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.
Deadline: 22nd January 2025
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