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Jobs
in Tanzania 2019: New Job at The Global
Health Supply Chain Program Technical Assistance – Tanzania (GHSC TA-TZ)
Project, Business Analyst | Deadline: 05th April, 2019
AJIRA TANZANIA 2019 / NAFASI ZA KAZI 2019
Position: Business Analyst
OVERVIEW:
The
Global Health Supply Chain Program Technical Assistance – Tanzania
(GHSC TA-TZ) project, supported by the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID), provides expert technical assistance
to Tanzania to strengthen country supply chain systems across all health
elements, e.g., malaria, family planning (FP), HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis
(TB) and maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH), and essential
medicines. In coordination with in-country and development partners,
GHSC TA-TZ assists Government of Tanzania (GoT) by providing strategic
planning and implementation assistance; improving the delivery of health
commodities to service sites; providing capacity building support to
broaden stakeholders’ understanding and engagement of the supply chain
system; and strengthening enabling environments to improve supply chain
performance.
JOB SUMMARY:
The Business Analyst will
work under the technical guidance of the Management Information Systems
(MIS) Team Lead, and will focus on facilitating all business
architecture activities for the electronic logistics management
information systems (eLMIS), and coordinating functional requirements
for development and integration. S/he will work with in country
stakeholders including the President’s Office of Regional Administration
and Local Government (PO-RALG) and the Ministry of Health, Community
Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MOHCDGEC) to build consensus
on business architecture decisions, where appropriate. This position
will be based in Dar es Salaam, with occasional travel.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Support the development of user requirements, including business process mapping and use case development or required system specifications
- Monitor the log of bug, enhancement, and wish list in the JIRA/confluence wiki; prioritize backlog in consultation with MIS team and key counterparts
- Periodically convene eLMIS (and related systems) subject matter experts on to gather and analyze user requirements, articulate objectives for requirements and document
- Facilitate government counterpart(s) involvement and active participation in the OpenLMIS community for new features and latest release/versions of OpenLMIS v3.x for alignment.
- Develop test plans and schedules for any system changes, in collaboration with software developers and the MIS team
- Maintain and manage relevant documentation for MIS, including technical documentation, user manuals, and related training curriculum
- Conduct trainings for users, as required
- Proactively identify and implement ways to improve eLMIS functionality and use, conducting regular reviews of performance
- Participate in in-country system linkages in areas of synergies for health facility level systems like GoTHOMIS, EMR and available registries like Health Facility Registry – HFR through the established Health Information Exchange platform(s)
- Work closely with software developers, advisors and clients/end users to ensure technical compatibility and user satisfaction
- Ensure BA assigned workplan activities are completed on time and of high quality
- Serve as a technical resource for project staff on MIS activities, and support other MIS activities as needed.
- Prepare presentations, participate and/or represent the project in stakeholder meetings.
- Complete and submit in a timely fashion written technical and trip reports.
- Perform other duties as assigned
NEW TANZANIAN JOBS OPPORUNITIES 2019 (1,370+ POSTS)
QUALIFICATIONS:
Applicants for this position should be Tanzanian nationals or lawful residents who possess the following minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Health Information, Business Management, or related field. Advanced degree preferred.
- At least 4 years of practical experience in eLMIS, DHIS2, HMIS, and/ or related systems
- Experience working with MOHCDGEC, health programs and knowledge of the larger HIS ecosystem in Tanzania
- Experience with MIS technical documentation and user manuals
- Experience conducting training
- Familiarity with software development methodologies
- Experience in Ul mock-up tool such as Visio, Lucidchart or Gliffy
- Strong analytic and problem-solving skills
- Proven communications and writing skills in English
- Ability to work in a dynamic team-oriented environment but self-managing of own time
- Ability to interact with and assist a wide range of end users
- Ability to work independently, take responsibility, and follow-through on assignments
- Experience with USAID-funded projects preferred.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are invited to send their cover letters, Curriculum Vitae with names and contact details of 3 work related references, enclosing certificate copies of relevant education and training.
Submission may be sent to – ghsc.recruitmenttz@gmail.com by 05th April 2019.
Only candidates meeting the minimum requirements will be contacted. If you have not heard from us within two weeks after the closing date, kindly assume that your application was not successful.
GHSC is an equal opportunity employer.
