CONSULTANT–TECHNICAL COMMITTEES, STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT, KNOWLEDGE AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT (AVAREF PROGRAM)
World Health Organization · Brazzaville, Congo · Apply by November 12, 2026
About this role
1. Background and Justification AVAREF, AdVancing ClinicAl TRials Excellence in AFrica, is a network of National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) and National Ethics Committees (NECs) established 20 years ago by the WHO with its primary mission for capacity building of the NRAs and NECs. AVAREF is leveraging its strong network of NRAs and NECs and associated platform to enhance vaccine research and development through excellence in clinical trials. The AVAREF Secretariat situated within the Vaccine Research and Innovation Unit (VRIU) within the Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) Programme is responsible for delivering on the workplan for a wide range of activities including capacity building initiatives, technical assistance to member states, and coordination of programmes with partners and stakeholders. In the last two decades, since 2006, AVAREF has achieved a great deal and been involved in the attainment of major milestones for the clinical trial ecosystem. AVAREF has been instrumental in facilitating research and development through clinical trials by the increase in maturity levels for NRAs (currently 8 out of the 48 member states in the region); use of the AVAREF platform to…