Description

Data.FI Kenya Technical Program Manager (TPM)

About Palladium
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. For more than 50 years, Palladium has been helping clients achieve impact through innovative strategies, practical approaches, and measurable results.

Project Overview and Position Summary
Data.FI is a global project funded by the U.S. Department of State to strengthen health information systems, health financing and improve the use of data for decision making. In Kenya, Data.FI will support the Ministry of Health (MoH) through the Digital Health Agency (DHA), National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP), the National Public Health Institute (NPHI) and other relevant state agencies to enhance digital health governance, public health surveillance, and health financing integration.

The Technical Program Manager (TPM) will overseeday-to-day coordination and delivery of Data.FI Kenya's technical activities. TheData.FI TPM will lead and drive the planning, execution, monitoring andsuccessful delivery of various workstreams under the Data.FI Kenya project.This role will work closely with government counterparts, USG inter-agencystakeholders and implementing partners. The TPM will ensure that technicalsolutions are aligned with national regulations, that project governance andoperational delivery meet USG standards, and that the technical team executeson time, on budget, and with high quality.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
• Lead development and maintenance of detailed project plans, timelines, budgets, resource allocation, and risk-mitigation strategies for digital health initiatives.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure coherent execution of digital health workstreams.
• Ensure technical alignment and governance compliance: liaise with DHA, NMCP, KeHMIS and USG stakeholders to align on implementation of national standards, data governance, interoperability, privacy and security requirements into project delivery.
• Monitor project performance, track key performance indicators (KPIs), manage change requests, and prepare status reports and dashboards for senior leadership.
• Manage stakeholder engagement: communicate progress, escalate issues, convene technical working groups, and maintain strong partnerships with GOK, USG and implementers.
• Oversee project quality assurance, system testing, user training, data migration and rollout activities; ensure solutions meet functional requirements and support sustainable use.
• Mentor and support the technical project team, build capacity within implementing partners and GOK counterparts, promote continuous improvement and adherence to best practices.
• Ensure compliance with contractual and funding requirements, coordination with USG agencies (State Department and CDC), alignment with the KeHMIS project and efficient use of resources.
• Lead post-implementation reviews, lessons learned, and continuous optimization of project processes and digital health systems.
• Lead sprint planning and bi-weekly progress reviews under the agile implementation model.
• Support the Data.FI Country Director and the KeHMIS Program Director in aligning collaborative team performance and aligned workplan milestones or product roadmaps.
• Oversee internal reporting, documentation, and learning processes.
• Collaborate with the MEL Lead to ensure data-driven program management and decision-making.
• Liaise with KeHMIS and Palladium Agile Nairobi technical teams to synchronize shared resources and tasks.
• Identify and mitigate implementation risks in collaboration with cluster leads and partners.

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in applied statistics, computer science, information technology, public health, project management, or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in implementing digital health, HIS, or health informatics project in Kenya.
• Proven track record coordinating large-scale digital health or HIS systems (EMR, interoperability, unique patient identifiers) with demonstrated delivery on time, quality and on budget.
• Experience in supporting developing and implementing digital health governance, data protection, interoperability standards, and regulatory frameworks relevant to Kenya (e.g., Kenya Data Protection Act, Digital Health Act).
• Strong project management skills: planning, budgeting, risk management, stakeholder communications, and resource coordination.
• Experience working with USG agencies (CDC, State Department) and familiarity with their operational and compliance frameworks.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills: ability to engage senior government and donor stakeholders, lead technical teams, and write high-quality reports.
• Demonstrated leadership and mentoring capability; team orientation with ability to drive a high-performance culture.

Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Reports To: Country Director / Governance and Policy Lead
Type: Full-time, National Position

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