PATH is an
international organization that drives transformative innovation to save lives
and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate
innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and
system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight,
scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By
mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working
alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest
health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cy
cle of
poor health.
The Better
Immunization Data (BID) Initiative’s strategy is based on the premise that
better data, plus better decisions, will lead to better health outcomes. Its
vision is to empower countries to enhance immunization and overall health
service delivery through improved data collection, quality, and use. The BID
Initiative will shine a light on the challenges surrounding data collection,
quality, and use, and identify practical, country-owned, country-led solutions
in immunization that could spread to other health interventions. The Initiative
will partner with countries and global health stakeholders to develop and
deploy a holistic and scalable approach that focuses on information system products,
data management policies, and the practices of people that use them in order to
enable evidence-based decision making. These components will be packaged into a
replicable solution that can be easily and cost-effectively adapted by
additional countries interested in using it to improve their immunization
management. If successful, a true tipping point will occur—one in which
countries can access, analyze, and act upon accurate immunization data—anytime,
anywhere, resulting in improved immunization outcomes.
The BID Initiative
Change Management Lead will play a key role in the implementation of the work
in Tanzania. The Change Management Lead will provide leadership and support in
the adoption and overall behavior change and quality improvement work related
to the quality and use of immunization data in Tanzania. They will work with
the BID Initiative Tanzania Director and other technical leads to facilitate
the work of a technical team working directly with health facilities to
implement new systems and new methods across the health system. Similarly, they
will work with other members of the technical team to collaborate with Ministry
of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) officials in order to advance change
management initiatives. The Change Management Lead will work with technical
advisors from PATH Seattle office to develop and evolve the methodologies,
tools, and processes for use by this team and to be implemented through the BID
Initiative work.
Specific
duties and responsibilities.
Evaluate and recommend
the appropriate change management and quality improvement methodologies and
tools for implementation in health facilities and across the health system,
developed in conjunction with technical advisors from PATH Seattle office and
BID leadership.
Coordinate the implementation of all change management and quality improvement
efforts for the BID Initiative in coordination with team management and
leadership in designated regions and districts in Tanzania.
Coordinate with M&E Lead to assess and monitor the effectiveness of change
management activities and deliverables; track adoption targets and key
indicators; identify problems and promote solutions.
Identify and evaluate opportunities to share learnings across various regions,
districts and facilities within Tanzania and to other countries participating
in the BID Initiative.
Support the evolution of adoption strategies for targeted interventions as
rollout progresses and new learnings occur. Specifically, provide insight and
expertise on specific change management strategies that increase potential for
end user adoption and realization of defined benefits.
Contribute to and advocate for data and the use of information as a key
strategic resource for managing.
Identify all relevant stakeholders, their roles and their needs throughout the
system development life cycle and incorporate this landscaping into the
proposed methodologies and targeted interventions.
Coordinate with other technical leads to help facilitate adoption and use of
technology and process changes in clinical and administrative settings.
Understand and participate on the team designing interventions to address the
challenges related to the adoption and use of information systems in the health
sector.
Understand and apply the basic theories, concepts and practices of change
management to team activities, and work to ensure the full Tanzania team
understands and jointly owns the change management concepts for their work.
Anticipate issues and opportunities and mitigate risks associated with the targeted
interventions and project objectives in implementation.
Work collaboratively and foster productive relationships with internal and
external partners working throughout the health system.
Demonstrate knowledge of health and health systems and appropriately apply this
information to the targeted interventions and project objectives.
Supervise and support the capacity building of the BID Initiative staff to
ensure the quality and consistency of interventions throughout implementation
activities.
Required
Skills:
Ability to travel.
Ability to work with all levels of an organization.
Excellent understanding of adult learning and capacity development.
Excellent verbal and written communications skills including presentation and
facilitation skills.
Team skills to work collaboratively toward achieving program objectives and
manage staff to achieve these objectives.
Analytical skills and experience identifying indicators and developing metrics
to assess an intervention’s effectiveness.
Strong relationship skills and excellent facilitation skills with the capacity
to influence. Negotiation and problem solving skills to resolve conflicting
priorities.
Familiarity and demonstrated experience in behavior change communication and/or
change management methodologies and techniques. Strong relationship skills and
excellent facilitation skills with the capacity to influence. Negotiation and
problem solving skills to resolve conflicting priorities.
Excellent assessment, analysis and synthesis skills and the ability to develop
solutions as well as customize interventions to varying levels within the
health system.
Excellent organizational skills, ability to manage several major activities
simultaneously and work in a complex environment with short deadlines and
intense pressure to perform.
Demonstrates an understanding of current policy and guidelines pertaining to
the utilization and reporting of health information within Tanzania (i.e.
privacy, confidentiality and security).
Experience in working with regional and districts officials in planning and
implementing activities at regional, district, and service delivery points.
Good working knowledge of primary health service delivery, including the
policies, conditions, barriers and motivators, ideally with the immunization program
in Tanzania at the district and regional levels.
Required
Experience:
A Bachelor’s Degree
in Behavior Change Communication / Change Management. 5-10 years’ experience
with healthcare and/or change management and/or behavior change/capacity
development. Experience designing and implementing innovative change programs
and/or benefits evaluation programs. Experience working with the MOHSW, and
knowledge of the Tanzanian health system and service delivery is desirable,
ability to travel throughout Tanzania to coordinate implementation activities.
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