Aga Khan University invites applications for the position of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Director to be based in Nairobi, Kenya
The Director, ICT, AKUH,N, will lead the ICT strategy through the next phase of clinical system adoption to a full Electronic Health Record. S/he will ensure that IT infrastructure, design and selection, supports the Hospital’s needs and will develop/review procedures, policies and workflows accordingly. Working with a team of ICT professionals and other key stakeholders, the Director will ensure that international IT standards with regard to patient care, teaching and research in a multi-site system, are established and maintained.
Key Responsibilities:
- Envision,
articulate, plan and change the organization wide clinicalhealth
information and other IT systems with emphasis on leveraging the
impactof advanced IT on patient care, teaching and research in
multi-site system
- Devise
and develop a regional academic ICT strategy tosupport teaching and
research
- Initiate
consultations with key stakeholder of theorganization to ensure
their strategies are supported with the right ICT tools
- Build
and manage a team of managerswith upgraded skills to face the
challenges of the evolving business by organizingappropriate
training and development skills
- Lead
the technical communications strategy and qualityassurance for
consistent levels of service within and outside the organisation
- Ensure
infrastructure design and selection supports thebusiness needs and
have redundancy PR/BCP established
- Develop and review procedures, policies and workflows to support the Hospital
Applicants for the position should have
- A
Masters in Information Management and/or Business Administration or
equivalent with a Bachelor of Science in Computer
Science/Information Management or a clinical discipline
- Ten
or more years relevant experience with at least 5 years in senior
management positions
- Experience
in health system information management will be an added advantage.
To Apply
Applications together with detailed Curriculum Vitae, names of three referees, telephone contact, e-mail address and copies of certificates and testimonials should be sent to, the Manager, Recruitment, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. P. O. Box 30270-00100, NAIROBI or by email to hr.recruitment@aku.edu
Only short listed candidates will be contacted