The Technical Program Manager (TPM) for Data FI Kenya is responsible for leading the planning, execution, and oversight of complex digital health initiatives, ensuring technical alignment with national standards, data governance, and donor requirements. The role requires extensive experience in HIS/health informatics projects within Kenya, managing complex stakeholder relationships (GOK, USG, and implementers), and driving projects to successful completion on time and on budget.
Palladium develops and delivers solutions that create positive impact for communities, businesses, societies and economies. We transform lives and create enduring value by working with governments, corporations and non-profit organisations.
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.
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