Intern, Policy (Vaccine Investment Strategy)

Gavi is beginning the process for the next Vaccine Investment Strategy (VIS) which occurs once every 5 years to identify future immunisation investments of high public health importance for Gavi-supported countries and potential inclusion in the portfolio.  Critical elements of the VIS include defining an evaluation framework that will be used to assess which vaccines should be prioritised for investment and mapping longlist vaccines against this framework. Extensive analyses and consultation – both internal and external - will inform development of the evaluation framework and will shape the health impact modelling and demand forecasting required to prioritise the longlist. 

There are two internship positions available across 2023.

Key results expected    

•    Supporting the Policy team to develop an evaluation framework for senior Gavi leadership approval, including required analyses that inform internal thinking;
•    Supporting the Policy team to assess and prioritise the vaccine longlist for senior Gavi leadership approval, including application of required health economic analyses; 
•    Supporting the Policy team with internal and external stakeholder management;
•    Gaining global health skills and knowledge, including Gavi vaccines stakeholders, R&D financing, vaccine delivery priorities and policy making.
 

•    Assist with the preparation of relevant summaries and other communication materials for internal and external stakeholder engagement (including working group meetings);
•    Support efforts to develop and assess evaluation framework options and perform preliminary analyses on several candidate vaccines;
•    Support efforts to perform analyses on several longlist vaccine candidates, including application of ongoing health economic modelling and other qualitative evaluation considerations;
•    As needed, prepare summary documents, presentations and reports related to analyses and consultations for meetings with senior Gavi leadership;
•    Assist team with project management duties.

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.

•    Minimum of 1 years’ previous work experience.

•    Exceptional written and verbal communication skills;
•    Good quantitative skills and proficiency in data analysis;
•    Proficiency with Microsoft Powerpoint, Excel, and Word;
•    Some familiarity with the global health environment and actors;
•    Some expertise in vaccines, epidemiology and infectious diseases;
•    Some experience working in diverse environments;
•    Demonstrated ability to think analytically and strategically;
•    Ability to work independently and iteratively, and effectively prioritise and execute tasks in a fast-paced, open environment;
•    Knowledge of health economic modelling would be advantageous.

•    Written and spoken fluency in English;
•    Other languages (particularly French) a plus.

•    Degree in public health, science, environmental sciences, political sciences, development or a related field.

•    Gavi Secretariat.

For more information on the Gavi Internship Programme please visit:
http://www.gavi.org/careers/internship-programme/

Stipends are available. Interns are expected to be interning on a full-time basis.

Please note, that to be eligible for this internship, you MUST be a student or have graduated within the last twelve months. 

If you wish to apply, please visit our Careers webpage and apply by clicking on "Intern, Policy (Vaccine Investment Strategy)”. Deadline for applications is 22 December 2022. 

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Duration: ASAP for up to 24 weeks

Please note that as a vaccine organisation and in order to provide duty of care towards its employees, Gavi is requiring its new employees to confirm that they are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as a condition for pursuing employment with us. You can find out more by visiting this link.              

In support of Gavi’s commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion, we hire globally and welcome applications regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, national origin, family status, sex, gender identity or expression, physical characteristics, race, religion, spirituality or sexual orientation. Gavi has zero tolerance towards sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse (SHEA) and any form of discrimination or harassment. 

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.