[Hiring] Director, Latin America @BillionScale Fund

Role Description

BillionScale Health (BSH) is seeking a Director, Latin America to lead the organization's work developing country coalitions and structuring and negotiating costed scale-up plans using blended and innovative financing across Latin America, and to support their implementation once in place. This person will be BSH's lead point of contact for engagements with multilateral development banks, development aid agencies, national and subnational governments, and private sector partners throughout the region, translating BSH's global health financing model into deals that move real capital toward breakthrough solutions at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Government & Multilateral Engagement
  • Build and manage relationships with national and subnational government counterparts across Ministries of Health, Finance, and Environment.
  • Develop coalitions and multi-sector partnerships spanning government, technical institutions, implementers, and financiers that enable national scale-up of BSH-backed technologies and financing models.
  • Serve as BSH's primary point of contact with multilateral development bank and donor agency counterparts on regional financing platforms, including country prioritization, technology selection, and governance design.
  • Represent BSH in technical and strategic discussions with development aid agencies and other multilateral or bilateral funders active in the region.
  • Track and help secure key institutional milestones required to advance regional financing facilities.
• Financing Structuring & Deal Leadership
  • Lead the design, structuring, and negotiation of blended and innovative financing agreements with multilateral development banks, development finance institutions, and government counterparts across Latin America.
  • Apply BSH's financing framework to structure regional platforms and country-specific instruments.
  • Support the implementation of financing agreements once structured, including disbursement mechanics, verification frameworks, and governance arrangements.
  • Develop costing, budget, and capital-stack materials to support internal and external decision-making on proposed transactions.
• Partnership & External Relations
  • Manage BSH's relationships with close external partners and regional foundations and implementing partners.
  • Lead outreach to private sector and philanthropic co-investors to build catalytic capital pools in support of regional scale-up.
  • Represent BSH at regional convenings, conferences, and bilateral meetings relevant to health financing, vector-borne disease control, and climate-health work.
• Regional Strategy & Portfolio Management
  • Develop and maintain a regional strategy for blended finance deployment, including country and technology prioritization.
  • Monitor the region's political, health, and financing landscape to identify new opportunities and manage emerging risks.
  • Contribute to BSH's broader institutional knowledge base on blended finance mechanisms, disease-specific financing models, and results-based financing design.
• Internal Coordination & Reporting
  • Prepare briefing materials, talking points, and updates for BSH leadership on the status of the Latin America portfolio.
  • Coordinate with FinOps and program teams on grant deliverables, donor reporting, and legal/entity matters tied to regional financing vehicles.
  • Support recruitment, onboarding, and mentorship of junior team members supporting Latin America work.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of relevant professional experience, with substantial time working in Latin America across public and private sector settings.
• Strong understanding of healthcare-sector investment and a keen understanding of blended and innovative financing mechanisms.
• Demonstrated experience structuring and negotiating financing agreements with multilateral development banks, development finance institutions, or government counterparts.
• Existing relationships with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), CAF - Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, Green Climate Fund (GCF), regional development banks, or LAC-based philanthropic and private capital institutions.
• Fluency in Spanish and English, both written and spoken.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree in public policy, international affairs, public health, business, or a related field preferred.
• Proven ability to operate as an individual contributor while collaborating effectively across internal teams and external partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing investor-grade and government-facing materials.
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly across the region.

Nice to Have

• Professional proficiency in Portuguese and/or French.
• Direct experience in the health sector, including global health financing, vector-borne disease control, or maternal and child health programs.
• Familiarity with results-based financing, guarantee structures, or catalytic grant design.