Senior Digital Health Advisor

Washington, DC

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Senior Digital Health Advisor

About Palladium

Palladium is a global company working todesign, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods ofpeople around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, andinfrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutionsand market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the naturalworld. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 4,000 talented,motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and genderidentities.

This Opportunity:

Palladium is currently seeking a Senior Digital HealthAdvisor within the Information Systems team who will be based in the UnitedStates. This critical role bridges the Information Systems, Digital Solutionsand Health portfolios, focusing on digital health and Health Information System(HIS) activity development and implementation within Palladium's Global healthprograms. The Senior Digital Health Advisor will play a pivotal role in shaping thestrategy, analysis, design, architecture, and governance of digital healthactivities, emphasizing the use of information for decision-making. This rolewill also contribute significantly to business development activities, activelyparticipating in proposal development and fostering growth opportunities.

Locationand Compensation:

The position is based in Palladium's Washington, DC office with anexpectation to be physically present 3 days per week. The position may require approximately 30%overseas travel, with a particular focus on low- and middle-income countries(LMICs).
Forour prospective employees in the United States, please note that the full-timeequivalent annual base salary for this position is expected to range from $93,000to $140,000, and successful candidates may also be eligible for additional,variable incentive compensation dependent on the role. For part-time employees,the salary will be prorated based on the actual number of hours worked.

Pleasebe advised that a final salary offer will be based on various factors,including but not limited to your qualifications, education, experience,skills, seniority, performance, and Palladium's business or organizationalneeds.

Ifyou have any questions or concerns regarding the compensation for thisposition, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We value your interest inour company and appreciate the opportunity to discuss this opportunity withyou.

You and Your Career:

If you are a problem-solver, collaborator, and doer,and you have expertise in digital health project implementation, technicalwriting, or digital system design, we are interested in hearing from you.

We are a learning organization and provide growthopportunities from the start. We pride ourselves on giving you thefreedom, resources, and guidance to chart a fulfilling career!

Reporting and Supervision:

This role will report to the Director, InformationSystems Portfolio with regular updates, monthly activity reports, and quarterlyupdates on project performance and revenue. Additional reporting may berequired as specified by the manager.

This role is integral to the International Developmentportfolio in the Americas Region and involves close collaboration with Project Directors,Team Leaders, Senior Managers, and external stakeholders.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

PortfolioManagement, Strategy, and Growth:

Lead efforts to ensuring quality in the design, planning, and delivery of projects aimed at enhancing digital health systems for evidence-based decision-making
Support Project Directors and in-country teams with thought leadership, programming, work planning, budgeting, and reporting\"
Support the Portfolio Lead in optimizing the digital health staffing, from business development to project implementation, ensuring consistent project staffing and workload management
Provide technical oversight on the development and implementation of digital health activities, including strategy development, partnerships, governance, capacity building, and digital product adaptation
Mentor mid-level staff in headquarters and field offices

Strategy:

Lead efforts to formulate digital health partnerships, collaborations, and strategies to enhance country implementation and project sustainability
Identify, build, and maintain relationships with partners and consultants offering expertise in digital health and related sectors
Represent Palladium in international forums, providing thought leadership and contributing to technical working groups and communities of practice

Growth:

Define a strategic approach to integrate digital health activities within Palladium's health systems strengthening portfolio, considering strategic countries, clients, partners, competitors, and market intelligence
Work with different teams in the identification, assessment, and pursuit of new business opportunities, contributing to the analysis of prospects for winning opportunities
Contribute to proposal development through strategy input, partnership building, and technical approach contributions

TechnicalAdvisory and Activity Management:

Provide expertise in the design and implementation of country-level enterprise architecture, enhancing the governance framework for improved coordination
Serve as the Activity or Project Manager for digital health and software development projects, liaising with clients and stakeholders for planning, implementation, review, and reporting
Ensure project documentation is up to date, following best practices for software documentation

Collaborationand Capacity Building:

Collaborate with public health leaders and portfolio and project team members to understand the data analytics needs and provide technical guidance for delivery
Assist projects in developing Health Information System (HIS) performance indicators
Identify opportunities for capacity building, ensuring digital health activities adhere to relevant international technical standards

Key competencies and professional expertise required

Demonstrated experience in government client project management and business development, with on-the-ground support to digital health in USAID-supported countries
Prior experience with USAID or CDC, including familiarity with program cycle, policies, guidance, and regulations related to HIS and informatics
Strong command of priority public health indicators and country digital health systems
Comprehensive understanding and experience implementing open-source global good software products (e.g., DHIS2, OpenLMIS, iHRIS, OpenIMIS, OpenMRS, CommCare)
Proven experience in successfully implementing interoperability among two or more systems
Ability to work in a dynamic environment with changing requirements and priorities
Knowledge and application of the Principles for Digital Development
Ability to work effectively in a multicultural team, with strong project management skills and proficiency in digital tools (Microsoft Teams, Planner, Jira)
Sound problem-solving and decision-making skills
Willingness to travel and work abroad for a minimum of 10 weeks per year in developing countries (as per current COVID pandemic guidelines)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong technical writing ability
Ability to conceptualize and write bid proposals or project reports
Strong strategic partnership and client relationship management skills

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion intoeverything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society andactively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and goodpractice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in ourworkforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fairtreatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. Theseinclude: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, genderidentity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability,nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.

Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be madedue to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any othercircumstance, please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com and wewill be in touch to discuss.

Safeguarding - We define Safeguarding as "thepreventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and thecommunities we work with from harm". We are committed to ensuring that allchildren and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated withrespect and are free from abuse. Allsuccessful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection processincluding safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.

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