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About the Organisation
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.
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Kampala, Uganda
The Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is a Ugandan not-for-profit organization whose mission is to strengthen health systems in Africa, with strong emphasis on infectious diseases, through research and capacity development. IDI has six operational areas through which it works to achieve its mission: Prevention, Care and Treatment; Training, Research, Laboratory services (including the CAP-certified IDI Core Lab & Translational Lab), Global Health Security and Health System Strengthening.
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Deadline:
18 Dec 2024
Job Title
Health Information Systems Officer job at Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
Job Description
Job Title: Health Information Systems Officer (Fresher NGO Jobs)
Organisation: Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) (www.idi-makerere.com) is a not-for-profit organization, owned by Makerere University. Its mission is “To strengthen health systems in Africa, with a strong emphasis on infectious diseases, through Research and Capacity building”. Over the last 6 years, IDI has been running the Fleming Fund project, which supports government efforts to set-up systems for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance. The project seeks to fill the position of Health Information Systems Officer with the qualifications below
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Deadline: 18th December 2024
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Oversee the installation, configuration and management of lab information management systems (ALIS, SILAB and WHONET) and related hardware in supported sites and AMR national coordination centres
Ensure that all data systems are running smoothly and efficiently and support sentinel teams to address any technical issues as they arise
Develop training materials and standard operating procedures to enhance the competencies of healthcare teams in using health information systems
Training staff on new systems and processes
Fast-track linkage of information systems at sector specific coordination centres to the one health platform
Support sectors to establish and or maintain data management systems for collection, analysis and reporting of AMR data
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Academic Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer science, IT, business computing or a relevant field
Knowledge of SQL, Laravel, Power BI
Good analytical skills and use of analysis packages e.g. MS Excel, R, STATA, WHONET etc
Person Specification
Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, IT or business computing
Must be proficient in data gathering, storage management, and analysis. Must be able to collect, and analyze health data to support decision-making
Strong technical skills are necessary, including expertise in software applications like database management systems, and health information systems such as eHMIS, DHIS2, SILAB, WHONET, LMIS, and Excel
Knowledge of SQL, Laravel, Power BI,
Effective coordination of various tasks and resources involved in health information projects. This includes planning, executing, and monitoring project progress to meet deadlines
Strong communication skills both written and spoken for liaising with healthcare professionals, administrators, and IT teams
Collaboration: must work closely with various stakeholders to implement health information initiatives successfully
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and strong problem-solving skills.
Good understanding of Ministry of Health/Fleming Fund reporting requirements, expectations and tools
