Job Title: HIS Coordinator
Organization:
Baylor-Uganda
Duty Station:
Uganda
About US:
Baylor-Uganda is a
private not for profit child health and development organization providing
family-centered pediatric HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment services,
health professional training, and clinical research in Uganda. Baylor College
of Medicine Children’s Foundation -Uganda (Baylor-Uganda) is an indigenous
not-for-profit child health and development organisation affiliated to the
Baylor College of Medicine International Paediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI), a
Network of paediatric HIV/AIDS care and treatment Children’s Clinical Centres of
Excellence and international program offices in 11 countries across Africa and
Eastern Europe.
Job Summary: The HIS Coordinator will be responsible to
support implementation of the project health information systems, capacity
building of staff in the use of the various M&E technological tools and
oversee the setup and maintenance of LAN/WAN networks, computer hardware and
software at supported health facilities in Fort portal region.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
·
Plan,
lead and implement Health Information solutions for HIV, TB, PMTCT/EID,
Laboratory, and CSOs;
·
Offer
technical support in design, setup and administration of wide or Local area
networks at health facilities including training users in hardware and
software;
·
Work
with IT support personnel and M&E teams to monitor compliance of HWs with
HIS/ICT best practice, policies and procedures;
·
Support
districts to maintain all client support information systems including
troubleshooting computer hardware/software problems, network support, installations,
and system upgrades;
·
Implement
and document a disaster recovery plan and onsite/offsite storage of backed up
data.
·
Work
closely with staff at MOH, METS, and CDC to review and implement HIS agenda in
the region.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
·
The
ideal candidate must hold a Master’s degree in computer science, Information
Technology, or related field and 5-7 years’ experience in IT, of which 3 years
should have been in the management of M&E systems and network support.
·
Applicants
will be required to have professional in either internet Technologies or
networking or system administration.
·
Proven
Experience in setup and administration of LAN/WANs, LINUX, Windows server,
MYSQL, PHP working and understanding of SQL server required environment.
·
You must
have at least a credit 6 in MATHEMATICS and ENGLISH at Ordinary Level (UCE).
How to Apply:
Applications should
include a cover letter, CV, daytime telephone contact, three traceable
professional references and certified UNEB certificates as well as certified
University Transcripts. To Apply, click the link below.
Deadline: 2nd August 2020
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