Technical Writer / Documentation Specialist Full Time NEW

Project Background:
Palladium is implementing the USAID-funded Translating Data for Implementation (Data.FI) award. Data.FI is a $180 million project which serves as USAID’s primary mechanism for data, technology, and health information systems to support HIV activities across strategic PEPFAR countries.  Data.FI is part of a suite of large-scale global HIV programs that USAID has awarded and represents the next generation of HIV/AIDS programs. Data.FI plays a key role in USAID’s goals of helping partner countries on their Journey to Self-Reliance and transitioning local organizations to prime recipients of USG funding.

The overall goal of the Data.FI project is to improve global, regional, and national in-depth analyses of HIV epidemiologic and program data that can be directly applied to expedite the achievement of PEPFAR targets to attain and sustain control of the HIV epidemic.  The focus also includes directly supporting host country governments and implementing partners to further enhance existing health information system platforms to inform management responses to well-defined gaps in HIV/AIDS programming.  In order to ensure rapid access to high quality data, Data.FI works towards: accelerating data utilization to rapidly course correct and take to scale cost-effective and impactful activities, models and approaches required to attain and maintain HIV epidemic control; scaling and optimizing in-country health information system capabilities to collect, exchange, adapt, govern, and visualize information in order to track the attainment and maintenance of HIV epidemic control; and supporting the transition of prime funding and implementation to capable local partners.

Position Summary: 
The Technical Writer / Documentation Specialist develops clear, concise, and user-friendly documentation for Ethiopia’s digital health platforms. This includes user manuals, technical specifications, training materials, and SOPs. The role ensures that all documentation supports system usability, knowledge transfer, and capacity building among technical teams and end users. 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Produce high-quality technical and user documentation for digital health systems and tools.
• Collaborate with developers, trainers, and program staff to gather accurate information and requirements.
• Maintain and update documentation to reflect system changes, updates, and best practices.
• Develop training guides, FAQs, and support materials tailored to diverse audiences.
• Ensure documentation adheres to organizational standards and language clarity.
• Support translation and localization of materials as needed.
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Technical Communication, Health Informatics, Computer Science, or related field.
• At least 3 years of experience writing technical documentation, preferably for digital health or IT projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; proficiency in Amharic is a plus.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into accessible language.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion – Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success, and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.

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