Consultant(e) based in Niamey to support Gavi 6.0 reprogramming At GAVI Alliance

Department: Fragile and Conflict Countries, Country Execution Department

Level: 3

Contract type: Consultancy

Duration: October 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027

Place of assignment: Niamey, Niger

About the mission

DevelopmentAid is currently supporting the identification of a Consultant(e) (or a team of consultants) on behalf of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in order to support the Government of Niger —in particular the Ministry of Public Health and Hygiene — throughout its transition to the Gavi 6.0 funding model, through a complete reprogramming process covering vaccine budget programming and cash grant programming.

Job overview

This mission lies at the crossroads of subsidy reprogramming, vaccination financing and multi-actor coordination. The consultant(e) will provide integrated technical and coordination support in order to prepare, finalize and submit Niger’s Gavi 6.0 reprogramming file, guaranteeing the technical, strategic and financial quality of vaccine and cash programming, and supporting the the entire filing and review cycle until approval.

This mission takes place in a context marked by significant financial and operational constraints, requiring explicit strategic choices, a robust and transparent costing methodology, proactive risk management, as well as realistic operational feasibility given the Nigerien context. The consultant(e) will work closely with the Ministry of Public Health and Hygiene, technical and financial partners, as well as the Gavi country team in Niger, to ensure that national priorities are effectively translated into a coherent and prioritized reprogramming portfolio.

Main responsibilities

Translate priorities into a reprogrammed portfolio

• Translate national priorities into a coherent portfolio of grants, covering both vaccines and cash.
• Implement a rigorous, explicit and documented prioritization approach, aligned with the principles of Gavi 6.0, including health systems strengthening (HSS), equity/zero-dose, fragile contexts and value for money.
• Support trade-offs between interventions, including vaccination, SSR, equity and fragile contexts.
• Ensure consistency between programmatic needs, financial envelopes and expected results.

Prepare and submit the reprogramming file

• Support the entire preparation of the reprogramming file, covering vaccines and cash.
• Coordinate the writing, consolidation and finalization of narratives, budgets and annexes.
• Develop a robust costing methodology, including assumptions, unit costs and efficiency analysis.
• Integrate costed government plans as well as contributions from technical and financial partners.
• Identify and document synergies to avoid duplication.
• Ensure technical coordination between all stakeholders, including the Ministry of Public Health and Hygiene, UNICEF, WHO and civil society.
• Ensure that the required national validations are obtained, in particular from the GTCV, the CCIA and the ministries concerned.
• Ensure full compliance with Gavi 6.0 guidelines, formats and criteria.

Support review of the application

• Support discussions with the Gavi Secretariat and prepare responses to requests for clarification, relating to the vaccines and cash aspects.
• Ensure the overall technical consistency of the file.
• Clearly explain to the review bodies —notably the Internal Review Committee (IRC) and the GO Group — the prioritization choices, strategic logic and costing methodology.

Manage comment resolution and risk

• Ensure the role of focal point for managing comments and conditions.
• Facilitate exchanges between the Government and Gavi, guaranteeing rapid and quality adjustments within the required deadlines.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks affecting timelines, portfolio quality and operational feasibility.

Main deliverables

1. Detailed work plan and rescheduling schedule, covering vaccines and cash.
2. Methodological costing note, including assumptions, unit costs and efficiency.
3. Prioritization and arbitration note, including key choices and their justification.
4. Risk register covering programmatic, financial, operational and contextual risks, with mitigation measures.
5. Complete reprogramming file, including intermediate and final versions.
6. Finalized documents ready for IRC/GO Group review.
7. Consolidated responses to comments and revised versions.
8. Final award note, covering key decisions, residual risks and implications for implementation.

Profile sought

• Advanced degree (Master) in public health, health economics, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated involvement in at least one Gavi grant application or funding process (vaccines, cash support or vaccination campaigns); Equivalent experience in preparing funding applications from other major immunization donors is also acceptable.
• Proven experience with Gavi processes, including grants, reprogramming and financing; Previous experience in preparing a Gavi Full Funding Proposal (FPP) under the Gavi 5.0 Strategy is a strong asset but is not mandatory.
• Strong coordination and stakeholder management skills, with demonstrated experience mobilizing multiple stakeholders, including Ministries of Health and Technical and Financial Partners (TFP), ideally in fragile and/or humanitarian contexts.
• Excellent writing skills, with demonstrated experience writing funding proposals, strategic documents and budget analyses.
• Ability to manage complex processes involving political and technical considerations, and to operate effectively in a fragile environment.
• Previous professional experience in Niger, or a good understanding of the Sahelian context, is desirable.

Skills and abilities

• Strong analytical skills, including costing and budget analysis skills.
• Excellent skills in stakeholder engagement, facilitation and consensus building.
• Ability to operate effectively in complex, politically sensitive and fragile environments.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities within tight deadlines.
• Strong command of digital tools and fluency with modern tools, including Excel, budget platforms, Power BI (or equivalent), and electronic grant submission systems.

Language requirements

• Excellent command of French, both written and spoken.
• Working knowledge of English is an asset.