JOBS – Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric HIV Foundation (EGPAF) – Douala
Position: Health Informatics Assistant (02)
Reports to: Senior Officer, Strategic Information & Evaluation and Data Management
Location: Douala
Type of contract: CDD 06 months (renewable)
“Sometimes in life there is that moment when it’s possible to make a change for the best.
This is one of those moments.”
-Elizabeth Glaser
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric HIV Foundation (EGPAF) is a global leader in the fight against pediatric HIV, working in 15 countries, and more than 5,500 cities around the world to prevent the transmission of HIV to children, and caring for those already infected. Through the successful efforts of the foundation and its partners, pediatric AIDS has been virtually eliminated in the United States. The foundation has over 1,000 employees plus 90% of whom are in the field. The overall goal of the foundation is to eliminate pediatric HIV/AIDS by implementing programs for prevention, care, treatment, and the promotion of innovative research.
Job Summary:
With the aim of continuously improving and increasing its vision on strategic patient-centric information, EGPAF Cameroon is strengthening its Monitoring and Evaluation system to improve patient care through the availability of data of quality in its Attain95 project. It is in this context that EGPAF is recruiting two highly motivated, autonomous and competent people to join its Data Management and Analysis unit as a Health Informatics Assistant. Incumbents will work closely with the Health Informatics team and other strategic information and program staff to help promote the vision and goals of EGPAF Cameroon.
Main missions :
1. Improve existing electronic tools by analyzing program requirements, preparing an action plan, and identifying areas for modification and improvement 2.
Use established development tool guidelines and conventions to design, develop, and test data extraction and entry tools
3. Must support the use of the DAMA, PLDC, DHIS2 and EMR package.
4. Maintain existing data entry tools/digital tools/software by identifying and correcting software defects
5. Engage program users and technical team to prioritize system feature requests
6. Provide detailed information on usage and user experience to guide the development and impact of various digital tools
7. Learn and develop skills to keep up to date with new technologies
8. Leverage knowledge and contribute to good knowledge management within the program
9. Contribute to the team effort by achieving related results as needed
10. Support the development of other software applications as requested
11. Any other duties that may reasonably be assigned
Qualifications required and key skills:
Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in computer science, health information systems and health informatics, or any other related discipline.
Minimum of 2 years of hands-on software development experience.
Good understanding and development experience of EMR and e-Health systems
Knowledge of programming on DHIS2 and any other electronic medical system
Experience in free and open source software is strongly preferred
Demonstrated working knowledge of the following programming languages and tools:
PHP Laravel
Ruby on Rails framework
jQuery, JavaScript, Bootstrap
Development, scripting and optimization of SQL (MS SQL, Postgres SQL) and NoSQL databases
Familiar with DHIS2 and other data collection tools like ODK, Kobo.
Web server management and optimization
Understanding of health information exchange standards such as HL7FHIR
Other skills and abilities required;
· Working knowledge of PEPFAR programs and the health system in Cameroon is an asset.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines while producing quality content.
Know the Cameroonian health information management system.
Able to work long hours if required
Ability to translate user requirements into functional specifications
Strong organizational, interpersonal, oral, presentation, written communication and analytical skills.
Willingness to acquire new skills to meet the needs of EGPAF.
Effective work experience in a multidisciplinary environment.
Ability to work independently as well as within a team.
Able to create, motivate and empower a high performing team
Highly organized, meticulous and reliable
Results oriented and detail oriented.
Ability to communicate in writing and orally in English will be an asset.
Skills and experience in statistical analysis will be an asset.
Integrity, autonomous, innovative, intelligent, detail-oriented, resilient, results-oriented, team spirit
How to apply?
To apply, please do the following two things:
1- Submit your CV
2- Take the knowledge test via the link below:
English:
The
deadline for receipt of applications is June 13, 2023.
Only pre-selected candidates among those who meet the above conditions will be contacted.
ob title: Health Informatics Assistant (02)
Reports to: Senior Officer, Strategic Information & Evaluation and Data Management
Location: Douala
Duration: 06 months (renewable)
“Sometimes in life there is that moment when it’s possible to make a change for the better .This
is one of those moments.”
-Elizabeth Glaser
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is a global leader in the fight against pediatric HIV and AIDS, working in 15 countries and at over 5,500 sites around the world to prevent the transmission of HIV to children, and to help those already infected. Today, because of the highly successful work of the Foundation and its partners, pediatric AIDS has been virtually eliminated in the United States. With a growing global staff of over 1,000—nine of 10 who work in the field—the Foundation’s global mission is to eliminate pediatric HIV and AIDS by implementing HIV prevention, care, and treatment programs; further advance innovative research; and to execute strategic and targeted global advocacy activities to bring dramatic change to the lives of millions of women, children, and families worldwide.
Job summary
In view of continuously improving and increasing its focus of a patient-centered strategic information, EGPAF Cameroon is strengthening its M&E system to improve patient management through the provision of accurate and timely data in its Attain95 project. It is against this background that EGPAF is seeking to recruit two highly motivated and self-driven and proficient individuals to join its Data Management and Data Analysis Unit as a Health Informatics Assistant. The incumbents will work closely with the Health Informatic team, and other Strategic Information and program staff to help promote the vision and objectives of EGPAF Cameroon.
Essential duties and responsibilities include:
1. Enhance existing electronic tools by analyzing program requirements, preparing an action plan and identifying areas for modification and improvement
2. Utilize established development tools guidelines and conventions to design, develop, and test the data capture and entry tools
3. Will be expected to support the DAMA, PLDC and DHIS2 suits.
4. Maintain existing data entry tools/digital tools/software by identifying and correcting software defects
5. Engaging users and the program technical team in order to prioritize system feature requests
6. Provide insight regarding usability and user experience to guide the development and impact of various digital tools
7. Learn and develop skills to keep abreast with new technologies
8. Leverage knowledge and contribute to proper knowledge management within the program
9. Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
10. Support the development of other software applications as requested
11. Any other duties that may be reasonably assigned
Required Qualifications and key Competencies:
· Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Health information systems and Health informatics, or a bachelor’s degree in related fields.
Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience in software development.
Good understanding of and development experience of EMR systems and eHealth
Knowledge of programming on the DHIS2 and any other electronic medical system
Experience with Free and Open-Source technology stack is strongly preferred
Proven practical knowledge of the following programing languages and tools:
PHP Laravel framework
Ruby on Rails
jQuery, JavaScript, Bootstrap
SQL (MS SQL, Postgres SQL) and NoSQL database development, scripting, and optimization
Familiar with the DHIS2 suit, and other data collection tools like ODK, Kobo.
Web server management and optimization
Understanding of Health Information Exchange standards such as HL7 FHIR
Other Required Skills and abilities
Working knowledge of PEPFAR programs and health systems in Cameroon is an asset.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines while producing quality content.
Familiar with the Cameroon health information’s management system.
Comfortable working long hours if needed
Ability to translate user requirements into functional specifications
Strong organizational, interpersonal, oral, presentation, written communication and analytical skills.
Willingness to learn new skills to meet EGPAF’s need.
Experience in working effectively in a multidisciplinary environment.
Ability to work independently as well as within a team setting.
Able to create, motivate and hold accountable a high performing team
Highly organized, meticulous, and reliable
Result-driven and attentive to detail.
Ability to communicate in writing and orally in English will be an asset.
Statistical analysis skills and experience will be an asset.
Integrity, Self-driven, Innovative, Intelligent, Detail oriented, Resilient, Results-oriented, Team Player
How to Apply
Qualified candidates should apply by following these two steps:
1- Submit an updated CV
2- Take the knowledge test through the link below :
English: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=eI_0Ll5CDkyOVaF5U5aVyxkB1FIMrn9KrJWW4iDN_xNUNTFOMjA1MVg3NTk5UldTRzNSWTFDRDE5UC4u
English :
APPLICATIONS ARE ONLY ON THE WEBSITE:
https://phe.tbe.taleo.net/phe02/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?rid=3009&org=PEDAIDS&cws=41&cws=41
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