Vacancies at PATH

Responsibilities:

• Leverage understanding of data and digital health landscape – both open source software solutions (see the Digital Square Global Goods Guidebook for PATH’s supported global goods) and commercially licensed tools and technologies available in the private market – to support national malaria, NTD, and other disease surveillance programs to identify and implement innovative digitally-enabled approaches and interventions for malaria.
• Lead the development of collaborative, integrated digitally enabled approaches for countries with diverse malaria stakeholders at the global, regional, and country levels (e.g. improving community use of tools, improving data integration within existing tools).
• Support partners and malaria programs with the development of digital and data governance, data sharing and data privacy and security standards that help ensure the safety of providers and clients alike.
• Support country Ministries of Health and malaria programs with the development of geo-registries and improving geographical data for improving data visualization and decision-making.
• Advise country-based teams on the implementation of technology platforms for the collection, analysis, and visualization of key malaria indicators to facilitate data-led decisions and actions for malaria programming.
• Facilitate and inform strategy discussions for digitalization in the malaria space with donors and internally at PATH; translate existing donor strategies for health in the digital age into program design and evaluation.
• Connect digital activities within PATH’s programs (both in malaria and beyond malaria) to leverage lessons learned, translate global and country-level standards, and support implementation of digital health programs.
• Link PATH Malaria’s digital health activities to broader global digital health investments within PATH (e.g. Digital Square) and among donors.
• Design partnerships for data and digital health within malaria to support existing and upcoming PATH malaria programs.
• Support the development of proposals for additional resources to enable further digital transformation priorities.
• Represent PATH’s malaria and digital experience and capabilities internally and externally (e.g. donors, malaria community, in-country stakeholders).
• Supervise and mentor junior technical staff members.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience designing and implementing digital health programs, including demonstrated experience working with programs and stakeholders in endemic country contexts
• Advanced technical knowledge of malaria, including existing digital tools, landscape, strategies, and donor priorities.
• Experience with broad range of digital health tools – including both open source software solutions (e.g. DHIS2, OpenSRP, Medic’s CHT) and commercial tools (e.g. Tableau)
• Demonstrably strong digital system design and architecture skills including analytical skills, enterprise architecture, IT architecture and systems analysis, and excellent deductive and inductive reasoning.
• Experience in systems integration and implementation as well as preference for ability to understand and engage with technical and software teams (exposure and ability to work within modern development patterns such as agile etc.)
• Knowledge of international health interoperability patterns and architectures such as OpenHIE as well as standards, standards profiles and SDO’s such as IHE, HL7 (FHIR), ICD-11, LOINC etc.
• Experience with one or more of the following: data storage and management approaches (e.g. data warehouses, vs data marts vs data lakes) , geographic information systems design, data visualization, business use, and modeling as well as experience with health information systems currently in use in the global health and development landscape (e.g., EMR, LIS, HRIS, DHIS2)
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and also have the flexibility of working both collaboratively and independently in a multidisciplinary project environment.
• Ability to multi-task and effectively prioritize work and projects.
• Ability to work as a member of multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to travel up to 30% percent.
• Proficiency in English and French required.

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Responsibilities:

• Review, negotiate, and coordinate input from other departments for the timely review and execution of new awards and amendments.
• Review of award RFA/RFPs especially from USG and provide feedback and any questions to ensure program teams and Partnership Development understand the compliance requirements.
• Ensure awards compliance with federal regulations and donor-specific requirements.
• Negotiate with donors/funders for terms and conditions acceptable to PATH and propose alternative language as appropriate in consultation with Legal department
• Serve as a resource for PATH on compliance rules, regulations and standards associated with federal funds (i.e. USAID, NIH, CDC) and other donors (i.e. FCDO, UN, GAVI, BMGF).
• Provide innovative, solution-oriented support to Project Administrators and the Office of Grants and Contracts on terms and conditions of active awards, including any restrictions and possible risks.
• Participate in project/program team meetings, including “hand-off” meetings with Partnership Development, as required for assigned programs.
• Upon fully executing large or complex awards, initiate a kickoff meeting with Project Administrators, other relevant departments, and other implementing staff to communicate key compliance requirements and gather information on OGC support services required.
• Draft flow down provisions for subawards and subcontracts for the Subaward Specialists and Legal who, in turn, will draft and negotiate subawards,  subcontracts and other types of outgoing agreements within the program portfolio.
• Provide backfill to Subaward Specialist during vacations and surge periods of subaward requests.
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with donors and program staff.
• In collaboration with the Global Grants and Contracts Manager and the OGC team, document existing award procedures, as well as develop, review, and implement new award procedures, templates, and tools within pre-established parameters.
• Provide analysis, evaluation, and recommendations to improve award/subaward management associated policies and procedures within pre- established parameters.
• Analyze donor trends and regulations to identify risks to PATH. Other responsibilities include:
• Provide regularly scheduled updates to the Global Grants and Contracts Manager.
• Participate in OGC training, orientation, and facilitate/co-facilitate trainings throughout the year.
• Assist with preparing files including reviewing awards for auditors and reports to respond to auditors’ questions.
• Manage Special Projects as assigned.

Required Skills and Experience:

• A degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or related field.
• A minimum of 8 years of progressive working experience in donor funded contracts and grants management in international not for profit organization.
• Grants Management Experience in a non-profit organization with expansive, decentralized global operations is preferred. 
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with program and other staff.
• Professional qualification is an added advantage e.g., CPAK, ACCA, CA etc.
• Experience working with Salesforce or other Grants Management Information System will be an added advantage.
• Experience with interpreting funder/donor rules and regulations and demonstrated experience in communicating with donors. 
• Detail-oriented with strong negotiation and communication skills. 
• Ability to work independently and under pressure with a high degree of reliability and accuracy. 
• Excellent judgment and interpersonal skills, comfortable working independently and with stakeholders across sectors and from diverse cultures across the Globe. 
• Outstanding organizational skills, ability to apply great attention to detail and consistently produce timely and error-free work. 
• High degree of competence in Microsoft Office software products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. 
• Demonstrated ability to apply analytical and logical thinking with good problem-solving skills. 
• Ability to work in a team environment with minimum supervision.
• Proven ability to work on multiple projects with competing deadlines.