Policy Manager

About the role

CEPI’s 2027-2032 Strategy (CEPI 3.0) articulates CEPI's ambitious strategy that aims to substantially reduce and respond to global epidemic and pandemic threats. The ecosystem for pandemic preparedness and response is rapidly evolving, and subject to high‑level political discussions on a global, regional and national level. As a result, CEPI is looking to strengthen its ability to monitor and analyze key processes and strategies of relevance to our work, to inform our priorities and strategically pursue opportunities and challenges.

The Policy Manager will support CEPI's evolving policy work to position CEPI as a 'key connector' in line with its mission to accelerate the development of vaccines and other biologic countermeasures against epidemic and pandemic threats, making them accessible to all in need. The Policy Manager will be instrumental in developing an internal framework to enable CEPI to achieve this by coordinating, prioritizing, and conducting secondary research, analyzing data, and deriving actionable insights that may impact CEPI 3.0 strategy and its implementation activities. The Policy Manager will play a key role in ensuring CEPI is positioned correctly in a rapidly evolving landscape. This is a full time, fixed term position for 1 year.

Responsibilities

• Develop and continuously evolve CEPI positions in key pandemic preparedness and response ecosystem areas, including R&D, preparedness and response financing, lower and middle income regional challenges and equitable access, and related areas.
• Monitor, systematically collect and analyse information about identified global policy drivers (e.g. the work of G20/G7, UN, the Pandemic Agreement negotiations, the Global Health Security Agenda etc.) with a view to developing policy advice for CEPI.
• Project manage across teams in the development of evidence-based policy positions that CEPI may advocate for externally.
• Serve as CEPI as a subject matter expert on global health policy and advocacy.
• Contribute to the development of strategic recommendations to drive high quality, evidence-driven strategic decisions.

Education, Experience and Competence

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in relevant discipline (life sciences, public health, international affairs or another relevant subject).
• Demonstrated (5 + years) of relevant professional experience (e.g. global health strategy and/or analysis).
• Demonstrated experience working on complex projects with diverse stakeholders (in global health, government, strategy, biotech R&D).
• Advanced understanding of the global health ecosystem, preferably within epidemic preparedness and response.
• Self-starter with strong planning and project management skills, and with a flexible, positive, pro‑active attitude.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and partners from a wide range of disciplines, backgrounds and cultures; matrix experience a strong plus.
• Strong analytical skills, with proven capabilities interpreting data and qualitative research and distilling into actionable key takeaways.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with demonstrated ability to deliver high quality work within tight deadlines.
• A track record of resilience, sound judgment and decisiveness in pressured circumstances.

Travel and Location Requirements

This role is based in Oslo (Norway) or London (UK). Relocation/ visa sponsorship assistance is not provided for this fixed‑term role. International travel may be required.

What we can offer you

• The opportunity to work together with leading experts on solutions for global challenges.
• Experience from the international effort on developing vaccines against emerging infectious diseases and accelerating vaccine development response to outbreaks.
• A diverse and inclusive working environment.