Senior Associate, Private Finance, Health Systems Strengthening

The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is seeking a Senior Associate to support its Private Finance capability in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on catalysing private investment into health systems. The role will involve building relationships with health businesses and financiers, designing and scaling blended finance and risk-sharing mechanisms, and providing targeted transaction support to high-impact companies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Business, Economics, Finance, or a related field; CFA or equivalent a plus.
• 4-7 years of full-time experience in venture capital, growth equity, investment banking, private equity, corporate finance, transaction advisory, or structured finance.
• Prior experience working directly with SMEs or growth-stage businesses in emerging markets strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills: able to independently build and maintain complex, flexible, auditable models in Microsoft Excel to inform decision making.
• Entrepreneurial mindset: self-starter who thrives in fast-paced, unstructured environments and consistently delivers high-quality outputs.
• Detail-oriented and structured thinker: skilled at working through complexity and uncertain operational challenges with resilience and adaptability.
• Strong interpersonal skills and collaborative approach: able to build relationships and interact with confidence, humility and respect with diverse partners, including government officials, private sector representatives, and NGOs.
• Commercial and investor-facing maturity: comfortable engaging confidently with founders, commercial banks, Development Finance Institutions, and investors, and able to translate between health impact goals and commercial financing requirements.

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Visa Sponsorship
• Four Day Work Week
• Generous Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Relocation Assistance