Manager, Innovative Partnerships and Development Finance

MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Private Sector oversight and governance: 

• Lead the Gavi Due diligence process, ensuring all requests are appropriately assessed and classified to mitigate risk and ensure compliance.
• Manage the internal review governance committee for private sector engagement ensuring quality control, adherence to process and approval. 
• Oversee the coordination of the allocated budget, performance monitoring and reporting. 
• Data consolidation and overall point of contact and coordination for private sector governance across the secretariat. 

Partnerships management

• Develop and manage strategic partnerships with key stakeholders. This includes identifying and securing new partnerships, negotiating agreements, and fostering long-term collaborations.
• Act as the primary interface for day-to-day interaction between the Gavi Secretariat and the private sector partners, addressing issues, providing effective client service, and growth opportunities. 
• Lead the planning, implementation, and monitoring of operational projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with the objectives set in partnership agreements.

Cross-team coordination

• Facilitate collaboration between different teams and departments, ensuring alignment with overarching organisational goals.
• Track progress on key projects and initiatives, providing regular updates and ensuring teams stay on target with deadlines and deliverables.
• Ensure all relevant documentation, including presentations and reports, is prepared and organised before meetings or decision-making sessions.

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

• ’Master’s degree or higher in development, economics, public health, international relations or related field.

Work Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in relevant field
• Demonstrable experience in strategic programs, analytics, managing partnerships and multi-stakeholder task forces is highly desirable.
• Proven experience working in diverse, multi-partner environments; experience of working in both public and private sectors is an asset.

Skills/Competencies

• Global understanding of key transformations impacting today’s business, industry and political environment; as well as good overview of development aid work and in particularly in global public health;
• Excellent analytical and synthesising capabilities;
• Excellent project management and prioritisation
• Excellent communication skills and an outstanding commend of written and spoken English;
• Experience of managing multiple projects within a fast-moving environment;
• Experience of engaging with business executives, public figures and senior level stakeholders;
• Entrepreneur spirit, problem-solving skills and result-orientated is a must;
• Good understanding of Gavi and Gavi strategic objectives or capability and willingness to acquire this knowledge quickly;
• Able to work in a multi-cultural environment;
• Good use of tact and discretion.

Languages

• Written and spoken fluency in English;
• French or another language (written and read) is an asset

Contacts

• The Gavi Secretariat;
• Gavi partners and stakeholders, including corporate partners.

If you wish to apply, please provide a cover letter and resume through our Careers webpage and apply by clicking on “Manager, IPDF”. Deadline of applications is until 4th of February 2025.

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Gavi brings together the public and private sectors to save lives and protect people’s health by increasing equitable and sustainable use of vaccines against 18 infectious diseases. You will be joining an organisation at the centre of the international COVID-19 response, at the most critical time in global health in a lifetime. You will work in a culturally diverse environment with over 70 nationalities. You will collaborate with partners such as WHO, UNICEF, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank – and from business, civil society and government. And you will work in the first global health organisation to receive equal gender salary certification. Your unique experience, skills and talents can help us achieve our vision of leaving no one behind without the life-saving power of vaccines.