Pathfinder International Job in Nigeria for a Digital Health Advisor
Pathfinder International is a sexual and reproductive health and rights
(SRHR) organization dedicated to creating access to and improving the
quality of family planning, reproductive health, abortion, and
community- and facility-based HIV and AIDS care and services.
In
partnership with host country governments and nongovernmental
organizations, we train facility-based health care providers to improve
both the quality and range of their technical and counseling skills.
Pathfinder International is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Regional Digital Health Advisor
Location: Nigeria
Program Overview
- The rising adoption of mobile phone use, texting, and social
media participation among young people and women offers an unprecedented
ability to reach these populations with SRHR information and services
they might not have access to otherwise, and engage individuals in new,
interactive ways.
- Pathfinder is leveraging the increasing ubiquity of mobile
technology as a strategic tool to reach and provide support to
vulnerable populations, improve dialogue amongst communities and health
systems, and strengthen the quality of services provided.
- Across its digital health portfolio, Pathfinder uses a variety
of digital tools including: mobile case management applications, data
collection tools, geographic information system (GIS) mapping, mobile
financial services, and short message services (SMS) platforms.
- The Regional Digital Health Advisor (RDHA), alongside a HQ-based
Advisor and Coordinator, will be a member of Pathfinder’s digital
health team within the wider Technical Services Unit (TSU).
- This unit provides guidance and expertise in a variety of
technical areas to strengthen Pathfinder field offices and government
and NGO partners, who implement Pathfinder projects.
- Technical Advisors within TSU provide technical direction in
their key areas, including technical assistance to field offices and
development of relevant curricula and technical tools.
Position Purpose
- The Regional Digital Health Advisor (RDHA) will be based within
one of Pathfinder’s field offices, allowing for more flexible and timely
support to be provided to projects in the region.
- Although the majority of support will be provided remotely,
there will also be a need for the RDHA to travel to provide technical
assistance to ongoing projects in-person, participate in business
development opportunities, and attend conferences/meetings.
- The RDHA will document and disseminate lessons learned across
all Pathfinder projects. S/he will also provide input on application
specifications and other technology based solutions (data collection,
case management, SMS, IVR, et cetera) including integration with DHIS2
and other report visualization software solutions.
- Occasional travel to Pathfinder’s HQ in the Boston metro area
may be required as well.The RDHA will work to increase the capacity of
project personnel to successfully implement digital health solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with the Digital Health Team, field office counterparts,
and technology partners to support tool and dashboard design - including
platform selection - and the development of implementation roadmaps.
- Identify, propose and assess the feasibility of new applied
technology approaches to improve the health of individuals and
communities.
- Maintain sound, cooperative relationships with technology firms and other implementing partners.
- Provide guidance on how Pathfinder can support approaches that
consider interoperability and data standards at national and global
levels.
- Work with other Pathfinder staff, both field and headquarters,
to develop and write quality technical documents related to digital
health as part of the organization’s working documentation.
- Conduct quantitative analysis of digital health data as required for project learning and reporting.
- Support cross-fertilization and technical capacity building
efforts related to digital health within the organization through
Virtual Content Area Teams (VCAT) and other cross-country linkages.
- Participate in relevant project quarterly and annual review
meetings. And, review project reports and technical documents related to
digital health.
- Work with headquarter and field colleagues to advance the field
of digital health into areas of interactivity and dialogue that engage
users in reflection and change.
- Collaborate with field and external relations teams to promote
Pathfinder’s digital health work. This may include the writing of
conference abstracts, participation in key meetings, and the development
of external publications.
- Participate in, or lead, the development of funding proposals for business development.
- Participate in designing and implementing research proposals for
digital health projects with relevant research and metrics unit (RMU)
staff to contribute to the evidence base.
Basic Requirements
- Commitment to the mission, vision, and values of Pathfinder International
- Master's Degree in Public Health or other relevant field. Bachelor's Degree with equivalent work experience considered as well
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with
ability to take initiative, work independently, and prioritize workflow
and deadlines from multiple team members simultaneously
- Excellent communication, supervisory and interpersonal skills,
demonstrated leadership, and the ability to work collaboratively across
technical disciplines
- Must be a self-starter and possess good judgment, flexibility, and patience.
- Excellent spoken, reading and writing skills in English.
- Sets high standards for quality of work and consistently achieves project goals.
- Minimum of 3 years' experience working within the global digital health space
- Experience working with digital health platforms including, but
not limited to: CommCare, Kobo Toolbox, MangoLogic, FrontlineSMS,
RapidPro
- Experience creating functional specifications or requirements, prototyping and pilot testing software solutions
- Skills in SAS, STATA, R, or another statistical analysis software
- Demonstrates, applies, and shares expert technical knowledge across the organization
- Ability to think strategically, handle ambiguity and work in a fast-paced, multicultural environment
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with DHIS2 preferred
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% of the time
- Proficiency in French and/or Portuguese
- Knowledge of databases and SQL, python, XML technologies, and Linux systems
- Knowledge of international sexual and reproductive health and rights, programs and projects
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply
Note: Pathfinder International is an Equal Opportunity /
Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status