About the project
JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI) is implementing Health Management Information System (HMIS) and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Scale-up Project in Ethiopia. The HMIS and M&E Scale-up Project is funded by USAID and was established with the purpose of assisting the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) in general and the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's & Oromia Regional health bureaus in particular to efficiently scale-up the reformed HMIS and efficiently use health information for evidence based decision-making.
In addition, the project provides technical and financial support to Federal HAPCO especially in the implementation of Multi-Sectoral Response Information System (MRIS) in SNNP and Oromia regions.
Summary of Responsibilities
The Developer provides technical support to the overall functioning of the Web applications developed by JSI HMIS Scale-up Project. The Programmer works in close collaboration with other software development team members.
Duty Station & LOE
This is a six month consultancy position based at the Project central office in Addis Ababa with travel to field sites and reports to the Information Technology Coordinator or his delegate.
Specific Responsibilities include the following
§ Be a primary responsible person in the IT Team for web application development tasks.
§ Work with the Project IT staff to plan and program, code enhancements and changes.
§ Develop new software components in a team and in solo with high requirement of stability and efficiency, in a limited amount of time.
§ Maintain, enhance and optimize existing software components.
§ Maintain and optimize existing databases.
§ Provide regular trainings on software developed.
§ Provide assistance in testing and solving programming bugs.
§ Develop a range of system documentation materials such as technical user manuals, standard operating procures (SOPs) as well as end user tip sheet and guides
§ Actively participate in providing training as well as organize software demonstrations for various FMOH, Regional and Partner groups in a well organized and professional manner.
Essential Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or software engineering and knowledge of the major programming languages.
Experience: A minimum of 3 years of development experience.
· Strong experience developing web applications in Java (Groovy & Grails), Hybernate, HTML5,Bootstrap CSS, jQuery.
· Experience developing web applications in Angular or ReactJs.
· Working experience of database systems including but not limited to MySQL, SQL Server ,Postgres.
· Experience developing mobile applications in mobile platforms like Android is a plus.
Language Proficiency: Excellent knowledge (spoken and written) of the English Language
Other: Ability to work independently in the context of a team with excellent organizational and interpersonal skills essential. Expected to exercise considerable autonomy in decision-making.
Number of positions: 1