Manager, Policy and Compliance

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance is a public-private partnership committed to saving children’s lives and protecting people’s health by increasing equitable use of vaccines in lower-income countries. The Vaccine Alliance brings together implementing country and donor governments, the World Health Organisation, UNICEF, the World Bank, the vaccine industry, technical agencies, civil society, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and other private sector partners. Gavi uses innovative finance mechanisms, including co-financing by recipient countries, to secure sustainable funding and adequate supply of quality vaccines. Since 2000, Gavi has contributed to the immunisation of more than 1 billion children and the prevention of more than 17.3 million future deaths.

THE ROLE

Please note this is a temporary role for 1 year.

Gavi pursues an ambitious mission, operates in a dynamic and often uncertain context, and is set up as an Alliance of partners with a lean Secretariat without in-country presence.

The role of the Manager, Policy and Compliance is to assist in revising existing policies, ensuring they align with the organisation’s core principles while being clear and concise. This role supports the development of the organisation’s policy hierarchy, architecture, and approval process, including aiding in the implementation of technical solutions.

MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Main duties and responsibilities include:
• Assist in reviewing current global written standards to understand the baseline policies;
• Support in drafting and implementing parts of the Policy Management Framework;
• Collaborate with policy owners to update policies and assist in retiring outdated ones, including impact analysis;
• Help develop templates, instructions, and an inventory of policies, processes, and standards for functional and department leaders;
• Contribute to policy governance and management training;
• Support the development and maintenance of a policy repository/library on the Intranet.

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

• University degree in law, global health or development, or related fields;
• Further qualifications in governance and policy management.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in governance, legal and compliance.

SKILLS/COMPETENCIES

• Good ability to structure and synthesise information;
• Analytical skills and demonstrated problem-solving abilities;
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills;
• Ability to work effectively with large amounts of information;
• A collaborative mindset and eagerness to learn;
• Competence with digital tools and proficiency in their use;
• Ability to work under pressure and show initiative;
• Teamwork capabilities in a multicultural environment;
• Attention to detail;
• Ability to work autonomously, under pressure, demonstrating initiative and flexibility;
• Team player able to establish working relationships with many teams in a multicultural environment;
• Excellent writing skills and attention for detail;
• Competence with digital tools and ability to work quickly and accurately with them;
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced, ambiguous and constantly changing environment.

LANGUAGES

• Written and spoken fluency in English;
• French and other languages are an asset.

CONTACTS

• Collaboration with all teams in Gavi Secretariat;
• Frequent interactions with Senior Manager, Policy and Compliance as well as members of the Ethics, Risk and Compliance team;
• Occasional exposure to Senior Management;
• As required interactions with internal stakeholders.