Project Officer
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$ 55000 - 70000
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Job Description
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is seeking a Project Officer for a potential World Health Organization (WHO) project. The projects objective is to provide support for the operationalization of the Open Digital Health Summit (ODHS) and associated curriculum strategy in.
This work directly supports the WHO Global Health Strategy forand will drive measurable impact at country level by supporting Member States in developing resilient essential digital health infrastructure in support of prioritized health sector objectives that are aligned with the emerging WHOITU Reference Architecture for digital health transformation and other existing WHO and ITU normative guidance including SMART guidelines. It includes support for developing and maintaining relevant associated operational guidance including Reference Architecture for Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and the WHO Classification of digital interventions services and applications in health (CDISAH).
The Project Officer provides critical support to the Project Manager in ensuring the smooth planning implementation monitoring and reporting of the project. The Project Officer helps coordinate project activities manage documentation support communications and stakeholder engagement and ensure timely followup on tasks and deliverables. Working closely with the Project Manager and project team the Project Officer contributes to ensuring that the project stays on schedule within scope and in compliance with organizational and donor requirements.
1. Project Implementation and Coordination:
a. Support the daytoday coordination and implementation of project activities and deliverables.
b. Track progress against the work plan and ensure timely execution of tasks in coordination with the project team.
c. Assist in the development and maintenance of project plans Gantt charts and task trackers.
2. Technical and Administrative Support:
a. Provide logistical and administrative support for project meetings workshops and trainings including coordination of participants preparation of materials and documentation.
b. Support the development and formatting of technical documents presentations training materials reports and deliverables.
c. Assist in the drafting proofreading and submission of donor reports and other required documentation.
3. Communication and Documentation:
a. Maintain organized project files and ensure proper version control and accessibility for the team.
b. Draft and circulate meeting agendas and minutes and follow up on action items.
c. Contribute to internal and external communications including newsletters briefs and reports.
4. Stakeholder and Partner Engagement:
a. Support relationship management by coordinating communication with partners subcontractors and stakeholders as needed.
b. Assist in organizing and documenting stakeholder consultations partner meetings and donor communications under the guidance of the Project Manager.
5. Compliance and Quality Assurance:
a. Ensure that project documentation and implementation processes comply with MSH and donor policies and guidelines.
b. Assist in maintaining project compliance trackers and checklists for deliverables procurement and other contractual requirements.
QUALIFICATIONS
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Public Health Digital Health Health Informatics Computer Science or a related field.
- Desirable: An Advanced degree in a relevant field such as public health informatics or biomedical sciences is an asset.
Experience
- Essential: Minimum 25 years of relevant experience supporting digital health or public health projects including coordination documentation and communication tasks.
- Desirable: Experience working with health programs in low and middleincome countries (LMICs) or within healthcare delivery settings.
- Prior exposure to digital health tools health information systems or interoperability initiatives is an advantage.
MSH considers multiple jobrelated factors when determining an offer including but not limited to business and organizational needs candidate qualifications internal equity location and internal budget.
Salary is just one of many aspects of our total rewards package; at MSH our goal is to provide you with a comprehensive set of competitive benefits that includes a substantial vacation sick and holiday policies training and development programs competitive insurance coverage for health vision dental life shortterm and longterm disability 401k plan Flexible Spending Account among others.
MSH is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race color sex sexual orientation gender or gender identity religion creed citizenship national origin age veteran status or disability unrelated to job requirements. MSH will take affirmative action to ensure that qualified applicants are employed and that employees are treated without regard to their race age color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran and disability status. In compliance with U.S. Department of Labor Executive Order 11246 Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and Section 4212 of the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act MSH has developed and maintains an affirmative action program and plan.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
