Assistant Technical Officer, Health Informatics at FHI 360

Requisition: 2020200918
Supervisor: Senior Technical Advisor (SI)

Basic Functions

• Assistant Technical Officer - Health Informatics under the supervision of the Senior Technical Advisor (SI), will be responsible for the development and implementation of the EpiC project LAMIS.
• The Technical Assistant will work with others at headquarter, state offices and community-based organizations to ensure that the project electronic medical record (EMR) are appropriate and meet the donor and project’s needs.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy LAMIS with KP components that include all relevant summary forms and ensure optimal functioning of the system across service delivery points
• Onboard the project LAMIS on the National Data repository (NDR) according to the donor requirement
• Work with local KP groups (CBOs), HQ and state-level staff to provide support and guidance on project’s electronic medical record systems and to ensure compliance with USAID and Government of Nigeria reporting requirements.
• Provide support to CBOs in the states, including interacting with site Program Managers and M&E focal points to ensure these parties understand and can support EMR timely reporting requirements.
• Provide direct technical assistance and capacity building in the implementation of LAMIS to the CBOs and state staff
• Conduct routine monitoring visits to project sites, including the conduct of data quality assessments (DQAs), assist in the preparation of weekly and monthly reports, and provide supportive supervision.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Health Informatics or other relevant field with 1-3 years’ experience in software development.
• Experience in LAMIS development and deployment
• Knowledge of health and development programs in developing countries in general and Nigeria specifically.

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Previous experience working on LAMIS Previous experience on writing computer programs
• Familiarity with KP programing and indicators
• Previous experience in technical capacity building; ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, consultants and recipients of assistance.
• Ability to work collaboratively, productively and sensitively within a multidiscipline, multicultural and multigender environment.
• Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervision.
• High degree of proficiency in written and spoken English communication.
• Well-developed computer skills.
• Ability to travel a minimum of 50%.