2 No Experience Graduate Trainee – Software Developer NGO Jobs – Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)

Job Title:  Graduate Trainee – Software Developer (2 No Experience NGO Jobs)  

Organisation: Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Software Development Manager

About the Company:

Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is an independently governed institute within the College of Health Sciences at Makerere University and has the mission “To strengthen health systems in Africa, with a strong emphasis on infectious diseases, through research and capacity development.” IDI has operations across Uganda as well as in a number of other African countries and has a staffing of over 1,000 managing multiple projects in research, clinical services, public health and training.

Job Summary:  The graduate train will participate in the development and maintenance of Web and Mobile applications at the Academy.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate in the requirements gathering, analysis, design, development and implementation of software applications
• Support in the development and installation of new modules and instances of Call For Life (a Java based health information system based on OpenMRS)
• Develop client and web-based applications.
• Support, document and, in some cases, train users for the applications created
• Extract, manipulate and analyse data from various databases for reporting purposes as and when required
• Interact with clients and other IDI team members at our various implementation sites both in person and remotely
• Maintain current knowledge of relevant technologies as assigned
• Participate in special projects as required
• Liaise with Academy partners including government agencies and suppliers

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor of software engineering
• Bachelor of computer science
• Bachelor of Information systems
• Bachelor of Information Technology

Person Specification

• Able to work in both Microsoft and Linux environments
• Ability to brainstorm effectively with team members, thrive in a collaborative environment, manage multiple tasks, adapt quickly to change, and demonstrate excellent communication skills.
• Some understanding of the software development life cycle and experience with iterative development methodologies and tools will be an advantage
• Some experience with programming in any of the modern languages such as Python/Java/JavaScript etc. will be an advantage
• Knowledge with asterisk or similar telecommunications platform
• Some experience in using Mysql, MongoDb will be an advantage
• A portfolio showcasing previous related work will be highly advantageous.
• Experience and interest in health Information systems e.g. DHIS2, OpenMRS etc will be an advantage

How to Apply:
All interested candidates should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 22nd January 2025

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