Country Specialist, Evaluation of GAVI COVAX

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International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a U.S. based international development consulting company established in 1987, has worked in over 100 countries and implemented over 300 projects. IBTCI serves government agencies, private sector companies, and several donor agencies. IBTCI specializes in monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL) and institutional support across many areas and sectors including, but not limited to, conflict and crisis, democracy and governance, agriculture, economic growth, food security, education, environment, and global health.

Job Title: Country Specialist, Evaluation of GAVI COVAX – Remote

Department/Location: Social, Economic, and Agricultural Development (SEAD) Practice/Remote

Reports To: Country Specialist

Type: Temporary assignment upon award, 4 months

Classification: Non-exempt

Countries Concerned Nationals of the following countries are encouraged to apply:

Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kosovo, Madagascar, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone.

Clearance Required: N/A

Overview:

International Business and Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a US-based international development consulting company, is seeking a Country Specialist eight (8) positions from the countries mentioned above to be part of a team of experts evaluating the Global Alliance for Vaccination and Immunization (GAVI) efforts to support COVID vaccination coverage from 2020 to 2023. The evaluation will focus on the functioning of the COVAX mechanism to support vaccination coverage worldwide, with a focus on 35 countries, with a special interest in the countries listed above. COVAX brought together WHO, CEPI and GAVI to establish norms, fund the production of COVID vaccines, and purchase and distribute vaccines in multiple countries. The evaluation will have two components and the bulk of the work will be focused on achieving vaccination targets set by the countries. The results of the evaluation will inform discussions on the global health architecture required for future pandemics and help define UNICEF’s eventual contribution.

Responsibilities

Implementation of the Evaluation:

• Serve as the country specialist to evaluate the operation of the GAVI-supported COVID vaccine distribution efforts to increase coverage and prevent the spread of the disease in the country where the specialist resides.
• Coordinate the collection of relevant documents associated with the implementation of vaccine supply and vaccination efforts in the country supported by GAVI, and review documents collected.
• Present conclusions of the desk review of secondary data organized by GAVI evaluation principles.
• Present conclusions of the desk review of secondary data organized by UNICEF evaluation principles.
• Help identify population segments where primary data collection via qualitative research methods would be conducted.
• Contribute to the development of data collection tools and the identification of key informants that need to be interviewed at the country level.
• Conduct qualitative data collection through key informant interviews and focus group discussions.
• During primary data collection and site visits, participate in conducting interviews with institutional representatives and/or different target groups involved in the design, implementation, monitoring and/or evaluation of COVID vaccination efforts.
• Perform analysis of qualitative data collected following guidance from the team leader.
• Write country case study report.
• Contribute to the preparation of an evaluation report to present the findings of the research conducted via document review and primary data collection.
• Participate in the dissemination of evaluation findings.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• 10 years of experience managing and/or evaluating interventions in the health sector in his/her country of residence.
• Experience defining and conducting formative, monitoring and/or evaluation research to design, track the implementation, or assess the effects of health interventions targeting multiple audiences in the health sector, with a focus on immunization efforts.
• Experience in conducting qualitative and quantitative data analysis of social and/or behavioral research data.
• Experience in producing evaluation and research reports for donors or implementing agencies.
• Strong ability to interact with a wide range of stakeholders at different levels of donor agencies and country government officials responsible for activities in the health sector.
• Fluency in English, and in both French and English in Francophone countries.
• Thematic knowledge of COVID 10 is preferable.

Education:

• Degree in medicine, public health, epidemiology.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent research methodology skills.
• Excellent quantitative and qualitative data analysis skills.
• Familiarity with remote data collection approaches/techniques.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Capacity to work independently.

Working Environment: Work is typically performed in an office environment. Part of this work will be done remotely.

Physical Requirements: This is largely a sedentary position that requires the ability to speak, hear, see, and lift small objects up to 20 lbs.

Supervisory Responsibility: This position coordinates a team of experts with subject matter expertise in supply chain management of pharmaceuticals and other health sector supplies and social and behavior change intervention.

Travel: Travel will be required up to 10% during the duration of the assignment.

Work Authorization: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

About the Organization:

IBTCI has been in business since 1987. We specialize in Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL), Institutional Support (IS), Financial & Risk Management (FRM), Supply Chain Management & Procurement (SCMP); Social & Behavior Change (SBC) and Capacity Building. We provide these services across many sectors including, but not limited to, agriculture, resilience & food security, conflict & crisis, democracy & governance, economic growth & trade, education & human capacity development, energy & infrastructure, environment & climate change, global health & WASH and humanitarian and disaster assistance. At IBTCI, our colleagues are encouraged to collaborate and be part of the solution while getting the tools and guidance needed to grow and support our clients’ missions.

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