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WEB DEVELOPER |
jhpiego |
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Posted 2018-10-05 02:28:44
Jhpiego is an international, non-profit
health organization affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University. For 40 years
in East and Southern Africa, Jhpiego has empowered front-line health workers by
designing and implementing effective, low-cost, hands-on solutions that
strengthen the delivery of health care services, following the
household-to-hospital continuum of care. Jhpiego partners with organizations
from the community to the national levels, building sustainable, local capacity
through advocacy, policy development, human resources for health and quality
and performance improvement approaches. For further information about Jhpiego,
please visit our website at www.jhpiego.org.
Jhpiego invites applications
under The Health Workforce for the 21st Century (HW21) project.
HW 21 implements country level
activities to accelerate progress towards addressing key human resources for
health (HRH) systems barriers to sustainably achieving President’s Emergency
Fund for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) 95-95-95 goals. HW21 provides support through
technical and implementation assistance and generation of information through
implementation research and analysis, including active sharing of results in
order to inform program implementation. HW21 examines novel interventions and
technologies such as HRH modeling more efficient HRIS development and efficient
remote mentorship. In Zambia, HW21 will provide support to the Ministry of
Health (MOH), Health Professions Council of Zambia and the General Nursing
Council of Zambia (GNCZ) to improve HRH management and increasing capacity of
health care workers (HCW) to deliver quality services.
WEB DEVELOPER
Position Overview the Web
Developer will oversee the management and use of web based applications of
HRISs used by the Health Regulatory body (GNCZ) as supported by HW21. He/She
will be responsive to continued development and needs arising as the HRISs are
implemented and expanded. He/she may be called upon to help support utility of
other web based HRIS development within the health sector. The position will
work closely with HW21 and the councils’ leadership to design and update web
applications in response to needs of the councils’ business processes.
Responsibilities
Technical Skills
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Manage ongoing operations and
backups of councils’ websites and web applications.
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Develop and support a suite of
web applications for the two councils’ databases
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Link web application to relevant
professional systems.
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Train users on updates in system
as necessary
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Develop and implement plan to
transfer knowledge and skills for web management to council staff.
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Maintenance and improvement of
existing web applications and web sites including identifying and addressing
issues reported
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Addition of new features /
modules to the web applications
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Update database to support web
applications and web sites
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Integrating existing web
applications to other on/off premise systems.
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Work closely with other HW21 and
HRIS team members
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Develop and maintain quality
system documentation
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Document test plans and test
procedures
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Work with team members to develop
and update user manuals
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Define web development activities
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Risk management: software
development and in the context of web applications
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Manage change control processes
for system websites.
Qualifications
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Degree in Information Systems (or
equivalent) preferably minimum BSc in Computer Science from a recognized
University with at least 2 years’ experience developing and maintaining web
applications and web sites OR Advanced Diploma in Information Systems, Computer
Science plus 6-8 years’ experience in developing and maintaining web
applications and web sites.
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Recent direct experience support
in web development to HRIS of the General Nursing Council of Zambia and/or the
Health Professions Council of Zambia is an added advantage.
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Prior training on web development
as it pertains to the development for the HRISs for the aforementioned councils
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Must have knowledge and
experience in designing and building web applications and use of technologies
such as Apache, MySQL and PHP.
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Must have working knowledge of
web scripting and design principles – CSS, XHTML, and JavaScript/Java/AJAX.
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Some experience with module/theme
development with a CMS like Joomla, Drupal or WordPress
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Proficiency in at least one
structured programming language such as Java, C#
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Must have clear understanding of
database management systems such as SQL Server and MySQL
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Good analytical and report
writing skills
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Must be proactive and innovative
keeping abreast with technological advancements
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Must be a team player, flexible
and professional who is customer focused
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Ability to work in a complex
environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to
perform
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Ability to work independently
with minimal supervision
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Must be a team leader/member with
diverse team of partners and counterparts
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Excellent interpersonal and
communication skills (oral, written and presentation)
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Excellent computer skills and
experience working with Microsoft Office applications
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English fluency (verbal and
written) required
To apply, please send your
application letter and curriculum vitae with three traceable references to the
Human Resources Manager: Zambiajobs@Jhpiego.org
Closing date is 16th October,
2018
Zambia Office
8 Ngumbo Road, Long Acres
P.O. Box 36873 Lusaka, Zambia
Tel: +260-21-1256255 / 6 / 7
Fax: +260-21-1253314