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.

Gavi’s strategy for the 2021-25 period (‘Gavi 5.0’, recently updated into ‘Gavi 5.1’ for 2023-25) focuses on increasing equity of immunisation programmes by reaching marginalised children in the world’s poorest countries with the objective to save millions of lives. The new strategy also includes a focus on re-vitalising the HPV programme, rolling-out the Malaria vaccine, and on providing access to Covid-19 vaccines to address the health and economic impacts of the largest pandemic in a century.

The Funding Design and Review Team contributes to the implementation of the Gavi 5.1 strategy by ensuring Gavi’s resources are best positioned to achieve its strategic objectives. The team has three key areas of focus within the grant management cycle: (i) funding design and communication, (ii) access to funding, (iii) portfolio performance review.

THE ROLE

Please note there are 2 positions: one permanent and one temporary for a 2-year contract.

This role sits within the Access to Funding sub-team of the Funding Design and Review Team and is responsible for ensuring that the design and operationalisation of Gavi’s application and review processes is strategic and fit-for-purpose to achieve Gavi 5.1 objectives. The role also supports the design, continuous improvement and operationalisation of selected funding support windows of strategic priority in achieving Gavi’s 5.1 agenda, including Malaria vaccine introductions and HPV revitalisation efforts.

• Support design and implementation of a streamlined overall application and review process of selected funding support windows, with a focus on Malaria and HPV. This includes establishing clear goalposts and simplified, differentiated review processes, with clear roles and responsibilities for the Gavi Independent Review Committee (IRC) and Gavi Secretariat;
• Support development of clear, consistent and differentiated review guidance for the IRC together with Gavi business leads, and ensure it is understood, applied, consistently quality controlled and improved;
• Support development and implement innovative, engaging formats of IRC meetings that contribute to quality reviews, further strengthening stakeholder engagement and transparency;
• Ensure transparency into country applications received through development of a reporting and learning framework and regular communication within Gavi Secretariat, including senior management, and with partners; and implementation tracking of portfolio level IRC recommendations;
• Analyse and disseminate cross-cutting lessons from the IRC reviews within Gavi Secretariat and the Alliance to facilitate a learning culture, incorporation into Gavi strategies and policies, and ensure key areas are actioned;
• Conduct analytical reviews for vaccine and cash allocations and disbursements across the spectrum of selected funding support windows, including assessment of funding decisions against key programmatic criteria, to inform the Alliance learning agenda;
• Support the roll-out and implementation of improvements with key partner agencies (e.g. WHO, UNICEF), developing and managing relationships at working level.

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 5 years of professional experience in designing and implementing transformative strategic-programmatic projects in international development, public health, healthcare or private sector;
• At least 2 years of experience (re)designing funding windows and grant application processes for multi-million-dollar funding opportunities in large international grant making organisations;
• Strong change management expertise with proven track record of instituting new business processes, ensuring that changes are understood and owned by the key stakeholders;
• Previous health programme management experience in low resource settings.

• Structured strategic thinking with strong knowledge of Global Health and development;
• Exceptional people skills including relationship development with mid-level management; ability to influence outside of formal hierarchical structures;
• Excellent analytical and project management skills;
• Excellent writing, presentation and communication skills;
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment and establish working relationships with multiple teams;
• Ability to work independently, under pressure, demonstrating initiative and flexibility.

• Fluency in English is required;
• French (C1 or C2 level) is an asset and highly desired.

• University degree in public health, medicine or related health discipline required.

• Collaboration with all country-facing teams in Gavi Secretariat;
• Head, Funding Design and Review;
• Gavi Independent Review Committee (IRC);
• Alliance Partnership agencies, including WHO, UNICEF and key alliance regional and technical working groups;
• Collaboration with relevant focal points in implementing countries (EPI managers, other technical partners).

If you wish to apply, please provide a cover letter and resume through our Careers webpage and apply by clicking on “Programme Manager, Funding Design and Review”. Deadline for applications is 28 August 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.