Regional Implementation Manager

Locations: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Deadline: 12 March 2026 (Early Application are encouraged as the position may close once a suitable candidate is found).

Job Description

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 50 countries and have a workforce of more than 2,000 talented and motivated staff around the world.

Palladium is part of GISI’s global family of companies, which aims to create solutions for the world’s most complex challenges. With annual revenues of $14 billion, GISI’s approximately 15,000 employees are engaged in projects across 100 countries worldwide providing construction, program/project management, and engineering consulting services.

About Data.FI

 Data for Implementation (Data.FI) is a global project funded by the U.S. Government (USG) through the Department of State (DoS), Foreign Assistance (FA). Its mission is to help countries use, strengthen, and sustain access to high quality data to achieve primary healthcare goals and accelerate the control of HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and other public health risks.

The project is a mechanism dedicated to strengthening data, technology, and HIS to support the delivery of life-saving care and treatment services. Data.FI aims to improve global, regional, and national in-depth analysis of epidemiologic and programmatic data to further enhance implementation of the USG foreign policy priorities. Data.FI’s focus also includes direct support to host-country governments to enhance existing HIS, thereby informing management responses to well defined gaps in public health programming and sustaining impact by supporting the transition of activities to local partners.

 Position Summary:

The Regional Implementation Manager will provide overall leadership, coordination, and operational oversight for the implementation of HIS, digital health, and data‑strengthening activities across assigned regions. The role will supervise and support Regional Health Information System (HIS) Advisors, ensure effective execution of regional workplans, and serve as the primary coordination point between regional teams, Regional Health Bureaus, and national project leadership. The Regional Implementation Manager will focus on translating national priorities into high‑quality sub‑national implementation, ensuring timely delivery, consistent technical quality, and a structured transition of ownership to government counterparts.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

Regional Implementation Oversight

• Lead and coordinate implementation of HIS, digital health, and data use activities across assigned regions in alignment with national strategies and project priorities.
• Oversee development, execution, and monitoring of regional implementation plans, ensuring activities are delivered on time and at high technical quality.
• Ensure effective rollout, use, and institutionalization of systems such as DHIS2, eCHIS, Dagu (desktop and mobile), and other field‑level digital health systems.
  

Supervision and Team Management

• Provide day‑to‑day supervision, mentorship, and performance management for Regional HIS Advisors.
• Support Regional HIS Advisors to plan, prioritize, and sequence technical assistance activities based on regional needs and capacity.
• Foster strong teamwork, accountability, and problem‑solving within regional implementation teams.

 Technical Coordination and Quality Assurance

• Ensure consistent application of national HIS standards, digital health guidelines, and data governance frameworks across regions.
• Monitor implementation of data quality reviews, validation processes, and corrective action plans, ensuring follow‑through and resolution of identified issues.
• Identify systemic implementation challenges and escalate technical or operational risks to national leadership with proposed mitigation actions.

 Stakeholder Engagement and Government Collaboration

• Serve as a primary point of coordination with Regional Health Bureaus and key regional stakeholders on implementation progress, challenges, and priorities.
• Strengthen coordination between regional and national levels to improve data flow, feedback mechanisms, and decision‑making.
• Support structured transition of system ownership and management responsibilities to regional government counterparts through embedded support and coaching.

 Monitoring, Reporting, and Learning

• Track regional performance against workplans and indicators, and contribute to routine reporting, reviews, and learning processes.
• Document implementation lessons learned and best practices to inform national‑level planning and scale‑up.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in health informatics, Information Systems, Public Health, Computer Science, or a related field.
• At least 12 years of progressive experience in HIS, digital health, or health systems strengthening, with a minimum of 5–7 years in a senior management or implementation leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi‑region or decentralized implementation teams in complex health system environments.
• Strong understanding of national health systems, HIS architectures, digital governance, and data use ecosystems.
• Proven ability to supervise and mentor technical teams delivering hands‑on sub‑national implementation support.
• Excellent leadership, coordination, and stakeholder engagement skills, particularly in government‑facing and decentralized settings.
• Demonstrated experience supporting transition of digital health system ownership to government institutions.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or status as a protected veteran.

Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual, or for any other circumstance, please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com and we will be in touch to discuss.

Safeguarding – We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse.  All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply early as the position may close once a suitable candidate is found.

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