Deputy Chief of Party and Technical Director

**Deputy Chief of Party and Technical Director, USAID/Madagascar**

**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 4,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.

**This Opportunity**:
Palladium is seeking a Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP)/Technical Director to support an anticipated five-year USAID-funded project intended to support the Government of Madagascar in building sustainable, resilient, and interoperable health information systems (HIS) to enable access, analysis, and use of quality data to improve the health and well-being of all Malagasy.

Under the Chief of Party's (COP) supervision, the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP)/Technical Director will be responsible for technical leadership and oversight of project activities, ensuring that the program functions are aligned with both the technical priorities of the GOM and USAID. They will actively engage and foster positive relationships with relevant stakeholders. Additionally, the DCOP/TD supports the COP in liaison, programmatic, strategic development, and technical quality control responsibilities. They are expected to possess extensive technical expertise, a strong professional reputation, interpersonal skills, and professional networks to effectively fulfill activity requirements. This position will be based in Antananarivo and is contingent upon award and USAID approval.

**Location**:Antananarivo, Madagascar

**Primary Roles and Responsibilities**:

- Provide overall strategic, technical and programmatic guidance to assist the COP in overseeing all technical components of the program.
- Provide technical leadership to key project areas, including HIS governance and capacity building; data collection, analysis and use; implementation of digital health and health information systems; and resilience strategies.
- Provide technical direction and guidance for the design, implementation, and monitoring of all project activities, ensuring program activities are technically sound, responsive, and appropriate.
- Maintain open communication throughout the project with Chief of Party, USAID Madagascar, GOM, Project Director, Technical Leads, Finance Officer and project operations teams, and other stakeholders.
- Collaborate with the Chief of Party and project staff to continuously refine implementation strategies and processes by integrating lessons learned and best practices.
- Strengthen the capabilities of project staff and local stakeholders (including GOM and local partners) to facilitate the smooth integration of systems, meet data demand and optimize data use, and ensure effective governance of Health Information Systems (HIS).
- Collaborate with diverse stakeholders to promote country-driven, inclusive, and locally-relevant strategies aimed at enhancing harmonized indicator development, data quality, and use.
- Ensure the delivery of high-quality services and compliance with project requirements.
- Contribute to the preparation of project-related reports, presentations, abstracts, and white papers.
- Facilitate and support project trainings, conferences, workshops, and meetings as necessary, and represent the organization at external events.
- Lead and support research, data collection, policy formulation, training, and capacity-building efforts aligned with project objectives.
- Provide supervision and guidance to senior technical staff, as well as mentorship to mid
- and junior-level staff members.
- Any and all other project-related tasks as required by the Chief of Party.

**Essential Criteria**:

- Master’s degree in information systems, health informatics, computer science, public health, project management, public policy and management, international development, or other related area.
- At least 3 years of demonstratable epidemiological, public health, health systems management, strategic information, technical or technological background in Digital Health or Health Information Systems in Southern Africa required; in Madagascar preferred.
- Proven technical leader of a comparable donor-funded project, technology team, or public health institution. Must demonstrate experience building, leading, and managing teams delivering technical projects in public health or technology sectors; and in effectively managing multidisciplinary partnerships.
- Knowledge of USG contract management, policies, procedures, regulations and reporting requirements.
- USAID project management experience, especially in digital health.
- Senior level staff management and supervision skills with ability to plan, routinely track and prioritize staff