Health Information System Specialist
2025-04-22T06:02:53+00:00
Seed Global Health
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kampala
Kampala
00256
Uganda
Healthcare
Healthcare
2025-04-30T17:00:00+00:00
Uganda
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This role requires strong expertise broadly in health informatics and MEL, with a focus on system configuration, data quality assurance, and analytics. This role will support Seed and its partners in building robust systems that enable effective data collection, visualization, interpretation, and use it to improve care delivery, inform policy, and strengthening more resilient health systems.
Reporting to the MEL Director, this position will work closely with the global and country MEL team, program and clinical staff, as well as other key functions across the organization to support integrated, data-driven decision-making and system strengthening.
Duties and Responsibilities:
System Strategy, Design, & Implementation
• Lead technical design, configuration, and implementation of digital health systems, especially DHIS2, EMRs, Power BI, and related platforms, from concept to rollout
• Design, configure, and manage the underlying system architecture, metadata standards, and workflows, working closely with country MEL managers and aligned with Seed's objectives and global standards
• Develop and oversee HIS governance structures and sustainability plans to ensure long- term system functionality and country ownership.
• Design and manage the underlying system architecture, metadata standards, and data workflows to ensure accurate, efficient data capture, integration, and reporting.
• Collaborate with Seed teams and partners to identify and implement additional use cases for the HIS, including quality improvement (QI), digital maturity planning, and local decision-making at facility, district, or academic levels.
Data Quality, Analytics, & Visualization
• Establish and maintain robust data quality assurance protocols, including regular validation and review processes for accurate, complete, and timely data.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and analytics tools to support accessible and actionable data visualization tailored to different user needs (e.g., Seed teams, facility- level, programmatic, national)
• Conduct data cleaning, integration, and advanced analysis to strengthen the reliability and comparability of program data across contexts
• Collaborate on the development and dissemination of knowledge products and learning reports.
Reporting, Learning & Adaptive Data Use
• Collaborate with MEL and program teams to ensure health information systems are fully aligned with Seed’s MEL framework and learning agenda.
• Translate data and insights from HIS into clear, accessible visual and narrative products for various communication & reporting needs, timely donor reporting, updates to websites, internal portals, and presentations.
• Configure HIS platforms to support regular data review meetings, insights for strategic learning questions, and real-time adaptive program management.
• Facilitate continuous feedback loops by ensuring data visualization and dashboards inform regular reflection and decision-making.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of evaluations, needs assessments, and operational research, ensuring HIS tools are optimized for efficient data collection and analysis.
Capacity Building & Technical Assistance
• Assess training needs and develop tailored capacity-building plans for Seed teams and partners.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs), training modules, job aids, and user manuals to promote sustainable and effective system use.
• Conduct hands-on training, coaching, and mentorship on HIS platforms (e.g., DHIS2, EMRs, Power BI), data quality assurance, and data use for decision-making.
• Provide ongoing remote and in-person technical assistance, troubleshooting, and refresher training to reinforce skills and address system challenges.
• Work with partner Ministries of Health, academic institutions, health facilities, to strengthen their capacity to manage, interpret, and use data to improve education, service delivery, and patient outcomes.
External Collaboration & Engagement
• Collaborate with ministries of health, academic institutions, and digital health stakeholders.
• Represent Seed in technical working groups and global HIS communities.
• Stay updated on the global best practices in HIS and integrate innovations into Seed’s systems.
Qualifications and Experience
• Master’s degree in public health, health informatics, epidemiology, statistics, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in health information systems, MEL, or digital health in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Demonstrated expertise in DHIS2 configuration and administration.
• Certificate or demonstrated expertise in HIS and MEL frameworks, with experience in performance indicator measurement monitoring systems, and adaptive management
• Experience working with health system stakeholders to align HIS with service delivery or educational goals, and support adaptive management, QI initiatives, or strategic learning processes, ideally within health programming contexts.
• Proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., DHIS2, Power BI, Excel, R, Stata, Tableau, or similar), with working knowledge of EMRs such as OpenMRS and mobile data platforms like CommCare.
• Experience leading the development and implementation of SOPs and frameworks for data governance
• Experience training and supervising users on data use, system maintenance, data handling best practices, as well as developing standalone training guides and SOPs.
• Experience supporting evaluations, assessments, or research initiatives.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and cross-cultural collaboration skills.
• Experience working on cross functional teams, with internal teams and diversity of stakeholders
• Commitment to Seed’s mission and values.
Working Conditions
• Will be based in one of the Seed program country offices.
• Will be based in an office environment.
• Will be required to sit/stand for up to eight hours or more daily.
• Up to 20% travel may be required domestically and internationally.
System Strategy, Design, & Implementation • Lead technical design, configuration, and implementation of digital health systems, especially DHIS2, EMRs, Power BI, and related platforms, from concept to rollout • Design, configure, and manage the underlying system architecture, metadata standards, and workflows, working closely with country MEL managers and aligned with Seed's objectives and global standards • Develop and oversee HIS governance structures and sustainability plans to ensure long- term system functionality and country ownership. • Design and manage the underlying system architecture, metadata standards, and data workflows to ensure accurate, efficient data capture, integration, and reporting. • Collaborate with Seed teams and partners to identify and implement additional use cases for the HIS, including quality improvement (QI), digital maturity planning, and local decision-making at facility, district, or academic levels. Data Quality, Analytics, & Visualization • Establish and maintain robust data quality assurance protocols, including regular validation and review processes for accurate, complete, and timely data. • Develop and maintain dashboards and analytics tools to support accessible and actionable data visualization tailored to different user needs (e.g., Seed teams, facility- level, programmatic, national) • Conduct data cleaning, integration, and advanced analysis to strengthen the reliability and comparability of program data across contexts • Collaborate on the development and dissemination of knowledge products and learning reports. Reporting, Learning & Adaptive Data Use • Collaborate with MEL and program teams to ensure health information systems are fully aligned with Seed’s MEL framework and learning agenda. • Translate data and insights from HIS into clear, accessible visual and narrative products for various communication & reporting needs, timely donor reporting, updates to websites, internal portals, and presentations. • Configure HIS platforms to support regular data review meetings, insights for strategic learning questions, and real-time adaptive program management. • Facilitate continuous feedback loops by ensuring data visualization and dashboards inform regular reflection and decision-making. • Contribute to the design and implementation of evaluations, needs assessments, and operational research, ensuring HIS tools are optimized for efficient data collection and analysis. Capacity Building & Technical Assistance • Assess training needs and develop tailored capacity-building plans for Seed teams and partners. • Develop and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs), training modules, job aids, and user manuals to promote sustainable and effective system use. • Conduct hands-on training, coaching, and mentorship on HIS platforms (e.g., DHIS2, EMRs, Power BI), data quality assurance, and data use for decision-making. • Provide ongoing remote and in-person technical assistance, troubleshooting, and refresher training to reinforce skills and address system challenges. • Work with partner Ministries of Health, academic institutions, health facilities, to strengthen their capacity to manage, interpret, and use data to improve education, service delivery, and patient outcomes. External Collaboration & Engagement • Collaborate with ministries of health, academic institutions, and digital health stakeholders. • Represent Seed in technical working groups and global HIS communities. • Stay updated on the global best practices in HIS and integrate innovations into Seed’s systems.
Master’s degree in public health, health informatics, epidemiology, statistics, or a related field. • At least 5 years of experience in health information systems, MEL, or digital health in Sub-Saharan Africa. • Demonstrated expertise in DHIS2 configuration and administration. • Certificate or demonstrated expertise in HIS and MEL frameworks, with experience in performance indicator measurement monitoring systems, and adaptive management • Experience working with health system stakeholders to align HIS with service delivery or educational goals, and support adaptive management, QI initiatives, or strategic learning processes, ideally within health programming contexts. • Proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., DHIS2, Power BI, Excel, R, Stata, Tableau, or similar), with working knowledge of EMRs such as OpenMRS and mobile data platforms like CommCare. • Experience leading the development and implementation of SOPs and frameworks for data governance • Experience training and supervising users on data use, system maintenance, data handling best practices, as well as developing standalone training guides and SOPs. • Experience supporting evaluations, assessments, or research initiatives. • Excellent communication, problem-solving, and cross-cultural collaboration skills. • Experience working on cross functional teams, with internal teams and diversity of stakeholders • Commitment to Seed’s mission and values.
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Vacancy title:
Health Information System Specialist
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Healthcare, Category: Healthcare]
Jobs at:
Seed Global Health
Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, April 30 2025
Duty Station:
kampala | Kampala | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, April 22 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
This role requires strong expertise broadly in health informatics and MEL, with a focus on system configuration, data quality assurance, and analytics. This role will support Seed and its partners in building robust systems that enable effective data collection, visualization, interpretation, and use it to improve care delivery, inform policy, and strengthening more resilient health systems.
Reporting to the MEL Director, this position will work closely with the global and country MEL team, program and clinical staff, as well as other key functions across the organization to support integrated, data-driven decision-making and system strengthening.
Duties and Responsibilities:
System Strategy, Design, & Implementation
• Lead technical design, configuration, and implementation of digital health systems, especially DHIS2, EMRs, Power BI, and related platforms, from concept to rollout
• Design, configure, and manage the underlying system architecture, metadata standards, and workflows, working closely with country MEL managers and aligned with Seed's objectives and global standards
• Develop and oversee HIS governance structures and sustainability plans to ensure long- term system functionality and country ownership.
• Design and manage the underlying system architecture, metadata standards, and data workflows to ensure accurate, efficient data capture, integration, and reporting.
• Collaborate with Seed teams and partners to identify and implement additional use cases for the HIS, including quality improvement (QI), digital maturity planning, and local decision-making at facility, district, or academic levels.
Data Quality, Analytics, & Visualization
• Establish and maintain robust data quality assurance protocols, including regular validation and review processes for accurate, complete, and timely data.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and analytics tools to support accessible and actionable data visualization tailored to different user needs (e.g., Seed teams, facility- level, programmatic, national)
• Conduct data cleaning, integration, and advanced analysis to strengthen the reliability and comparability of program data across contexts
• Collaborate on the development and dissemination of knowledge products and learning reports.
Reporting, Learning & Adaptive Data Use
• Collaborate with MEL and program teams to ensure health information systems are fully aligned with Seed’s MEL framework and learning agenda.
• Translate data and insights from HIS into clear, accessible visual and narrative products for various communication & reporting needs, timely donor reporting, updates to websites, internal portals, and presentations.
• Configure HIS platforms to support regular data review meetings, insights for strategic learning questions, and real-time adaptive program management.
• Facilitate continuous feedback loops by ensuring data visualization and dashboards inform regular reflection and decision-making.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of evaluations, needs assessments, and operational research, ensuring HIS tools are optimized for efficient data collection and analysis.
Capacity Building & Technical Assistance
• Assess training needs and develop tailored capacity-building plans for Seed teams and partners.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs), training modules, job aids, and user manuals to promote sustainable and effective system use.
• Conduct hands-on training, coaching, and mentorship on HIS platforms (e.g., DHIS2, EMRs, Power BI), data quality assurance, and data use for decision-making.
• Provide ongoing remote and in-person technical assistance, troubleshooting, and refresher training to reinforce skills and address system challenges.
• Work with partner Ministries of Health, academic institutions, health facilities, to strengthen their capacity to manage, interpret, and use data to improve education, service delivery, and patient outcomes.
External Collaboration & Engagement
• Collaborate with ministries of health, academic institutions, and digital health stakeholders.
• Represent Seed in technical working groups and global HIS communities.
• Stay updated on the global best practices in HIS and integrate innovations into Seed’s systems.
Qualifications and Experience
• Master’s degree in public health, health informatics, epidemiology, statistics, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in health information systems, MEL, or digital health in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Demonstrated expertise in DHIS2 configuration and administration.
• Certificate or demonstrated expertise in HIS and MEL frameworks, with experience in performance indicator measurement monitoring systems, and adaptive management
• Experience working with health system stakeholders to align HIS with service delivery or educational goals, and support adaptive management, QI initiatives, or strategic learning processes, ideally within health programming contexts.
• Proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., DHIS2, Power BI, Excel, R, Stata, Tableau, or similar), with working knowledge of EMRs such as OpenMRS and mobile data platforms like CommCare.
• Experience leading the development and implementation of SOPs and frameworks for data governance
• Experience training and supervising users on data use, system maintenance, data handling best practices, as well as developing standalone training guides and SOPs.
• Experience supporting evaluations, assessments, or research initiatives.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and cross-cultural collaboration skills.
• Experience working on cross functional teams, with internal teams and diversity of stakeholders
• Commitment to Seed’s mission and values.
Working Conditions
• Will be based in one of the Seed program country offices.
• Will be based in an office environment.
• Will be required to sit/stand for up to eight hours or more daily.
• Up to 20% travel may be required domestically and internationally.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: postgraduate degree
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