Job Description
Position Overview
The Director of Quality Improvement reports to the Project or Deputy Project Director and will provide strategic direction, technical leadership, and oversight to the quality improvement component of the project. This will include strengthening quality oversight functions, health worker performance in the delivery of health services, the development or revisions of norms, standards and guideline development as needed. This position also provides input not skills development and training initiatives. This position also requires the appropriate balance of technical, managerial, and interpersonal skills and experience. The Director of Quality Improvement must have the capacity to successfully interact with host country agencies, national and county governments, development partners, civil society, and community-based organizations.
The ideal candidate will have technical expertise and prior experience in quality improvement implementation, and experience networking with Government of Kenya and other key stakeholders.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Assist the Project Director in the implementation of quality improvement as it relates to the health workforce.
- Provides direct supervision to quality improvement program and technical staff.
- When required, serve as the interface between the project and USG stakeholders and Palladium senior management.
- If requested to do so by the Project Director, assumes responsibility for overseeing project budget and finances including financial performance reporting, budget projections and project spending in the quality improvement technical area.
- Works with the project monitoring evaluation team to develop and track project indicators related to quality improvement.
- Manages local partners that work in the quality improvement space. This includes but is not limited to ensuring that all partners are engaged and produce the required results.
- When requested, represents the project at relevant professional meetings, working groups and seminars.
- Prepare analyses, recommendations, briefing notes, white papers, and assessments for internal and client use.
Position Requirements
- A degree in Medicine, Nursing or Midwifery.
- At least 8 years’ of progressively increasing responsibility work in quality improvement management, planning, and programming in Kenya or a similar context.
- Demonstrated clinical expertise in primary care and comprehensive understanding of generally accepted quality of care approaches in Kenya and East Africa.
- Experience in interacting with host country agencies, including national and county government, development partners, civil society and community-based organizations is essential.
- Prior experience developing strategic plans, workplans, and/or activity plans for large technical assistance programs that include quality improvement.
- Ability to communicate effectively and high comfort level writing and presenting data and information in a compelling way to different audiences.
- Excellent written and spoken English and ability to communicate across technical disciplines and non-technical audience required.
Closing Date: August 31st 2021
To apply kindly visit https://www.thepalladiumgroup.com/careers.