Job Openings at PATH

PATH is currently seeking a temporary Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer for the USAID-funded MOMENTUM (Moving Integrated, Quality Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health and Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services to Scale) Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity project. JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc, (JSI) leads the global project, implementing in collaboration with a consortium of technical partners including PATH. MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity is a consortium of global leaders transforming immunization by applying innovations and best practices in integrated management and service delivery, health systems strengthening, financing, data and learning, social and behavior change, strategic partnerships, gender, and human-centered design. Led by JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., the consortium, which includes PATH, Accenture Development Partnerships, Results for Development, CORE Group, and The Manoff Group, collaborates with local partners to improve immunization outcomes and builds on the accomplishments and learnings.

The Kenya temporary MEL Officer will lead the collection, management, analysis and use of project performance monitoring data in line with the project Performance Monitoring Plan in order to continually identify areas for improved program design and implementation. In close collaboration with county-level project immunization leads (Homa Bay and Vihiga), the temporary MEL Officer will provide technical assistance for county and sub-county recording, management, and use of routine immunization data. The temporary MEL Officer will support the generation and documentation of project learning, including through studies, evaluations, and the project learning agenda.

Timeline:

The timeline is 7 months, from March 1, 2023, to September 30, 2023.

Activities and Scope of Work:

The main responsibilities are as follows:

• Implement data collection systems and mechanisms to monitor the indicators defined in the project’s performance monitoring plan.
• Export and process immunization coverage data from KDHIS-2.
• Report all project indicator data into the project’s central M&E database.
• Contribute to quarterly reports to the donor.
• Lead project data review meetings to identify performance trends and support the project team to identify areas for improvement or adaptation.
• Support the integration of adaptive learning approaches into routine project processes, such as regular pause and reflect meetings, data review meetings, and the use of continuous quality improvement processes.
• Provide technical assistance and quality assurance of sub-grantees’ indicator data and reporting requirements.
• Work with Ministry partners in project counties to build capacity on immunization data collection, data entry and analysis, and use.
• Support project staff in counties to strengthen regular data validation meetings (reviews) in the counties and sub-counties
• Lead or support research, learning, or evaluation activities through the development of study protocols, data collection tools, data collection and analysis, and report writing.
• Document lessons learned in the implementation of activities.
• Contribute to the sharing of good practices in the implementation of immunization activities in the counties by following and highlighting successful examples through "success stories."

Deliverables:

• Monthly Excel files of select DHIS2 immunization indicators exported from DHIS2 for M-RITE facilities according to project requirements
• Bi-weekly data review slides to be presented to USAID
• Research protocol and data collection tools for an evaluation of project strategies, topic to be determined with project team

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree in public health, statistics, computer science, social sciences or equivalent; masters degree preferred
• At least five (5) years of professional experience in a similar position in monitoring and evaluation and health information management.
• Experience in the use of the national health information system KDHIS2
• Skilled in data quality assurance methods and data analysis
• Experience in data visualization and use, including demonstrated ability to interpret data and recommend programmatic actions to take
• Experience implementing research or evaluations, including experience conducting qualitative research
• Experience in coaching, supervision, or building capacity in data entry, management, and use
• Experience with immunization programs, including immunization data, at the sub-national level
• Excellent communication skills, including verbal and written communication
• Willing to travel within Kenya

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We are seeking a creative, passionate design and product development professional seeking to grow their career while making a difference in people’s lives. This role will work with Design and Innovation Leads, Design and Innovation Specialists, the Project Coordinator and the Lead Product Manager on a variety of rapidly iterative projects focused on co-creating, testing and deploying solutions to improve delivery of primary health care services and the outcomes associated with those services. We are looking for someone who is ready to jump in to a fast-paced project and fearlessly share and test ideas. While this position sits within the Living Labs Kenya project, the role includes providing support to other PATH country offices in the region.

Specific duties and responsibilities:

• Leads cooperative work to co-create, produce, and deploy innovative solutions through technical oversight to a portfolio of projects/ activities within the region.
• Leads capacity building efforts for other PATH country offices within the region through training, mentorship, supervision, and technical assistance
• Managing partnerships and collaborations around the different projects that work with the Living Labs team.
• Demonstrates leadership within the team and supports allocation of work equitably across groups or individuals for maximum benefit and optimal results
• Supports efforts to create a safe and stable work environment for team members.
• Facilitates continuous review of implementation of knowledge management guidelines
• Draws upon multiple projects or literature to analyze qualitative and quantitative data.
• Contributes to Living Labs external communication efforts by effectively delivering written and oral presentations clearly, concisely, and logically to internal and external audiences.
• Oversees reports/ deliverables processes within assigned projects/ activities.
• Leads the process of developing project timelines and workplans in coordination with operations staff
• Aligns current work and activities with PATH’s, P&I’s and Living Labs strategy.
• Contributes to business development
• Supervise a multi-disciplinary team of design and innovation leads, specialists and other expertise as may be assigned for key project activities to support landscaping, measurement, commercialization, and advocacy.
• Promote adherence to IRB and regulatory approvals; monitor, manage local submissions/ updates, and communicate any potential or real violations of IRB and PATH protocols

Required Experience

• A minimum of six years’ experience in human-centered design, behavior change, user experience, design, especially for the health sector.
• A minimum of four years’ experience managing design teams and coordinating activities
• Demonstrated experience working with teams and design challenges that spread across cultures, especially multiple country settings
• Versatile and responsive working virtually with remote teams.
• Ability to engage users and collaborators through virtual tools
• Comfortable with working openly and transparently, sharing works-in-progress, failures, successes, and lessons-learned.
• Creative and curious.
• Voracious learner.
• Passionate about addressing health issues in low-resource settings.
• Receptive to and values open and honest feedback from colleagues and stakeholders.
• Independent thinker that takes initiative.
• A Masters’ degree in a relevant field such as design, product development, social science is preferred or Bachelors’ degree with significant experience.

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We are seeking a creative, passionate design and behavior change professional seeking to grow their career while making a difference in people’s lives. This role will work with other Design and Innovation Specialists, the Design and Innovation Lead, the Associate Product Manager and the Lead Product Manager on a variety of rapidly-iterative projects focused on co-creating and testing solutions to improve delivery of primary health care services and the outcomes associated with these services. We are looking for someone who is ready to jump in to a fast-paced project and fearlessly share and test ideas. To augment the project’s current capacity and fill existing gaps, we are looking for someone with background experience in qualitative research, good understanding of the health care system and experience in desk research.

Specific duties and responsibilities:

• Provides support and executes Living Labs program activities in human centered design along with other functional or skill areas (e.g., behavioral science, business analysis, technical product management, usability engineering, etc.) to projects.
• Collaborates with public and/or private sector partners, including academic and research organizations, to facilitate implementation of project activities.
• Manages data collection, analysis, and reporting activities.
• Leads and conducts qualitative and quantitative data analysis and/or conducts cost effectiveness analyses.
• Documents project success stories.
• Collect, manage and analyze qualitative data using manual and digital tools
• Conduct rapid literature review and compile insights on emerging ideas and solutions
• Support assessment of user experience and devise creative solutions to address challenges experienced by users. Encourage ideas and prioritize solutions.
• Participate in ideation, prototyping, and testing of solutions to improve health service delivery and uptake in rapid iteration.
• Put the user first – have deep empathy and understanding of what challenges they face and what inspires.
• Diligently, transparently, and in real-time document and share iterations and learnings.
• Collaborate virtually with project leadership and second country team.
• Evaluate and recommend solutions with the most potential for impact.

Required Experience

• A minimum of three years' experience in human-centered design, or behavior change, or user experience and/ or design.
• Versatile and responsive working virtually with remote teams.
• Comfortable with working openly and transparently, sharing works-in-progress, failures, successes, and lessons-learned.
• Creative and curious.
• Voracious learner.
• Passionate about addressing health issues in low-resource settings.
• Receptive to and values open and honest feedback from colleagues and stakeholders.
• Fearless about sharing ideas.
• Independent thinker that takes initiative.
• A Bachelor’s degree in anthropology, sociology, psychology, design and other relevant fields is preferred. A diploma in a relevant field with significant experience in conducting qualitative research and/ or human centered design will also be considered.

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We are seeking a creative, passionate design and behavior change professional seeking to grow their career while making a difference in people’s lives. This role will work with other Design and Innovation Leads, Associate Product Manager and the Lead Product Manager on a variety of rapidly-iterative projects focused on co-creating and testing solutions to improve delivery of primary health care services and the outcomes associated with those services. We are looking for someone who is ready to jump in to a fast-paced project and fearlessly share and test ideas.

Specific duties and responsibilities:

• Provides support and expertise in human centered design along with other functional or skill areas (e.g., behavioral science, business analysis, technical product management, usability engineering, etc.) to projects. Contribute to development of work plans and oversee implementation of projects for the Living Labs scope of work.
• Participates in estimating level of effort, developing budgets, and supporting project coordination as needed as part of overall project management.
• Supervise a team of design and innovation specialists assigned in delivery of key project activities
• Develop and adapt HCD tools, templates, processes and practices aligned with local and global protocols.
• Ensure project staff maintain human subjects research (HSR) and other required training as well as submitting documentation required by institutional review boards and PATH’s Office of Research Affairs (ORA).
• Act as administrative liaison with responsible project managers (RPMs), project administrators (PADMs), and their delegates to ensure that reports and milestones are met for all assigned projects.
• Develop appropriate timelines and project deliverables.
• Works in field coordinating partner activities and manages relations with partners.
• Communicate to partners and stakeholders the product strategy and roadmap.
• Work with the responsible project manager to balance the needs of users and other stakeholders
• Provide technical support needed to the different projects
• Support assessment of user experience and devise creative solutions to improve their experience.
• Encourage ideas and prioritize solutions.
• Ideate, prototype, and test solutions to improve health service delivery and health worker motivation in rapid iteration.
• Put the user first – have deep empathy and understanding of what challenges they face and what inspires them in doing their jobs.
• Diligently, transparently, and in real-time document and share iterations and learnings.
• Collaborate virtually with project leadership and other country teams.
• Evaluate and recommend solutions with the most potential for impact.

Required Experience

• A minimum of four years' experience in human-centered design, behavior change, user experience, design, especially for the health sector.
• Versatile and responsive working virtually with remote teams.
• Ability to engage users through virtual tools
• Comfortable with working openly and transparently, sharing works-in-progress, failures, successes, and lessons-learned.
• Creative and curious.
• Voracious learner.
• Passionate about addressing health issues in low-resource settings.
• Receptive to and values open and honest feedback from colleagues and stakeholders.
• Fearless about sharing ideas.
• Independent thinker that takes initiative.
• A Masters degree in a relevant field such as design, product development, social science is preferred or Bachelors degree with significant experience

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We are seeking a creative, passionate design and behavior change professional seeking to grow their career while making a difference in people’s lives. This role will work with other Design and Innovation Leads, Associate Product Manager and the Lead Product Manager on a variety of rapidly-iterative projects focused on co-creating and testing solutions to improve delivery of primary health care services and the outcomes associated with those services. We are looking for someone who is ready to jump in to a fast-paced project and fearlessly share and test ideas.

Specific duties and responsibilities:

• Provides support and expertise in human centered design along with other functional or skill areas (e.g., behavioral science, business analysis, technical product management, usability engineering, etc.) to projects. Contribute to development of work plans and oversee implementation of projects for the Living Labs scope of work.
• Participates in estimating level of effort, developing budgets, and supporting project coordination as needed as part of overall project management.
• Supervise a team of design and innovation specialists assigned in delivery of key project activities
• Develop and adapt HCD tools, templates, processes and practices aligned with local and global protocols.
• Ensure project staff maintain human subjects research (HSR) and other required training as well as submitting documentation required by institutional review boards and PATH’s Office of Research Affairs (ORA).
• Act as administrative liaison with responsible project managers (RPMs), project administrators (PADMs), and their delegates to ensure that reports and milestones are met for all assigned projects.
• Develop appropriate timelines and project deliverables.
• Works in field coordinating partner activities and manages relations with partners.
• Communicate to partners and stakeholders the product strategy and roadmap.
• Work with the responsible project manager to balance the needs of users and other stakeholders
• Provide technical support needed to the different projects
• Support assessment of user experience and devise creative solutions to improve their experience.
• Encourage ideas and prioritize solutions.
• Ideate, prototype, and test solutions to improve health service delivery and health worker motivation in rapid iteration.
• Put the user first – have deep empathy and understanding of what challenges they face and what inspires them in doing their jobs.
• Diligently, transparently, and in real-time document and share iterations and learnings.
• Collaborate virtually with project leadership and other country teams.
• Evaluate and recommend solutions with the most potential for impact.

Required Experience

• A minimum of four years' experience in human-centered design, behavior change, user experience, design, especially for the health sector.
• Versatile and responsive working virtually with remote teams.
• Ability to engage users through virtual tools
• Comfortable with working openly and transparently, sharing works-in-progress, failures, successes, and lessons-learned.
• Creative and curious.
• Voracious learner.
• Passionate about addressing health issues in low-resource settings.
• Receptive to and values open and honest feedback from colleagues and stakeholders.
• Fearless about sharing ideas.
• Independent thinker that takes initiative.
• A Masters degree in a relevant field such as design, product development, social science is preferred or Bachelors degree with significant experience

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The Director, Malaria & Neglected Tropical Diseases (MNTD) oversees an evolving portfolio of grant-funded projects related to malaria control and elimination. The Director will expand PATH’s portfolio in Malaria and NTDs. The Director represents PATH externally, serving as an external representative for malaria, and acts as the Director of the Center for Malaria Control and Elimination, which brings together leaders from across the organization’s malaria portfolio to pursue cross-cutting initiatives.

Responsibilities:

The Director will work with existing project and program leaders within the Programs and Innovation (P&I) Division and other divisions within PATH to develop and implement programs based on consideration of a broad range of internal and external factors, and an understanding of the relationships between various PATH program areas. Specifically:

• Identify and oversee the development of responses to new funding opportunities.
• Hire and develop key talent for the programs
• Serve as people manager and mentor for project directors and senior management staff
• Provide leadership and support to malaria and NTD teams
• Review and provide oversight for project implementation and evaluation; review and approve all program reports and materials developed for public dissemination
• Ensure that the programs meet or exceed donor expectations of quality and delivery
• Ensure that all trials and studies comply with the highest standards of research ethics and medical science

Programs & Innovation Portfolio

Work collaboratively across the P&I division, including health areas in: Primary Health Care; Diagnostics; Product and Market Advancement; Digital Health; Early Childhood Development, and Epidemic Preparedness and Response to:

• Identify and develop cross-program responses to funding opportunities
• Drive business development activities to create a diversified and sustainable portfolio
• Partner with program leaders to build cross-program competencies in surveillance, evidence-based interventions, innovation in policy and programs, implementation science, and operational research, monitoring and evaluation
• Participate in the further development and evolution of the overall portfolio and strategy

Cross PATH and External Representation

Represent the PATH projects involved in malaria and NTDs with internal PATH partners and key external audiences, including:

• Oversee leadership of the PATH Center for Malaria Control and Elimination bringing together PATH’s malaria capabilities and leadership across the institution
• Model clear, open, and collaborative communication approaches in a dynamic environment
• Collaborate closely with country directors to provide technical and scientific accountability and needed expertise for country-based work
• Work with Product Development and other relevant program leaders to identify opportunities for collaboration across the platforms of vaccines, diagnostics, and devices/tools
• Represent PATH externally, serving as a scientific expert, thought leader, and external representative for global advocacy and policy efforts for malaria and NTDs
• Build PATH capacity in malaria and NTDs through development of cross PATH collaborations and recruitment of new technical expertise globally

Leadership

• Provide overall leadership consistent with PATH’s mission, values, and People Philosophy
• Participate in panels, conferences and other events representing PATH in key stakeholder conversations internationally
• Engage PATH malaria leaders in building a resilient program positioned to leverage the dynamic donor and global landscape for greatest impact
• Model cultural and organizational agility internally and externally

Required Experience

• Advanced degree in medicine, public health, or other relevant field
• Minimum of fifteen years of progressively responsible leadership roles in the design and/or delivery of public health programs and research with a preference for experience in developing country settings
• Excellent people management skills with commitment to building a shared vision of the future, setting standards and managing individual and team performance across multiple country sites
• Excellent analytical skills and business acumen with the ability to deliver quality, high impact projects while providing value to donors
• Demonstrated ability to provide strategic leadership and maintain clarity and focus of investments and action
• Ability to work with people with divergent points of view and to respectfully navigate differences
• Demonstrated ability to work with partners to achieve results.
• Fluency in English
• Available to travel nationally and internationally estimated at 30 percent
• Must have legal authorization to work in the PATH country office location

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PATH is currently recruiting for a Program Assistant on a temporary contract to provide administrative support to a fast-paced and iterative human-centered design project to increase motivation of immunization health workers in Kenya.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide meeting planning and logistics activities which may include scheduling internal and external meetings, workshops, and other events as necessary, as well as coordinating event-related logistics, maintaining database of project contacts, and drafting meeting notes and coordinating review, distribution, and
• Provide general administrative support to maintain coordinated and organized team This may include working closely with the Living Labs program team and the project administrator to initiate the procurement process for project activities, the maintenance of a shared team calendar for staff in Kenya, and assist with travel planning arrangements and post-travel reimbursements, including cheque requests, meal conference forms, etc.
• Coordinate procurement of both services and supplies and working closely with the procurement and operations team to manage vendors and
• In consultation with relevant staff, plan and coordinate the production and distribution of monthly activity reports and other communications materials as
• Maintain the electronic and paper filing systems to ensure information is readily and easily This will include regular updates of assigned email distribution lists.
• Ensure local and international travel management for assigned programs teams (visa process, flight & hotel booking, cash advance, expense report and follow )
• Solicit and track vendor quotes, find quotations for local procurement, prepare documentation (e.g. Purchase Orders, Procurement Request Forms) in accordance with PATH
• Participate in staff meetings, produce minutes for activity meetings and workshops and assist in following up on recommendations or
• Plan and coordinate full range of logistics for workshops, meetings & field work exercises; develop detailed budgets for activities using established formats; manage cash disbursements to meeting, workshop and field work exercise participants as needed; prepare financial reports of workshop, meetings and field work
• Ensure that Living Labs team transaction requests are submitted following PATH Kenya established processes and
• Facilitate processing of transactions, liaising with the Finance Officer for processing and generating of payments, purchase orders,
• Update activities and documents online (Box, SharePoint )
  • Support ongoing and periodic engagement of the user advisory group (UAG) members through established UAG WhatsApp groups, google forms, online surveys and any other platform/ tool that may be in place for UAG engagement
  • Coordinate collection and management of user data across the Living Labs portfolio of activities

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree, plus a minimum of three years of directly related administrative and program support experience, or an equivalent combination of education and
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, especially Outlook, Word, Excel, and
• Basic research skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication
• Ability to work with multiple teams across diverse background
• Strong organizational
• Adaptable to changing
• Effective time
• Experience working under
• Proven ability to work in a team environment with minimal
• Fluency in English, including excellent written and oral communication