New Vaccines Technical and Programme Manager
Congo DRC
- Organization: UNV - United Nations Volunteers
- Location: Congo DRC
- Grade: Mid level - UN International Specialist Volunteers
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Occupational Groups:
- Public Health and Health Service
- Project and Programme Management
- Malaria, Tuberculosis and other infectious diseases
- Managerial positions
- Closing Date: 2025-09-22
Details
Mission and objectives
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations Public Health Organization established in 1948. The objective of the World Health Organization shall be the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.
World Health Organization achieves its goals by performing its essential functions:
1. Take a leadership role in key health issues and create partnerships when joint action is needed;
2. Set research priorities and encourage the acquisition, application and dissemination of useful knowledge;
3. Setting standards and criteria and encouraging and monitoring them;
4. Develop ethical and evidence-based policies
5. Provide technical support, be an agent of change and build institutional capacity in a sustainable way;
6. Monitor health status and assess health trends.
World Health Organization achieves its goals by performing its essential functions:
1. Take a leadership role in key health issues and create partnerships when joint action is needed;
2. Set research priorities and encourage the acquisition, application and dissemination of useful knowledge;
3. Setting standards and criteria and encouraging and monitoring them;
4. Develop ethical and evidence-based policies
5. Provide technical support, be an agent of change and build institutional capacity in a sustainable way;
6. Monitor health status and assess health trends.
Context
Lead operational planning, monitoring, and reporting across 47 countries and 19 antigens under AMVIRA (Accelerating Malaria Vaccine Introduction and Rollout in Africa) and other new vaccine streams.
Task description
- Develop and maintain a real-time dashboard tracking introduction status across 47 countries and 19 antigens; ensure 100% uptime.
- Produce and circulate weekly country briefs by Monday 10:00 GMT+1 and weekly PowerPoint summaries within 24 hours.
- Deliver operational plans for malaria vaccines within 10 days of start: other antigens
- Draft 4 guidance documents (immunization, safety, data, logistics).
- Implement the Country-Level Transparency and Accountability (CLTA) accountability framework with defined performance indicators.
- Perform other tasks as requested by the supervisor
New Vaccines Introduction (NVI) Monthly Report and Coordination Meeting:
- Compile monthly NVI performance report, including analysis of coverage data, supply chain status, and risk communication activities.
- Track readiness status of all the antigens including malaria,
- Mapping of partners by antigen and countries
- Host monthly coordination meeting with Regional Office and country focal points to review progress, discuss challenges, and agree on action points.
- Produce and circulate weekly country briefs by Monday 10:00 GMT+1 and weekly PowerPoint summaries within 24 hours.
- Deliver operational plans for malaria vaccines within 10 days of start: other antigens
- Draft 4 guidance documents (immunization, safety, data, logistics).
- Implement the Country-Level Transparency and Accountability (CLTA) accountability framework with defined performance indicators.
- Perform other tasks as requested by the supervisor
New Vaccines Introduction (NVI) Monthly Report and Coordination Meeting:
- Compile monthly NVI performance report, including analysis of coverage data, supply chain status, and risk communication activities.
- Track readiness status of all the antigens including malaria,
- Mapping of partners by antigen and countries
- Host monthly coordination meeting with Regional Office and country focal points to review progress, discuss challenges, and agree on action points.
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Before applying, please make sure that you have read the requirements for the position and that you qualify.
Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.
Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.