Head of Department GIS – Centurion at Right to Care December, 2023

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Description

Administration

Provide management oversight and strategic direction for the GIS & Planning Unit

  • Grow the GIS and Planning unit’s revenues
  • Increase market share
  • Manage risks
  • Enable innovation and R&D

Implementation Management

Develop and strengthen GIS services across RTC Group

  • Develop and introduce appropriate spatial solutions to increase RTC Programmes performance.
  • Strengthen geographical targeting by RTC programmes
  • Provide GIS specialist support and guidance to RTC Programmes.
  • Strengthen GIS infrastructure and systems for RTC SA and RTC International.
  • Maintain and manage GIS systems and infrastructure to ensure scalability and compatibility.
  • Ensure GIS solutions integrate well with other RTC health care solutions.

Staff Management

Manage and Strengthen staffing for the GIS & Planning Unit

  • Recruit qualified staff to support both RTC SA and RTC International programmes.
  • Capacitate staff on GIS systems, tools, and innovations.
  • Ensure continuous staff development

Financial Management

Develop and grow a financially viable and sustainable business

  • Develop and implement an effective marketing strategy for the unit
  • Pursue new opportunities that include both health and non-health work
  • Grow and diversify consulting work including into non-GIS
  • Pursue new business strategic partnerships as part of growth strategy
  • Strengthen management of GIS activities to ensure cost sustainability
  • Develop appropriate brand identity for non-health work
  • Continuously scout for business opportunities
  • Prepare and contribute to all health RFPs/ proposals and suitable non health opportunities.

Research

Lead research towards innovative, relevant, and cutting-edge GIS and non-GIS solutions and products

  • Develop GIS and non-GIS products to suit different RTC programmes and requirements
  • Develop innovative and cutting-edge GIS and non-GIS solutions
  • Facilitate continuous research, development, and innovation
  • Promote partnerships with other lead research institutions and innovators

Program Output

Facilitate Primary Health Care Programme development through suitable sites identification and purchases

  • Oversee development of credible locational models for health facility planning including population projections
  • Oversee and support the development of community profiles
  • Research and prepare briefing papers on relationship between settlement planning/built environment and health outcomes
  • Develop and maintain a land identification and acquisition strategy for RTC
  • Lead site identification for Primary Health Care programme growth in RTC targeted areas
  • Develop and maintain a database of landowners of targeted sites
  • Prepare site feasibility reports
  • Assist with development of bankable feasibility studies
  • Ensure undertaking of property valuations for all potential sites for acquisition by RTC

Clinical Output

Lead and Coordinate Town Planning, Property Conveyancing and Primary Health Care site development

  • Lead land development processes, related to Spatial and Town planning, Property conveyancing, and Engineering services installations at sites
  • Lead and manage procurement and tendering processes related to primary health care sites development
  • Manage and co-ordinate professional site development team (s)
  • Oversee Primary Health Care facilities construction processes
  • Oversee site infrastructure upgrades

Reporting

Provide regular reports and present to RTC Executive, Funders, and partners

·       Prepare Department and project reports as per funder and RTC Executive requirements.

  • Present project reports to funders and partners.
  • Present projects and department work and reports to the RTC Executive
  • Contribute to RTC Group reporting

Requirements

Minimum Qualification:

  • Masters in Town and Regional Planning, GIS, Geoinformatics /Surveying, Geography, or related field

Minimum Experience:

  • 10 years’ experience in health care services planning, development sector, GIS, Public health services

Desirable Qualification:

  • PhD Degree in a discipline related to Town and Regional Planning, GIS, Geoinformatics/Surveying, Geography, or related field; and/ or Post grad qualification in Management

Desirable Experience:

  • 15 years plus experience in health care services planning, development sector, GIS, Public health services
  • Previous experience working in a similar role within the NGO sector and regional experience will be advantageous.

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