THE ROLE

The Portfolio Financial Management (PFM) team is part of the Finance & Operations Department and provides end-to-end financial expertise to the Country Programmes Department to ensure compliance with Gavi’s fiduciary policies, procedures and practices. This position will primarily focus on supporting the PFM team in its engagement with Core and Middle-Income Countries. It also ensures that financial risks identified within the grant portfolios are effectively mitigated and managed in accordance with sound financial management practices, reflected in the grant agreement.
Where necessary, and in consultation with other relevant teams, the team develops feasible plans to address the risks. The team oversees the provision of financial support to countries with different levels of complexity and adapts approaches as appropriate.

Further, it leads in the provision of Financial Management capacity building support to countries with a view to strengthening and using country public financial management systems. The PFM team also ensures that the most cost-effective means to achieve programme objectives have been considered in grant design.

The role of the Senior Analyst will be to support the PFM team in its delivery of various analysis as well as support on grant financial oversight across the country portfolio. The Senior Analyst will report to the PFM Director but in the conduct of the work there will also be day-to-day interactions with other members of the team including the heads. The Senior Analyst will also work closely with teams and staff within the Country Programmes Department and other Gavi functions as required.

Key activities for this role include:
• Overall Requirements

• Analysis and deliverables for the PFM Team

• General support to PFM team:

• Provide support to PFM team during the conduct of the IRC review waves by using data for decision making:

• Provide support PFM focal points and PFM management on data literacy issues to support the end-to-end financial management support including building of data tools to improve the quality of data. In this regard, the Senior Analyst will prepare a prioritised implementation plan to establish and foster a data-driven mindset across departments and hierarchies.

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.

Essential
• Minimum 5 years of demonstrated progressive experience in the areas of public financial management, financial analysis and decision-making, obtained with an international accounting firm, bilateral or multilateral aid agency, government department, industry, or a commercial or development bank;
• Public and Global Health experience/exposure, including engagement with senior officials at Ministries of Health and Finance and enabling country structures such as Auditors General.

Desirable
• Experience of working with bilateral and multilateral development agencies, including an aptitude for, and knowledge of, current issues in development with a focus to health and immunisation;
• Experience in financial, regulatory, and grant-making or contracting processes;
• Familiarity with financial management in Gavi-implementing countries – and a first-hand knowledge of assessment and capacity building approaches and techniques in developing countries;
• Public and Global Health experience/exposure, including engagement with senior officials at Ministries of Health and Finance and enabling country structures such as Auditors General,
• Sound knowledge of internal controls, internal audit, and good understanding of risk management.

• High level of business financial analysis & forecasting skills;
• Excellent computer literacy specifically with ERP systems, Microsoft office products (word, excel, PowerPoint, access. Business Intelligence etc.);
• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Excellent presentation skills;
• Good knowledge of institutional or organisation policies, systems, and procedures;
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment with cross functional and multi-disciplinary teams in a collaborative style;
• Results-focused – being driven by the results and highly focused on the end product and objectives;
• Flexible mindset – being able to ‘think on your feet’ and adaptable to fast changing circumstances;
• Resilience – showing patience and strength of character in dealing with difficult situations and setbacks;
• High standards of personal conduct and integrity.

• Written and spoken flurency English is required;
• Profienciency in French is desirable.

Essential
• University Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration and Management, Auditing.
Desirable
• Master’s Degree in Econometrics, Accounting, Finance or Auditing;
• A professional certification/qualification in Audit, Accounting or Financial Analysis.

Internal contacts:
• PFM Focal Points, PFM Management as well as Senior Country Managers, Programme Managers, Regional Heads and Directors within the Country Programmes Department;
• Collaboration with other teams in Secretariat.

External contacts:
• Gavi-eligible countries’ officials / staff;
• Peers in partner or other development partners’ offices and agencies.

If you wish to apply, please provide a cover letter and resume through our Careers webpage and apply by clicking on “Sr. Analyst, Data & Analytics Portfolio Financial Mgmt (Temp)”. Deadline for applications is 27 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.