Project Manager - Ghana

Full Job Description

Simprints is a nonprofit tech company with a mission to radically increase transparency and effectiveness in global development. We build ethical, inclusive digital ID powered by biometrics to verify that health, aid, and services truly reach people. Simprints partners with organisations like Gavi to boost immunisation rates in developing countries, Ministries of Health like Ghana on pandemic response , and NGOs like BRAC to deliver maternal healthcare . Studies have shown Simprints increases impact through real-time, precision data, for example increasing maternal health visits by 38% in Bangladesh or accurate HIV tracing by 62% in Malawi. Today we’ve worked in over 17 countries helping deliver health, aid, and finance to >2.5M people. Our goal is to transform the way the world fights poverty, ensuring that every vaccine, every dollar, and every public good reaches the people who need them most.

About the Role

We are seeking someone passionate about delivering and growing technology-based solutions through a partnerships approach with the Ghana Health Service and Implementing partners. There is an opportunity to expand and grow within the organization, with an exciting role scope and the ability to contribute to social impact objectives.

You will ensure the delivery of the Gavi Ghana Phase 2 project, working closely with Simprints’ partners to utilize a biometric solution within the etracker solution for maternal and child health. We are seeking someone with significant experience in digital health programmes in Ghana.

This role is unique in its breadth, allowing collaboration with almost every team at Simprints. You’ll work closely with Simprints colleagues to develop a deep understanding of our partner's technical requirements, work with our engineers to implement our technical solutions, and analyze data with a team of data scientists.

This role will have one direct report and report to the Senior Country Project Manager while maintaining close working relationships with other Simprints Staff in Ghana. The role will require intensive travel in Ghana, particularly in the Eastern and Oti Regions; you will need to be passionate about supporting users of our technology in health facilities whilst also being able to manage field officers.

Location

This role is based in Ghana, with significant travels to the Eastern and Oti Regions.

Duration

The role is funded for three years with the potential for extension

Salary

We are open to discussions regarding salary for this role. You will discuss this with the Talent Partner on your first call.

Your Impact

At Simprints, we want everyone to feel ownership of the tasks they are working on, starting from your first day. Within the first month, we’ll get you access to all of our systems, you will learn about the ecosystem and tech stack and you will be running interviews with internal and external stakeholders to understand priorities and needs. By your third month, you will be comfortable running the team processes, overseeing the breakdown of epics into user stories, and will have a good understanding of how our products are used. In six months, you will lead with a high degree of autonomy our open source strategy and roadmap.

Role Responsibilities

• Coordinate field deployments and performance of the Gavi Ghana project and regularly report on the progress of the intervention applying good practice in line with your experience and our evolving methodology (including but not limited to achieving the project deliverables as per contract, on time, on budget and mitigated of risks); identify and mitigate project risks; and provide appropriate, effective, and timely action, including where necessary coordinating with cross-departmental colleagues to ensure a technical solution that meets the project needs and resolve bottlenecks to meet the implementation needs.
• Proactively monitor, manage and improve our service performance: Analyze our performance data to identify adoption issues, investigate any reported issues, and do everything necessary to resolve them in the short term whilst improving practices in the long term
• Supervise and support: At least bi-weekly travel to project sites to conduct or support the training and ongoing coaching of trainers regional, field coordinators and monitor field activities
• Represent Simprints in project regions and districts, maintain strong relationships with our key stakeholders, from government officials to users of our technology, demonstrating excellent stakeholder management and attention to detail whilst delivering our custom solution and providing detailed project input into donor reports
• Provide regular reporting and documentation of project activities

• Significant project management and/or product management experience in the ICT4D space, ideally in digital health programmes in Ghana.
• Experience configuring or implementing data collection platforms, such as DHIS2, CommCare, ODK, OpenSRP, and/or other technology platforms commonly used in global development. You are knowledgeable about, have designed, or implemented workflows common among front-line health workers in development programs (e.g. health care, aid distribution, research, education).
• Understanding of technical concepts: You can understand the technical elements of desktop, mobile, and cloud software services and applications at a high level with a specific emphasis on data concepts. You should also be able to create data flow diagrams and understand privacy impact assessments.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills: You are empathetic and seek to understand different perspectives, clarify ambiguous or ill-defined needs, negotiate diplomatically when competing interests exist, and influence across stakeholder groups to secure buy-in and alignment.
• Strong presentation and demo skills: We work across multiple sectors with a variety of stakeholders. Being able to tailor presentations to audiences of varying technical literacy levels for a number of different use cases and workflows is crucial. You are comfortable hosting virtual presentations as well as conducting in-person.
• Attention to detail. Global development work is complex and unpredictable. To proactively anticipate risks, assess implicit requirements on top of contractual deliverables, and successfully meet ever-changing needs, you need to translate a high-level idea into concrete, detailed action steps and documentation.
• Time management. You are organised, process-oriented, and attentive to following through on planned tasks and activities. You know how to allocate and shift resources to support team members as needed, ensuring that project deliverables are met on time and within budget.

5 Reasons to Join Simprints

Life is short. We believe work should be inspirational, meaningful and fun. At Simprints, we’re taking on global development’s biggest challenges, powered by an amazing culture and incredible people. Work with us, and you will grow faster, learn more, and take on great responsibilities with the potential to make lasting change.

• Genuine Impact. Work directly with our partners and users to deliver technology that has the potential to impact millions of lives across the globe. At Simprints, you’ll be part of a team that is passionate about driving real change.

• An incredible, diverse team. Our work is at the intersection of technology and global development, and we’ve managed to build an amazing team drawn from all over the world. But don’t take our word for it—we’re an externally recognized Great Place to Work , part of the Flexa Top 100 Most Flexible Companies and a 2023 Best Workplace for Women .

• Mutual Flex. We champion a work culture where autonomy and trust are paramount, steering clear of mere face-time metrics. Whether it's managing life's essentials like healthcare appointments or adapting work hours to match your peak productivity times, we've got you covered. In return, we count on your reciprocal flexibility when mission-critical moments arise, like stepping up for a crucial client discussion on a Friday or tackling unexpected technical glitches beyond regular hours.

• Ultimate work-life balance.
  a. We offer a 4-day workweek, meaning everybody has the option to have Fridays off.
  b. We also offer unlimited paid annual leave which allows you to prioritize your well-being.
  As long as you're driving results and fostering teamwork, we encourage you to strike that perfect balance between your professional and personal life. Our commitment to this model's success is solidified through semi-annual productivity assessments with our board, ensuring that our high standards of performance are consistently met.

• Professional development. We promote continual learning and put our money where our mouth is with development plans and access to global experts through the GLG network . We also have a generous professional development budget for each colleague – “Eduprints”. Is there some training you’d like or maybe you could benefit from professional coaching? Simply provide a business case that shares your aspirations and the resources you need, and we'll do our best to support you. We care about both your development in Simprints and your holistic long-term career goals. Simprints Alumni have gone on to work for Google, USAID, Gavi the vaccine alliance, Save the Children, and other top players.

Simprints is an equal-opportunity employer. We pride ourselves in our firm commitment to improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplace. We aim to attract, hire, grow, and retain the most qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, ability, religion, nationality, age, sexuality, and other differences. We encourage interested and suitable candidates who are part of underrepresented groups to apply for this position.

We are recruiting on a rolling basis for this role. With that in mind, we advise candidates to apply as soon as possible as we will be reviewing applicants on a first come, first served basis. This vacancy will be closed once a suitable candidate is identified.