Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

UNICEF is the world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foun...

Responsibilities or duties

The consultant will operate as a core member of the RWG Secretariat and member of Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Working Group (TWG), working closely with UNICEF, WHO, Gavi and regional partners. Tasks reflect the responsibilities include technical coordination, monitoring, and partner engagement.

Coordination of RWG Workplan & Gavi 6.0/NIS Processes

• Coordinate the update and implementation of the RWG annual workplan, ensuring support to concerned countries on Gavi 6.0 holistic application and VPOP processes, as well as NIS development and reprogramming, is fully integrated as priority areas.
• Coordinate regional partner supports in planning and executing steps of the country’s holistic application including development of country roadmaps, coordination of technical inputs, tracking submission timelines, and cross‑TWG synchronization.
• Organize and coordinate RWG meetings, ensuring timely preparation and dissemination of all required documentation including agendas, background notes, analytic summaries, meeting minutes, and decision trackers.

Monitoring, Reporting, and Quality Assurance

• Develop and maintain a robust monitoring RWG dashboard covering: Gavi 6.0 holistic application readiness, NIS progress (development, reprogramming, costing), Partner technical assistance tracking.
• Provide regular situation analyses and alerts to identify risks in timelines, quality, or process compliance.
• As part of M&E TWG, produce quarterly RWG monitoring reports, including country performance updates, strategic coordination meeting submission tracking, RWG follow‑up actions, synthesis of Gavi Secretariat feedback.

Strengthening Partner Engagement & Country Support

• Facilitate coordination between regional partners UNICEF, WHO, Gavi, WB, Africa CDC, NGOs and partners supporting Immunization.
• Maintain updated mapping of partner activities and technical support missions.
• Coordinate support for country briefings with required analytics ahead of key processes (Gavi application, JRF, NIS submissions, ICC reviews) including development of priority country profiles.
• Consolidate partner contributions and ensure consistent messaging and quality assurance of support to countries.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Education Required:

• Advanced university degree in Public Health, Global/International Health, Health Policy and Management, or other fields relevant to immunization.

Expertise and Skills Required:

• At least 8 years of relevant professional work experience at national and international levels in primary health care
• Substantive experience and technical knowledge on immunization
• Demonstrated experience in coordinating health and immunization processes, programmes and/or strategies
• Strong communication and negotiating skills
• Demonstrated ability to produce high quality technical documents, including reports,
• Experience with UN agencies is an asset.
• Fluency in English and French required

Experience needed

8 years

Any other provided details (e.g., benefits, work environment, team info, or additional notes)

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• Coordinate the update and implementation of the RWG annual workplan, ensuring support to concerned countries on Gavi 6.0 holistic application and VPOP processes, as well as NIS development and reprogramming, is fully integrated as priority areas.
• Coordinate regional partner supports in planning and executing steps of the country’s holistic application including development of country roadmaps, coordination of technical inputs, tracking submission timelines, and cross‑TWG synchronization.
• Organize and coordinate RWG meetings, ensuring timely preparation and dissemination of all required documentation including agendas, background notes, analytic summaries, meeting minutes, and decision trackers.
• Develop and maintain a robust monitoring RWG dashboard covering: Gavi 6.0 holistic application readiness, NIS progress (development, reprogramming, costing), Partner technical assistance tracking.
• Provide regular situation analyses and alerts to identify risks in timelines, quality, or process compliance.
• As part of M&E TWG, produce quarterly RWG monitoring reports, including country performance updates, strategic coordination meeting submission tracking, RWG follow‑up actions, synthesis of Gavi Secretariat feedback.
• Facilitate coordination between regional partners UNICEF, WHO, Gavi, WB, Africa CDC, NGOs and partners supporting Immunization.
• Maintain updated mapping of partner activities and technical support missions.
• Coordinate support for country briefings with required analytics ahead of key processes (Gavi application, JRF, NIS submissions, ICC reviews) including development of priority country profiles.
• Consolidate partner contributions and ensure consistent messaging and quality assurance of support to countries.

• Strong communication and negotiating skills
• Demonstrated ability to produce high quality technical documents, including reports,

• Advanced university degree in Public Health, Global/International Health, Health Policy and Management, or other fields relevant to immunization.
• At least 8 years of relevant professional work experience at national and international levels in primary health care
• Substantive experience and technical knowledge on immunization
• Demonstrated experience in coordinating health and immunization processes, programmes and/or strategies
• Experience with UN agencies is an asset.
• Fluency in English and French required