Senior Associate Health Information Exchange at APIN Public Health Initiatives Limited / Gte

APIN Public Health Initiatives Limited/Gte, formerly known as AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria is a non-governmental organization registered with the Nigerian Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). APIN has built a strong partnership with the Nigerian Government, which is memorialized through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Planning Commission. APIN is a leading Nigerian organization in the provision of prevention, care and treatment services to patients with HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis; Malaria; Reproductive Health; Family Planning; Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, and other non-communicable diseases of public health significance.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Associate Health Information Exchange

Job ID: api-63364
Location: Abuja (FCT)
Department: Strategic Information

Position Summary

• PHIS3 seeks a Senior Associate Health Information Exchange to support Health Informatics activities.
• The Health Information Exchange Officer will also be involved in the management, enhancement, development, and deployment of the Laboratory Information Management systems (LIMS).
• S/He will provide technical assistance to the project team to scale up of interoperability of health information systems at all levels of the health system.
• Snr Associate Health Information Exchange reports directly to the Health Information Exchange Advisor in activity implementation and management.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistant to ensure the implementation, adaptation, and improvement of national interoperable electronic HIS platforms, to capture, store and transmit patient-level or service-based data
• Participate in the development and enhancement of data use and data visualization on the assigned HIS platform.
• Participate in the development and maintenance of Laboratory Information Management systems (LIMS), and interoperability across various Health systems.
• Participate in the development and routinely updating all processes, standard operating procedures and documents for software management for the organization
• Participate in the design, implementation, testing, and launching of HIS Solutions by the organization
• Attend designated meetings and make technical presentations in relation to cross-cutting issues at different levels (Team lead meetings, general staff meetings) and with external stakeholders (GON, meetings with Implementing Partners meetings)

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of B.Sc in IT, Computing, Computer Engineering and any other relevant areas.
• At least 3 years of experience in health informatics.
• Proficient in Java, ASP.NET MVC (Comprehensive understanding with at least 3 years commercial experience of web technologies on the .NET platform), Typescript, Software Design, Database design, UML design, Software Development Lifecycle.
• Knowledge of one or more software development methodologies
• Experience working with health sector information systems is preferred
• Experience with business process analysis, workflow, requirements specification development, and data modeling.
• Strong knowledge and experience with data extract, transform, and load (ETL) principles, methods, and technology, and the use of application programming interfaces (APIs) for electronic data transfer.
• Experience with software quality assurance and software development methodologies.
• Experience working on a team in a developing country to create interoperability among information systems, including the use of unique patient identifiers across systems, is desired.
• Strong written and oral communication skills for high-level policy audiences (writing examples may be required).
• Excellent coordination and information management skills.
• The ability to work well under pressure; skilled at change management, crisis management, and problem-solving.
• Demonstrated knowledge of strategic planning methodology and documentation processes.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with users and various stakeholders (local and international); developed cultural awareness and innovation sense

Application Closing Date
24th September, 2021.