Health Information Systems Officer NGO Jobs – Makerere University Walter Reed Project (MUWRP)

Job Title:  Health Information Systems Officer

Organisation: Makerere University Walter Reed Project (MUWRP)

Duty Station: Nakasongola, Uganda

About Organisation:

Makerere University Walter Reed Project (MUWRP) is a non-profit biomedical research Organization, whose mission is to mitigate disease threats through quality research, healthcare and disease surveillance. MUWRP was established in 2002 by a Memorandum of Agreement between The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF) and Makerere University (Mak) to undertake medical research to test HIV vaccines. Over the years, MUWRP’s portfolio has progressively expanded to include vaccine research for Ebola and Marburg viruses, surveillance of influenza and influenza- like viruses and other emerging infections in humans and animals; also epidemiological, basic and implementation research in HIV treatment, care and prevention programs in the Districts of Kayunga, Mukono, Buvuma and Buikwe.

Job Summary:   The Program Officer – Health Information System will support health facilities to implement all activities aligned to the MOH digitalization agenda, participate and support the roll out of EMR and effective utilization of E-Systems for reporting.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the roll out of the Electronic Medical records as detailed in the approved annual program workplan, ensure adherence to GoU and PEPFAR program guidelines and provide technical support to all areas of data management.
• Support the operationalization of new and existing database systems used within the PEPFAR program to support facility and community level reporting.
• Analyse and develop automated reports based on the data in MUWRP PEPFAR supported database systems.
• Provide site mentorships and coaching to facility teams for improved use of EMRs.
• Provide technical guidance in the development of program data collection and reporting tools to support tracking of program indicators aligned with MUWRP and PEPFAR program goals and objectives and alignments to the facility and community electronic data collection and reporting systems.
• Coordinate capacity building for district, health facility and sub grantee teams.
• Collaborate with MOH DHI to operationalize visualize data and targets including development of standardized presentations or dynamic analytical products, such as dashboards.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, BSc. Computer Science
• Experience using Clinic Master will be of an added advantage
• Experience working with technical teams to oversee the assessment, design, and implementation of informatics projects leveraging global goods such as Clinic Master, Uganda EMR, DHIS2, PIRS, and trackers including experience overseeing database and software development.
• Advanced SQL querying and data management skills, including data manipulation, data cleaning and validation; aggregating and report preparation
• Advanced knowledge and skill with popular open-source programming languages (either JAVA, Python or PHP and any other)
• Ability to work in a dynamic and agile environment with changing requirements and priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with team members of both program and local government level.

Personal Attributes & physical ability:

• Ability to permanently reside in Luwero/Nakasongola district
• Ability to frequently travel to the MUWRP PEPFAR supported sites in Kayunga, Mukono, Luwero, Nakasongola, Buikwe and Buvuma Islands

How to Apply:

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online at the link below.

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Note:

• All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by submitting an application letter, resume, copies of academic certificates in a 1 PDF or word document, including three referees (who are not relatives) and one of which should be your current supervisor. Indicate their daytime telephone contacts and email addresses.
• Please specify location preference location
• Any form of canvassing will lead to disqualification
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Deadline: 9th July 2024

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