Gavi Internship opportunities 2023 | Hiring
Freshers as Interns COVAX Design & Operationalisation - Technical and
Vaccine Policy | Deadline 6th March 2023
Job Details: Intern, COVAX
Design & Operationalisation - Technical and Vaccine Policy
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Vacancy No
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VN1789
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Job Title
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Intern, COVAX Design &
Operationalisation - Technical and Vaccine Policy
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Location
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Off-site
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Purpose of Position
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Assist in design, policy
setting, coordination/planning, and operationalization of the COVAX Facility
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Team
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Design and Operationalisation
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Reporting to
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Manager, Vaccine and
Technical Policy Team
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Career Step Level
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N/A
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Job Description
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Team and role context:
The Design & Operationalisation (D&O) Team within the newly
established Office of the COVAX Facility designs policies and mechanisms to
deliver on the Facility mandate, manages the Facility’s preparations for
implementation, and coordinates across the Facility, Gavi Secretariat, and
the Vaccine Pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator.
The duration for these internship positions is April 2023 – September 2023
with some flexibility for start dates although six-month duration is
preferred.
Key results expected:
• Provide technical support on COVID-19 vaccines to teams
and stakeholders across the Office of the COVAX Facility;
• Develop and draft materials to support teams and
stakeholders across the Office of the COVAX Facility (e.g., minutes,
concept notes, presentations, talking points, policy proposals)
• Summary report(s) and draft Q&As following
country/partner briefings, governance meetings, leadership team meetings,
scientific or public health meetings and other events;
• Efficient and effective support to enable well managed
projects, comprehensive knowledge management systems, strategic plan
development, monitoring of changing and dynamic external environment, and
multi-stakeholder events;
• Development of personal global health skills and knowledge,
including Gavi Alliance and COVAX partners, health financing, vaccine
manufacturing, vaccine delivery priorities and policy making
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Main Duties/Responsibilities
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Monitor COVID-19 R&D, regulatory and policy landscape to identify
emerging and strategic issues;
• Provide support to the technical and vaccine policy
team in coordinating the Independent Product Group (IPG) including drafting
summary documents, presentations, and reports in order to support
decision-making;
• Take part in meetings with partners and relevant
stakeholders to collate and synthesize internal-facing analysis on relevant
scientific and technical topics;
• Contribute to strategic knowledge on vaccine policy
using scientific information to support different teams across the office
of the COVAX Facility;
• Support specific design, risk assessment and
policy/strategy setting activities, including analyses (quantitative,
qualitative), options assessment and recommendation making in collaboration
with other Secretariat teams;
• Support development and updating of overall strategic
and operational plans for COVAX Facility;
• Support analysis and develop materials for internal and
external meetings (e.g., project team meetings, country/partner
consultations, governance body meetings, multilateral advocacy meetings,
regulatory bodies, public health agencies, research organisations);
• Support the organisation and execution of
multi-stakeholder events, governance meetings;
• Assist D&O team with project management and
knowledge management duties to ensure COVAX Facility and D&O team
achieves milestones and captures institutional knowledge; contribute to
improving team operations and efficiency;
• Prepare summary documents, presentations and reports
related to analyses and consultations for meetings with senior Gavi
leadership and external stakeholders.
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.
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Work Experience
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Minimum of 1 years’ previous office experience.
• Minimum of 1 years’ previous experience in vaccine
development
• Experience supporting complex projects with diverse
multisector stakeholders an asset
• Work experience in diverse settings (lower,
lower-middle, middle-income economies) an asset
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Skills/Competencies
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Required Skills/Competencies:
• A self-starter with demonstrated planning and project
management skills, and a proactive work attitude;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Proficiency with Microsoft Powerpoint, Excel, Word;
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work
collaboratively with colleagues from a wide range of disciplines,
backgrounds, and cultures;
• Ability to work independently and iteratively, and
effectively prioritise and execute tasks in a fast-paced, open environment;
• A team player, collaborative, organised,
detail-oriented;
• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and
business needs;
• Curious, quick learner.
Desirable skills/competencies:
• Experience of analysing immunological, clinical data
related to vaccines development;
• Good quantitative skills and proficiency in data
analysis;
• Policy analysis and strategic thinking;
• Previous management consulting or project/program
management experience an asset;
• Experience of identifying risks and potential
mitigation strategies and developing & maintaining financial /
operational risk registers;
• Knowledge of and interest in global health environment
and actors, international development and/or vaccines and immunisation.
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Languages
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Written and spoken fluency in English;
• Other languages (particularly French and/or Spanish) a
plus.
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Academic Qualifications
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Masters’ degree in public health, science (e.g. biology,
epidemiology, vaccinology, immunology);
• Sound understanding of Vaccines R&D, clinical
trials and immunology.
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Contacts
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Additional Information
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If you wish to
apply, please provide a cover letter and resume through our Careers
webpage and apply by clicking on “Intern, COVAX Design &
Operationalisation - Technical and Vaccine Policy”. Deadline for
applications is 06 March 2023.
Stipends are available.
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