Job Summary:

The job holder shall support the department director and team with the segregation and enhancement of process and the future planning of the department activities considering the mission, vision, and values of MOPH. The job holder shall be responsible for monitoring and improving the department performance, modernization, service improvement, co-coordinating the annual planning & budgeting processes, etc.

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Support the department director in working with the corporate performance & strategic planning teams to develop long-term objectives that are turned into effective development plans that link into the MOPH Corporate Plans and National Health Strategy

2. Advise in measuring department performance ensuring achievement of agreed Key Performance Indicators and support in taking corrective action when performance falls below target.

3. Develop business cases for consideration that have agreement from key stakeholders, are fully appraised, and offer a range of options which would be delivered to time and within budget.

4. Review and develop a mechanism/platform for joint planning, joint implementation and joint review and monitoring of MOPH/Departmental plans in conjunction with internal and external stakeholders.

5. Liaison with Departmental heads to undertake various exercises, keep abreast of any developments and review of policies, procedures, standards and guidelines related to departments.

6. Support in developing, organizing and prioritizing project/initiatives; Ensure keeping projects on schedule, availability of required resources, and on within the budget, provide detailed cost analysis, identify potential problems and timetable reports to facilitate this task.

7. Assist in the development of measures to ensure adherence to the policy and develop their departmental plans and assist the coordination of these plans including support & strengthen regular review of their implementation.

8. Gather, analyze and use information to enhance performance, including monitor departmental activity and reporting trends.

9. Prepare risk management assessment, mitigation plans and management plans for department.

10. Prepare visual and written presentations regarding the status of projects to which they are assigned and present these presentations to project staff team members using realistic data/information

11. Act as a change agent and role model to ensure the culture of continuous improvement is embedded into departments.

12. Perform other duties as requested to meet the ongoing organizational needs.

Essential Education:

Bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in healthcare management or health related discipline.

Essential Certification:

Certification in organizational excellence, performance management, quality management, project management will be preferred

Essential Experience:

Minimum 16 years in Public/Private industry experience including 5 years in healthcare business development and performance management activities.