Pathfinder seeks to expand and institutionalize mHealth beyond individual projects into an organizational capacity for the use of appropriate mobile technology to improve health outcomes, foster innovation and contribute to scalable, cost-effective programs. The project will focus first on direct staff training and putting in-place a program of capacity-building within the organization and second, on a direct project in Nigeria for mHealth activities in family planning and adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health services. To achieve the first objective, a range of activities will need to be defined that will build Pathfinder?s strategic organizational ability to assess and deliver appropriate mHealth support to future programs in the countries where Pathfinder works. Activities at headquarters will be established in alignment with development of a ?Pathfinder approach? to mHealth. The second focus of the program is to initiate, implement and evaluate a mHealth capacity-building project in Nigeria that will utilize mobile technology as a tool for improving access to information and services. Utilizing lessons learned from Pathfinder mHealth pilot projects in Vietnam, India and Tanzania.
This position requires a full understanding of mHealth programming and implementation. Manages both components of the projects in close collaboration with Technical Services Unit (TSU) Behavior Change Senior Advisor and Information Systems Unit (ISU). Supports the Nigeria team to develop and implement the mHealth initiative in the country. As part of the Country Management Team (CMT) at HQ, works very closely with the other Units of the Programs Department as well as those countries who have gained experience in implementing mHealth programs. Maintains high standards of professionalism, efficiency, operational excellence and independent judgment. http://www.candidatemanager.net/cm/Micro/JobDetails.aspx?&mid=YDUB&sid=WUCX&jid=FFGTAZWAZ&site=Pathfinder
