Analyst, Vaccine Tenders and Strategies

Job Description

GAVI JOB DESCRIPTION

Post title:

Analyst, Vaccine Tenders and Strategies

Location:

Geneva

Purpose of the post:

Provide comprehensive analytical support to inform decision-making across the vaccine strategy development and tender outcomes.

Department:

Policy & Performance

Team:

Policy & Market Shaping

Reports to:

Senior Manager, Strategy Development & Tenders

N° of positions supervised:

0

Career step level:

3

BACKGROUND

The market shaping team contributes to achieving Gavi’s mission by shaping the markets for vaccines and other immunisation products. This includes the objectives of ensuring adequate and secure supply of quality vaccines; reducing prices of vaccines and other immunisation products to an appropriate and sustainable level; and incentivising development of suitable and quality vaccines and other immunisation products. Guided by the Gavi Supply and Procurement Strategy, the team develops, coordinates, communicates and contributes to the implementation of evidence-based supply and procurement strategies. The team is responsible for Alliance long-term forecasting of demand and financial needs. The team both leads and contributes to identifying and finding Alliance solutions for broad questions arising from market-based health-commodity related challenges.

KEY FUNCTIONS AND DELIVERABLES

• Outstanding analytical input to the Gavi strategy for market shaping and procurement of vaccines;
• Models of short and long term scenarios of procurement outcomes using required analytical tools;
• Documentation of analytical approach for stakeholders, including team and partners;

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide full support on scenarios modelling and ad-hoc analyses working collaboratively with the team and other partners;
• Liaise with Secretariat and partner colleagues to understand short-term implementation assumptions, plans and forecasts for specific vaccines;
• Ensure consistency of modelling approach and risk levels of the scenarios across the portfolio of vaccines;
• Communicate results of analysis to team and partners (ad-hoc and formally);
• Modelling support as needed on cold chain equipment strategies and procurement;
• Lead the knowledge management and documentation efforts of the strategy and procurement team;
• Other activities as necessary in support of Gavi Market Shaping work;
• Coordination of tender and roadmap processes internally and with partners;

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.

QUALIFICATIONS

Academic:

• University degree in Sciences, Economics, Development, Public Health, Business Administration.

Work experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the following areas:

1. Design and implementation of forecasting models;
2. Vaccine or pharmaceutical knowledge preferable;
3. Strategic planning/market or policy analysis in an industrial, consulting and/or academic setting;
4. Public health and developing countries policy and development desirable.

Skills/Competencies:

• Excellent and demonstrated quantitative analysis skills;
• Ability to think critically, quantitatively evaluate a situation and appropriately interpret results;
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment and establish harmonious working relationships;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Attention to detail and focus on quality;
• Ability to work independently, under pressure, demonstrating initiative and flexibility.

Languages:

• Fluency in written and spoken English required;
• Another European language would be an asset.

Contacts:

• Gavi Secretariat;
• UNICEF;
• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation;
• Industry - Heath Care sector.

Gavi is committed to diversity within its workforce and encourages applications from all qualified candidates.

If you wish to apply, please visit our Careers webpage and apply by clicking on “Analyst, Vaccine Tenders and Strategies”. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

About the Organization

Every child, no matter where he or she is born, has the right to the opportunity of a healthy life and vaccines are one of the best ways to achieve it. As a public private partnership, the Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance focuses the specialist skills of the key players in immunisation –UNICEF, the World Health Organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, donor governments, developing countries, the pharmaceutical industry - on a single mission: to save children's lives and protect people's health by increasing access to immunisation in poor countries. Based in Geneva, Switzerland and Washington DC, USA, we strive to attract and retain highly motivated and skilled professionals. You can learn more about what it’s like to work for Gavi by watching this video: http://bit.ly/R43pJ8

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