3 Position – ICT Officer Jobs at Amref Health Africa in Tanzania is a non-profit public health organization supporting the Government of Tanzania to address public health issues including maternal and child health, HIV, TB, Malaria, and Nutrition in Tanzania 1987. Amref Health Africa in Tanzania is funded by The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through CDC Tanzania, to execute a robust HIV care and treatment clinical cascade project aiming to accelerate the achievement of the current 95-95-95 goals and the HIV epidemic control in Tanzania.
ICT Officer Jobs at Amref Health Africa in Tanzania
Branded as Afya Thabiti, this new project will be implemented in Mara, Smiyu, and Zanzibar from October 2023 covering facility and community-based prevention (including VMMC), care, and treatment services. Afya Thabiti will work in collaboration and with guidance from the Tanzania Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly, and Children, Zanzibar Ministry of Health, and President’s Office Regions Authority and Local Government (PORALG). That said, Amref Health Africa -Tanzania is announcing the following vacancies to be filled soon:
| Position Title | ICT Officer (3) |
| Work Station | Dar (1), Simiyu (1), Mara (1) |
| Reports to | Regional Project Manager |
Job Summary:
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Support Amref Offices, Facilities, and the RHMTs on keeping the Health Information Systems functional and Up To Date to enhance the project’s data management and reporting. He will work closely with the Strategic Information Director in strengthening Health Information Systems across the supported region
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Review current CTC databases and present ideas for system improvements to ensure their strong functionality and optimization
- Work with the software development team to review new and existing code and/or perform unit testing
- Oversee and support the importation of the Biometric Scanning Program
- Install and configure computer network, computer hardware operating systems, and applications correctly and within agreed timescales and standards
- Monitor and repair malfunctioning peripherals, computer systems, and networks
- Troubleshoot system and network problems, diagnosing and solving hardware or software faults in the most efficient way possible
- Provide support, including procedural documentation and relevant reports
- Record accurately and prioritize support requests, outcomes, and time taken in the ICT Service Desk portal
- Maintain an inventory of ICT hardware and software
- Perform preventive maintenance duties on items of ICT hardware, including the cleaning of equipment.
- Prepare training manuals and provide training sessions as required
Qualifications, Experience & Skills Required
- Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Health Information Systems.
- Experience: 4 + years in information technology
- Good understanding of CTC databases
- A working knowledge of web technologies, such as HTML, PHP, CSS, and Javascript, as well as traditional programs like Java, Visual Basic, .NET, etc.
- A working knowledge of computer hardware, current Microsoft Windows Desktop, Server, and Network Operating
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
HOW TO APPLY:-
If you are AMREF Tanzania Staff and meet the criteria given above and are interested in the vacancies, please send an application letter and CV combined as one document indicating your present job position, daytime telephone contact, and names and addresses of three referees. Amref will conduct interviews at Tanga, Mara, Simiyu, and Dar es Salaam Offices to select qualified candidates.
To be considered, your application must be received by 16.30 Hours on August 18, 2023. Please mention the job title/vacancy name or use the job title as the subject line when applying for this position, failure to do that your application may not be retrieved. All correspondences should be directed to: Email: [email protected]. Direct application through mail or hand delivery will not be accepted.
Amref Health Africa is an equal opportunity employer and has a nonsmoking environment policy “Amref Health Africa is committed to the principles of safeguarding in workplace and will not tolerate any form of abuse, wherever it occurs or whoever is responsible”
Any Applicant attempting or communicating to the Amref Health Africa Management or Staff through phone calls, sms, text emails and other means will automatically be disqualified from this opportunity. All communications should be channeled to the provided official correspondence email above. Amref health Africa –Tanzania regrets that only short-listed candidates will be