This is a temporary position that concludes 31 July 2027, with possibility of extension
This role requires the ability to work on site 3 days per week per company policy.
The annual salary range for this role is $120,000-$140,000 in New York.
The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world, is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation.
The Forum engages the foremost political, business and civil society leaders to shape global, regional and industry agendas.
Why we are recruiting
The Forum`s Centre for Health & Healthcare (CHH) helps identify and scale up solutions for more resilient, efficient, and equitable healthcare systems to deliver the best possible care and keep global populations healthy. Our Health and Healthcare community brings together leaders from the world’s top healthcare providers, insurers, biopharma, MedTech and relevant sectors to engage in key global issues with other stakeholders, including government leaders, CEOs and senior executives from adjacent industries, heads of international organizations, academics, experts, thought leaders and representatives from civil society.
The Global Alliance for Women’s Health is the first trusted global multisector platform for the health of women, building on a global movement on the undeniable evidence that investing in women’s health is the best investment to make for societies and economies. It presents a tremendous opportunity to mobilize multi-stakeholder commitments towards closing the women’s health gap by 2050, including innovative financing, supporting women’s health innovation, and amplifying a global agenda on the importance of healthy women to drive social and economic gains.
The Lead for Women’s health will oversee a portfolio of work in the field of Responsible and sustainable funding in women’s health. The position offers room for entrepreneurial spirit and ability to work closely with private sector constituencies and would suit an individual with experience in consortium-building, fund building, investment management, impact investing, and ideally in global health / women’s health.
Reporting Lines and Interactions
This position will report to the Head of the Global Alliance for Women’s Health.
A successful candidate will play a key role in scoping, launching and managing the initiatives and facilitating engagement among Forum constituents – both business and non-business.
The successful candidate will work closely with colleagues from Shaping the Future of Health and Healthcare (Head of the Centre on the Future of Health and Healthcare, Head of Industry, Account Managers, Project Leads, Fellows), other relevant Centres, the Program Development Team; and other teams.
Main responsibilities
- Project design: Develop a cohesive strategy for the Women’s Health Sustainable Investing Consortium that includes scoping, designing and developing an investment consortium and fund for women’s health
- Project management: Keep project and initiatives on target, timeline, and budget through the effective management of internal and external stakeholders, budgets, deliverables and processes, as well as through effective communication and reporting via relevant tools
- Stakeholder Engagement: Engage a diverse set of external senior stakeholders from the financial services and investing industries, among other critical stakeholders, on strategic deliverables, convenings, frameworks and governance.
Contribute to identification and growth of the community of potential and existing Forum partners, with particular focus on expanding funding commitment opportunities. - Events Management: Lead annual meetings for the consortium by leveraging Forum networks, platforms, and public engagement opportunities.
- Content curation: Contribute to thought-leadership, lead on relevant publications and briefing papers on women’s health, focusing particularly sustainable investing.
Preferred requirements and experience
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a relevant field, e.g., public health, health economics, business).
- Strong understanding of the women’s health eco-system, such as providers, research, pharmaceuticals, policy makers and advocacy groups.
- 7+ years of experience in global health, strategy consulting, academia, or international organizations, with a focus on health, healthcare, health financing and women’s health. An understanding of investment management would be an asset.
- Demonstrated ability to lead the strategic design, implementation and evaluation of consortiums, programmes and/or projects, including in multi-stakeholder or cross-sector settings.
- Executive level presence and presentation skills with the ability to interact efficiently and effectively with global leaders.
- Proven project management and coordination skills; attention to detail; capacity to apply critical thinking, synthesize various viewpoints, effectively communicate critical messages, and consult broadly across diverse stakeholders.
- A flexible, agile, and politically astute mindset necessary for working with fast-paced teams in dynamic environments.
- Fluency in English with excellent written and verbal communication skills; additional foreign languages a plus
Why work at the Forum:
The Forum believes that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to improve the state of the world by building awareness and cooperation, shaping mindsets and agendas, and driving collective action. Join us and become a driver for positive change!
