USAID GHSC PSM project is technical partner of National Institute of Health, MoNHSR&C, Government of Pakistan. The project is providing support to newly established Technology Excellence Center for Health (TECH) at NIH. The TECH is aiming to produce standardized MIS products focusing on services, demographics, logistics and surveillance data streams which can be implemented across the provinces and regions. The project has started collaborating for development of a National Health and Social Care Program. The project would also support for diagnostic & existing Surveillance System Strengthening for infectious diseases/Outbreak Management.
Objective of the Consultancy
Through this consultancy the project will provide support to develop IT Infrastructure for the successful delivery and continuation of the data center & related infrastructure capacity building.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- Support the initiative through the establishment of ICT Infrastructure framework.
- Develop and manage long-term plans, policies, budget, facilities and services.
- Ensure that the procurement and deployment of institutional information technology resources are effective and efficient.
- Supervise and approve the design of the architecture of all systems used in the organization
- Perform stocktake of the projects and make those implementable in the local conditions, and advising management on technical and project issues where necessary.
- Mentoring team members, including communicating team goals and identifying areas for new training or skill checks.
- Evaluate the risks of implementation and develop a risk mitigation plan as necessary.
- Supervise and control all external service providers to ensure they have adequate
contractual agreements with appropriate Service Level Agreements and deliver their services as required.
- Generates and shares comprehensive and detailed reports about team performance, mission-related objectives, and deadlines.
- Work with cross team leads to make smooth transition of the projects.
- Prepare project implementation plans.
- Ensure safety, security and confidentially of the data and information.
- Recommend/advise management on the technical solution of the problems and find the optimal and cost effective way to implement the solutions.
Required Skills and Qualifications
The individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The qualifications listed below are representative of the required knowledge, skills, and/or abilities needed to perform the principal duties.
- Masters/Bachelor’s Degree from HEC recognised local or foreign institution in the field of Computer
- Minimum of ten (10) years of experience at managerial positions
- Solid understanding of ICT governance practices and standards
- Excellent interpersonal, communications skills & presentation skills
- Fluency in English required
Deliverable(s):
- Core ICT Infrastructure for the project needs
- ICT Infrastructure/Data Center commissioning
- Technical Support on the ICT Infrastructure
- Analytical reports
- Policy/Strategic briefs
- Capacity building of Government Staff
Period of Performance
The expected duration of the assignment is nine (09) months.
Supervision
The consultant will report to Director MIS