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Global Health Security, Senior Technical Advisor, Information Systems

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 3,000 talented,
motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender
identities. 

Palladium Americas:

Our
Americas’ business team has brilliant and passionate colleagues working in
Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and North and South America as well as
the Caribbean, fulfilling projects and assignments for clients from
institutions, corporations, governments, and foundations based in the Americas.
We have offices in Washington, DC, New York City, and Raleigh-Durham, NC.

This Opportunity:

The Data Informatics and Analytical Solutions (DIAS) Practice is
seeking a Global Health Security (GHS) Senior Technical Advisor for Information Systems to be based
in the US. The DIAS Practice is a dynamic and innovative group working together
to strengthen and harness digital and data ecosystems to accelerate development
investments and outcomes.

The GHS Senior Technical Advisor serves as part of a team working to
grow a portfolio of work in Global Health Security, disease surveillance, One
Health and preparedness and response.  The GHS Senior Technical Advisor will be the focal point in DIAS to contribute
to the development and implementation of a Palladium-wide strategic growth
plan.  This position will
also provide specific support to projects and programs working to prevent,
detect and respond to disease outbreaks.

You and Your Career:

 If you are a problem-solver, collaborator, and doer, with expertise in information systems, along with a keen understanding of global health security, project management, and information systems, we are interested in hearing from you.   

We are a learning organization and provide growth opportunities
from the start.  We pride ourselves on giving you the freedom, resources,
and guidance to chart a fulfilling career!

Primary
Duties and Responsibilities: 

Strategic Growth

In collaboration with the GHS growth team and other relevant technical counterparts across Palladium, develop the company’s growth plan to prevent, detect and respond to infectious disease threats. This
position will be oriented to information system design, optimization and
integration, data analytics and the application of innovative digital
solutions. Primary responsibilities
include:

• Formulate partnerships and collaborations with relevant organisations and networks for strategic growth in GHS, including representing Palladium to governments, donors, partners and other stakeholders, through thought leadership at international meetings, ministry-level events, technical working groups, one-on-one meetings and communities of practice; manage existing relationships.
• Stay up-to-date on the evolving field of global health
  security, keeping abreast of relevant WHO and CDC/other USG guidelines and
  priorities for infectious disease surveillance, drug resistance, and
  implementation of the International Health Regulations. 
• In collaboration with GHS growth team, identify, assess, and pursue new business opportunities in line with Palladium’s growth strategy; lead selected active pursuits and write relevant sections.
  
• In collaboration with the Information Systems Director, formalize an internal DIAS GHS service line within Palladium; communicate offerings to Palladium business units globally, develop processes with other portfolios and business units to support the GHS workstream development and growth.
  
• Stay abreast of and integrate innovative solutions for information systems, data analytics and digital solutions into Palladium projects, business development and corporate initiatives.
  
• Working with other DIAS portfolio leads and project directors, lead the development of a communication plan to communicate Palladium’s technical leadership and excellence in harnessing data and information systems to strengthen GHS internally and externally.
  
• Contribute to raising company awareness raising and building capacity in the fields of GHS, One Health, disease surveillance, etc.

Implementation

• Work with project teams to advise, plan, develop,
  coordinate, and implement the programmatic workplan related to data systems for
  infectious disease surveillance. Illustrative data systems include those for case
  reporting, laboratory reporting or event-based surveillance of diseases in humans
  and/or animals.  

• Advise clients on the design and implementation of country-level enterprise architecture, for strengthening of epidemiologic surveillance systems devising and recommending methods and procedures to strengthen the governance framework. Improve coordination between intended users and developers. In collaboration with the Director of Information Systems, develop standard operating procedures and provide leadership in training and implementation as relevant to the projects.
  
• Interface with clients and other project stakeholders to plan, implement, review and report on projects as needed (including activities such as requirement analysis, software development life cycle, vendor selection and negotiation, stakeholder engagement, capacity building, and strategic informatics).
  
• Working with the Directors of Information Systems and Infectious Disease, ensure guidance on best practice and industry standards are communicated to project teams; guide staff on technical implementation ensuring adherence to standards, industry best practices and key strategic guidance.
  
• Serve as activity lead on GHS projects serving as the interface with clients and other project stakeholders to plan, implement, review and report on projects as needed and requested.
  
• Maintain project documentation up-to-date, including project schedule, architectural schemas, training materials.
  
• Collaborate with public health leaders responsible for health outcomes to determine the most effective and efficient ways to capture and visualize data. Collaborate with Palladium experts in areas such as software development, data interoperability to discern options and present to in-country counterparts.

Reporting
requirements include:

• This position reports to the Information Systems Director in DIAS.
  
• Weekly meetings (either in-person or via Teams/phone).
  
• Emails as needed.

Key
competencies and professional expertise required:

• Demonstrated experience leading information systems projects
  and programs to support GSA for USG and/or CDC. Leadership should include technical project
  and product management, as well as leading  client engagement.
• Demonstrated experience contributing to business development
  – writing technical sections, acting as lead technical writer, contributing to
  project design, developing workplans and budgets, etc.
  
• Comprehensive understanding of how information systems for surveillance
  fit within Health Information Exchange architecture and can leverage data from
  open-source global good digital health software products such as DHIS2,
  OpenLMIS, iHRIS, OpenIMIS, OpenMRS, CommCare.
• Experience developing information systems that integrate surveillance
  for infectious diseases in animals and humans, is an advantage, along with the effective
  engagement of ministries responsible for human health, livestock, wildlife and the
  environment.
• Ability to develop high level strategic relationships in an international development environment.
  
• Demonstrated experience developing strategic growth plans for USG and or other donors.
  
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle and the Principles for Digital Development as well as Adaptive Management.
• Demonstrated experience in global health security and
  relevant fields of epidemiology, drug-resistant and dangerous pathogens, and
  OneHealth.
  
• Demonstrated experience with effective use of
  data, and innovative data analytics for the early detection, prevention,
  management, and response to disease outbreaks
  
• Experience managing an agile team of individuals and
  projects, with experience in matrix management and change management strategies
  preferred.
  
• Ability to work in a dynamic and agile environment with changing requirements and priorities.
  
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a member of a fast-moving and multicultural team.
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
  
• Strong management skills with ability to mentor, coach, lead, develop and evaluate staff.
  
• Ability to travel up to 25% of time.

Diversity,
Equity & Inclusion – 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. 

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.