ICF is seeking candidates for the role of Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) for the anticipated five-year, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Digital Health Ecosystems Activity in Kenya. The purpose of this five-year project is to increase country ownership and management of one national integrated and comprehensive sector-wide health information ecosystem to achieve health systems outcomes of equity, quality, and resources optimization. The project will build on and strengthen local capacity in digital health technologies’ adoption to promote the use of an integrated and comprehensive digital health ecosystem, lead systems evolutions management, and sustain health system outcomes of equity, quality, and resource optimization with broad based partners from the private sector, technology firms and academia.
The position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya but may involve frequent in-country travel.
The DCOP will be responsible for the overall technical oversight of the activity; understanding the range of project’s technical activities and managing their technical quality. ICF is seeking a DCOP with a strong background in technology solutions architecture, open source, and global goods development, and District Health Information Software (DHIS2) and OHIE knowledge. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience providing technical advice to complex technology projects in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and other public and private stakeholders.
The DCOP will provide high-quality technical leadership to the project’s interventions across Kenya, overseeing the technical direction of a $18-25 million 5-year USAID investment.
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Nairobi, Kenya (KE51)
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