Job Description
Our client is a fast-growing enterprise AI company that solves real-world problems for large blue-chip companies and governments worldwide. They are pioneers of meaningful AI: their solutions go far beyond chatbots.
They are using data and AI to solve the world’s biggest issues in telecommunications, sustainable water management, energy, healthcare, climate change, smart cities, and other areas that have a real impact on the world. They are expanding across Africa and currently seeking a Technical Project Lead to join their team.
Role Overview:
This role is both strategic and hands-on, requiring a strong technical foundation, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to translate system performance into real-world healthcare impact. Beyond deployment, you will play a key role in engaging with ministries and IT teams to ensure access to systems, alignment on data-sharing agreements, and adherence to national data standards. Your understanding of data management processes from data capture workflows to interoperability and quality assurance will be crucial to enabling reliable reporting, analytics, and decision-making at national scale.
Specific Responsibilities:
â System Deployment:
Hands-on technical implementation and rollout of our Client's solutions in-country.
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Integration Management:
Ensure interoperability with existing systems and technologies.
â Technical Leadership:
Build and mentor local technical teams to manage and maintain our Client's platforms.
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Data Partnership Facilitation:
Act as the primary technical counterpart to secure system access, enable data capture and sharing, and establish sustainable governance frameworks.
â Data Awareness:
Flag any anomalies or risks to the central engineering and data
teams for resolution
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Quality Assurance:
Monitor and troubleshoot technical issues, ensuring uptime and reliability.
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Collaboration:
Work closely with the engagement, product, delivery and engineering teams and government counterparts to align technical requirements with implementation needs.
Requirements - Essential
â Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field.
â 5+ years’ experience in system deployment, IT project management, or technical leadership.
â Strong knowledge of system integration, networking, and troubleshooting.
â Awareness of data management principles - able to identify data capture issues, understand data flows, and escalate concerns appropriately.
â Experience engaging with ministries or public-sector teams to coordinate system access, data-sharing agreements, and integration requirements.
â Proven experience leading local technical teams and capacity-building efforts.
â Excellent problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.
â Language: Fluent in French with professional working ability in English (for French-speaking countries).
Requirements - Additional
â Experience in health informatics or digital health projects.
â Familiarity with open-source health platforms is desirable (e.g., DHIS2, OpenMRS).
â Comfort working with data dictionaries, reporting requirements, and identifying common data quality issues during deployment.
â Knowledge of data security, privacy, and interoperability standards in healthcare.
â Advanced degree or certifications in technical leadership or systems engineering.
Work Environment:
This is a hybrid role with significant in-person requirements. While some responsibilities can be performed remotely, the role demands regular presence on the ground to build relationships, oversee implementation, and liaise with local stakeholders. At the same time,
given the high degree of virtual collaboration with colleagues and partners across multiple geographies, the successful candidate must be highly self-driven, comfortable working in small in-person teams while contributing to larger efforts virtually, and disciplined in using online collaboration tools and video conferencing to maintain constant communication.
