ICAP Software development team leader Jobs in Ethiopia

ICAP Software development team leader Jobs in Ethiopia

Job Id: 219693

Category: Information Technology
Location: Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa
Career Level: Managerial Level (Manager, Supervisor, Director)
Employment Type: Full time
Salary: Negotiable

Job Description

Software development team leader

Number of position: One

Duty station: ICAP Ethiopia SI office (Addis Ababa)

Job Summary:

The software development team leader will lead development/ enhancement of different software for patient monitoring, aggregate reporting, and HIV case-based surveillance.

He/she will follow health informatics project management principles, processes, techniques and tools to ensure the applications development and implementation meets specified quality standards.

The software development team leader will lead data requirement specifications, adoption/development of standards and guidelines, software and related documentation development, data quality assurance and information use-related activities.

Duties and responsibilities:

Manage system/application selection, customization and/or development life cycles

Select and implement appropriate software development technologies and methodologies /approaches

Evaluate HIS based on specified system quality standards for improvement

Lead software development team of staff including programmers, system analysts, trainers and support specialists

Coordinate involvement of end users, domain area experts, and other stakeholders in the design, development and implementation process of the information system

Apply health informatics project management principles, processes, techniques and tools to deliver quality software products within specified time and budget

Plan and manage HIS revision/upgrading or scale-up projects

Manage development or adoption of standards to ensure interoperability of different health systems

Involve in national efforts towards strengthening privacy and confidentiality of data, and application of health informatics ethics during production, storage, retrieval, processing and dissemination of health data

Design appropriate data backup mechanisms

and disaster recovery plan; and coordinate its implementation at national and regional level

Ensure implementation of software version control mechanisms

Complete performance reports regularly

Carry out other tasks as required

Job Requirements

BSc in public health, nursing, medicine or other health-related fields and Master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, or health informatics, or related field

More than 8 years of experience in the health sector with more than six years directly working on health information management, including HMIS, DHIS2, EMR or other patient monitoring system

Adequate knowledge in the area of health sector’s transformation agendas, interventional programs, Information System-related issues, and enterprise architecture.

Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the heath system and health information systems in general and HIV-related information management including patient monitoring

Ability to lead and produce results with a strong knowledge of results-based management

Ability to organize information using appropriate mode of presentation and style and to communicate effectively, illustrating relevance of information to the intended audience

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel, and PowerPoint and basic knowledge of databases including SQL/oracle or any other RDBNS is required

Strong analytical, negotiation and communication skills, including ability to produce high quality reports and knowledge products

Strong oral and written skills in English and Amharic

How to Apply

Interested candidates with the required qualification and experience are invited to submit application letters along with non-returnable CV online at (www.ethiojobs.net)

-Only online applications are received

-NB – Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Closing date for receiving applications is- August 26, 2019.

ICAP Software development team leader Jobs in Ethiopia