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Consultant (Francophone) - Digital Health
About Palladium:
Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 4,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.
Position Summary:
The Digital Health Consultant provides expert guidance on the design, enhancement, management and integration of national health information systems. The role supports interoperability initiatives, digital architecture reviews, system assessments, and alignment with health data standards. This position works closely with local MOH and implementing partners to ensure effective and sustainable HIS interventions.
Location: DRC, Burundi, Niger, Cote d'Ivoire
Reports to: Project Director
Key Responsibilities:
- Support efforts to design, configure, and optimize national HIS platforms, including DHIS2, EMRs, LMIS, and associated data exchange services, ensuring they are aligned with user needs and programmatic priorities for HIV, malaria, maternal and child health (MCH), and life-saving interventions.
- Lead or support enterprise-level system assessments and digital maturity diagnostics, including the documentation of current-state architecture, identification of gaps, and formulation of scalable and sustainable digital infrastructure recommendations tailored to the country context.
- Attend technical working groups (TWGs) and national coordination forums, including the HIS TWG and Interoperability Committee. Actively contribute to the planning, facilitation, and documentation of technical convenings.
- Strengthen local technical capacity and sustainability by mentoring HIS staff at national and regional levels, reviewing technical documentation, and contributing to training or peer exchange efforts where needed.
- Advice on growth and business development across Francophone Africa through partnerships and marketing.
- Support Francophone country teams, with a focus on client and partner engagement, ensuring compliance, risk management, and the advancement of sustainable business strategies.
Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in Health Informatics, Computer Science, or Public Health.
- Deep knowledge of interoperability standards (e.g., HL7 FHIR, OpenHIE, IHE profiles) and digital health architecture principles.
- Experience conducting system architecture reviews, digital maturity assessments, or HIS landscape analyses.
- Familiarity with software development processes, agile methodologies, and digital system lifecycle management.
- Demonstrated experience working with Ministries of Health or public health programs.
- Proficiency in French and English is required.
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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, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.