Role and Responsibilities:

Identify potential international partners including USA-based Pharma/Diagnostic/Healthcare Biotech companies with innovations that can help support the healthcare security needs in Kenya and the region towards technology transfer, voluntary licensing and capacity building in local manufacturing initiatives.

Secure partnership opportunities in key therapeutic and... disease areas that have a significant impact on the region’s healthcare needs

Organize a roadshow to stimulate potential partnerships that will support technology transfer and voluntary licensing initiatives between US Pharma/ Diagnostic / Healthcare Biotech companies with innovations.
Provide expert advice on local manufacturing partnerships and identify opportunities of bringing novel pharmaceutical solutions and technologies to frontier markets.
Establish and facilitate potential partnership opportunities for technology transfer and voluntary licensing.
Support / review policy environment for technology transfer for example policy and tax requirements.
Explore the financial and regulatory needs for technology transfers.
Define other stakeholders that can contribute towards the value chain of technology transfers in line with local manufacturing consortium initiatives.

Qualifications:

Relevant university degree
Seasoned corporate leader with at least 20 years of experience in managing global affairs in supporting tech transfer and voluntary licensing in emerging and frontier markets including Africa.
Experience navigating low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) to increase their access to essential medicine.
Proven history of building and developing partnerships that address healthcare solutions that impact LMIC.
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Excellent analytical, writing, and organizational skills.
Expertise in various computer software applications including Microsoft Office applications. more

Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:
Implementation of the Evaluation

Participate in a team of WASH experts evaluating a WASH program implemented from 2018 to 2022 in countries located in West and East Africa.
Participate in determining the evaluability of the program and validate the documents needed to conduct the evaluation provided by the donor.
Contribute to an inception... report.
Conduct desk review of documentation related to the WASH program with a focus on the efficiency of the financial resources made available for the implementation of the program provided by the funding agency or leveraged from other contributors, the role of the private sector in the implementation of the program, and the use of innovative WASH financing approaches that contributed to program accomplishments.
Identify program elements and documentation that can make possible the implementation of Value for Money (VfM) analyses.
Participate in developing the analysis plan for analyzing secondary data available to explore program effectiveness including baseline and midline evaluation data, reports, as well as available performance monitoring data.
Design tools or sections of tools to conduct key informant interviews among stakeholders during country visits to explore the role and contribution of financial resources to program effectiveness and sustainability.
Generate a list of appropriate country stakeholders to be interviewed during country visits with the support of local WASH specialists.
Interview stakeholders within UNICEF and at the country level to gather information on the role and contribution of financial resources to program effectiveness and sustainability.
Conduct analyses of documentation and primary data collected through key informant interviews.
Draft sections of the evaluation report that pertain to VfM analyses and analyses focusing on the role of financial resources to program effectiveness and sustainability.
Draft presentations and present findings in areas of the consultant’s expertise.
Participate in the dissemination of findings as required.

Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:

10 years of experience conducting evaluations of WASH finance programs in developing countries.
Demonstrated experience conducting economic and financial analysis of WASH sector interventions in developing countries.
Demonstrated experience in designing, implementing and/or evaluating WASH country programs.
Strong ability to interact with a wide range of stakeholders at different levels of donor agencies and country governments officials responsible for activities in the WASH sector.
Familiarity with the UN system and UNICEF investment in the WASH sector in Africa.
Thematic knowledge of climate -resilient WASH is preferable.
Oral and written fluency in English required, fluency in another language preferred.
Ability and willingness to be mobile and agile at a moment’s notice in case of an emergency required.
Ability and willingness to work for extended periods in insecure and diverse environments.
Ability and willingness to safely enter and exit a larger, armored SUV vehicle that is several feet off the ground without assistance, while wearing body armor and/or a heavy flak jacket.
In case of an emergency situation, must be able and willing to “duck and seek cover”, which may require the individual to exit the vehicle, unaided, and hurriedly seek shelter elsewhere, as needed, in the event of a roadside emergency.

Education:

Advanced degree/Masters in health economics, development economics, water and environmental management, international development policy or related field.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Excellent research methodology skills.
Excellent quantitative and qualitative data analysis skills.
Familiarity with remote data collection approaches/techniques.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
French language skills desirable more

Responsibilities
Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:

Assist the MEL Associate to manage and implement performance and context monitoring activities at the county, sub-county and ward levels in collaboration with other project partners in the consortium or within the local government structures;
Support day-to-day implementation of all key M&E processes;
Assist with activity-level... monitoring and verification of results in the field, including ensuring that data is complete, accurate, and consistent with agreements and reports;
Maintain a thorough knowledge and understanding of all project activities, target populations and implementation approaches;
Support the implementation of the County Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation System (CIMES) which provides an integrated structure and process for counties to engage stakeholders, plan, govern, manage and operate independently and in sync with one another;
Help develop and field test relevant county level data collection tools and protocols that reflect the Nawiri consortium’s needs;
Gather and compile county level programmatic information from the relevant Government sector offices
Track and record the routine monitoring data at county, sub county and ward level for key performance indicators of Nawiri project
Work closely with the M&E Team and other project staff on a variety of tasks as assigned;
Implement quality control management policies and processes for checking all incoming and outgoing details of data;
Coordinate with database staff on verifying and cross-referencing incoming data and completed reports as needed;
Assist with the management of county and sub-county level performance based dashboard tools;
Assist with implementation of population-based surveys;
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:

Must have at least three (3) years working experience in related topics in Kenya and/or East Africa;
Must have at least 1 year working experience in M&E
Familiarity with database management including Excel; Kobo-collect, ODK, CommCare apps, familiarity with statistical software, such as SPSS or STATA would be a plus;
Experienced in developing data collection tools, data collection protocols, quality assurance strategies, data management and data visualization;
Strong communication and inter-personal skills required for working with multi-cultural, multi-lingual and multi-ethnic teams;
A great team player
Excellent English and Kiswahili, oral and written.
Knowledge of local context and culture

Education: A Bachelor’s degree in social sciences or the field of monitoring and evaluation, international development or a related technical field.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Experience with developing, testing, and refining data collection approaches, systems, tools and processes for program monitoring in line with indicators in food assistance/food security/resilience programs;
Knowledge of relevant USAID rules and regulations related to monitoring and verification activities and approaches;
Experience supporting local institutions to help them improve their information systems;
Ability to multi-task within tight deadlines and with strong attention to detail;
Excellent English, oral and written;
Strong collaborative and relationship management skills. more

Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:

 Collaborate MEL Lead to design, manage, and strengthen the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning(MEAL) database and data management systems;
 Facilitate the roll-out and implementation of the County Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation System (CIMES), which provides an integrated structure and process for counties to engage... stakeholders, plan, govern, manage and operate independently and in sync with one another;
 Ensure the effective use of the designated information systems, including offline and online platforms, application tools, and other systems to manage the implementation of NAWIRI program information management mechanism;
 Supervise data collection processes and overall data management activities, including encoding, storing, and transferring data as well as processing;
 Analyze data and information collected at county level and locally;
 Oversee NAWIRI internal monthly statistics reports, provide inputs to NAWIRI reports and support in the documentation of NAWIRI activities for wider dissemination and use;
 Produce short analytical performance-based Dashboard reports, info-graphics and visual materials on agreed topics/themes on a monthly basis for wide dissemination;
 Conduct data management and analysis aspects of database management system training and technical initiatives with county government and consortium partners;
 Identify and assess gaps in data and information relevant to program implementation and contribute to the preparation of capacity development plan to address such needs;
 Develop and conduct training modules for M&E consortium partners for the implementation of the information management mechanism to ensure a smooth rollout;
 Maintain day-to-day implementation of key MEL processes;
 Coordinatre processing activity-level monitoring, including ensuring that data is complete, accurate, and consistent with agreements and reports;
 Implement quality control management policies and processes for checking all incoming and outgoing details of data;
 Conduct data quality checks and internal assessments;
 Develop/update training materials in key aspects of databases, monitoring and verification tools, protocols and processes as needed;
 Provide needs-based training for NAWIRI program staff and partners on M&E database management system and related tools;
 Monitor compliance with the data collection protocols for each M&E tool;
 Contribute towards improvement of the existing data collection protocols;
 Produce data quality reports and assist with other reports as needed for the project;
 Regularly back up data collected using approved protocols for data storage;
 Cooperate in defining and/or creating data listings, summary table validation, data specifications and/or process data transfers in preparation for statistical review and/or data management audit and develop a performance-based user-friendly Dashboard;
 Actively collaborate with relevant NAWIRI consortium partners to identify further themes and available data for future analyses;
 Participate in the preparation and presentation of data, when applicable;
 Work closely with the MEL Team Lead and other project staff on a variety of tasks as assigned;
 Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:

 4 years of professional experience in working with relational database systems such as SQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL or Oracle and a good working knowledge of SQL databases
 Development of a atabase management for monitoring, evaluation, and learning system;
 Proficiency in working with statistical and qualitative databases such as NVIVO, STATA, SPSS R-software etc.
 Experience with technologies typically used in the ICT4D and data management space including CommCare, ArcGIS online, iFormBuilder, Zoho Reports, Mobile Money Systems, SAVIX, Bartender, ODK, CSPro, etc...
 Advanced knowledge of MS Excel and professional use of MS Word;
 Experience with developing, testing, and refining databases and data collection systems and tools;
 Experienced in developing databases, data tools, data collection protocols, quality assurance strategies, data management and data visualization;
 Proven experience with database planning approaches, information/ data analysis and report writing;
 Experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data preferred
 Experience managing common operational datasets.
 Candidates must be self-motivated and quick learners;
 Fluent English and Kiswahili, oral and written.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree required in appropriate research related field more