Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance is a public-private partnership committed to saving children’s lives and protecting people’s health by increasing equitable use of vaccines in lower-income countries. The Vaccine Alliance brings together implementing country and donor governments, the World Health Organisation, UNICEF, the World Bank, the vaccine industry, technical agencies, civil society, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other private sector partners. Gavi uses innovative finance mechanisms, including co-financing by recipient countries, to secure sustainable funding and adequate supply of quality vaccines. Since 2000, Gavi has contributed to the immunisation of more than 981 million children and the prevention of more than 16 million future deaths.

THE ROLE

Key functions and deliverables:
• Support the development of policies, vaccine investment cases and strategies to optimise the effectiveness and efficiency of programs and operations of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance;
• Conduct policy analyses and vaccine impact evaluation to support consultation processes to ensure that policy recommendations are evidence-based and informed by country and other stakeholder views;
• Monitor relevant literature on vaccines, immunisation, global health and other areas relevant to Gavi’s policies.

• Support policy development and/or policy review processes as requested by the Gavi Board and other governance bodies and support the transition from policy to implementation;
• Support vaccine impact evaluation as part of the Vaccine Investment Strategy to inform vaccine investment cases;
• Perform analyses of immunisation, health system, economic and demographic data relevant to the policies under review;
• Conduct literature reviews in areas relevant to the policies under review;
• Develop materials stakeholder consultations on policy development and policy review processes, and analyse results from consultations;
• Conduct research to inform Policy Team guidance to implementing teams on interpretation and application of Gavi policies;
• Ensure that policies are appropriately reflected in Gavi documents, such as country application guidelines, operational guidelines etc.;
• Develop concept papers, conceptual frameworks, summary documents and reports as relevant and support the drafting of policy recommendations for Gavi governance processes;
• Work on a diverse range of policy topics such as: gender equity; immunisation in fragile settings and emergencies; Gavi financial support modalities; vaccines and Gavi’s vaccine portfolio prioritisation; aid financing models (e.g. approaches to eligibility and transition from Gavi support); country co-financing etc.;
• Scope new and innovative pieces of policy research relevant to Gavi’s operations as relevant;
• Monitor relevant literature on vaccines, immunisation, global health and other areas relevant to Gavi’s operations.

Note: The essential functions listed in this section are not exhaustive of the job responsibilities; other duties may be assigned consistently with the department needs.

• Minimum of 5 years progressive experience working in global health or development;
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative analysis methods;
• Experience working on complex projects with diverse stakeholders;
• Experience working with vaccines, immunisation or infectious diseases;
• Desirable: good understanding of epidemiology, experience working in developing countries, preferably in the area of health.

• A self-starter with excellent planning and project management skills, and with a pro-active work attitude;
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; a logical thinker with intellectual curiosity and the ability to think strategically;
• Excellent written (and oral) communication skills, with demonstrated ability to deliver high quality work within tight deadlines;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds; ability to work in a multi-cultural environment;
• Excellent information technology skills (e.g. MS Excel, MS PowerPoint);
• Desirable: knowledge of health systems; familiarity with programmatic and institutional realities in developing country settings; competency in health economic analysis.

• Fluent in English;
• French and/or other languages desirable.

• Master in Epidemiology, Public Health, Health/Development Economics or equivalent essential.

• Gavi Secretariat;
• UNICEF;
• WHO;
• Implementing country representatives;
• Donors;
• Civil society;
• The World Bank;
• Vaccine manufacturers;
• Product development partnerships;
• Academic researchers.

If you wish to apply, please provide a cover letter and resume through our Careers webpage and apply by clicking on “Manager, Policy”. Deadline for applications is 28 July 2023.

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Gavi brings together the public and private sectors to save lives and protect people’s health by increasing equitable and sustainable use of vaccines against 18 infectious diseases. You will be joining an organisation at the centre of the international COVID-19 response, at the most critical time in global health in a lifetime. You will work in a culturally diverse environment with over 70 nationalities. You will collaborate with partners such as WHO, UNICEF, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank – and from business, civil society and government. And you will work in the first global health organisation to receive equal gender salary certification. Your unique experience, skills and talents can help us achieve our vision of leaving no one behind without the life-saving power of vaccines.