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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST DIGITAL HEALTH LEAD CONSULTANT Country: The Commonwealth of The Bahamas Supporting Institution: Inter-American Development Bank Programmes: Program to Support the Health Sector to Contain and Control Coronavirus and to Mitigate its Effects in Service Provision & Programme to Support the Health System Strengthening of The Bahamas Project Number: BH-L1053 and BH-L1055 Loan Number: 5179/OC-BH and 5296/OC-BH Sector: Health Deadline: 11 November 2021 Consultancy: Digital Health Lead Consultant Consultancy Location: Nassau, The Commonwealth of The Bahamas Reports to: IS4H Project Lead The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) of The Bahamas has received financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), toward the cost of the Program to Support the Health Sector to Contain and Control Coronavirus and to Mitigate its Effects in Service Provision & the Programme to Support the Health System Strengthening of The Bahamas and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the consulting services of a Digital Health Lead.
The successful candidate will be an experienced project leader in the health sector who will be responsible for overseeing the design, development, procurement and deployment of Bahamas digital health solutions and supporting program structures to ensure sustainability and effective management of digital health solutions.

This contractual position is for 24 months with the possibility of two additional contract renewals of 24 and 12 months each pending satisfactory performance.
General responsibilities • Prepare and maintain project plans for the duration of the contract • Develop and implement stakeholder engagement and consultation plans with MOH representatives, clinicians, and other health system stakeholders • Provide routine status reports to IS4H Project Lead • Manage the work and provide supervision for members of the Digital Health team (e.g.
EHR Implementation Lead, Telehealth Implementation Lead, Digital Surveillance Implementation Lead and Digital Health Business Analysts) Digital Health Program responsibilities • Consult with MOH representatives and other health system stakeholders to establish the scope, budget, and schedule for the primary care EHR, telehealth and digital surveillance/vaccine management solutions and program development (to be referred to as Digital Health Solutions and Programs) • Oversee development of The Bahamas primary care digital health program in public primary care clinics (e.g., governance mechanisms, policy and procedure development, REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST DIGITAL HEALTH LEAD CONSULTANT solution evaluation and procurement) based on input from internal staff and external consultants • Oversee implementation and adoption activities including creation of change management strategy and approach to incorporate the digital health tools into clinical practice • Champion Digital Health Solutions and Programs in The Bahamas and promote clinician and patient engagement • Oversee development of the clinical guidelines and standards, and a corresponding change management approach to incorporate Digital Health Solutions into clinical practice The successful candidate should have the following skills: • Education: A Master’s degree or equivalent experience in business administration, health informatics, health/hospital administration, public health, or a related field • Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience managing or leading development of clinical, public health, or digital health/e-health programs • Languages: Advanced writing, communication, and presentation skills in English • Core and technical competencies: Demonstrated experience in program development or delivery of eHealth and its components; Project management expertise; Knowledge of ehealth solutions and applications; Experience reporting to executive-level stakeholders; Experience working in an international context is highly desirable; Strong organizational skills; Ability to work independently without direct supervision The Ministry of Health & Wellness now invites eligible Consultants to indicate their interest in providing the Services.
Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.

Consultants will be selected under the National Competitive Bidding Selection procedures set out in the IDB’s: Policies for the Selection and Contracting of Consultants financed by the IDB and it is open to all eligible bidders as defined in these policies.
Consultants will be selected under the International Competitive Bidding Selection method set out in Selection and Contracting of Firms Policies.

Only Short-Listed Individuals will be contacted.

Further information can be obtained by e-mail: EulandaStuart@bahamas.gov.bs.

Submit all CVs and qualification documents must be submitted Re: Procurement Officer to E-mail: TheaGlinton@bahamas.gov.bs on or before 5:00 pm on 11 November 2021.