MEDICAL TECHNICAL LEAD (MTL) – Ukraine

Start Date: Upon donor approval

1. Position Overview

The Medical Technical Lead (MTL) provides overall medical and technical leadership across the country portfolio, ensuring high-quality implementation of health programs, hospital rehabilitation activities, medical donation systems, and partner-supported interventions.

The role combines technical leadership of the Dutch government (RVO)-funded project with broader strategic oversight of health programming implemented with partners and the AH (Artsenhulp)-medical donation program.

The MTL ensures clinical quality, technical coherence, and evidence-based decision-making across all medical interventions and works under the direct supervision of the Country Representative. 

2. Reporting Line

• Reports to: Country Director.
 • Works closely with: Project Officer, MEAL team, AH medical donation program team, implementing partners, hospital teams, and technical service providers
 • Provides technical guidance across all health and medical programming at country level

4. Key Responsibilities

Medical & Technical Oversight

• Ensure technical quality and clinical appropriateness across all health interventions
 • Provide medical guidance on hospital rehabilitation and equipment installation
 • Ensure adherence to clinical standards, IPC principles, and patient safety requirements
 • Conduct regular field visits to supported health facilities 

Training & Capacity Building (IPC Focus)

• Lead technical design and quality assurance of IPC and clinical training components
 • Develop and review training ToRs, materials, and methodologies
 • Provide technical input to selection of training providers in coordination with Country Director
 • Monitor implementation and ensure integration of training outcomes into hospital practice

 Monitoring, Analysis & Quality Improvement

• Analyze health program data and identify gaps, risks, and trends
 • Provide technical recommendations for program improvement
 • Support development and use of monitoring and evaluation frameworks
 • Contribute to technical reporting and learning products

 Partner Coordination & Capacity Strengthening

• Provide technical guidance and oversight to implementing partners
 • Develop and implement capacity strengthening plans based on technical assessments
 • Monitor progress of partner performance improvement actions
 • Ensure alignment of partner activities with clinical standards and program objectives
 • Support continuous improvement of service delivery quality

AH Medical Donation Program Support

• Lead technical analysis of medical needs assessments
 • Support rational allocation and distribution of medical supplies
 • Ensure clinical appropriateness and quality of donated items
 • Monitor utilization and impact of medical donations
 • Provide technical input into procurement and supply decisions
 • Support strategic improvement of medical donation programming

 5. Qualifications & Experience

• Medical degree or equivalent (MD, Nursing, Public Health, Biomedical Engineering, Pharmacy)
 • Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in health systems, clinical services, or humanitarian health programming
 • Strong experience in IPC, hospital services, or clinical training programs
 • Experience in medical donations, procurement, or biomedical equipment is highly desirable
 • Experience in conflict or emergency settings is an asset

 6. Skills & Competencies

Strong clinical and technical medical expertise
 Excellent ability to analyze health data and translate findings into action
 Strong experience in training design and capacity building
 Proven stakeholder and partner management skills
 Strong analytical, monitoring, and problem-solving abilities
 Ability to manage multiple technical workstreams under pressure
 High attention to quality, safety, and accountability
 Strong communication and organizational skills

Ability to write clearly and fluently in English and Ukranian

 7. Languages

• English: Professional working proficiency (required)
 • Ukrainian is required 

 8. Other Requirements

• Willingness to travel frequently to field locations across Ukraine
 • Ability to work in complex, high-pressure humanitarian settings
 • Strong commitment to clinical quality, patient safety, and humanitarian principles
 • Ability to represent technical medical functions under supervision of the Country Representative.

• Adherence to SV’s Code of Conduct and humanitarian principles] 

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