Deputy Director, Digital Health and Government Partnerships at Living Goods

Leadership and Strategy

• Strategic Leadership: Lead and implement the strategic Digital Health initiatives in Kenya, collaborating with the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders to ensure the success and sustainability of Community Health digitization.
• Partnership and Scaling: Establish LG as a thought leader and strategic partner with the Government to drive the scaling of Digital Health solutions in Kenya, aligning with broader organizational goals.

Program and Field Implementation

• Oversee the design, development, deployment, and day-to-day operations of Digital Health systems, ensuring their efficiency, effectiveness, and user-friendliness, while monitoring and evaluating program performance.
• Digital Field Support and SOP Development: Provide backstopping support for Digital Health Solutions implementation, ensuring effective integration into community health practices and developing SOPs and guidelines.
• Data-Driven Optimization: Utilize data and analytics to optimize service delivery and operations, focusing on maximizing impact and minimizing costs.
• Capacity Building and Training: Support training programs for healthcare providers and community health workers on Digital Health solutions and build the capacity of stakeholders to maintain and operate the system.

Technology and Innovation

• Digital Health Innovation: Stay up to date with the latest Digital Health trends, collaborate with technology partners, and lead efforts to integrate new technologies into Digital Health to enhance its functionality and impact.
• Knowledge Sharing and Best Practices: Catalyze cross-learning to improve the adoption of Digital Health solutions and contribute to the operationalization of best practices.

Team Management

• Team Leadership and Development: Lead and manage the development, work planning, and upskilling of the Kenya-based team involved in Digital Health implementation, fostering a collaborative culture, providing mentorship and performance management.
• Performance Management: Develop and implement performance management systems to track team progress, address challenges, and recognize achievements.

Digital Health Advocacy and Stakeholder Engagement

• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, represent the organization in relevant forums, collaborate with government and partners to align Digital Health solutions with the national health policies and standards.
• Digital Health Advocacy: Contribute to the organization's Digital Health advocacy goals and support business development efforts by providing subject matter expertise.
• Strategic Partnerships: Influence key stakeholders (Government, Partners, Bi & Multilaterals) and collaborate with LG's Programs and Advocacy team to generate awareness and seek support for Digital Health solutions, catalyze key assets to build a sustainable ecosystem around Digital Health and, identify new partnership opportunities in Digital Health that add value to existing LG’s global vision and programs.

Essential Qualifications, Experience, & Attributes:

• BS/MS in Computer Science Engineering / ICT, or related field.
• At least 7+ years of professional experience across ICT domain and / or management consulting domain with specific focus on public and Digital Health programs.
• Prior experience of engagement with Government agencies and stakeholders for national scale program design and implementation would be accorded a higher weightage.
• The candidate must possess at least 5+ years of leadership experience including hands-on experience of the one of the following:
• Program Management Support and / or Implementation of atleast 02 large scale digital / ICT programs involving service delivery, beneficiary coverage / outreach, process automation / workflow digitalization in any sector with direct government engagement