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Central HIS Advisor

ICAP

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Health Care

Public Health

Addis Ababa

7 years

1 Position

2022-02-17

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2022-02-22

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Job Description

The central HIS Advisor will be responsible for supporting of central SI project activities by coordinating the requirement gathering, analysis, interpretation, testing, deployment and use of enhanced EMR and other selected electronic health information at all levels of health system. The incumbent will also participate in the implementation of the eHealth and other systems as well as follow-up of implementation and mentoring of health workers and system users. He/she will also advise and play critical role in the data analysis and quality assurance features of the electronic systems as well as in designing, coordinating, undertaking and reporting data quality assessment activities related with the e-Health Systems.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Organize and participate in eHealth systems requirement gathering, interpretation, design, and deployment with a focus on both health system and data management concepts
  • Advise the software development team with respect to the health and perform system analysis for the eHealth systems design
  • Plan, lead and participate in the software testing plan preparation and deployment with other program staff and software development team members
  • Support system updates, modifications, and ongoing improvements to be made, by liaising with the software development team and the other HIS teams
  • Advise proper system requirement documentation and updating for all related eHealth systems to be used related to HIV /AIDS HIS in the organization
  • Participate in the standardization and data quality assurance activities in designing, deployment and, Monitoring & evaluating of eHealth systems to be designed by SI project
  • Involve and advise designing, implementation, testing & support of other HIV related programs like case-based surveillance e-health systems design and implementation
  • Participate and support the ongoing design, scale-up, improvement, and implementation of eHealth information systems including SmartCare, Redcap, LIS & other eHealth systems
  • Coordinate, design, and implement effective training at central, regional, and facility levels and also lead the preparation of high-quality training manuals, SOPs, and procedures on various eHealth systems
  • Work closely with monitoring and evaluation (M&E) professionals to enhance knowledge and skills on using appropriate ICT
  • Complete performance reports regularly
  • Participate in coordination of SI project activities and produce periodic project performance reports and submit as required
  • Carry out other tasks as required.

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in public health, nursing, laboratory, or related field and Master Degree in public health, health informatics, or epidemiology
  • 7 years of relevant experience in Health Management Information Systems (HMIS)
  • High-level experience in database management, software requirement analysis, and system deployment
  • Proven experience in training and capacity building
  • Basic computer knowledge with the ability to use the MS office applications
  • Experience with HIV/AIDS-related information system ·      
  • Expertise in using EMR and other health information systems is a plus
  • Expertise in statistical software and computer use proficiency.

How to Apply

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Closing date for receiving applications is – February 22, 2022

NB: Only online applications are received. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. 

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