Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is recruiting for a Senior Manager, Immunisation Financing & Sustainability based in Geneva. The duration of this role is from as soon as possible until December 31, 2025, and the closing date for applications is August 13, 2023.
The purpose of this position is to support countries in sustainably reducing the number of zero-dose children, improving coverage, and introducing new vaccines through health financing mechanisms. In collaboration with all Alliance partners successfully address challenges in health and immunisation financing.
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Main duties/responsibilities
The SPM will work closely with SCMs, other secretariat staff, Alliance partners, and government officials on the following activities:
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Budget: Support government officials, directly or indirectly (e.g., through technical assistance) in: (i) the preparation of budget proposals; (ii) ensuring timely release of funds; (iii) prompt expenditure of budgetary resources; and (iv) robust expenditure tracking;
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Co-financing: Work with the government, Gavi colleagues, and partners to ensure that the country’s co-financing obligations are completely met in a timely fashion. Help minimising co-financing delays to reduce stock-outs risks. Support medium term budgeting of co-financing requirements;
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Transition: In those countries going through the transition process, particularly those in accelerated transition, support the government and the SCM in planning for an effective transition where coverage rates are maintained at high levels, the portfolio of vaccines is maintained or expanded, and financing of vaccines and immunisation services is sustained. Work with Gavi colleagues, Alliance partners, and the Government in the planning and execution of activities that will increase the likelihood of a successful transition;
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Investments in health financing and transition preparedness: Support countries and country teams in ensuring that Gavi investments (including TCA, HSS, EAF) include a strong focus on activities towards increased, more effective domestic financing of health and immunisation and transition preparedness;
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Financing Innovations: Mobilise Gavi, government, and partner resources to support the implementation of health financing innovations (such as CCTs, DFF, CSO service delivery, disbursement-linked indicators, performance bonuses, etc.). Provide technical support to the country, Alliance partners, and the SCM in the design, implementation, and evaluation of such innovations;
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Advocacy: Seek out and exploit opportunities to work with CSOs on effective budget advocacy and increased accountability for reaching zero-does children and improving coverage. Provide technical support to the CSOs where needed. Engage with local champions from civil society, the private sector, elected representatives and government officials to mobilise additional domestic resources for PHC and immunisation. Support high-level engagement with national authorities on health financing issues;
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Policy Dialogue: Effectively engage with external partners such as the IMF, World Bank, and other MDBs to enhance the policy dialogue with the government around health financing and equity;
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Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with core and expanded partners to address challenges in health financing, especially those related to PHC and immunisation. Work with the Sustainable Health Financing Accelerator (SFHA) partners in priority countries to help make progress on the common SFHA agenda;
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Cross-team learning: Document country-level innovations in health financing and transition preparedness, actively share good practices and concrete examples with countries, partners and Gavi Secretariat teams