Manager, Policy

vor 3 Wochen


Fribourg, Schweiz Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Secretariat Vollzeit

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**
Please note this is a temporary role, until 30th September 2023.

**Key functions and deliverables**:

- Support the development and design of evidence-based policies and approaches to optimise how Gavi effectively and efficiently delivers on its mission and goals;
- Conduct analyses and support consultation processes and translate to policy recommendations that 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.

Main Duties/Responsibilities
- 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;
- 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;
- 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: Gavi financial support modalities; aid effectiveness; gender equity; immunisation in complex humanitarian emergencies; vaccines and Gavi’s vaccine portfolio prioritisation; aid financing models, 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.**

Work Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience working in policy development in global health and development;
- Experience working on complex projects with diverse stakeholders;
- Experience with qualitative and quantitative analysis methods to inform policy recommendations;
- Desirable: experience working in developing countries, preferably in the area of health.

Skills/Competencies
- Self-starter with excellent planning and project management skills, and with a proactive work attitude;
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; a logical thinker with intellectual curiosity and the ability to think strategically;
- Excellent policy mindset, with ability to think laterally and connect dots from evidence to policy to implementation;
- 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 global health issues, vaccines and immunisation, health systems; familiarity with programmatic and institutional realities in developing country settings; competency in health economic analysis; understanding of epidemiology of vaccine-preventable diseases.

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

Academic Qualifications
- Master in public health, health/development economics, epidemiology or equivalent.

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

Additional Information

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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