Manager, Strategy Design and Delivery — Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
- Location
- Le Grand-Saconnex
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 4 days ago
Role overview
Position title: Manager, Strategy Design & Delivery Contract type / duration: 5-year fixed-term contract Location: Geneva Department: Strategy, Policy & Foresight Team: Strategy Design & Delivery Team Reports To: Head, Strategy Design & Delivery N° of positions supervised (if applicable): N/A Career Step: 3 1.
The Strategy, Policy and Foresight Department serves as Gavi’s strategic compass – guiding the organisation through complexity with clarity, credibility, and collaboration. The department focuses on four work areas:
Foresight: Ensuring the Alliance remains fit-for-purpose over the long term by anticipating trends, navigating uncertainty, and helping reshape the global health ecosystem.
- Position title: Manager, Strategy Design & Delivery Contract type / duration: 5-year fixed-term contract Location: Geneva Department: Strategy, Policy & Foresight Team: Strategy Design & Delivery Team Reports To: Head, Strategy Design & Delivery N° of positions supervised (if applicable): N/A Career Step: 3 1.
- The Strategy, Policy and Foresight Department serves as Gavi’s strategic compass – guiding the organisation through complexity with clarity, credibility, and collaboration. The department focuses on four work areas:
- Key Responsibilities Responsibilities include:
- Strategic analysis and option development: Prepare robust evidence bases, actionable options and recommendations, and implementation plans aligned with Gavi’s strategic priorities, working closely with cross-Secretariat project teams
Main responsibilities
- Key Responsibilities Responsibilities include:
- Strategic analysis and option development: Prepare robust evidence bases, actionable options and recommendations, and implementation plans aligned with Gavi’s strategic priorities, working closely with cross-Secretariat project teams
- Senior decision-making support: Contribute to high-quality, insight-driven deliverables—including strategy documents, presentations and decision memos—for Gavi’s CEO, executive leadership, and Board
- Stakeholder engagement and alignment: Engage stakeholders across the Alliance and broader global health ecosystem at technical and leadership levels, facilitating transparent, inclusive processes and fostering alignment
- Implementation planning and delivery follow-through: Translate strategic priorities into practical implementation plans, including facilitating integration into Gavi Secretariat guidelines, processes, and programmes As examples, the questions that the Manager may work on include:
- What are the implications of key trends in the multilateral, global health and immunisation ecosystem for the Alliance’s long-term value proposition and operating model?
- How will Gavi adapt the Gavi 6.0 Strategy in light of shifting resource availability?
- What are the implications for strategy roll-out?
- How should Gavi’s approach to engaging the private sector evolve in Gavi 6.0?
- How will Gavi’s collaboration with the Global Fund and other global health institutions evolve in the context of the reshaping global health architecture?
Additional details
- About the Role The Strategy, Policy and Foresight Department serves as Gavi’s strategic compass – guiding the organisation through complexity with clarity, credibility, and collaboration. The department focuses on four work areas:
- Delivery Acceleration: Accelerating the implementation of strategy delivery where cross-functional collaboration is essential to drive impact (e.g. programmatic ‘must wins’). Through its two teams
- Note: The essential functions listed in this section are not exhaustive of the job responsibilities; other duties may be assigned consistently with the department's needs. 3.
- Excellent analytical skills, including excellent knowledge of global health Structured strategic thinking Excellent project management skills
- Ability to work independently, under pressure and with resilience, demonstrating initiative and flexibility Languages Needed:
- Other languages desirable, particularly French 4. How You Work (Behaviours and Mindsets)
Notes and original content
- The essential functions listed in this section are not exhaustive of the job responsibilities; other duties may be assigned consistently with the department's needs. 3.
- Your Experience and Skills Professional Experience:
- At least 5 years of professional experience, including at least two years of experience in a top tier management consulting firm and/or at least two years of experience in the private sector required
- Significant experience in the field of strategy development is essential
- Experience in global health and/or the non-profit sector is an asset Education and Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in business administration, public health, epidemiology, medicine, public policy, economics, international development or equivalent required Technical and Functional Skills:
- Excellent analytical skills, including excellent knowledge of global health Structured strategic thinking Excellent project management skills
- Ability to manage stakeholders and influence outside of formal hierarchical structures
- Excellent writing, communication and presentation skills
- Confidence when dealing with senior leadership
Questions about this listing
What salary does Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance offer for this role?
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance lists CHF 83'500 - 126'500 gross per year for this position in Le Grand-Saconnex. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Geneva?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Geneva can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Geneva's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
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