Management Information System (MIS) Technical Advisor - BI Developer job at Chemonics International Inc
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Posted date: 2025-Dec-12
Location: Kampala, Uganda, Kampala, Uganda
Management Information System (MIS) Technical Advisor - BI Developer 2025-12-11T16:41:05+00:00 Chemonics International Inc https://cdn.ugashare.com/jsjobsdata/data/employer/comp_906/logo/chemonics2.png https://www.chemonics.com/ FULL_TIME Kampala, Uganda Kampala 00256 Uganda Nonprofit, and NGO Computer & IT,Science & Engineering,Business Operations 2025-12-18T17:00:00+00:00 Uganda 8 Project: Global Health Supply Chain - Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) Background The Global Health Supply Chain - Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) Program aims to ensure uninterrupted availability of health commodities in support of United States Government (USG)-funded public health initiatives. At the country level, GHSC-PSM supports national strategies through: - Global Commodity Procurement and Logistics
- Systems and Operational Support
- Global and Local Collaboration to Improve Availability of Health Commodities
Purpose: The MIS technical advisor – Business Intelligence (BI) Developer is a project staff seconded to the Division of Health Information (DHI) under the Ministry of Health (MoH) to work under the guidance of the Assistant Commissioner to develop, manage and maintain health supply chain systems that enhance management, visibility and accountability of commodities. Principal Duties and Responsibilities: Project Support (30%) - Participate in the development of MoH and project strategies and workplan to provide inputs for budgets in collaboration with other project staff, partners, and stakeholders.
- Participate in the development and implementation of digital innovative approaches that aim to benefit national supply chain performance and stakeholders
- Conduct periodic system data audits to verify the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of health commodity data across all MoH-approved platforms.
- Contribute to the establishment and enforcement of data validation and quality assurance procedures to maintain high data reliability.
- Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of system documentation, including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), technical specifications, data governance frameworks, and integration of control documents.
- Any other duties, as assigned by Systems Support Manager
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Technical Support (50%) - Participate in the design, development, and optimization of the Uganda National Health Data Warehouse (NHDW) to support integrated reporting and visualization of health commodity data from multiple sources.
- Contribute to the design and implementation of national health product traceability strategies, including accountability tools, the National Health Product Registry (NHPR), and GS1 standards, to strengthen visibility and accountability of medicines and health commodities.
- Support the design of health commodity data management modules within Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems for health facilities to ensure accurate tracking and accountability of products.
- Participate in the integration of various national health information systems and tools, including NHDW, ERPs, NHPR, and other MoH-approved platforms, to ensure seamless health commodity data exchange and interoperability.
- Develop and maintain efficient Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) processes to ensure clean, validated, and timely data ingestion from multiple sources.
- Support the design, development, migration, and maintenance of MoH health commodity dashboards and reports such as OFSSR and WOSSR, ensuring visibility of accurate and actionable data.
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Stakeholder Management (20%) - Collaborate with the Ministry of Health (MoH), GHSC-PSM technical teams, and stakeholders to identify and utilize appropriate Business Intelligence (BI) tools that enhance data visualization, analytics, and use by decision-makers.
- Support training for MoH and other stakeholders on the management of health commodity data information systems, data tools, and BI platforms.
- Participate in meetings with the MoH, USG agencies and other stakeholders to share progress, accomplishments, and challenges and ensure common understanding of current as well as future strategic direction
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Qualifications and Desired Attributes: - Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Data Science, statistics or related field with a minimum 5 years’ experience in data management, development of data pipeline and other data engineering processes, data quality assurance, business intelligence, data analytics, data modelling, and health information systems.
- OR any other bachelor’s degree in lieu of the above with proven experience and expertise of a minimum of 7 years in software development, data management, development of data pipeline and other data engineering processes, data quality assurance, business intelligence, data analytics, data modelling, and health information systems
- Knowledge of Health system in Uganda
- Experience working in the health sector in Uganda or similar context.
- Working knowledge of software development in any of the three languages: Rust, Go, or Java
- Proven experience in data analytics, visualization including dashboard development with python, R, Jasper reports, Power BI
- Strong SQL and relational databases skills particularly; PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, MySQL/Maria DB.
- Working knowledge of document databases such couchDB
- Familiarity with systems used in the health sector in Uganda such as DHIS2, CHT, OpenSPR.
- Experience in integrating data systems from multiple sources using APIs including the use of metadata standards, and interoperability formats such as FHIR/HL7
- Experience building data warehouses and data pipelines including ETL processes
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
Level of Effort and Location: This long-term position will be based in Kampala, Uganda with intermittent travel throughout the country, as needed. Supervision: The MIS Technical Advisor–BI Developer will be technically supervised by the Assistant Commissioner, MoH Digital Health and Information (DHI), and will report operationally to the GHSC-PSM Systems Support Manager or their designee. - Participate in the development of MoH and project strategies and workplan to provide inputs for budgets in collaboration with other project staff, partners, and stakeholders.
- Participate in the development and implementation of digital innovative approaches that aim to benefit national supply chain performance and stakeholders
- Conduct periodic system data audits to verify the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of health commodity data across all MoH-approved platforms.
- Contribute to the establishment and enforcement of data validation and quality assurance procedures to maintain high data reliability.
- Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of system documentation, including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), technical specifications, data governance frameworks, and integration of control documents.
- Any other duties, as assigned by Systems Support Manager
- Participate in the design, development, and optimization of the Uganda National Health Data Warehouse (NHDW) to support integrated reporting and visualization of health commodity data from multiple sources.
- Contribute to the design and implementation of national health product traceability strategies, including accountability tools, the National Health Product Registry (NHPR), and GS1 standards, to strengthen visibility and accountability of medicines and health commodities.
- Support the design of health commodity data management modules within Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems for health facilities to ensure accurate tracking and accountability of products.
- Participate in the integration of various national health information systems and tools, including NHDW, ERPs, NHPR, and other MoH-approved platforms, to ensure seamless health commodity data exchange and interoperability.
- Develop and maintain efficient Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) processes to ensure clean, validated, and timely data ingestion from multiple sources.
- Support the design, development, migration, and maintenance of MoH health commodity dashboards and reports such as OFSSR and WOSSR, ensuring visibility of accurate and actionable data.
- Collaborate with the Ministry of Health (MoH), GHSC-PSM technical teams, and stakeholders to identify and utilize appropriate Business Intelligence (BI) tools that enhance data visualization, analytics, and use by decision-makers.
- Support training for MoH and other stakeholders on the management of health commodity data information systems, data tools, and BI platforms.
- Participate in meetings with the MoH, USG agencies and other stakeholders to share progress, accomplishments, and challenges and ensure common understanding of current as well as future strategic direction
- Data management
- Development of data pipeline
- Data engineering processes
- Data quality assurance
- Business intelligence
- Data analytics
- Data modelling
- Health information systems
- Software development (Rust, Go, or Java)
- Data analytics
- Visualization including dashboard development (python, R, Jasper reports, Power BI)
- SQL and relational databases (PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, MySQL/Maria DB)
- Document databases (couchDB)
- Integrating data systems using APIs
- Metadata standards
- Interoperability formats (FHIR/HL7)
- Building data warehouses
- Data pipelines including ETL processes
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Communication and documentation abilities
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Data Science, statistics or related field with a minimum 5 years’ experience in data management, development of data pipeline and other data engineering processes, data quality assurance, business intelligence, data analytics, data modelling, and health information systems.
- OR any other bachelor’s degree in lieu of the above with proven experience and expertise of a minimum of 7 years in software development, data management, development of data pipeline and other data engineering processes, data quality assurance, business intelligence, data analytics, data modelling, and health information systems
- Knowledge of Health system in Uganda
- Experience working in the health sector in Uganda or similar context.
- Working knowledge of software development in any of the three languages: Rust, Go, or Java
- Proven experience in data analytics, visualization including dashboard development with python, R, Jasper reports, Power BI
- Strong SQL and relational databases skills particularly; PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, MySQL/Maria DB.
- Working knowledge of document databases such couchDB
- Familiarity with systems used in the health sector in Uganda such as DHIS2, CHT, OpenSPR.
- Experience in integrating data systems from multiple sources using APIs including the use of metadata standards, and interoperability formats such as FHIR/HL7
- Experience building data warehouses and data pipelines including ETL processes
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
JOB-693af421572f8 Vacancy title:
Management Information System (MIS) Technical Advisor - BI Developer Jobs at:
Chemonics International Inc Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, December 18 2025 Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda | Kampala | Uganda Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, December 11 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed JOB DETAILS: Project: Global Health Supply Chain - Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) Background The Global Health Supply Chain - Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) Program aims to ensure uninterrupted availability of health commodities in support of United States Government (USG)-funded public health initiatives. At the country level, GHSC-PSM supports national strategies through: - Global Commodity Procurement and Logistics
- Systems and Operational Support
- Global and Local Collaboration to Improve Availability of Health Commodities
Purpose:
The MIS technical advisor – Business Intelligence (BI) Developer is a project staff seconded to the Division of Health Information (DHI) under the Ministry of Health (MoH) to work under the guidance of the Assistant Commissioner to develop, manage and maintain health supply chain systems that enhance management, visibility and accountability of commodities. Principal Duties and Responsibilities: Project Support (30%) - Participate in the development of MoH and project strategies and workplan to provide inputs for budgets in collaboration with other project staff, partners, and stakeholders.
- Participate in the development and implementation of digital innovative approaches that aim to benefit national supply chain performance and stakeholders
- Conduct periodic system data audits to verify the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of health commodity data across all MoH-approved platforms.
- Contribute to the establishment and enforcement of data validation and quality assurance procedures to maintain high data reliability.
- Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of system documentation, including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), technical specifications, data governance frameworks, and integration of control documents.
- Any other duties, as assigned by Systems Support Manager
Technical Support (50%) - Participate in the design, development, and optimization of the Uganda National Health Data Warehouse (NHDW) to support integrated reporting and visualization of health commodity data from multiple sources.
- Contribute to the design and implementation of national health product traceability strategies, including accountability tools, the National Health Product Registry (NHPR), and GS1 standards, to strengthen visibility and accountability of medicines and health commodities.
- Support the design of health commodity data management modules within Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems for health facilities to ensure accurate tracking and accountability of products.
- Participate in the integration of various national health information systems and tools, including NHDW, ERPs, NHPR, and other MoH-approved platforms, to ensure seamless health commodity data exchange and interoperability.
- Develop and maintain efficient Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) processes to ensure clean, validated, and timely data ingestion from multiple sources.
- Support the design, development, migration, and maintenance of MoH health commodity dashboards and reports such as OFSSR and WOSSR, ensuring visibility of accurate and actionable data.
Stakeholder Management (20%) - Collaborate with the Ministry of Health (MoH), GHSC-PSM technical teams, and stakeholders to identify and utilize appropriate Business Intelligence (BI) tools that enhance data visualization, analytics, and use by decision-makers.
- Support training for MoH and other stakeholders on the management of health commodity data information systems, data tools, and BI platforms.
- Participate in meetings with the MoH, USG agencies and other stakeholders to share progress, accomplishments, and challenges and ensure common understanding of current as well as future strategic direction
Qualifications and Desired Attributes: - Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Data Science, statistics or related field with a minimum 5 years’ experience in data management, development of data pipeline and other data engineering processes, data quality assurance, business intelligence, data analytics, data modelling, and health information systems.
- OR any other bachelor’s degree in lieu of the above with proven experience and expertise of a minimum of 7 years in software development, data management, development of data pipeline and other data engineering processes, data quality assurance, business intelligence, data analytics, data modelling, and health information systems
- Knowledge of Health system in Uganda
- Experience working in the health sector in Uganda or similar context.
- Working knowledge of software development in any of the three languages: Rust, Go, or Java
- Proven experience in data analytics, visualization including dashboard development with python, R, Jasper reports, Power BI
- Strong SQL and relational databases skills particularly; PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, MySQL/Maria DB.
- Working knowledge of document databases such couchDB
- Familiarity with systems used in the health sector in Uganda such as DHIS2, CHT, OpenSPR.
- Experience in integrating data systems from multiple sources using APIs including the use of metadata standards, and interoperability formats such as FHIR/HL7
- Experience building data warehouses and data pipelines including ETL processes
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
Level of Effort and Location: This long-term position will be based in Kampala, Uganda with intermittent travel throughout the country, as needed. Supervision: The MIS Technical Advisor–BI Developer will be technically supervised by the Assistant Commissioner, MoH Digital Health and Information (DHI), and will report operationally to the GHSC-PSM Systems Support Manager or their designee. Work Hours: 8 Experience in Months: 60 Level of Education: bachelor degree Job application procedure To apply, please use this link to access the form: Management Information System (MIS) Technical Advisor - BI Developer Applications submitted by email or other means will not be reviewed. Please include a cover letter highlighting your experience and an updated CV showing your qualifications and relevant experience. Applications must be submitted no later than December 18, 2025, at 5:00 pm East Africa Time.
Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.
Disclaimer
Due to the large volume of applications received, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. We are unable to respond to individual inquiries by phone or in person regarding the status of your application. And please note that Chemonics does not ask for money at any point of the recruitment process.
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