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 1 billion unique children and the prevention of more than 16 million future deaths.

THE ROLE

Please note this is a temporary role (Parental cover), until 30th April 2024.

The Senior Manager, C19 Vaccine Delivery will report into the Director, C19 Vaccine Delivery, Integration and Coordination and will be responsible to drive implementation of the 2024-25 C19 programme in select countries in the High-Impact and CORE ESA segments.

Key functions and deliverables:

• Working closely with Alliance partners, Gavi Senior Country Managers and Program Managers, technical leads within Secretariat teams, ensure that countries receive high-quality strategic guidance and technical input in designing, implementing, and monitoring Covid-19 vaccination programmes;
• Work with Alliance partners and Secretariat teams to drive innovative approaches to reaching high-risk groups and integrating Covid-19 vaccination programmes into routine immunisation/PHC services;
• Work with countries, partners, and Secretariat country teams to ensure access and monitor progress of Gavi funding levers (e.g., CDS), and support efforts to address challenges and course correct as needed.

• Work closely with Alliance partners and Gavi country teams to ensure countries are accessing Covid-19 vaccine doses to meet national targets, particularly in high-risk populations;
• In collaboration with Alliance partners, Gavi country teams and other Secretariat teams, ensure that countries are accessing, implementing, and reprogramming (where relevant) Gavi funding levers to enable implementation of Covid-19 vaccination programmes;
• Work with Gavi country teams to identify countries experiencing programmatic delays or challenges and help identify solutions to course correct as required;
• In conjunction with Alliance partners and Secretariat teams, support the design and operationalisation of Covid-19 vaccination programmes, ensuring integration into routine immunisation programmes and/or primary health care services based on country needs and context;
• Coordinate and lead assigned cross-cutting COVID-19 vaccine deployment workstreams- in collaboration with other members of the COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Team and other Secretariat teams;
• Contribute to the design and operationalisation of the Alliance’s Pandemic Preparedness and Response delivery strategy, building on learnings and best practices from the Covid-19 pandemic.

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 8 years of experience in roles related to health policy, immunisation and/or health systems;
• Proven experience working in diverse, multi-partner environments;
• Experience working at both international level and in developing countries;
• Demonstrable experience in strategic programme design, project management, managing partnerships
and multi-stakeholder task forces.

• Critical thinking, problem-solving and creative mindset;
• Proactive identification, reporting and resolution/mitigation of issues and risks;
• Political acumen and ability to drive change and improvements in challenging, inter-cultural and complex environments;
• Excellent interpersonal negotiation skills, including ability to problem solve and manage conflict, including with senior counterparts at government level and amongst Gavi partners;
• Flexible mindset and ability to adapt quickly, focusing on value creation;
• Effective consultations with and influencing counterparts at all levels;
• Good knowledge of policies, systems, and procedures in global public health settings;
• Ability to work with wide range of stakeholders across the spectrum of government, donors, technical partners, civil society, humanitarian actors, and other expanded partners.

• Fluency in written and spoken English is essential;
• Fluency in written and spoken French is mandatory to support francophone countries.

• Advanced University degree Public Health, Health Economics, Social Sciences, International Development, or related fields.

• Gavi Secretariat;
• Gavi Alliance partners, including UNICEF, WHO, multilateral and bilateral donors, civil society organisations, and humanitarian actors;
• COVAX Facility teams.

If you wish to apply, please provide a cover letter and resume through our Careers webpage and apply by clicking on “Senior Manager, Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery (Parental Cover)”. Deadline for applications is 30 August 2023.

Please note that as a vaccine organisation and in order to provide duty of care towards its employees, Gavi is requiring its new employees to confirm that they are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as a condition for pursuing employment with us. You can find out more by visiting this link.

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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.