Descriptions
SUMMARY
OVERVIEW
- The Senior Technical Advisor (STA), HMIS & Digital Health provides strategic, technical, and operational leadership to the Ministry of Health and the Prime Minister’s Office – Regional Administration and Local Government in the design, implementation, integration, and optimization of national digital health and supply chain information systems.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides systems support to the implementation of existing health information systems and supply chain digital platforms to identify gaps, integration opportunities, and propose sustainable, scalable solutions.
- Leads the gathering and documentation of system requirements with supply chain stakeholders to guide design, improvement, and interoperability of national digital health solutions.
- Provides systems and advisory support to supply chain stakeholders to strengthen health commodities, data management, reporting, and real-time data accessibility at the point of care and decision-making levels.
- Coordinates with supply chain stakeholders to align HMIS initiatives with national health strategies, ensures interoperability across platforms, and establish clear health commodities data-sharing and governance standards.
- Provides quality assurance for system development, customization, and integration activities, including reviewing technical designs, APIs, and database structures, and conducting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for new modules or upgrades.
- Supports the design, testing, piloting, and rollout of digital health solutions.
- Provides technical troubleshooting and issue resolution for data flow, performance, and system integration challenges.
- Supports capacity-building efforts by designing and delivering training, mentorship, and user-friendly documentation to strengthen the ability of national and sub-national human resources for health on effective use of digital health platforms.
- Advises and supports IT infrastructure improvements for health information systems, including disaster recovery, backup solutions, and scalability to meet expanding data needs.
- Prepares technical documentation, progress reports, and summaries on MIS and digital health activities.
- Contributes to the development of dashboards and advanced analytics tools to improve data-driven decision-making in health programs and service delivery.
- Supports change management and digital adoption initiatives to promote user engagement, awareness, and confidence in new or upgraded health information systems.
REQUIREMENTS
- Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining solutions, with little supervision.
- Provides input to senior technical leadership on national guidelines and normative policies for subject matter areas of expertise.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
BENEFITS
- No information provided.
DEADLINE
- August 28, 2026
JOB TYPE
- Full-time
HOW TO APPLY
Use the application link below to open the official application form.
