SSRRE 2027-2028: Deputy Director (Immunization Supply), D-1, Copenhagen, Denmark

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfil their potential.  

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.   

And we never give up.  

For every child, dedication. 

UNICEF is the world’s largest buyer of vaccines and plays a critical global role in ensuring early and sustained access to high-quality vaccines. This supports the programmatic needs of the Expanded Programme on Immunization for children, including both routine immunization and outbreak response activities.

 A core member of the Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF has a key role in influencing vaccine markets as the lead procurement agency for Gavi, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, as well as major disease partnerships and collaborates with an extensive network of partners at various levels.

 UNICEF Supply Division convenes industry stakeholders during Industry Consultations on a yearly basis, and the team also focuses on country engagement and capacity strengthening activities.

UNICEF is the leading UN agency for cold chain provision, including related to contracting and market development as well as technical standard setting in collaboration with WHO PQS. The team further provides normative guidance to UNCEF’s global construction activities. Leveraging from global cold chain implementation programmes and construction guidance, the team further provides solarization solutions mainly at PHC level involving both mobilization of turnkey solutions as well as normative country guidance.

 The Immunization Supply Pillar focuses on the supply and procurement of vaccines, equipment, and related products and infrastructure needs to support immunization and health programmes. This work is carried out in close collaboration with programme group and key partners, such as the Gavi Alliance.

 The pillar is comprised of three main components:

• Vaccine Centre (VC): Responsible for the procurement and supply of vaccines and safe injection devices.
• Energy and Infrastructure Centre (EIC): Focused on cold chain systems, construction, oxygen and energy equipment, and the solarization of health facilities.
• Planning and Partnerships Unit (PPU): Supports partner engagement, strategic planning, coordination, and capacity strengthening.

The Deputy Director, Immunization Supply will lead Supply Division’s work on access to affordable, quality assured vaccines and immunization related supplies and infrastructure.

How can you make a difference? 

Under the direct supervision of the Director Supply Division, lead the Immunization Supply Pillar, providing ma...