Job Description

Technical Lead - Health Information Systems & Digital Health

Location: Namibia
Level: Senior
Reports to: Country
Director

Position
Summary:
The Technical Lead – HIS & Digital
Health serves as the lead architect and advisor for the strategic planning,
design, and implementation of national digital health solutions in Namibia.
This role oversees the integration and optimization of multiple health
information platforms, including DHIS2, EMRs, and interoperability layers, to
ensure data-driven health system strengthening. The Technical Director
collaborates closely with the Ministry of Health, United States Government (USG),
Office of the Prime Minister, and implementing partners to promote the adoption
of scalable, sustainable, and interoperable digital systems. The position plays
a critical leadership role in aligning technical interventions with national
health priorities, ensuring quality implementation in line with national
strategies, and fostering local capacity for long-term system ownership.

Key
Responsibilities:
-Provide strategic technical leadership for the
development, implementation, and strengthening of national digital health
systems.
-Lead the design
of system architectures that support interoperability, data governance,
and cross-platform integration.
-Ensure alignment of all digital health
interventions with MoHSS strategies, global standards, and country needs.
Supervise and mentor a multi-disciplinary
technical team working across HIS domains (e.g., DHIS2, eCHIS, EMRs, EDT,
FESC).
-Oversee quality
assurance processes to ensure effective deployment, usability, and
performance of digital tools.
-Facilitate
coordination between system developers, product managers, government
counterparts, and implementing partners.
-Support national
digital governance, policy development, and standard operating procedures
for digital systems.
-Lead
capacity-strengthening initiatives to build national and regional
expertise in digital health architecture and management.
-Contribute to donor reporting, strategic
planning, and documentation of lessons learned and best practices.
-Guide technical teams during system design,
customization, and implementation phases.
-Support MoH and partners in evaluating, selecting, and adapting appropriate technologies and architectures.
-Work with MoH and partners to troubleshoot real-time integration challenges in production environments.

Qualifications:
-Master's degree in health informatics,
Information Systems, Computer Science, or related fields. Candidates with a bachelor's degree and
significant relevant practical experience (10+ years) will also be
considered.
-At least 10
years of progressive experience in digital health systems, with a minimum
of 5 years in a senior technical leadership role.
-Deep expertise with major digital health
platforms and standards (e.g., DHIS2, OpenHIE, OpenMRS/, EDT, ePMS Quantum,
FHIR, HL7).
-Demonstrated experience leading large-scale
digital health projects, preferably in Namibia or similar low-resource
contexts.
-Strong
understanding of national health systems, data use ecosystems, and digital
governance structures.
-Excellent
interpersonal, leadership, and stakeholder engagement skills, especially
in multisectoral and government-facing environments.
-Proven ability
to manage and mentor technical teams across diverse digital domains.
-Fluency in English requiredand another local
language is a plus.
-Must be
legally authorized to work in Namibia and provide proof of work
eligibility upon request.

Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.