Reports to: Manager, Vaccine Demand & Implementation

Location: Remote work, US Only 

Why Sabin:

Our mission is to make vaccines more accessible, enable innovation and expand immunization across the globe. We seek a future free from vaccine-preventable diseases. We are an innovative, collaborative, and engaged team that values accountability, teamwork, partnership and driving impact. We are vaccine champions improving lives through immunization. Sabin staff, management and the Board of Trustees are committed to ensuring that fairness, integrity, and opportunity remain at the core of how we operate.

Position Summary:

Our Global Immunization Department is seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative Senior Associate to join its Vaccine Demand & Implementation (VDI) team. If you're passionate about advancing equitable access to vaccines, this is an exciting opportunity to support high-impact global immunization initiatives.

The VDI team works to strengthen immunization programs, increase equitable access to vaccines, and support evidence-informed policies and practices worldwide. Through its work in vaccine demand and implementation, global communities and professional engagement, and HPV prevention and cervical cancer elimination, the team brings together global, regional, and country-level partners to advance vaccine acceptance, uptake, and impact.

The Senior Associate will play a key role in supporting the implementation of the RSV Global Communication and Advocacy Project, a multi-year initiative to strengthen global awareness of RSV prevention as a priority child survival and health system strengthening strategy, launch a global narrative campaign, and build advocacy to unlock financing for maternal RSV immunization. Embedded within the core RSV project team, the Senior Associate will contribute across stakeholder engagement, communities of practice (CoPs), knowledge management, strategic communications, and global convenings, while providing day-to-day project coordination and supporting learning, engagement, and content development.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Management & Coordination

• Provide day-to-day coordination across all project workstreams, including support in maintaining workplans, timelines, and deliverables tracking
• Support the Project Manager in overall project execution, including planning, reporting, and internal coordination
• Prepare materials for internal and external meetings, including agendas, presentations, and summaries
• Track progress against milestones and support donor reporting and documentation
• Coordinate with consultants, vendors, and internal teams to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of project outputs

Stakeholder Engagement & Communities of Practice

• Support engagement with global, regional, and country-level stakeholders, including partners, RSV champions, and technical collaborators
• Coordinate and support implementation of communities of practice (CoPs), including session planning, logistics, participant engagement, and follow-up
• Prepare briefing materials and summaries to support stakeholder alignment and relationship management
• Maintain stakeholder trackers and support coordination across partners

Knowledge Management

• Support the development, organization, and dissemination of knowledge products, including briefs, presentations, toolkits, and summaries
• Contribute to content development and maintenance for the digital knowledge and engagement platform
• Support planning and execution of convenings and events, including logistics, materials, and participant coordination
• Assist with formatting, editing, and quality control of project deliverables
• Ensure project outputs are well-organized, accessible, and aligned with project messaging

• 4+ years of relevant professional experience; experience in global health, nonprofit, international development, vaccines, immunization programs, or multi-country/global projects preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, such as global health, public health, international development, communications, or a related discipline
• Strong project coordination and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience drafting, editing, and formatting complex documents
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage diverse, geographically dispersed stakeholders with professionalism, cultural sensitivity, and diplomacy
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively, with a proactive and solutions-oriented approach
• High attention to detail, with strong time management and prioritization skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams, as well as virtual collaboration tools such as Zoom
• Interest in global health and advancing immunization and vaccine-related initiatives
• Commitment to furthering Sabin’s mission

Other: 

• Subject to a criminal background investigation 
• Request for three professional references 
• Verification of education/degrees 

Sabin’s philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased, equitable, competitive compensation and benefits. Using benchmarking and salary survey data, the starting annual salary for this position ranges from $69,000 - $85,000. The exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, training, certifications/degree. As a grant-funded organization, Sabin actively seeks funding for existing and new programs. 

Sabin provides a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as flexible spending accounts. Eligible employees receive flexible vacation and sick leave, along with employer-paid life and disability insurance. The organization observes 11 federal holidays and an end-of-year winter break. Sabin also offers an employer-matching 401(k) plan.

Sabin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability or genetic information, sex (including gender identity, pregnancy or sexual orientation), marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.