Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Pillar Lead for Saving One Million Lives (SOML) Initiative at eHealth Systems Africa

Overview of Position and Initiative

The Saving One Million Lives Initiative Program Delivery Unit is hiring an ICT Pillar Lead to drive and coordinate ICT activities for the SOML initiative and provide active support to the ICT4SOML partners who support the Nigerian government in the scale up ICT-based programs to reduce maternal and child mortality.

SOML was launched in October 2012 to prevent the deaths of one million pregnant women, new mothers, newborns, and children under 5 by 2015. The mHealth Alliance, GSMA and Intel have partnered to support the Federal Ministries of Health (FMOH) and Communication Technology (FMCT) in Nigeria around the strategic planning and systematic scale up of ICTs to achieve the goals of the SOML initiative.

The ICT4SOML Lead position will be supported by the mHealth Alliance through funding provided by NORAD for the ICT component of the Saving One Million Lives Initiative. The ICT Pillar Lead will report to Dr. Kelechi Ohiri, Sr. Technical Assistant to the Honorable Minister of Health/Program Technical Lead of the SOML PDU Office, and approved reports will be sent to the Executive Director of the mHealth Alliance.

• He/she will work within the SOML Project Management Office team and SOML PDU Pillar Leads.
• He/she will coordinate with key ministry partners and federal agencies, including the National Primary Health Care for Development Agency (NPHCDA) and SURE-P, and direct the activities of the Sr. Health ICT Coordinators seconded into the FMOH and FMCT.
• He/she will also serve as a point of contact with key development partners, including the MDG Health Alliance, GSMA, Futures Group, Pathfinder International, Intel, and BBC World Trust.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as the ICT Pillar Lead for the SOML initiative, which includes serving as the primary point of contact within government for ICT4SOML and coordinating Health ICT activities across government agencies and development partners.
• Coordinate the ICT4SOML program in Nigeria with mHealth Alliance, GSMA, Intel, Futures, and other ICT partners in the achievement of their stated goals, which were approved by the Federal Ministry of Health. 
• Ensure completion of key milestones in the ICT4SOML initiative
• Initiate and complete the ICT framework development process and work with government, donors and other stakeholders to support implementation of the ICT framework. 
• Provide strategic and technical inputs into the ICT framework development process.
• Identify partnerships that can amplify the impact of ICT4SOML and influence as a leading initiative on behalf of the SOML initiative.
• Provide technical input into stakeholder meetings and working group activities, discussions, and priorities
• Perform other responsibilities delegated by the SOML Technical Lead and Head of PDU.