Assistant Director Digital Health Informatics

The Digital Health Agency (DHA) is a government body dedicated to transforming healthcare delivery through the integration of cutting-edge digital technologies. Our mission is to enhance healthcare accessibility, improve patient outcomes, and ensure data security by developing and maintaining a comprehensive digital health ecosystem across Kenya.

The Assistant Director Digital Health Informatics will report to the Deputy Director Digital Health and Informatics. The role involves supporting the Deputy Director in the management and technical implementation of digital health and informatics initiatives within the agency.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing, implementing, and reviewing comprehensive policies, strategies, standards, guidelines, legislation, and regulations for aggregate health information systems.
• Creating indicator manuals and defining clear measurable goals in collaboration with national programs and projects.
• Implementing standards for reporting formats and aligning data elements with reporting requirements.
• Conducting regular evaluations on aggregate data and patient-level reporting formats to identify improvement areas.
• Developing integrated multiple visualization dashboards and GIS-related modalities for real-time monitoring.
• Leveraging aggregate health information systems tools to automate data collection, aggregation, and reporting processes.
• Ensuring data relevance and system adherence to health data standards and regulatory frameworks.
• Implementing and overseeing automatic indicator reporting and mapping systems.
• Implementing comprehensive data recovery strategies, backup policies, and breach mitigation measures.
• Designing qualitative and quantitative surveys to determine stakeholder information needs.
• Developing concise data-driven narratives with supporting charts and visualizations.
• Defining objectives for monitoring health information systems to improve data quality.
• Analyzing and sharing reports on key performance indicators and policy development.
• Developing reports for program design and implementing early warning systems.
• Engaging stakeholders and programs to identify indicators requiring monitoring.
• Planning, testing, and integrating new technologies into existing health information systems.
• Developing strategies to ensure accessibility and usability of health data for end users.

Requirements

• Cumulative period of twelve (12) years relevant work experience, with three (3) years in the grade of Principal Digital Health Officer or a comparable position.
• Bachelor’s degree in Health Informatics, Health Information Systems, Health Records and Information Science, ICT, Epidemiology, Health Economics and Policy, Statistics, Biostatistics, Health Systems, Data Science and Analytics, or Computer Science.
• Master’s degree in Health Informatics, Health Information Systems, Health Records and Information Science, ICT, Epidemiology, Health Economics and Policy, Statistics, Biostatistics, Health Systems, Data Science and Analytics, or Computer Science.
• Registration with a relevant and recognized regulatory body as applicable.
• Certificate in a Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Required Compliance Certificates

Applicants must provide:

• Certificate of Good Conduct from Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI).
• Certificate of compliance from Higher Education Loans Board (HELB).
• Tax Compliance Certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).
• Current Self Declaration form from Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
• Certificate from Credit Reference Bureau (CRB).

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply via the official Digital Health Agency portal at dha.go.ke.