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 helping to halve child mortality in 73 lower-income countries and creating economic benefits of over USD185 billion for the countries. Gavi also plays a key role in improving global health security by supporting health systems as well as funding global stockpiles for Ebola, cholera, meningococcal and yellow fever vaccines. After two decades of progress, Gavi is now focused on protecting the next generation, above all the zero-dose children who have not received even a single vaccine shot. The Vaccine Alliance uses innovative finance mechanisms to secure sustainable funding and adequate supply of quality vaccines for the poorest communities in the world. Gavi brings together the public and private sector drawing on their expertise to modernize the immunization systems. Using the acumen of the private sector has helped unlock the latest technology – from drones to biometrics – to save millions more lives, prevent outbreaks before they can spread and help countries on the road to self-sufficiency. Learn more at www.gavi.org and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
In 2020, Gavi raised USD10.5 billion from its investors to deliver on its 5.1 strategy from 2021-2025. As the convener of COVAX, the vaccines pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, together with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, Gavi has secured more than US$ 13 billion in funding for COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC) an innovative financial mechanism dedicated to fund access to Covid-19 vaccines to 92 economies. To date COVAX has shipped more than 1.96 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to 146 economies. As COVAX ins sunsetting, Gavi is working with partners to integrate lessons learnt and strengthen the PPR architecture to help the world being better prepared.
Gavi is now preparing the road to its next replenishment for 2026 – 2030, in a challenging context of poly-crisis for the international community. Support from existing investors and engagement of new investors will be critical to enable the organization to meet its objectives. In this context, Gavi will be building on and strengthening its strong relationships with new donors and emerging markets such as BRICS countries, which are all investors to Gavi and COVAX, and Gulf countries.
THE ROLE
Gavi is looking for an experienced, passionate, and driven Director to lead the Department. The Director reports into the Chief Resource Mobilization and Growth Officer and provides leadership, strategic direction and management of Gavi’s relationships with investors and stakeholders.
ii) The director position aims to realize the opportunity for Gavi to take a forward-looking and comprehensive approach to proactively engage investors in Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America, Resource Mobilisation and Growth and emerging economies through partnership models. Under the Director leadership, the department is responsible for engaging with investors in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Middle East and Gulf regions, maintaining and developing relationships with governments and key stakeholders and leading advocacy strategies in these markets, including by leveraging civil society organizations and private sector stakeholders. It aims to secure long-term support for Gavi and for immunization from sovereign investors and fundraising from private sector investors. Thereby to ensure that the organization has financial resources and political support to execute its mission and to meet its objectives. To do that, the Department develops and maintains strong intelligence of the national and regional landscape and political economy environments and works with the Department to propose innovative financing instruments and partnerships fit for context. In addition, the Director ensures rigorous management of contributions to Gavi, including through investor-led evaluations and reporting. The Director works closely with the Director for Development Finance to build relationships regional developments banks and for the development of innovative finance tools for Emerging Gavi investors.
In the context of the preparation of Gavi next replenishment for 2026 – 2030, the Director supports the design and implements a strategy to mobilize political, diplomatic and financial support from investors in Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America for Gavi that will enable the organisation to deliver against the SDGs. Diversifying Gavi investors base is a key feature of Gavi resource mobilisation strategy and critical to ensure long-term sustainability of the organisation. Emerging Investors represent a significant and growing market for Gavi in terms of manufacturing base and prospects, and financial resources from both the public and private sector.
ii) The Director engages with investors in Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America and stakeholders to shape policy making and important multilateral process, especially in the context of the G20. These countries are strong champions of immunization, with a leading voice shaping global health nexus, and it is critical to ensure longstanding and growing relationships with Gavi.
The Director links with investors and stakeholders to steer Gavi governance processes and especially Board meetings.
Key functions and deliverables:
• Shape a comprehensive engagement strategy and build strong investors relationships and partnerships in Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America, Resource Mobilisation and Growth;
• Provide organisation-wide leadership, guidance and co-ordination in envisioning, developing and implementing strategies to mobilise core resources as well as funding for specific initiatives in in Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America;
• Support Gavi’s involvement in global processes through partnerships, especially G20, with investors in Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America, Resource Mobilisation and Growth;
• Leadership, overall management and development of the team;
• Engage across regions to harness capital and skills; ensure systematic analysis of funding trends, develop funding targets and forecast income projections to ensure effective resource mobilisation, notably development of appropriate instruments and key alliances and partnerships with senior Governments representatives, senior corporate executives and influential business platforms;
• Support the Chief Resource Mobilisation and Growth by providing senior-level strategic business development and leadership to foster fundraising.
MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Shape and monitor strategy to mobilise support from investors in Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America, Resource through a partnership approach
• Develop and implement comprehensive market-specific approaches to engage key stakeholders – governments, foundations, the corporate sector, and agencies, research institutions, civil society and other key influencers –with the aim of building visibility and support for Gavi and broadening financial support;
• Sustain public and private investors diversification with a range of instruments adapted to the markets; especially innovative financing instruments;
• Build new partnerships with Investors in Emerging Markets for Gavi;
• Influence key multilateral processes and especially the G20;
• Lead on key strategic resource mobilisation projects and replenishment and fundraising events,
• Develop fundraising with private sector.
Lead the Team
• Provide a leadership role in the Resource Mobilisation and Growth team;
• Lead and empower a team of resource mobilisation professionals, managing and supporting donors relationships and generating new business in growth markets;
• Provide on-boarding and on-going support, coaching and mentoring to team members; lead and coordinate the team’s work; and cultivate a productive, collaborative working environment within the team.
Strengthen investors portfolio management & maintain critical relationships in growth markets
• Lead the development of best-practices of investors portfolio management; develop appropriate metrics and processes to ensure efficiency in resource mobilisation;
• Represent Gavi in corporate outreach and government relationship building; engage with growth market donors, civil society leaders and key influencers at senior political and executive levels;
• Pitch and negotiate complex funding agreements;
• Engage with Gavi Board members from donor countries under the Department purview, particularly in view of Board and Committee meetings; support the CEO and the Chief, Mobilisation and Growth officer with relationship management with Board and Committees donor representatives and constituencies.
Provide strategic advice and support to Gavi’s senior leadership
• Provide executive advice and support to top management to help design and manage replenishment efforts and public and private resource mobilisation strategies.
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
• Advanced level university degree in public or business administration, finance or other relevant fields.
WORK EXPERIENCE
• Minimum of 15 years significant and progressively responsible professional work experience with solid experience in sovereign and private fundraising with Investors in Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America;
• Extensive background identifying and articulating strategic issues, trade-offs and priorities;
• Solid credibility in fundraising, business development including client relations, and political advocacy in the region of interest;
• Familiarity with political and technical governmental decision-making processes in the region;
• Understanding of both public and private sector perspectives;
• Experience in managing teams and consultants and large scale, high profile projects.
SKILLS/COMPETENCIES
• Excellence in management; established operational track record in achieving results;
• Exceptional tact, political, diplomatic and interpersonal skills;
• Excellent networking, representational, communications and negotiation abilities; proactive and persuasive;
• Ability to cope with uncertainty;
• Demonstrated ability to build and sustain working relationships with a variety of constituencies; understanding of both public and private sector perspectives;
• Awareness of and sensitivity to political issues of Board members in all tasks;
• Ability to conceptualise, innovate, plan and execute ideas, as well as to impart knowledge and coach;
• Strong analytical skills; organised and detail oriented;
• A track record in producing high quality work on a variety of issues with short deadlines and make effective, timely decisions;
• Creativity and innovation, a self-starter with energy and enthusiasm;
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and across teams, and establish harmonious and effective working relationships both within and outside the organisation;
• High standards of personal conduct and integrity.
LANGUAGES
• Written and spoken fluency in English and one of the languages of the priority growth markets.
CONTACTS
• Gavi Secretariat;
• Other implementation agencies;
• Donors;
• Private Sector
• NGOs.
How to apply
If you wish to apply, please provide a cover letter and resume through our Careers webpage and apply by clicking on “Director, Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America, Resource Mobilisation and Growth”. Deadline for applications is 8 January 2024.
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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.
