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PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. With more than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships and with expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing health challenges.
PATH combines scientific and public health expertise, implementation experience, innovation, and strong partnerships with governments, communities, civil society, and development partners. In Ethiopia, PATH works closely with the Federal Ministry of Health (MoH), Regional Health Bureaus, health facilities, communities, local organizations, and development partners to strengthen health systems and expand access to high-quality, equitable health services.
Project Overview
The Integrated Innovation Highway (IIH) is a Gates Foundation–funded project that supports the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) and MoH to establish a government-owned platform that systematically identifies country needs, prioritizes innovations, assesses evidence and readiness, and supports the introduction, transition, and scale-up of innovations within the Ethiopian health system.
The IIH will establish an integrated approach across six innovation highways:
Medical devices
Diagnostics
Therapeutics, family planning and nutrition products
Vaccines
Technology, including digital health, artificial intelligence (AI), and biotechnology
Bundled and systems innovations
Phase 1 will focus on three tracer products across two highways:
Medical devices: AI-enabled point-of-care ultrasound (AI-POCUS)
Diagnostics: Near-point-of-care TB PlusLife and Ebola diagnostics
The project will work closely with the MoH, Regional Health Bureaus, public health institutes, universities, innovators, development partners, and other stakeholders to strengthen innovation governance and develop practical pathways for evaluating, introducing, transitioning, and scaling priority health innovations.
Position Summary
The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) and Reserach Advisor will provide strategic and technical leadership for the project's monitoring, evaluation, research, learning, and adaptive management functions.
The MEAL and Research Advisor will lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the project's MEAL system, ensuring that project performance, evidence, learning, and lessons are systematically generated, analyzed, communicated, and used to inform decision-making and the transition and scale-up of health innovations.
The position will work closely with the Project Director, IIH technical team, MoH, Regional Health Bureaus, research institutions, universities, local partners, innovators, and other stakeholders to generate and use evidence to inform the introduction, transition, and scale-up of priority innovations.
Reporting and Working Relationships
Reports to: Project Director, Integrated Innovation Highway
Key internal relationships: IIH Project Director, technical leads, Project Officers, AI/innovation specialists, PATH Ethiopia leadership, finance and operations teams, and PATH global/regional technical teams.
Key external relationships: MoH, Regional Health Bureaus, public health institutes, universities, research organizations, innovators, development partners, Gates Foundation, local implementing partners, and other IIH stakeholders.
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with travel to project implementation sites and partner institutions as required
Key Responsibilities
1. MEAL System Design, Data Management, and Performance Monitoring
Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of the IIH MEAL system, aligned with the work plan, learning agendas, results framework and donor requirements.
Develop and maintain project indicators, performance measurement plans, data collection tools, reporting templates, and data management systems.
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