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Job Title: iHRIS Specialist
Organisation: Palladium
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.
Job Summary: The iHRIS Specialist supports MOH to strengthen the usability, reliability, institutional ownership, and planned handover of iHRIS. The position works with MOH HRH teams, DHI, subnational users, system administrators, and technical partners to improve workflows, build operational capacity, address user needs, and prepare the system for sustainable government-led operations.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct a rapid assessment of iHRIS governance, architecture, user workflows, support arrangements, data quality, security, documentation, and handover readiness
- Support MOH to establish or strengthen product ownership, user representation, backlog management, release planning, and user feedback mechanisms for iHRIS
- Identify and prioritize usability, adoption, reporting, interoperability, and performance improvements based on support tickets, user feedback, and system telemetry
- Support integration and data exchange between iHRIS, DHIS2/NDWH, payroll or approved government systems, consistent with MOH governance and data-sharing requirements
- Develop and maintain iHRIS system documentation, administrative procedures, security guidance, troubleshooting guides, and knowledge-transfer materials
- Build capacity of MOH and subnational administrators through mentoring, training, paired operations, and handover-readiness assessments
- Support verification of iHRIS-related milestones, facility use, performance indicators, and co-investment evidence where applicable
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in health informatics, human resources information systems, computer science, public health, or related field
- At least 5 years of experience supporting iHRIS, HRIS, digital health systems, or government workforce information systems
- Practical experience in system configuration, user support, data quality, reporting, user training, and system administration
- Experience working with MOH HRH departments, district health offices, or public-sector workforce systems is strongly preferred
- Familiarity with DHIS2, APIs, FHIR, data protection, and interoperability is an advantage
- Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation, documentation, and English communication skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below.
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60