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Governance Technical Lead, Ghana Integrated Health Systems

JOB SUMMARY

Company The Palladium...
Industry International...
Category Medical/Pharm...
Location Accra
Job Status Full-time
Salary GH¢ 
Education Qualified
Experience 5 years
Job Expires Apr 01, 2021
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Company Profile

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value.  We work with governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world's most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 3,000 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies and, most importantly, people's lives.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.

Should you require any adjustments or accommodation to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com and we will be in touch to discuss.

Safeguarding - We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse.  All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.

Job Description

Palladium International, LLC is seeking a Governance Technical Lead for a potential upcoming Health Systems Strengthening project in Ghana. The Governance Technical Lead must have in depth technical expertise, experience, professional reputation, interpersonal skills, and professional relationships that demonstrate her or his ability to be a thought leader in their field. This is a full-time position based in Accra, Ghana.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership, facilitation, participatory analysis, capacity building, technical assistance, mentoring and/or coaching in the design and implementation of health governance activities, tailored to the specific needs and context in Ghana.
  • Provide ongoing mentoring and coaching to in-country teams and local partners as they implement health governance related approaches and/or their governance capacity improvement plans.
  • Promotes multisectoral partnership and leadership to strengthen governance at the state level to use resources transparently, enable citizen engagement in planning and monitoring, and produce results in primary health care.
  • Works with key stakeholders to identify and select priority areas for RNMCH+N policy development; and develops plans, concept papers, and proposals for policy initiatives that are evidence-based and gender sensitive.
  • Provides technical leadership in reviewing and formulating state policy initiatives, including research and drafting policy documents, regulations, ordinances, decrees, guidelines, and circulars.
  • Assists stakeholders to prepare for and implement new health policies through capacity building and organizational development.
  • Provide thought leadership around strategies intended to strengthen governance of integrated health systems at the national, regional, and local levels.
  • Oversee the documentation of project results related to governance and disseminate results as appropriate at national, regional, and global levels.
  • Work closely with health ministries to build capacity to effectively plan, manage, and oversee priority systems such as procurement, budgeting, stakeholder, and project coordination, etc.
  • Manage partnerships and cooperate with host country governments and international partners in implementing multi-intervention health information system projects.
  • Ensure technical excellence of project interventions and lead the learning agenda related to policy and community-level governance.
  • Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Required Skills or Experience

  • Demonstrated experience in leadership, governance, public administration, and management areas on projects of similar size and complexity.
  • Substantial experience in designing, implementing, and managing large, complex public health projects in/for developing countries, of which at least 5 years has been spent addressing governance in the health arena. Experience in Ghana highly desirable.
  • Experience with USAID (highly desirable) and other multilateral organizations (e.g. CDC, WHO, World Bank, DFID, etc.).
  • Ability to multi-task and keep track of concurrent activities and deadlines and deliver results on time.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills for high-level policy audiences.
  • Strong analytical and computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, web-based research)
  • Fluency in English required
  • Must be willing to live and travel within Ghana

 

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