Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company (Kaizen) is an incubator for innovative, scalable solutions that address emerging market challenges and opportunities. Our proven solutions catalyze locally driven development and spur sustainable entrepreneurship and investments. We leverage existing knowledge, new technologies, local peer networks, and innovative business models to support local reforms that are sustained through market forces.
Since our inception, we have provided support to more than 200 government, private-sector, and non-profit organizations in emerging markets worldwide. We have created solutions that achieve outcomes across a broad range of sectors including education, health, finance, agriculture, governance, economic growth, energy and environment, and water.Kaizen is searching for a Technical Lead: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) and Strategic Information (SI) for the new Procurement and Supply Chain activity in Ukraine.
The goals of this activity are to strengthen pharmaceutical sector resilience, increase pharmaceutical sector governance transparency and ensure that the essential medicines system is increasingly patient-centered.DutiesThe technical lead will
- Provide strategic guidance, vision, and management for successful MEL and SI of this Program in keeping with the principles of collaboration, learning, and adaptation (CLA)
- Lead in the development, implementation, and revision of the MEL and SI Plan
- Oversee all MEL and SI activities, provide technical direction and support, ensure the accurate and compelling reporting of results
- Supervise a team of MEL and SI focused staff on this program to ensure the strategic and functional integration of all MEL activities as well as actively collaborate with sub-awardees and USAID.
- Provide oversight of all MEL, CLA, and SI systems training and utilization, quality control for MEL Plan indicators, data, reporting, and lead technical implementation from a MEL,CLA, and SI perspective.
- Lead in the analysis of collected data to assess how the program is performing against its indicators.
- Maintain compliance with USAID’s policies and procedures, ensuring that standard operating procedures and work instructions are implemented
- Provide timely and accurate inputs to monthly, quarterly, and annual technical reports as required
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as required
Responsibilities:
- Provide technical oversight of project implementation of their technical area
- Liaise with national and subnational level ministry, health care facility, and other staff to understand needs and shape reform direction, project implementation and recommendations
- represent projects to external stakeholders
- Present and attend conferences.
Minimum Qualifications
- At least 8 years of experience in the monitoring, evaluation and learning of supply chain or public health programs.
- Demonstrated familiarity with USAID programming.
- Proven experience implementing complex health interventions in a decentralized, mixed health system.
- At least 3 years of senior field management experience demonstrating professional interaction with senior U.S. and foreign government officials.
- Prior experience evaluating pilot models for results and scalability.
- Demonstrated adaptability and flexibility in adjusting M&E plans due to evolving situations.
- Advanced degree in medicine, nursing, mental health, public health, health policy, or related fields.
- Fluency in English oral and written communication. Fluency in Ukrainian and Russian is preferred but not required.
- Master’s degree in a relevant field
Preferred Experience
- Experience in Ukraine, former Soviet Countries, or in the Eastern European region.This position is contingent upon contract award.
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At Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company, we find strength in our diversity. We are committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive working environment in which everyone has an equal opportunity to fulfill their potential. We know that we can only do development differently if we are open to and inclusive of new and unique perspectives. We encourage candidates of all abilities, ages, gender identities and expressions, national origins, races and ethnicities, religious beliefs, and sexual orientations to apply.
Further, we urge parents and non-parents, married and unmarried, those from different or non-traditional educational backgrounds, and persons of all other diverse identities or experiences to apply. Kaizen is an equal opportunity employer.
