About SoCha
SoCha is an international monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) firm that delivers evidence-driven insights to help development and humanitarian actors make adaptive, impactful decisions. We bring experience from diverse regional contexts, including fragile and conflict-affected environments, combining technical rigour, trusted local partnerships, and innovative approaches to address complex challenges. Our expertise spans third-party monitoring, mixed-methods and complexity-aware evaluations, systems strengthening, and capacity-building, ensuring that programmes remain responsive to local realities and deliver meaningful results for vulnerable populations. Guided by principles of inclusion, equity, and learning, SoCha partners with donors, UN agencies, and implementing organizations to improve outcomes and maximize impact.
Background
SoCha is currently bidding to the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) to deliver the Verification and Technical Assurance Programme-Ukraine (VERITAS-UKR). This flagship programme will provide demand-led independent third-party monitoring (TPM) and portfolio-level evidence services across FCDO’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) portfolio in Ukraine. The programme will also pilot an innovative Civil Society Organization (CSO)-led monitoring model, designed to strengthen accountability and ensure aid is responsive to the needs of Ukrainians.
As part of our proposed core team, SoCha is recruiting a Logistics and GIS Specialist who will be based in Ukraine and oversee logistics, and GIS arrangements for the VERITAS-UKR programme.
This position is contingent on contract award and is expected to commence on or around 30 November 2025.
Responsibilities
Logistics:
- Ensure effective operations by coordinating with drivers, venues, suppliers, activity-specific logisticians, etc.
- Coordinate and ensure the provision of administrative support for all project
- activities.
- Maintain and update the project calendar of activities.
- Mobilize personnel and consultants by arranging travel and accommodation.
- Support the FAM to manage the office’s ongoing services and costs (e.g., rent, utilities, supplies, maintenance, telephone).
- Ensure all required approvals are received from government departments in order for the project to meet its deliverable requirements.
GIS (Geographic Information System):
- Developing a full suite of geospatial data analysis and visualization services
- Mission, design and build systems to store and manage geographic information, ensuring data accuracy, implementing quality control procedures, and keeping databases up-to-date.
- Producing products including maps, visual learning products, and other geospatial infographics;
- Providing GIS services including geospatial capacity strengthening, spatial analysis, and GIS data dissemination;
- Integrating activity location data with performance and contextual data;
- Training stakeholders on GIS data collection; enabling the programme to plan site visits more effectively.
- Ensure all data management requirements of the project are met.
- Working closely with staff in the program, technical, and front offices to understand their data needs and developing solutions that keep them informed of key trends.
- Complying with contractual data reporting requirements.
- Developing infographics for senior decisions makers that summarize complex data in creative and insightful ways.
Qualifications and Experience
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree.
- 5+ years of work experience relevant in GIS
- 5 + years overseeing logistics, preferably including non-permissive environments.
- Experience in collecting geolocation data;
- Experience in the management of geographic data
- Experience integrating layered data onto maps
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English;
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to organize, manage, prioritize, and follow through on multiple tasks in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
- Proven capacity to take initiative and willingness to learn new skills as needed.
- Strong analytical skills, interpersonal skills, and presentation skills.
- Strong work ethic and the ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
- Experience in spatial analysis highly desired but not required.
How to apply
To submit your application, kindly provide your CV using the form provided below.
To apply before 26 September 2025.