University of Nairobi In-Country Partner Coordinator Jobs in Kenya

University of Nairobi In-Country Partner Coordinator Jobs in Kenya

Background

The University of Nairobi, Faculty of Health Sciences (UoN-FHS) received a Sub-Award from
University of California San Francisco (UCSF) following a successful collaborative application for funding to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the project entitled “Health Information Systems Technical Assistance Consortium (HISTAC) Project”.

This project aims to develop OpenMRS system for the program entitled “HQ Supported Development, Implementation, Use and Evaluation of Interoperable Health Information Systems to Achieve HIV/AIDS and TB Epidemic Control through Improved Health Informatics Policy, Governance, Workforce Capacity, and Systems under PEPFAR” in at least five countries in Africa.

The Position

Due to the HIS landscape in Kenya and the various stakeholders and partners, it is expected that a considerable amount of coordination between stakeholders is required implement all the
activities.

Reporting to the Principal Investigator, or his delegated authority appointee, this person will
support CDC Kenya office to coordinate and support project activities. Although this person will be hired by University of Nairobi through HISTAC Project, the person will be responsible for facilitating cross-collaboration within all partners under the broader Technical Assistance
Consortium consisting of Partners for Appropriate Technologies in Health (PATH) and JEMBI.

Responsibilities

Assist CDC Kenya and CDC HQ to coordinate, support, and manage in-country TAP activities

Assist with identifying and analyzing project-specific issues or concerns and their impact on operations; work with implementing partners, CDC HQ, and CDC Kenya on solutions

Schedule, prepare, attend, manage, record, and share country-specific TAP meetings/calls at both Administrative and Technical Levels.

Knowledge management using Redmine project management software to capture meeting notes, recordings, and other TAP inputs and outputs using Redmine and support CDC

Kenya, Technical leads, Implementing Partners and CDC Headquarters (HQ) Point of contacts use Redmine effectively

Assist with Ad hoc requests for country-specific project and partner coordination activities

Follow-up on country-specific activities to ensure goals are met in a timely manner

Tasks as requested by CDC Kenya points of contact

Develop/provide technical documentations (concept notes, agenda, communication briefs, and so on) as requested

Required Academic Qualifications

At least a Bachelor of Science degree in either Health Informatics, Information Computer Technology, Software Engineering, Project Management or related fields.

A postgraduate qualification in the fields above will be an added advantage.

Required Experience, Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Mid-level professional with at least five (5) years of relevant IT project management (PM) experience in the health sector

Experience with health information solutions for monitoring and managing project execution, critical HIS activities, and OpenMRS interdependencies across multiple partners in Kenya.

Familiarity and/or experience with PEPFAR or other USG HIS, mHealth and e-health initiatives.

Familiarity and/or experience with informatics/software system projects, activities,
terminology, and practices

Familiarity with KenyaEMR HIV platform, KenyaEMR non-HIV platform and COVID-19 OpenMRS leverage will be an added advantage.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; University of Nairobi In-Country Partner Coordinator Jobs in Kenya

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