Deputy Director, Standards and Compliance

Description

Developing a road map for standards adaption with clear objectives, priorities, timelines and capacity building on the standards;

Developing and implementing a compliance plan;

Recognizing and rewarding compliance and digital health standards and guidelines;

Developing the scope of risk assessment through mapping potential risks and collecting insights from audit systems logs and user feedback;

Developing risk mitigation strategies by implementing preventive measures, detection mechanisms and collaboration with vendors to address compliance and technical vulnerabilities;

Developing an assessment framework and perform compliance assessments by assessing existing policies and procedures, assess security and privacy audits, assess interoperability assessment and evaluation for compliance with legal requirements;

Categorizing compliance issues into process related technical and compliance related issues;

Conducting detailed investigations covering certification criteria, validity, claim, root cause analysis and prepare detailed reports- move to certification;

Defining audit objectives covering purpose and focus areas for audit;

Developing mapping of stakeholders needs;

Developing a knowledge base that includes; standards and guidelines, resource materials and regular updates into the knowledge base;

Developing risk mitigation strategies by implementing preventive measures, protection mechanisms and collaborate with vendors to address compliance and technical vulnerabilities;

Developing and regularly reviewing guidelines and regulations to stay aligned with emerging technologies and needs;

Establishing systems for monitoring and adherence to policies and standards;

Coordinating systems monitoring to ensure compliance and drive Improvements.

Requirements

Cumulative period of fifteen (15) years relevant work experience, three (3) of which should have been in the grade of Assistant Director, Digital Health or in an equivalent or in a comparable position;

Bachelor's degree in any of the following disciplines: - Health Information Technology, Health Records and information Science, Health Systems, Information Communication Technology, Pharmacy, Epidemiology, Clinical Medicine, Nursing, Nutrition, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.

Master's degree in any of the following disciplines: - Health Informatics, Health Information Systems, Health Records and Information Science, Information Communication Technology, Epidemiology, Health Economics and Policy, Statistics, Biostatistics, Health Systems, Data Science and Analytics, Computer Science; or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.

Registered and Licensed by a recognized regulatory body where applicable;

Certificate in Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;

Professional certification in Project Management Professional (PMP) or PRINCE2 Practitioner is an added advantage;

Proficiency in computer applications;

Demonstrated experience in project management, preferably within ICT digital transformation or public-sector programmes is an added advantage; and

Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

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Minimum qualifications

BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA , Professional Certificate

How to apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Digital Health Agency (DHA) on mratibu.dha.go.ke to apply

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