Health Information System Officer job at Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation
Posted by: great-volunteer
Posted date: 2025-May-22
Location: Karamoja, Uganda
Health Information System Officer 2025-05-21T13:37:55+00:00 Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation https://cdn.ugashare.com/jsjobsdata/data/employer/comp_3517/logo/Baylor%20College%20of%20Medicine%20Children's%20Foundation.jpg https://www.baylor-uganda.org/ FULL_TIME Karamoja Karamoja 00256 Uganda Nonprofit, and NGO Computer & IT 2025-05-26T17:00:00+00:00 Uganda 8 Job Summary Development of the project health information systems and ensuring its running smoothly. Supporting the cluster offices in maintaining eHealth systems across all Baylor supported sites. Overall Responsibilities - Build the capacity of project teams and health workers in the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) technologies for data capture and spatial technologies for spatial data capture and analysis to guide programming for geographical areas with the highest-burden.
- Work with the M&E team to conduct quality checks on the system to ensure the systems are functioning as intended, and program needs are being met.
- Liaising with technology partners to ensure program requirements are translated into useful tools.
- Supporting the M&E team and the facility MRAs in troubleshooting system challenges and IT-related challenges.
- Carry out point of care installations for all facilities/sites supported by Baylor Uganda.
- Support the cluster team in troubleshooting software and hardware challenges at their cluster offices.
- Liaise with the main IT office to strengthen the network, communications and other IT services provision at cluster offices like email, CUG, IT security, HRIS, procurement systems, finance systems.
Required Qualification, Experience and Competencies: - · Degree in Computer Science or related course.· 2 years of Experience in supporting eHealth systems.
- · Experience in managing and troubleshooting UGANDAEMR (OPENMRS), LAN, Servers, computers, and Information systems are added advantage.
Build the capacity of project teams and health workers in the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) technologies for data capture and spatial technologies for spatial data capture and analysis to guide programming for geographical areas with the highest-burden. Work with the M&E team to conduct quality checks on the system to ensure the systems are functioning as intended, and program needs are being met. Liaising with technology partners to ensure program requirements are translated into useful tools. Supporting the M&E team and the facility MRAs in troubleshooting system challenges and IT-related challenges. Carry out point of care installations for all facilities/sites supported by Baylor Uganda. Support the cluster team in troubleshooting software and hardware challenges at their cluster offices. Liaise with the main IT office to strengthen the network, communications and other IT services provision at cluster offices like email, CUG, IT security, HRIS, procurement systems, finance systems. Degree in Computer Science or related course.· 2 years of Experience in supporting eHealth systems. · Experience in managing and troubleshooting UGANDAEMR (OPENMRS), LAN, Servers, computers, and Information systems are added advantage. JOB-682dd733600a2 Vacancy title: Health Information System Officer Jobs at: Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation Deadline of this Job: Monday, May 26 2025 Duty Station: Karamoja | Karamoja | Uganda Summary Date Posted: Wednesday, May 21 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed JOB DETAILS: Job Summary Development of the project health information systems and ensuring its running smoothly. Supporting the cluster offices in maintaining eHealth systems across all Baylor supported sites. Overall Responsibilities - Build the capacity of project teams and health workers in the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) technologies for data capture and spatial technologies for spatial data capture and analysis to guide programming for geographical areas with the highest-burden.
- Work with the M&E team to conduct quality checks on the system to ensure the systems are functioning as intended, and program needs are being met.
- Liaising with technology partners to ensure program requirements are translated into useful tools.
- Supporting the M&E team and the facility MRAs in troubleshooting system challenges and IT-related challenges.
- Carry out point of care installations for all facilities/sites supported by Baylor Uganda.
- Support the cluster team in troubleshooting software and hardware challenges at their cluster offices.
- Liaise with the main IT office to strengthen the network, communications and other IT services provision at cluster offices like email, CUG, IT security, HRIS, procurement systems, finance systems.
Required Qualification, Experience and Competencies: - · Degree in Computer Science or related course.· 2 years of Experience in supporting eHealth systems.
- · Experience in managing and troubleshooting UGANDAEMR (OPENMRS), LAN, Servers, computers, and Information systems are added advantage.
Work Hours: 8 Experience in Months: 24 Level of Education: bachelor degree Job application procedure Interested and qualified? click here to apply
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