Immunization Evaluation Specialist Consultant, Evaluation of Gavi’s Initial Response COVID 19, Remote

Job Description

Immunization Evaluation Specialist Consultant, Evaluation of Gavi’s Initial Response COVID 19, Remote

Social Impact is a global development management consulting firm. We provide monitoring, evaluation, strategic planning, and capacity building services to advance development effectiveness. We work across all development sectors including democracy and governance, health and education, the environment, and economic growth. Since 1997 we have worked in over 100 countries for clients such as US government agencies, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, foundations, and nonprofits.

Proposal Objective:

SI is pursing an opportunity with the Gavi Alliance to conduct an 11 month evaluation of their rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic aimed at supporting countries to safeguard and strengthen immunization programs.

The main objectives of this evaluation are:

· To assess the design, implementation process, efficiency and effectiveness of Respond and Protect (i.e. reprograming up to 10% of existing HSIS grants, PEF, TCA, post transition support, co-financing waiver, and eligibility freezes);

· To assess the design, implementation process, efficiency and effectiveness of M&R&S in terms of maintaining, restoring, and strengthening immunization services at country level;

· To describe the main successes, challenges and lessons learned from Respond and Protect and Maintain, Restore, and Strengthen responses;

· To the extent possible, assess how effectively countries executed the flexibilities funds and how Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance mitigated risk.

The evaluation findings and recommendations are intended to inform ongoing programmatic initiatives to Maintain, Restore and Strengthen routine immunisation and inform the future direction of Gavi’s response to epidemic/pandemic situations. The findings will also provide critical evidence to inform Gavi’s mid-term evaluation to be completed by early 2023.

Position Description:

SI is seeking an Immunization Evaluation Specialist Consultant to provide technical and evaluation support to Gavi for an evaluation of Gavi’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Expected contract start date is November 15, 2021 and will run through October 21, 2022.

Responsibilities:

· Support in the design and development of the evaluation. This includes the communication and learning plan, conducting stakeholder analysis, Steering Committee engagement, and theory of change (ToC).

· Provide technical advice on routine immunization, country immunization services, and health systems/immunisation strengthening.

· Contribute on development of data collection tools and methods, and conduct data collection with partners, countries, and representatives.

· Contribute to the reports and presentations.

Qualifications:

· Minimum of a Master’s in a relevant subject matter.

· Demonstrated knowledge or expertise in routine immunization, immunization services, and health systems/immunization strengthening.

· Professional background and advanced knowledge of and experience with complex public health programmes and structures.

· Experience in conducting evaluations, including extensive experience with appropriate evaluation design and methods, both quantitative and qualitative in nature.

· Demonstrated stakeholder analysis experience and skills

· Relevant knowledge of country context and partnership with local stakeholders, and in-country capacity.

· Excellent communications and presentation skills, including writing.

· Fluent in oral and written English.

Knowledge of Gavi as a donor, their operational structure and strategy is highly preferred.

Come join our energetic and innovative team! We offer you the opportunity to play a leading role in the growth of our company, work as part of a creative and committed team, and make a difference in the well-being of our world.

To learn more about Social Impact, please visit our website: http://www.socialimpact.com.

SI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview. Please, no phone calls.

About the Organization

SI was founded upon the growing global desire-and pressure—to make international development more effective in improving people's lives. The world's most pressing challenges-widespread poverty, HIV/AIDS, environmental degradation, civil war and conflict-call for new ways to manage societies and social and economic change. Foreign aid is increasingly a catalyst for development, and is helping to create conditions to remove people from poverty. Better policies in developing countries, improvements in aid allocation with the end of the Cold War, and learning about aid effectiveness and participation, make aid more effective today at reducing poverty than ever before. Social Impact's mission is to create dramatic improvements in the performance of organizations and programs working to enhance the social and economic wellbeing of people around the world. SI's unique approach-drawn from global "best practices" in managing positive social change—harnesses the participation, collective knowledge and commitment of diverse groups to accomplish measurable and enduring development results. SI provides a full range of innovative management consulting, technical assistance and training services to strengthen international development programs, organizations and policies. SI works across sectors to reduce poverty; improve health, education and the lives of women and children; promote peace and democratic governance; strengthen civil society; foster economic growth; and protect the environment. SI's clients include public and private aid agencies, civil society organizations and governments at various levels.