Associate Director, Programmatic Solutions, Information Solutions and Services at Family Health International (FHI 360) Full Time

Family Health International (FHI 360) is currently looking for a information solutions and services for immediate employment. Interested persons are expected to apply. Kindly go through the full details of this position below:

Job Title: Associate Director, Programmatic Solutions, Information Solutions and Services

Job Requisition ID: 2022201581
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Job Type: Full time

Job Summary

• Manages a team of technical professionals and oversees the portfolio of programmatic work for direct projects to evaluate, develop, implement and support data management and technology solutions.
• Oversees the day-to-day technical and operational aspects of projects, ensuring they are adequately resourced and work plans are on track, with technical expertise informing project implementation.
• Establishes priorities for assigned technology initiatives, leads system architecture or design, conducts feasibility studies, and develops implementation and upgrade plans.
• Coordinates with stakeholders across the organizations as needed to ensure that technology solutions are reliable, available and meet the business needs.
• To support the ongoing operations there is a strong emphasis on change and configuration management, quality reviews, system integration and system acceptance testing.
• Supports and ensures that the technology recovery plans fully support the company’s business continuity and disaster recovery needs.
• Responsible for budget development and management for both ongoing expense items and capital projects.
• May be required to coordinate with peers from a diverse group of organizations, such as Ministries of Health, district health staff, several international and national development partner organizations and donor organizations.

Accountabilities

• Oversees the planning, monitoring and processes for all assigned responsibilities.
• Coordinates and manages relationships with key stakeholders.
• Serves as a thought leader for innovative solutions and platforms to address business needs.
• Develops and implements new or revised policies and procedures to ensure proper implementation of programs and services.
• Ensures technical implementation is consistent with best practices in the industry.
• Provides technical advice to management and other functional areas to improve or change processes or enhance systems.
• Assists with budget planning, resources, objectives and strategic planning for department and make sure they align with organizational goals.
• Manages and trains staff on policies and procedures to achieve department goals and meet required deadlines and ensure overall completion of projects and technology updates.

Applied Knowledge & Skills:

• Comprehensive knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures with information technology and systems, particularly DHIS 2 and Power BI.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent and demonstrated organizational and problem solving skills.
• Excellent and demonstrated project management and technical skills.
• Ability to influence, motivates, negotiates and works well with others.

Problem Solving & Impact:

• Works on problems of complex scope that require in depth evaluation of data and various factors.
• Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques, for obtaining results.
• Decisions made generally affect company operations and may jeopardize overall business activities.

Supervision Given/Received:

•  Manages staff to meet departmental and organizational strategic goals.
• Accounts for the budget, procedures, and training of staff to achieve results.
• Develops and recommends solutions to management meet internal and external needs of the company.
• Reports to Director, Business Solutions.

Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or its International Equivalent.

Experience:

• Typically requires 8+ years of information technology and systems management experience.
• Articulate, professional and able to communicate in a clear, positive manner with clients and staff.
• Must be able to read, write and speak fluent English; fluent in host country language as appropriate.
• Prior experience working in a non- governmental organization (NGO).

Typical Physical Demands:

• Typical office environment.
• Ability to spend long hours looking at computer screen and doing repetitive work on a keyboard.
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift/move up to 5 lbs.

Technology to be Used:

• Personal Computer/Laptop, Microsoft applications (i.e., Office 365, SharePoint, Skype/Zoom/Teams), cell phone/mobile technology, and standard office equipment.

Travel Requirements:

• 10%-25%

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.