.
Please submit your application on or before 24th April 2026. CIFF reserves the right to close the job advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
CIFF is a place where everyone can grow, develop and fulfil their potential, and we welcome applications from all candidates who meet the requirements of our roles, regardless of their sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, national origin, cultural or ethnic background, disability, marital status, religious identity, or age.
And we are committed to making reasonable accommodations for any prospective or existing CIFF employees with disabilities. If an accommodation is needed to participate in our recruitment process, or to perform essential job functions once in role, please make your recruiter aware so we can ensure you are given the support you need.
The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) is an independent philanthropic organisation, with offices in Addis Ababa, Beijing, London, Nairobi and New Delhi. CIFF works with a wide range of partners seeking to transform and empower the lives of children in developing countries, with the ultimate goal of solving seemingly intractable challenges to ensure all children have the chance to survive and thrive.
CIFF aims to play a catalytic role as a funder and influencer to deliver urgent and systemic change at scale. Areas of work include empowering adolescents to control their sexual and reproductive health and to avoid unwanted pregnancies and HIV/AIDS; improving children and mothers’ health and nutrition and increasing deworming efforts to break transmission for good; and seeking an equitable world for girls and young women.
CIFF’s climate portfolio is driven by a vision of a climate-safe future for today’s children and future generations that also bears the benefits of cleaner air, energy security and sustainable jobs. CIFF’s child protection work focuses on ending child labour and sexual exploitation by enabling an environment that reduces vulnerability of communities and safeguards children.
The Foundation places significant emphasis on quality data and evidence. For most of its grants, CIFF works with partners to measure and evaluate progress to achieve large-scale and sustainable impact. The organisation is committed to sharing as much information as possible about what they and their partners are learning. Founded in 2002, CIFF employs over 130 professionals in China, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, and the UK. CIFF strives to couple business acumen and principles with development experience and best practices to transform the landscape for children. It seeks to be the gold standard in grant making and foundation operations.
For more information please visit www.ciff.org
