Project Manager Job at Ministry of Health

Job Description

• As a Project Manager, you will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer. You will develop clear project plans that outline deliverables, tasks, and risks, using tools like MS Project and SharePoint to keep track of progress and manage changes.
• You will lead and coordinate teams to implement IT and digital health projects. This involves managing project activities from start to finish, addressing risks and issues as they arise, and ensuring quality standards are met while keeping projects within scope and budget.
• You will also monitor CAPEX utilization, stay updated on IT trends, and leverage emerging technologies to enhance project outcomes. Your strong planning, leadership, and communication skills will help align stakeholders and drive projects that meet both immediate needs and long-term strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities

• To develop a formal and comprehensive project plan by integrating and documenting project deliverables, acceptance criteria, processes, procedures, risks, and tasks to facilitate project execution, controlling, and closing processes;
• To utilize tools and metrics to track and improve project performance – MS Project, Share point, Project Initiation Documents (Statement of works, Governance Structure, Communication plan, Risk Management Plan;
• To enforce quality gates during the implementation of projects;
• To implement the project plan by ensuring the execution of project activities and tasks to produce project deliverables;
• To manage and escalate risks and issues appropriately through the project life cycle;
• To implement changes to triple constraints in line with the defined change management process;
• To ensure timely CAPEX Utilization & Receipting for all assigned projects;
• Plan, organize, and direct the completion of a programme while ensuring it is on time, on budget, and within scope;
• Lead, plan and manage various activities, driving forward the execution;
• Oversee the implementation of full software development cycles;
• Maintaining a sound knowledge of trends in the Information Technology market and how emerging technologies can benefit the State Department;
• Coordinate and Lead in Systems development and roll out of Key Health System: Hospital Information systems (HIS), Drugs supply chain digitization, Health Information Exchange and Health Systems Interoperability, Health Insurance digitization, Telemedicine and Ambulance Management among others;
• Coordinate, Manage and Lead a cross-functional team of internal and 3rd Party service contractors in development of various healthcare digital products and service;
• Align key stakeholders, prioritize features, and communicate the programme vision to the entire organization;
• Balance short-term objectives with long-term vision, ensuring that the programme roadmap aligns with the overall strategic Universal Health Care healthcare goals; and
• Oversee the development of all product features and determine which resources are most impactful to the programme;

Required qualifications, Skills and Experience

• At least twelve (12) years relevant work experience in managing IT related projects and understanding of agile software development;
• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: – Computer science, Computer Engineering, Digital Health, Health Informatics, Health Information Systems or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Master’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: – Project Management, Computer Science, Digital Health, Health Informatics, Health Information Systems, Project Management or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Membership to the relevant professional body where applicable;
• Core competencies including excellent skills in planning, organizational, leadership, interpersonal, communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement.