Burkina Faso Innovations Officer
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Senior
Bachelor's
Burkina Faso
In Person
Project & Program ManagementProgram Management
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in a health-related discipline, Project Management, Design Thinking, Development Studies, Information Systems, or a related field.
- At least five years of experience in program innovation, health systems strengthening, technology for development, or adaptive program delivery.
- Experience designing, implementing, and evaluating pilots or user-centered interventions in complex, resource-constrained settings.
- Strong analytical, facilitation, synthesis, management, and documentation skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical ideas into practical, actionable insights.
- Knowledge of human-centered design and systems thinking, innovation and project management, stakeholder engagement and co-creation facilitation, evidence generation and data-driven decision-making, learning and adaptation, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Identify and document priority challenges, inefficiencies, and innovation opportunities within the Technical Assistance model, district health systems, and program operations.
- Participate in human-centered design and systems-thinking approaches to develop and refine practical solutions responsive to user needs and system realities.
- Plan and facilitate design workshops, user research, ideation sessions, and rapid-prototyping exercises with program teams, district counterparts, and partners.
- Contribute to objectives, theories of change, success metrics, risk considerations, and learning questions to translate innovation ideas into implementable pilots.
- Work with Digital Health, Innovation, and PEI teams to test and refine digital, data, and artificial-intelligence-enabled solutions for service delivery, supervision, performance management, and data use.
- Coordinate day-to-day implementation of innovation pilots, ensuring alignment with program priorities, implementation plans, and partner engagement.
- Track pilot progress against milestones, timelines, and deliverables.
- Work with Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning teams to support data collection, documentation, and analysis of pilot performance.
- Document implementation experiences, user feedback, and operational challenges, and contribute to adaptive improvements based on field learning.
- Support field testing of service delivery approaches, digital tools, operational processes, and program improvements.
- Assess innovation pilots to identify opportunities for scale, integration, or adaptation within the Technical Assistance model.
- Integrate successful innovations into program tools, guidelines, and training materials with relevant teams.
- Engage with districts and partners to align innovations with existing systems, policies, and implementation structures.
- Facilitate cross-district learning exchanges and knowledge sharing to support replication and adaptation of tested solutions.
- Engage with innovation partners, research institutions, government stakeholders, and other collaborators involved in innovation initiatives.
- Prepare concept notes, reports, presentations, and documentation related to innovation activities.
- Support operational research, learning agendas, and documentation with Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning teams and research partners.
- Maintain innovation knowledge resources, including repositories, tools, dashboards, and learning materials.
- Participate in internal meetings, technical working groups, and learning platforms related to innovation and program improvement.
- Contribute insights and learning from innovation initiatives to program planning, budgeting, and adaptive management.
- Strengthen program and field-team capacity in innovation methods, experimentation, and learning approaches.
- Monitor trends and best practices in community health, digital health, and development innovation, and share relevant insights with internal teams.
- Promote responsible and ethical innovation, including responsible data use, safeguarding, equity, and inclusion.
- Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor in line with the role and organizational priorities.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working with government counterparts, digital health platforms, donors, or research institutions is an advantage.
About the company
Living Goods strengthens frontline health work in East and West Africa by equipping community health workers (CHWs) with digital tools and data-driven performance management. The organization partners with governments and NGOs to deliver essential care, including immunizations and maternal health services, to underserved communities. CHWs use mobile-enabled apps and streamlined workflows to collect patient data, track visits, schedule follow-ups, and report on service delivery, enabling timely, coordinated care. Compared with traditional programs, Living Goods focuses on scalable, technology-supported grassroots healthcare, enhancing efficiency and coverage through real-time insights and standardized practices. The goal is to expand access to quality primary healthcare, improve health outcomes, and sustain improvements by growing the capacity of CHWs and strengthening health systems through partnerships and grant-funded support.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Grant
Total Funding
$1.3M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2007
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Q2 2026 supported nearly 13,000 CHWs serving 6.2 million people across three countries.
- Burkina Faso's first community-health budget line and Zorgho launch expand domestic financing.
- Bungoma and Kisumu pilots reported better household coverage, mentorship, and commodity availability.
What critics are saying
- 2026 bridge year signals strategy transition while grants and donor funding keep tightening.
- Headcount fell 13.2% from 2023 to 2026; hiring cooled to five openings.
- Employment litigation in Kenya, Adera v Living Goods, exposes HR and governance friction.
What makes Living Goods unique
- Kenya and Burkina Faso co-finance community health with government-led implementation support.
- Q1 2026 launched AI-enabled supervisor app and intelligent dashboards for CHW management.
- Nearly two decades of Africa community-health operations built durable county and ministry relationships.
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Benefits
- Remote Work Options