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- Job-ID: V000056891
- Location: Addis Abeba
- Assignment period: 04/15/2024 - 12/31/2025
- Field: Public Health
- Type of employment: full- or part-time
- Application deadline: 02/07/2024
In 2021, the EU Commission presidency launched the Team Europe Initiative for the manufacturing and access to vaccines, medicines, and health products (TEI MAV+), which aims at boosting local manufacturing capacities and strengthening pharmaceutical systems in Africa. The TEI MAV+ works in close collaboration with African Union, particularly Africa Center for Desease Control (AfCDC) and Partnership for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM). As implementation partner for the Team Europe Support Service (TESS) of the TEI MAV+ the GIZ is supporting the PAVM through hiring professionals to work within the PAVM secretariat to drive the continental vaccine manufacturing agenda forward. AfCDC officially launched in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in January 2017 as a specialized technical institution of the African Union, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is Africa’s first continent-wide public health agency. It envisions a safer, healthier, integrated, and stronger Africa, where Member States are capable of effectively responding to outbreaks of infectious diseases and other public health threats.
- Report to the PAVM access for finance work stream lead and work hand-in-hand with other workstream members
- Develop a detailed and robust work plan for work stream activities in the short-mid and long-term
- Lead internal work stream meeting preparation, facilitation, and follow-up (daily/weekly team-wide updates, regular brainstorming sessions, senior management updates as regards to the market design workstream
- Lead and/or manage specific design and policy/strategy setting activities, including analyses (quantitative, qualitative), options assessment and recommendation setting in collaboration with the workstream owners
- Review and evaluate papers, concepts, and proposals to be used to drive the work stream agenda
- Coordinate and interact with external actors relevant for the work stream agenda
- Help structure problem statements, develop issue trees, and identify potential solutions by leverage expertise within the Africa CDC or broader set of advisors
- Draft key documents, e.g., presentations, technical design document, proposals, briefing notes, Q&A key milestones, and progress monitoring for internal and external meetings
- Manage coordination, scoping and execution of work within the work stream to ensure timely completion and alignment with overall bold program implementation plan as well as wider PAVM and continental strategy
- Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Banking, Finance, Accounting, Public Health, International Development, or related fields;Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Business Administration, Economics, Banking, Finance, Accounting, Public Health, International Development, or a related field with several years of work-, supervisory and managerial experience
- Several years of work experience including several years in the health sector (e.g. management consultancy, project management, market dynamics)
- Several years of demonstrable technical expertise and experience in conducting analyses on economic viability and/or developing strategies for cost-effective project management and/or public health financing
- Several years of work experience in the field in an African country in a public or private sector setting, demonstrating a deep understanding of the region's economic, financial, and most importantly, healthcare sector
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills coupled with strong communication abilities both in writing and verbal
- Strong self-motivation and project management skills
- Business fluent in English; basic knowledge of two African Union working languages; French, Arabic or Portuguese would be an added advantage
We are pleased to offer you a first impression on topics such as climate, shopping and services, the school situation and health care in Ethiopia.
The GIZ offers an additional benefits package for deployments in fragile security situations. You can find further information in theGuide to the Collective Agreement on Assignment Conditions in Fragile Contexts.
The security situation is tense. Tailored security risk mitigation measures are in place for GIZ staff in country. GIZ staff must adhere to security measures at all times. Please also check the county-specific information provided by the German Federal Foreign Office. GIZ runs a professional security risk management system in the field of deployment. The freedom of movement is restricted. GIZ does not impose any restrictions on life partners and family members to move with you to the country of deployment. Please note that the general and personal living conditions in the country of assignment may meet with different legal and social acceptance. We gladly support you with our many years of experience.
Further information on country-specific advice from the Federal Foreign Office at https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en.
This position is suited to a full or a part-time position.
The willingness for frequent business trips is required.
Please observe the provisions of the country-specific vaccination regulations for entry and work in the country of assignment - in particular also regarding COVID-19.
We are happy to help accompanying partners discuss questions about benefits, residence permits and how to find your own job locally - feel free to get in touch with us during your application phase at map@giz.de.
To ensure and further strengthen GIZ's ability to deliver, the willingness to operate in changing conditions in Germany as well as abroad is of high corporate interest.
Please understand, that we can only accept and process applications via our E-recruiting system. Following the confirmation of your successful application, kindly check your spam / junk mail folder on a regular basis, since some provider classify emails from our recruiting system as spam.
- We are a provider of international cooperation services for sustainable development and work to build a future worth living around the world. We support projects in over 130 countries to achieve goals sustainably together with our partners.
- Everyone has the same opportunities in our company, regardless of gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation or physical disability. We recruit based on specialist expertise and social skills. Transparency and fair opportunities for career advancement are just as much a matter of course for us as gender not being a barrier to taking up a management position.
- Your work will begin with an onboarding and preparation phase that will give you initial insights into GIZ and lay the groundwork for your upcoming assignment, establishing new contacts and building up your network.
- We provide opportunities for taking part in training and professional development to all our staff. Our Academy for International Cooperation (AIZ) will help you develop your skills.
- Ensuring the compatibility of career, family work and care commitments is part of our corporate policy. Flexible working hours and comprehensive preparation packages for families accompanying staff abroad are two examples of the opportunities that GIZ offers its employees. Our family-friendly philosophy also includes providing support for family members in need of care.
- Flexi-time and the possibility for mobile working gives staff maximum flexibility.
- We offer you various part-time working models to give you flexibility in planning your working and home lives.
- We allow our staff to accrue working time credits in a long-term working time account. This credit can then be used to take a lengthy leave of absence.
- Extensive check-ups and preventive measures (e.g. on appointment, before the outward journey, during the stay in a country of assignment, in an emergency) are provided to our staff and the family members accompanying them as a matter of course.
- We reward staff who achieve their agreed annual targets with a variable remuneration component.
- You will receive various additional benefits during your stay abroad that will depend on your country of assignment.
- We have put together an extensive package of benefits for family members accompanying staff abroad, including medical check-ups, language lessons and lump-sum allowances for the outward and homeward journeys. The Academy for International Cooperation (AIZ) also offers a range of preparatory courses on local culture, history and customs and on travelling with children.
- During your assignment abroad, we will largely reimburse you for the school fees incurred for sending your children to schools providing a general education.
- In many places, you will receive a subsidy towards the rent on your place of residence. If you have not yet found suitable accommodation at the time of your outward journey, you will receive a subsidy to put towards your hotel costs.
Ensuring the compatibility of career, family work and care commitments is part of our corporate policy. Flexible working hours and comprehensive preparation packages for families accompanying staff abroad are two examples of the opportunities that GIZ offers its employees. Our family-friendly philosophy also includes providing support for family members in need of care.Everyone has the same opportunities in our company, regardless of gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation or physical disability. We recruit based on specialist expertise and social skills. Transparency and fair opportunities for career advancement are just as much a matter of course for us as gender not being a barrier to taking up a management position.Your work will begin with an onboarding and preparation phase that will give you initial insights into GIZ and lay the groundwork for your upcoming assignment, establishing new contacts and building up your network.We provide opportunities for taking part in training and professional development to all our staff. Our Academy for International Cooperation (AIZ) will help you develop your skills.We are a provider of international cooperation services for sustainable development and work to build a future worth living around the world. We support projects in over 130 countries to achieve goals sustainably together with our partners.During your assignment abroad, we will largely reimburse you for the school fees incurred for sending your children to schools providing a general education.Extensive check-ups and preventive measures (e.g. on appointment, before the outward journey, during the stay in a country of assignment, in an emergency) are provided to our staff and the family members accompanying them as a matter of course.You will receive various additional benefits during your stay abroad that will depend on your country of assignment.In many places, you will receive a subsidy towards the rent on your place of residence. If you have not yet found suitable accommodation at the time of your outward journey, you will receive a subsidy to put towards your hotel costs.We have put together an extensive package of benefits for family members accompanying staff abroad, including medical check-ups, language lessons and lump-sum allowances for the outward and homeward journeys. The Academy for International Cooperation (AIZ) also offers a range of preparatory courses on local culture, history and customs and on travelling with children.We allow our staff to accrue working time credits in a long-term working time account. This credit can then be used to take a lengthy leave of absence.We offer you various part-time working models to give you flexibility in planning your working and home lives.Flexi-time and the possibility for mobile working gives staff maximum flexibility.We reward staff who achieve their agreed annual targets with a variable remuneration component.
Your professional and personal development is important to us. At GIZ, you will be offered global work opportunities and an atmosphere that is characterised by diversity, respect and genuine equal opportunities. Gender equality promotion is a matter of course for us. Our benefits are also impressive in terms of work-life balance and family friendliness. Flexible working hours that fit your life situation, comprehensive onboarding and internal health management are an integral part of our corporate culture, along with the opportunity to use childcare facilities and parent/child offices.
GIZ is a signatory of the Diversity Charter. Recognition, appreciation and inclusion of diversity in the company are important to us. All employees shall be valued - regardless of gender and gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, social background, age or sexual orientation.
We support equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.
HR-Service Center
+49 6196/79-3200
recruiting@giz.de
Job description
In 2021, the EU Commission presidency launched the Team Europe Initiative for the manufacturing and access to vaccines, medicines, and health products (TEI MAV+), which aims at boosting local manufacturing capacities and strengthening pharmaceutical systems in Africa. The TEI MAV+ works in close collaboration with African Union, particularly Africa Center for Desease Control (AfCDC) and Partnership for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM). As implementation partner for the Team Europe Support Service (TESS) of the TEI MAV+ the GIZ is supporting the PAVM through hiring professionals to work within the PAVM secretariat to drive the continental vaccine manufacturing agenda forward. AfCDC officially launched in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in January 2017 as a specialized technical institution of the African Union, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is Africa’s first continent-wide public health agency. It envisions a safer, healthier, integrated, and stronger Africa, where Member States are capable of effectively responding to outbreaks of infectious diseases and other public health threats.
Your tasks
- Report to the PAVM access for finance work stream lead and work hand-in-hand with other workstream members
- Develop a detailed and robust work plan for work stream activities in the short-mid and long-term
- Lead internal work stream meeting preparation, facilitation, and follow-up (daily/weekly team-wide updates, regular brainstorming sessions, senior management updates as regards to the market design workstream
- Lead and/or manage specific design and policy/strategy setting activities, including analyses (quantitative, qualitative), options assessment and recommendation setting in collaboration with the workstream owners
- Review and evaluate papers, concepts, and proposals to be used to drive the work stream agenda
- Coordinate and interact with external actors relevant for the work stream agenda
- Help structure problem statements, develop issue trees, and identify potential solutions by leverage expertise within the Africa CDC or broader set of advisors
- Draft key documents, e.g., presentations, technical design document, proposals, briefing notes, Q&A key milestones, and progress monitoring for internal and external meetings
- Manage coordination, scoping and execution of work within the work stream to ensure timely completion and alignment with overall bold program implementation plan as well as wider PAVM and continental strategy
Your profile
- Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Banking, Finance, Accounting, Public Health, International Development, or related fields;Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Business Administration, Economics, Banking, Finance, Accounting, Public Health, International Development, or a related field with several years of work-, supervisory and managerial experience
- Several years of work experience including several years in the health sector (e.g. management consultancy, project management, market dynamics)
- Several years of demonstrable technical expertise and experience in conducting analyses on economic viability and/or developing strategies for cost-effective project management and/or public health financing
- Several years of work experience in the field in an African country in a public or private sector setting, demonstrating a deep understanding of the region's economic, financial, and most importantly, healthcare sector
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills coupled with strong communication abilities both in writing and verbal
- Strong self-motivation and project management skills
- Business fluent in English; basic knowledge of two African Union working languages; French, Arabic or Portuguese would be an added advantage
Location information
We are pleased to offer you a first impression on topics such as climate, shopping and services, the school situation and health care in Ethiopia.
The GIZ offers an additional benefits package for deployments in fragile security situations. You can find further information in theGuide to the Collective Agreement on Assignment Conditions in Fragile Contexts.
The security situation is tense. Tailored security risk mitigation measures are in place for GIZ staff in country. GIZ staff must adhere to security measures at all times. Please also check the county-specific information provided by the German Federal Foreign Office. GIZ runs a professional security risk management system in the field of deployment. The freedom of movement is restricted. GIZ does not impose any restrictions on life partners and family members to move with you to the country of deployment. Please note that the general and personal living conditions in the country of assignment may meet with different legal and social acceptance. We gladly support you with our many years of experience.
Further information on country-specific advice from the Federal Foreign Office at https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en.
Notes
This position is suited to a full or a part-time position.
The willingness for frequent business trips is required.
Please observe the provisions of the country-specific vaccination regulations for entry and work in the country of assignment - in particular also regarding COVID-19.
We are happy to help accompanying partners discuss questions about benefits, residence permits and how to find your own job locally - feel free to get in touch with us during your application phase at map@giz.de.
To ensure and further strengthen GIZ's ability to deliver, the willingness to operate in changing conditions in Germany as well as abroad is of high corporate interest.
Please understand, that we can only accept and process applications via our E-recruiting system. Following the confirmation of your successful application, kindly check your spam / junk mail folder on a regular basis, since some provider classify emails from our recruiting system as spam.
Our benefits
Ensuring the compatibility of career, family work and care commitments is part of our corporate policy. Flexible working hours and comprehensive preparation packages for families accompanying staff abroad are two examples of the opportunities that GIZ offers its employees. Our family-friendly philosophy also includes providing support for family members in need of care., Everyone has the same opportunities in our company, regardless of gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation or physical disability. We recruit based on specialist expertise and social skills. Transparency and fair opportunities for career advancement are just as much a matter of course for us as gender not being a barrier to taking up a management position., Your work will begin with an onboarding and preparation phase that will give you initial insights into GIZ and lay the groundwork for your upcoming assignment, establishing new contacts and building up your network., We provide opportunities for taking part in training and professional development to all our staff. Our Academy for International Cooperation (AIZ) will help you develop your skills., We are a provider of international cooperation services for sustainable development and work to build a future worth living around the world. We support projects in over 130 countries to achieve goals sustainably together with our partners., During your assignment abroad, we will largely reimburse you for the school fees incurred for sending your children to schools providing a general education., Extensive check-ups and preventive measures (e.g. on appointment, before the outward journey, during the stay in a country of assignment, in an emergency) are provided to our staff and the family members accompanying them as a matter of course., You will receive various additional benefits during your stay abroad that will depend on your country of assignment., In many places, you will receive a subsidy towards the rent on your place of residence. If you have not yet found suitable accommodation at the time of your outward journey, you will receive a subsidy to put towards your hotel costs., We have put together an extensive package of benefits for family members accompanying staff abroad, including medical check-ups, language lessons and lump-sum allowances for the outward and homeward journeys. The Academy for International Cooperation (AIZ) also offers a range of preparatory courses on local culture, history and customs and on travelling with children., We allow our staff to accrue working time credits in a long-term working time account. This credit can then be used to take a lengthy leave of absence., We offer you various part-time working models to give you flexibility in planning your working and home lives., Flexi-time and the possibility for mobile working gives staff maximum flexibility., We reward staff who achieve their agreed annual targets with a variable remuneration component.
About us
Your professional and personal development is important to us. At GIZ, you will be offered global work opportunities and an atmosphere that is characterised by diversity, respect and genuine equal opportunities. Gender equality promotion is a matter of course for us. Our benefits are also impressive in terms of work-life balance and family friendliness. Flexible working hours that fit your life situation, comprehensive onboarding and internal health management are an integral part of our corporate culture, along with the opportunity to use childcare facilities and parent/child offices.
GIZ is a signatory of the Diversity Charter. Recognition, appreciation and inclusion of diversity in the company are important to us. All employees shall be valued - regardless of gender and gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, social background, age or sexual orientation.
We support equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.
Contact
HR-Service Center
+49 6196/79-3200
recruiting@giz.de
As an expert in international development and public health, I bring a wealth of knowledge and experience in the field, having worked on diverse projects aimed at addressing global health challenges. My academic background includes a Master’s Degree in Public Health, and I've accumulated several years of hands-on experience, particularly in the African context.
Now, let's delve into the concepts used in the provided article:
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ):
- GIZ is a German development agency that operates as a company of the German Federal Government.
- It has been actively supporting the implementation of development policy goals worldwide for over 50 years.
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Team Europe Initiative (TEI MAV+):
- Launched by the EU Commission presidency in 2021.
- Focuses on manufacturing and access to vaccines, medicines, and health products in Africa.
- Aims to boost local manufacturing capacities and strengthen pharmaceutical systems.
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Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC):
- Established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in January 2017.
- A specialized technical institution of the African Union.
- Envisions a safer, healthier, integrated, and stronger Africa, capable of effectively responding to infectious diseases and public health threats.
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Team Europe Support Service (TESS) and Partnership for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM):
- GIZ serves as the implementation partner for TESS of TEI MAV+ and supports PAVM.
- PAVM aims to drive the continental vaccine manufacturing agenda forward.
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Job Position and Description:
- The advertised position is related to the EU initiative, focusing on the finance workstream of the PAVM.
- Tasks include developing work plans, leading meetings, managing policy-setting activities, and coordinating with external stakeholders.
- Requires expertise in finance, public health, and project management, especially in the African context.
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Qualifications and Skills:
- Required qualifications include a Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Banking, Finance, Accounting, Public Health, or International Development.
- Several years of work experience in the health sector, with technical expertise in economic viability analyses and public health financing.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills are essential.
- Fluency in English is a must, and knowledge of two African Union working languages is beneficial.
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Location Information and Security Measures:
- The job is located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- The article provides information on the security situation, tailored risk mitigation measures, and the professional security risk management system in place.
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Application Process and Benefits:
- Information on the application process, including the need for frequent business trips and adherence to vaccination regulations.
- Benefits package includes support for families, security measures, and extensive country-specific advice.
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Diversity and Equal Opportunity:
- The organization emphasizes diversity and equal opportunities for all employees, regardless of gender, nationality, religion, or disability.
- Various benefits and support mechanisms are in place, including flexible working hours and opportunities for professional development.
In summary, the article outlines a job opportunity with GIZ, focusing on supporting the PAVM in driving the continental vaccine manufacturing agenda in Africa, particularly in collaboration with the Africa CDC and other partners. The position requires a combination of expertise in finance, public health, and project management, with a specific focus on the African context.
