Programme Manager, Measles - Geneve, Schweiz - Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Secretariat

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Secretariat

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Geneve, Schweiz

vor 3 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Schneider

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

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

In 2016, the Gavi Board approved an acceleration of the Measles & Rubella vaccine programme, allowing countries in the first year of their programme to scale up directly and vaccinate single age (9 years) and multi-age cohorts of girls years).

The programme has so far been introduced in 26 countries, with many more countries in the pipeline.

Coverage declines have been experienced due to underlying programme challenges and impact of C-19 however the recent SAGE 1 dose permissive off label recommendation offers a unique opportunity for renewed momentum along with the recently PPC/Board approved Measles & Rubella programme relaunch.

Key functions and deliverables:

Programme management support (30%):

Manage agendas, action items, minutes, virtual monitoring tools and virtual team space;
Ensure that programmatic trackers are updated, stimulate review at team level, and dig into specific cases of strategic interest;
Support drafting letters, presentations, briefing notes and other communication materials as needed;

Grant management (40%):

Monitor planning and implementation activities, tracking decision letters/memos/Pos/disbursements, shipments including doses at risk, coordinate alliance partner updates for Measles & Rubella introductions;
Coordinate Alliance Measles & Rubella sub team and programmespecific meetings with relevant experts and stakeholders from the Gavi Secretariat, WHO, UNICEF, donors and others, such as the Measles & Rubella sub team;
Analyse and coordinate with Senior Country Managers/Measles & Rubella subteam for technical assistance through PEF and ensuring that activities and the support required are included in targeted country assistance budgets;
Management of expanded partners contracts in collaboration with PEF team review deliverables and milestones ensuring high impact activities, aligning to country plans and targets.

Special projects (20%):

Support design, operationalisation & implementation of the Measles & Rubella programme relaunch;
Support programmatic inputs into external requests e.g., publications;
Consolidate & relay VP input as Vaccine Programmes gender focal point for Secretariat gender working group;
Contribute and provide guidance to resource mobilisation partnership with Girl effect and other private sector engagements to ensure alignment with Measles & Rubella programme objectives;
Support inputs into other partner projects as required e.g., CHIC, CHOICE, HAPPI.

Main Duties/Responsibilities

With programmatic inputs, support strategic discussions for the Measles & Rubella vaccine programme with internal and external stakeholders, including admin support to the Alliance's Measles & Rubella global Leadership Team;
Support communication of Measles & Rubella programme progress, challenges and risks to Secretariat and Alliance partner leadership;
Travel may be expected to include participation to, at least 12 country visits per year, and two Measles & Rubella subteam live meetings at a minimum.

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 professional experience working in public health at national and international levels with vaccine preventable diseases or other adolescent health initiatives;
Experience working in developing countries is required;
Experience in bilateral and multilateral partnership environments is required;
Demonstrable experience in Measles & Rubella vaccination, cervical cancer prevention, adolescent health is highly desirable;
Demonstrable experience in gender is desirable.

Skills/Competencies

Excellent management and coordination skills;
Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills, good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multicultural environment and with developing countries;
Ability to work with effectively in a team setting and under pressure;
Excellent organisation skills and high sense of responsibility, efficiency, reliable and result;
Good knowledge of institutional or organisation policies, systems an