Provincial Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Officers(8 Posts)
Date Posted: Friday,31 January 2014
Industry: Government & Local Government
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Provincial Medical Directorate(Various)
Job Summary
- Provincial Epidemiology and Disease Control Officer (PEDCO) with functional reporting to the Deputy Director ICT and deputy Director NHIS
Position Overview:
The Provincial ICT Officer will be key member of the Ministry of Health and Child Care IT team and is expected to provide wide-ranging IT support to the Ministry of Health and Child Care and its programs. S/he will work primarily to support planning, designing, developing and maintaining networking, hardware and software applications to support implementation of Health Information Management Systems in clinical and public health settings.
Specifically:
- Provide day-to-day support for installation, troubleshooting and maintenance of various ICT software programs/applications
- Provide day to day support for all ICT equipment such as network equipment, servers, computers, tablets and mobile phones including installation, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs.
- Design and implement ICT quality and security systems.
- In conjuction with national office plan, design, develop and maintain software
applications to support implementation of Health Management Information Systems
and other MOHCC ICT Systems. - Plan, build, maintain and upgrade existing and new MOHCC ICT Systems
- Provide Technical assistance and training to the system end users including:
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- Supporting site training and roll-out of systems
- Providing training to the staff members on the use of any new ICT programmes or applications
- Supporting development for user guides on information systems for use by other non ICT staff
- Work with the MoHCC to assess opportunities for future related ICT interventions
- Other Duties as assigned.
Requirements
Required Qualifications and experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent
- At least 4 years’ experience in system development, networking or server setup,
- 1-2 years’ experience providing comprehensive technical support to users of computer software.
- Ability to model and represent systems effectively and creatively.
- Knowledge and experience in using different development frameworks such as spring mvc, hibernate, struts,query.
- Knowledge and experience in developing a range of technologies such as java, PHP, VB.net, MS Access, MS SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Android
- Knowledge of the theory, principles and practices of systems and applications programming
- Knowledge and experience in setting up computer networks (WAN/LAN) and server setup and maintenance.
- Ability to set and meet time-lines and deadlines
- Fluent in English (excellent oral and written skills)
- Strong communication skills, with experience conducting trainings and delivering presentations on complex information to sizable groups.
- Willingness to travel frequently and at short notice
Preferred attributes:
- Experience in designing, modifying, or customizing and implementing networking, hardware and software systems.
- Entrepreneurial mindset, including ability to work independently, self-motivate, and propose and implement new initiatives,
- Ability to think strategically, handle ambiguity, and problem solving in a fast-paced, limited-structure environment
- Ability to be effective in high-pressure, situations, handle multiple tasks simultaneously, and set priorities.
- Understanding of the Health information systems
Interested applicants please submit application letter, complete resume, and contactable references no later than 7th February, 2014 to:
The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Health and Child Care
P.Box CY 1122
Causeway, Harare
or Email: humanresourcesestab[at]gmail.com
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