UNES/HLIT/HPPL/01/2021
Contract Terms: One-year Renewable with three months probation period
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Reporting to the Chief of Party shall be tasked with the following responsibilities:
Policy synthesis, review and alignment to GOK and global digital health environment.
Policy dissemination, training and HealthIT strategy formulation and alignment with the bigger GOK policy orientation
Partnerships and Stakeholder engagement and alignment with:
National GOK (Ministries of Health, Labor and Social Protection, ICT Youth and Innovation, other public institutions), and the private sector
County Stakeholder Engagement at the Council of Governors, county leadership and county Government stakeholders
Support GoK in formulation of policy on digital health where relevant, necessary and appropriate and provide technical advice to HealthIT project
Review, develop and ensure alignment of HealthIT priorities, strategies and plans to the County’s legal, regulatory, policy, and strategic directions, USAID digital strategy as well as any global development in digital transformation to inform HealthIT Strategic Implementation Framework.
Develop and maintain an updated and synthesized repository of all digital health related legal, regulatory and policy documents including any changes or amendments.
Keeping abreast of all policy developments in the health sector sector and related fields, particularly relating to Digital Health and keeping the HealthIT team and partners informed and up to date about said developments.
Providing contextualized analysis of the policy environment for Digital Health, through research and scoping of existing initiatives, gaps in the sector other key stakeholders such as Ministry of ICT, Communications Authority of Kenya, etc.
To lead on shaping and developing a clear HealthIT digital policy orientation building on what has been started. In particular this will involve:
Developing and sustaining HealthIT social capital by networking and maintaining key relationships with Key GoK Ministries (MOH, MOICT, MoLSP), Departments, Agencies (MDAs) and key stakeholders in the sector
Proactive development of collaboration opportunities, joint research on digital health policy with Government, Universities, and other initiatives
Representing HealthIT in GoK Working and Advisory Committees, Technical Working Groups and intergovernmental forums.
Develop and maintain effective and efficient procedures and processes for UNES and HealthIT partnerships with its partnering institutions.
Oversee, facilitate and coordinate all aspects of partnership life cycle management, from stakeholder analysis, partner identification, due diligence, project development, agreement, start-up, implementation, monitoring through to close-out, coordinating effectively with all program, operations and finance components.
Coordinate due diligence process with respect to all new partnerships, including through appropriate vetting, coordinating the pre-award assessment with other departments, analysis of risks associated with the award, identification and implementation of appropriate measures to manage those risks, working with other UNES and the project team.
In collaboration with UNES and the project leadership develop Project Support Plans (PSPs) for each partner/project.
Ensure the timely review of partners’ financial and narrative reports in accordance with the terms of their partnership agreements in consultation with other project technical and leadership teams
Contributing to project planning and management. Reporting to Project leadership, contributing to Project team, and providing financial and narrative reports
JOB SPECIFICATIONS:
Master’s Degree in Health Informatics, Information Systems or related discipline
Passionate commitment to Digital Health and social change.
Strong understanding of issues affecting Digital Health in Kenya
Demonstrable knowledge and experience of policy, partnerships and operations research
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and represent the HealthIT Project externally empathetically and clearly
Strong writing skills including ability to summarize information into policy briefings or proposals
Ten years of experience working in or with the Ministry of Health or public sector
Experience in health informatics is preferable
Resourceful with an ability to think creatively, see opportunities and take initiative
Flexible approach to work including excellent time management and self-motivation
Excellent team working skills and the ability to act independently when necessary.
Willingness to travel regularly around the country as and when necessary
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Applicants interested in the above positions should submit the following:All applications to reach the undersigned on or before January 26, 2021 strictly via the following email unes-hr@uonbi.ac.ke. Hard Copies will not be accepted.Managing Director
UNES LIMITED
P.O.BOX 68241-00200
NAIROBI
www.unes.co.keN/B: Only shortlisted applicants shall be contacted. UNES does not require any payment in order to process your applications.UNES IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. PERSONS WITH DISABILITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
Apply via :
unes-hr@uonbi.ac.ke
