Knowledge Management Officer – Community Аction for HIV Control Activity

Pact Overview

At the heart of Pact is the promise of a better tomorrow.  The promise of a healthy life.  Of a decent livelihood. Of sustainable natural resources that benefit communities.  Now more than ever in its 42 -year history, Pact is helping millions of people who are poor and marginalized discover and build their own solutions and take ownership over their future.

Pact enables systemic solutions that allow those who are poor and marginalized to earn a dignified living, be healthy, and take part in the benefits that nature provides. Pact accomplishes this by strengthening local capacity, forging effective governance systems, and transforming markets into a force for development.

Pact Inc, is implementing a USAID-funded project Community Action for HIV Control. The project goal is to accelerate Ukraine’s efforts to achieve HIV epidemic control by 2030 by improved prevention, testing and linkage to care among key and priority populations.

Position Purpose

Under the supervision of Capacity Development Manager, Knowledge Management (KM) Officer will be responsible for designing and delivering knowledge infrastructure to ensure localization of Capacity development and provide technical support to local NGOs/CBOs, strengthen their organizational capacity on implementation and sustaining differentiated HIV service delivery. The KM Officer is responsible for providing timely and efficient knowledge management to NGOs/CBOs partners identified through the sub-granting selection and award process. The KM Officer will support the implementing partners (IPs) with knowledge management activities, trainings, and best practices exchange, including the Communities of Practice, and ensuring supporting tools are in place and properly utilized. The KM Officer will contribute to achieving the overall project’s goals through maintaining partnership and cooperation with local partners, and cooperation with other project components as a part of Capacity Development team. The KM Officer will participate in delivery and monitoring of KM activities and events to strengthen local partners’ ability to directly support PEPFAR goals as well as receiving direct funding.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create a knowledge management strategy and framework using innovative approaches and practices.
• Facilitate knowledge building and management focusing on identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned directly linked to project goals and activities.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing related to project-specific activities to support strengthening capacity of both IPs and project team so as to reflect the best and most currently available information, including promotion of the Pacts’ Solution Platform tools.
• Create collaborative tools and a culture of sharing ideas and usage of best practices among all types of stakeholders (staff, local NGOs/CBOs, etc.)
• Propose and promote creative and innovative solutions for knowledge management for IPs and project team
• Support teams in integrating KM in all aspects of their operations
• Provide support to IPs to establish and nurture knowledge networks, communities of practice/learning communities, documented and sharing best practices
• Oversee data quality and reporting and use to facilitate knowledge sharing, in collaboration with M&E team
• Participate in and implement the project’s CD plan on strengthening the organizational and technical capacity of local partners.
• Provide direct support, on and off-line training, coaching or mentoring for local partners, NGOs/CBOs
• Participate in the development of materials for specific areas identified for KM, capacity development of local partners, including training, mentoring and coaching, partners peer learning, and other methodologies.
• In liaison with CD Officer conduct regular field visits to facilitate best practices and lessons learned exchange to support capacity development, mentorship or coaching to sub-contracted NGOs/CBOs.
• Collaborate with M&E, Grant management, Advocacy team and other relevant project staff on cross-cutting issues and exchange lessons learned. 
• Provide inputs to reports and develop analytical briefs, presentations or articles.
• Contribute to the development of annual workplans, performance monitoring and program reporting.
• Present the project knowledge management component in technical meetings, conferences, and workshops, if requested.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Experience in collaboration with or working in projects/ programs of international technical or humanitarian assistance in Ukraine.
• Effective technical skills in HIV, capacity development, knowledge management or health rights.
• Experience with USAID-funded projects is desirable.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree or equivalent in Social Science, Public Health, Governance, Public Policy, Economics or other relevant areas preferred
• At least 3 years working experience with international technical assistance, knowledge management or capacity development programs.
• Knowledge in the areas of capacity development and/or knowledge management
• Experience in effective project implementation, data collection, analysis, presentations and reporting;
• Experience working with different stakeholders, service providers, national and local institutions;
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to provide on/off-site technical support and training of partners NGOs/CBOs;
• Excellent inter-personal skills and ability to work collaboratively;
• Ability to learn, promote and extend new knowledge and skills;
• Pro-active, fast-thinker, and able to travel within the country.

Pact is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.

To Apply

Please send your CV and motivation letter to [email protected] with “ComAxn – Knowledge Management Officer” in the subject line. Please include at least three contacts of your former supervisors who can provide reference for you. The position is open until filled. Only short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview.