Head, Finance & Investments

VivaFemini is a FemTech company building Africa's Clinical Operating System for Women's Health. We are addressing some of the most persistent challenges affecting women's healthcare across Africa, including fragmented care, limited access to specialist services and the lack of personalised, continuous support throughout a woman's health journey.

Our integrated ecosystem brings together digital health, AI-powered insights, telehealth and physical healthcare services, supporting women across different stages of life, from menstruation and fertility through pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, menopause and beyond. VivaFemini serves women, healthcare professionals, healthcare organisations and businesses, connecting them through technology, clinical expertise and more accessible healthcare services.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Head, Finance & Investments

Job Location: Lagos

Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid)

About the Role

• VivaFemini is seeking a commercially astute and experienced Head, Finance & Investments to lead our financial strategy, FP&A, capital raising, investment management and capital deployment as we scale our integrated women's healthcare ecosystem across Africa.
• This is not a traditional accounting or financial reporting role. We need a strategic finance leader who can raise capital, identify and evaluate commercial opportunities, determine where capital should be invested, manage its deployment and ensure that financial decisions deliver sustainable returns.
• Working closely with the executive leadership, you will drive funding opportunities through to financial close, lead investment appraisal and financial planning, strengthen treasury and financial governance, and provide the financial intelligence needed to guide major business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning, Analysis & Commercial Performance:

• Lead FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, integrated financial modelling and financial performance analysis.
• Evaluate revenue models, unit economics, profitability, cash flow and the financial viability of business initiatives.
• Provide actionable financial insights and recommendations to the executive leadership.
• Lead, manage and develop the Finance team, establishing clear responsibilities, performance expectations, accountability and continuous professional development.

Capital Raising & Funding Execution:

• Identify, originate and secure funding opportunities across institutional debt, equity, grants, development finance and other appropriate instruments.
• Build relationships with investors, lenders, DFIs, foundations and other capital providers.
• Lead financing transactions from opportunity identification through due diligence, negotiation, financial close and disbursement.

Capital Management, Treasury & Deployment:

• Develop and oversee capital allocation, treasury, liquidity management and investment deployment strategies.
• Ensure capital is deployed responsibly, with appropriate financial controls, risk management and performance monitoring.
• Monitor funding obligations, investment utilisation, financial returns and capital preservation.

Corporate Finance, Investments & Strategic Opportunities:

• Identify and evaluate strategic investment, commercial growth, expansion, partnership and acquisition opportunities.
• Lead financial feasibility studies, investment appraisal, valuation, scenario analysis and return-on-investment assessments.
• Advise leadership on capital structure, investment priorities, financing options and major commercial decisions.

Finance Leadership & Governance:

• Lead and develop the Finance function, ensuring strong financial planning, reporting, treasury and governance.
• Strengthen financial controls, statutory compliance, financial risk management and accountability.
• Present financial performance, investment recommendations and fundraising progress to executive leadership, the Board and relevant stakeholders.

Definition of Success

Success in this role will be measured by your ability to:

• Deliver strong FP&A: Provide reliable financial forecasts, commercial insights and actionable recommendations that improve business performance.
• Secure funding: Originate credible financing opportunities and progress approved transactions through negotiation, financial close and disbursement.
• Manage and deploy capital effectively: Ensure funds are allocated responsibly, liquidity is protected and investments deliver measurable outcomes.
• Drive strategic investment decisions: Identify and evaluate commercially viable opportunities, supported by rigorous financial analysis and clear investment recommendations.
• Strengthen financial sustainability: Improve profitability, cash-flow management, financial governance and the organisation's long-term financial resilience.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Banking, Investment Management or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience, including at least 3 years in a senior finance, investment or corporate finance leadership role.
• Demonstrable, hands-on expertise in FP&A, financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow management and commercial financial analysis.
• Proven track record of originating, structuring, negotiating or successfully closing significant funding or investment transactions, with clear evidence of personal contribution.
• Strong experience in capital management, treasury, capital allocation, investment appraisal and financial risk management.
• Ability to identify and evaluate strategic opportunities, develop investment cases and translate financial analysis into sound commercial decisions.
• Strong understanding of institutional debt, equity financing, development finance, grants, valuation, capital structures and transaction execution.
• Established professional relationships within the banking, investment, institutional funding or development finance ecosystem.
• Demonstrated leadership capability, commercial judgement, negotiation skills and confidence engaging with CEOs, Boards, investors and lenders.
• Experience in healthcare, HealthTech, technology, infrastructure, high-growth businesses or African investment markets is advantageous.
• ACA, ACCA, CFA, MBA or relevant postgraduate qualifications are advantageous but do not substitute for practical experience and demonstrable results.

Who You Should Be:

• An exceptional FP&A leader: Strong in financial modelling, forecasting, cash-flow management, unit economics and commercial performance analysis.
• A proven capital raiser: Demonstrable experience originating, negotiating and closing debt, equity, grants or other institutional financing.
• A disciplined investment and capital manager: Experienced in capital allocation, deployment, investment appraisal, treasury and financial risk management.
• A commercially minded strategist: Able to identify opportunities, evaluate financial viability, assess investment returns and recommend where the business should invest or expand.
• A credible, hands-on leader: Strong professional networks, excellent commercial judgement and the ability to lead a Finance team while engaging confidently with investors, lenders and senior executives.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive executive remuneration package, commensurate with experience, demonstrated track record, leadership capability and the strategic value the successful candidate brings to VivaFemini.
• Performance-based incentives linked to agreed financial, investment and capital-raising outcomes.
• Potential eligibility for VivaFemini's Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), subject to performance, approvals and applicable plan terms.
• Comprehensive health insurance and group life insurance.
• Professional development and executive leadership opportunities.
• Direct involvement in major financing, investment and strategic decisions alongside theexecutive leadership.

Method of Application 

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV / Profile to: hr@vivafemini.org using "Application – Head, Finance & Investments" as the subject of the mail.

Application Requirements

Please submit:

• An updated CV (maximum 2 pages) highlighting relevant leadership experience, FP&A expertise, capital management and investment responsibilities.
• A brief summary within the CV of significant financing or investment transactions personally originated, structured, managed or closed, including measurable outcomes and the candidate's specific contribution.
• An updated LinkedIn profile link.
• No cover letter is required.
• We strongly encourage applicants to review the requirements carefully before applying.
• We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate practical execution, sound commercial judgement and measurable financial or investment outcomes.