NPHL Systems Specialist and Administrator

Duties and Responsibilities

Day to day administration of applications and data servers on Linux and Windows environments.
Technical data systems assistance related to the Ministry of Health programs and partners in areas relating to NPHL.
Continuous support and capacity building of staff on ICT and management of the help desk.
Continuous systems improvement and provide support and automation of laboratory services.
Administration and maintenance of database management systems and data warehouse
Support, configure, maintain and upgrade NPHL networks and in house servers
Install and maintain network hardware and software
Ensure network security and connectivity
Monitor network performance (availability, utilization, throughput and latency)
Set up user accounts, permissions and passwords for NPHL staff
Development and implementation of NPHL network policies and procedures
Vendor and inventory management for ICT procurements and equipment
Vendor and inventory management for ICT procurements and equipment
Technical support and implementation of Laboratory Information Systems at NPHL and other county facilities
Maintenance of the organization communication services including corporate website and email, VoIP and Video Conferencing
Technical data and systems assistance to related Ministry of Health programs and
partners in areas relating to NPHL
Continuous support and capacity building of staff on ICT and management of the help desk.
Continuous systems improvement projects on support and automation of laboratory services.
Performing any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Skills and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology. A Master’s degree will be a definite plus.
Formal training or certification on Project Management
At least 5 years experience in the following:

Planning, implementation and management of Health Information Systems projects
Implementing and support for Laboratory information systems Labware LIMS in referral & public health facilities
Integrating networks and Information systems HIS, LIS, including EMR, DHIS
Designing mobile data collection tools and hosting environments for DHIS2 and ODK
Data mining and warehousing from different sources /database ETL
Software development using ASP.NET, MS SQL Server and Dev Express 3rd party visualization tools
Coordinating National Information System projects with other MoH departments, county and local implementing partners.
Developing requirement specifications for Information Systems at national and county level
Development of curriculum and training super users on Labware (LIMS)