Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership (GARDP)

Consultant

• Fulfil GARDP Africa’s responsibilities as a consortium member in the ComBac Africa project.
• Enhance management of severe infections due to MDR gram-negative bacteria in Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, and Nigeria.
• Provide high-quality microbiological diagnostics for identification of causative agents.
• Conduct One Health assessment of the epidemiology of GNB in humans, animals, and environment.
• Develop tailored AMS initiatives to optimise the use of novel antimicrobials.
• Create clinical algorithms for targeted diagnosis and treatment of infections due to MDR GNB.
• Establish sustainable and affordable access to antibiotics in SSA.
• Optimise national antibiotic formularies based on local data to treat GNB infections.

Infectious Disease Consultant – GARDP Africa

Attorney

• Provide direct administrative and logistical support to the Deputy Executive Director (DED) and the Executive Team under the guidance of the Senior Manager, Executive Office.
• Manage complex and dynamic calendars, ensuring efficient prioritization of meetings and commitments.
• Coordinate travel arrangements, including itineraries, visa processes, accommodation, and expense reporting.
• Facilitate cross-functional coordination to ensure effective information flow between the Executive Office, internal departments, and external stakeholders.
• Organize and oversee logistics for internal and external meetings, workshops, and events managed by the Executive Office.
• Assist the Executive Office Senior Manager in the preparation of high-quality documentation and presentation materials (PowerPoint, Excel trackers, reports, briefing notes, etc.) for governance and executive purposes.
• Prepare and support in the preparation and quality control of documentation, official documents, correspondence, and communication materials.
• Take accurate and concise minutes for key meetings, ensuring timely circulation and follow-up on action points.
• Maintain and update SharePoint, internal databases, and filing systems, ensuring data accuracy, accessibility, and confidentiality.
• Track progress of executive projects and assist in project management, ensuring timely delivery of outputs.
• Support the implementation of GARDP’s new contract management tool and be the person of reference for colleagues and service provider.
• Manage the archiving of contracts and other legal documents.
• Manage the Legal Affairs’ sharepoint.
• Provide administrative and logistical assistance, including organizing legal and governance meetings and support the preparation of documentation for internal and external legal stakeholders.

Senior Officer, Executive Office & Legal Affairs

Director

• **About the role**
• The GARDP Global Access team was created in 2022 in response to the evolution of GARDPs portfolio, with projects in late-stage development and in the post approval phase. The role of the Global Access team is to ensure the timely access, notably in GARDPs territories, of the portfolio products.
• The **Global Access Director** is responsible for the development and implementation of the GARDP Global Access strategy. S/he leads progress toward GARDP access goals and objectives across several access projects and geographies, including overseeing access-led antibiotic projects.
• The incumbent will report to the Executive Director and work closely with leaders from Research & Development (R&D), Medical, and Business Development (BD) to deliver on the overall GARDP strategy. S/he will manage the global access team located across the world.
• The **Global Access Director** provides leadership in the development of GARDP access strategy and action plan and contributes to the overall strategy of the organization. S/he is accountable for the productive functioning of cross-functional and cross-cultural teams to deliver plans for antibiotic-specific as well as transversal access projects. S/he focuses on identifying and integrating all necessary components to enable sustainable access to GARDP product portfolio and, with the active support of the Global Access team, works across functions to provide strategic direction and enable implementation of project plan development and implementation.
• S/he is also overall responsible for all GARDP portfolio products that have transitioned into the access & commercialization phase. S/he provides external representation and maintains relationships with key organizational partners, in the access field, including UN agencies and pool procurement organizations. S/he also works closely with the GARDP External Affairs team to support fundraising activities.

Global Access Director – CH, UK, Spain, India, South Africa, Kenya, Malaysia

Communications

• GARDP Foundation is a not-for-profit global health organization driven to protect people from the rise and spread of drug-resistant infections, one of the biggest threats to us all. By forging the public and private partnerships that matter, we develop and make accessible antibiotic treatments for people who need them. About the role This is a 10-month maternity cover position, starting on December 1, 2025. The primary objective of the Communications Manager position is to help raise the profile of GARDP, its R&D portfolio and position GARDP in the AMR landscape. S/he will participate in developing the annual GARDP communications plan in an integrated way within the overall GARDP action plan. S/he will propose and help lead implementation of communications strategies for GARDP, both institutionally and programmatically by drafting content, liaising with media and building GARDP’s digital presence across social media channels. S/he will support stakeholder engagement, including mapping audiences, identifying and supporting delivery of opportunities for strategic engagement across key issues and external opportunities. S/he will play a leading role as a key member of the GARDP External Affairs team and work closely with colleagues across the organization.