🇸🇱 Job Vacancies @ Jhpiego – 4 Positions

Jhpiego is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Senior Technical Officer
2.) Finance Manager
3.) Senior Software Engineer (Supply Chain Dashboard)
4.) Senior Software Engineer (Digital Data Collection and Transmission System)

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Senior Technical Officer

Vacancy Announcement 

Internal/External 

Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University. For 40 years  and in over 155 countries, Jhpiego Corporation has been providing technical support to the Ministries of Health in  partner countries across the globe for the past 40 years in a variety of technical areas including cervical cancer treatment  and prevention, community health, HIV and AIDS, maternal and newborn health, health workforce capacity  development (both Pre-service and in-service), family planning, malaria, and IPC/WASH.

The Global Reach II project is a five-year global HRSA-funded project, which started in October 2021. It employs an  iterative approach based on a country’s needs, informed by clients and beneficiaries, targeting high-priority  populations and low-coverage and poor-performing areas to achieve HIV epidemic control. In Sierra Leone, Global Reach  II works with the government and builds local capacity to identify and implement proven solutions where they exist and  develop innovative solutions to overcome persistent barriers that affect HIV services. Global Reach II will develop the  capacity of the interdisciplinary health workforce to provide quality, client-centered care, ensuring that individuals will  be informed and empowered to access services, receive high-quality care, adhere to treatment, and remain in care,  ultimately contributing to the achievement of HIV epidemic control in Sierra Leone.

The following vacant position is available for immediate filling:

Senior Technical Officer (1 position) 

Job Location: Western Area Urban 

Reports to: Technical Advisor/Team Lead Freetown. 

Position Overview:  

The Senior (Sr.) Technical Officer in collaboration with the Technical Advisors (Tas), will provide strategic oversight and  technical support in the implementation and expansion of integrated quality HIV services to both the general and key  populations (KPs) at program-supported health facilities and drop-in centers (DICs). One (1) Sr Technical Officer position  will be KP focused will closely with the KP Technical Advisor on KP-friendly programming.

The Sr Technical Officer positions will provide strategic support, oversight, and technical assistance to the implementation  of comprehensive facility-based HIV services including PrEP, HTS (including index testing and HIVST), Care and  Treatment and linkage to care. They will also provide strategic support to DICs, and health facilities conduct specific mobile  and outreach services and services targeting populations (e.g., KPs, men). S/he will work closely with the technical officers

to directly support health facility staff and volunteers at the site and DIC level and contribute to the improvement of access  and quality of HIV services including the optimization of HTS, referrals/linkages with HIV/AIDS care and treatment,  other services (including lab) and the implementation of QI approaches. S/he will provide mentorship and support to  health facility staff and volunteers at health facilities and DICs in the provision of HIV prevention (including PrEP)  optimized HTS (including HIVST and index testing), adherence counseling, TB screening and prevention, laboratory  services, other health screening and referrals and QI/QA activities.

The position will work with Technical Officers and Advisors to identify capacity and skills gaps and implement targeted  on-the-job trainings and mentorship for the provision of comprehensive and high-quality HIV, and KP-friendly services.  S/he will, in collaboration with the health facility and DIC staff, provide oversight and mentorship to the project Technical Officers alongside the volunteers at the health facility and DIC that are supporting demand creation for services, linkages  to care, partner tracing, loss to follow up and peer support. S/he will also collaborate with other organizations and the  communities to support HIV services across the continuum of care.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Supports Technical Officers and health facility and drop-in center staff in the coordination, supervision and provision  of optimized HTS (HIVST and index testing), HIV prevention (including PrEP), linkages to/and care and treatment  support, TB and other health services at health facilities.
• Mentors and trains Technical Officers, health facility staff and volunteers on comprehensive and quality HIV services  across the continuum of care and the clinical management of people living with HIV, integrated TB screening and  prevention, and counseling provided at health facilities and outreach sites
• Ensures all clinical procedures at health facilities and outreaches follow national guidelines and protocols developed  by the NACP and meet PEPFAR minimum requirements.
• Provides ongoing coaching, mentoring, and hands-on supervision to technical officers, health facility staff, and  volunteers
• Develops patient flow, and protocols and supports site-level standard operating procedures for comprehensive HIV  services
• Ensures linkages of newly diagnosed clients to care, in collaboration with health facility staff and volunteers,  • Supports health facility and drop-in center staff to conduct weekly data review meetings and determines pivots or adjustments to implementation, in collaboration with the SI officers and SI assistants,
• Provide logistic support and oversight of laboratory sample transport and commodities and supplies for HIV services • Provides technical assistance and participates in supportive supervision of clinical staff to ensure quality health care  delivery; supports the DHMTs to do the same in select sites
• Trains counselors and volunteers in HIV, HIVST, PrEP, community, and adherence counseling, patient advocacy, case  management, and partner tracing
• Contributes to monthly, quarterly, and annual reports with progress as per donor requirements. • Participates in various learning activities
• Performs other tasks as required by the project

Knowledge, Skills, and Experiences: 

• Robust clinical experience in HIV/AIDS testing and counseling, care and treatment
• Experience in KP-focused clinical services is a plus
• Excellent written, presentation, communication, and organizational skills in English
• Demonstrated experience in clinical training and mentoring
• Ability to liaise with DHMTs and representatives of stakeholders
• Demonstrated in-depth understanding of Sierra Leone’s healthcare system, particularly the public health system, experience living and working in Sierra Leone preferred
• Ability to travel nationally up to 50% of the time.

Required Qualifications: 

• Medical Doctor, Pharmacist, Clinical Officer, or holder of a nursing degree
• Holder of an advanced degree in Public Health or epidemiology will be an added advantage
• • At least 5 years of demonstrated experience working in HIV prevention and treatment

Qualified persons are required to send their Curriculum Vitae (CV) and application letter to:  [email protected]

Deadline for the submission of applications: 29th August, 2024. Please note that given the likely high volume of  applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

2.) Finance Manager

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL  

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT 

Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization affiliated with The Johns Hopkins  University. For 40 years and in over 155 countries, Jhpiego has worked to prevent the needless  deaths of women and their families.

Jhpiego Corporation has been providing technical support to the Ministries of Health in partner  countries across the globe for the past 40 years in a variety of technical areas including cervical  cancer treatment and prevention, community health, HIV and AIDS, maternal and newborn  health, health workforce capacity development (both pre-service and in-service), family  planning, malaria, and IPC/WASH.

We are currently looking for suitable individuals to fill the following positions:

Position: Finance Manager (1 position) 

Reports to: Director of Finance and Operations 

Supervises: Senior Finance Officer 

Job Location: Freetown 

Job Overview: 

The Finance Manager (FM) reports to the Director of Finance and Operations and will be  responsible for providing the financial management for Jhpiego projects as assigned and  managed. The FM will oversee all local financial and contractual aspects of Jhpiego projects in  Sierra Leone and work closely with project staff to ensure accurate financial and contractual  reporting of the project. The FM will ensure that the financial reports are compatible with  standard accounting practices and follow Jhpiego and USAID rules and regulations. The FM will  be responsible for ensuring cost consciousness, efficient spending and for implementing and  maintaining an on-site financial accounting and book-keeping system required to assure the  integrity and effective performance of project financial operations.

Duties and Responsibilities 

Key Financial and Managerial responsibilities: 

• Financial planning, budgeting, and reporting for Jhpiego active projects in Sierra Leone. • Provide guidance to the program teams regarding the financial requirements of the  projects and office operations.
• Maintains and administers project financial accounting system.
• Implements and oversees a detailed financial reporting and reimbursement process in  accordance with Jhpiego’s established financial system.
• Review and approve the monthly financial report by using adapted finance software  (QuickBooks) and ensures accuracy and timely submission to HQ.
• Uses various software applications such as spreadsheets, relational databases, statistical  packages, and graphic packages to assemble, analyze, and format data and/or reports  • Ensures financial management systems provide accurate, current, and complete  disclosure of financial transactions
• Closely monitors cash flow and assures budgets are followed so spending is on track • Implements and guide staff on policies and procedures and leads training, as needed • Reviews disbursements and payroll for authenticity and accuracy
• Oversees the financial reporting process to donors

Budget Management 

• Prepare accurate budgets, track expenses, and ensure that required financial controls and  cost-performance monitoring mechanisms are in place and adhered to: prevent over or  under-expenditure of budgets, ensure proper safeguards of funds, and ensure compliance  with established USG and Jhpiego’s global financial, and accounting and administrative  procedures.
• Leads the development, monitoring, and review of project budgets
• Reviews monthly financial analysis and budget vs expense reports to determine the  reasonableness of variances and take appropriate actions, as required
• Ensures reasonableness of financial projections
• Makes in-country budget adjustments and other cost improvement measures, as required. • Cash and Bank Management
• Ensure sufficient funds are available at all times to meet project needs • Review monthly bank reconciliations to ensure the balance sheet reconciles to  organizational financial records
• Serves as Jhpiego’s liaison with banking officials

Auditing 

• Ensure financial records are properly maintained and readily available during audits • Ensure that in-country legal and statutory requirements (i.e. registration, VAT/Tax  reporting, filing tax returns, business licenses etc.) are fully complied
• Lead to facilitate the work of external audits
• Lead to draft responses to audit findings and follow-up on the implementation of audit  recommendations

Accounting 

• Reviews, reconciles and monitors all project accounts, including major program operating  accounts and petty cash operations involving cash advances.
• Determines updated monthly project accruals and projections to support forecasting  accuracy and program completion, as required.
• Ensures sound accounting records.
• Regularly reviews accounting transactions to ensure costs are allowable and reasonable.
• Regularly reviews QBE: a review of the balance sheet, aging analysis, detailed GL,  expenditure by ION, and advance balance.
• Review monthly QBE replenishment requests.
• Ensure proper project and financial reporting, spending, and compliance with project  terms and conditions.
• Ensure that USAID and other donors’ resources are appropriately directed to program  priorities and align with program work plans.
• Provides financial oversight to finance officers.
• Ensures compliance by all assigned staff to the JHU and Jhpiego timekeeping requirements, as well as the staff’s timely approval of timesheets.
• Performs other project-related activities as assigned by the supervisor or by Jhpiego  management.

Required Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:  

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or its recognized equivalent
•  MBA in Accounting or professional qualification (CPA, ACCA, or recognized equivalent)  is required.
• Minimum of 5-8 years relevant experience in finance or accounting.
• Proven experience in Administration
• Knowledge of institutional donors (PEPFAR, USAID/CDC, DFID etc.) regulations,  procedures, and requirements a plus.
• Ability to meet international reporting deadlines
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure
• Detailed orientated and experienced in working with multi-currencies
• Good supervision skills and work scheduling to ensure smooth month-end reporting

Note: All staff members of Jhpiego, regardless of the level of their responsibilities are expected  to:

• Model the mission and values stated above.
• Contribute to the knowledge-sharing and transfer process.
• Make responsible decisions that result in time and cost containment and clear  accountability.
• Participate in multiple teams, adopt team spirit, take responsibility for action items  assigned, and provide feedback as needed.
• Multitask, be able to manage competing priorities, and be able to prioritize to meet  program and/or organizational objectives.

Qualified persons are required to send their Curriculum Vitae (CV) and application letter to:  [email protected] Clearly state in the subject area the position you are applying for,  if not clearly stated your application will not be considered.

Deadline for the submission of applications: August 29, 2024. 

Please note that due to the sheer volume of applications often received, only shortlisted candidates will  receive responses.

Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

3.) Senior Software Engineer (Supply Chain Dashboard)

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER- CONSULTANT

Contractual Arrangement: External Consultant

Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 21 days

Location: Anywhere (Might Involve Travels to Sierra Leone)

Closing Date: August 29, 2024

Purpose of Consultancy

To integrate the Sierra Leone supply chain data on the m-supply and national DHIS platform with the national ewallboard (dashboard) app for real-time health data synchronization and visualisation.

Background

In May 2023 the honorable minister of health for the government of Sierra Leone launched the national e-wallboard for data visualization. This is a data visualization system that was built by JHPIEGO in collaboration with the Ministry of health DPPI to display national program data from different sources including the national DHIS platform. JHPIEGO in collaboration with MoH NMSA plan to integrate the Sierra Leone national supply chain data on the m-supply and national DHIS with the national ewallboard (dashboard) application for real-time health data synchronization and visualization.

We are looking for an experienced and talented individual to consult as a Senior Software Engineer for the organization. The candidate will be responsible for providing substantial assistance in the design, development and installation of this module on the national interactive ewallboard platform. The system will be used in contexts to monitor auto-analyzed data in real-time across the country.

Deliverables of Consultancy

Deliverables 1: Perform platform requirements gathering including dataset, indicators and other functional requirements for the distribution and supply chain data elements and dimensions of data analysis. A software requirement specification document will be delivered at this stage.

Deliverables 2: Design the system architecture, data models, UI/UX wireframing and other technical schematics. A Prototype module is delivered at this stage.

Deliverables 3: Development of the smart analytics platform that consists of the data model, robo-analytic engine and web interface for visualizing supply chain data with trends including quarterly, annual comparative analysis

Deliverables 4: Set up cloud server that will host the application and optimize its real time access and uptime.

Deliverables 5: Thorough system testing (unit test, function test, integration and user acceptance test); deployment of the supply chain module and the newly configured dashboard.

Deliverables 6: Loading of historical data to the deployed platform with automatic data synchronization of historic data for backlog trend analysis.

Deliverables 7: Documentation of the analytical dashboard: User guides and manual, System documentation etc.

Deliverables 8: Conduct general orientation/training of stakeholders at all levels within the project and MoH DPPI staff on newly configured supply chain dashboard module including interactive functionality.

Deliverable 9: Handover all system documentations, program codes, resources and reports to the organization at the end of the consultancy.

Development Stack:

• Angular frontend framework with Typescript
• Java Spring (boot) with Maven using Apache Tomcat
• Clustering with multiple Apache CouchDB NoSQL nodes
• NRT Indexing with Apache Solr 8+ using Zookeeper
• MS SQL Server
• Visualization development using D3, AM library
• DevOps using Webpack, Docker containers, and Kubernetes
• Session caching using Redis
• UI/UX with Figma
• Interactive Display Tizen OS

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.

Desirable:

• Qualification in computer language/s with training in one or more of the following: Java development stack, SQL, NOSQL, PowerBI etc.

Experience

• 5-8 years’ experience in Software development, especially robust data analytical systems and software development life cycle monitoring process.
• 4 years’ experience as Frontend Designer to produce functional page designs and hand-coded pages.
• Professional experience in the following areas: relational databases languages (ex. SQL), JavaFX software development platform, Java Core backend development and Rreact frontend development.
• Experience in UX/UI design.

• Relevant experience working for large multinational company or International Organizations in complex business and/or IT programmed or projects.
• Strong experience with application analysis, design, code, unit test.
• Hands on experience with Object Oriented Programming and strong computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms and programming languages.
• Proven experience of working with full stack web development, architecting complex applications from the ground up.

Skills/Knowledge:

• Ability to design clean, modern, responsive web applications with thoughtful content architecture and navigation.
• Business analyst skill and software/web development life cycle knowledge.
• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, with expertise in Photoshop/Illustrator & XD for creating web design mock-ups and compressing images for web browsers.
• Thorough understanding of HTML5 and CSS3, and ability to hand-code semantic frontend web pages to current web standards.
• Ability to create appealing web page layouts and produce semantic HTML/CSS/JavaScript code necessary to bring those designs to life with cross-browser compatible web pages.
• Ability to design within the organization brand guidelines.
• Understanding of JavaScript/jQuery principles and implementation.
• Advanced knowledge and direct JavaScript development skills.
• Ability to create organized and intuitive file and directory structuring and file naming, and ability to adhere

Qualified persons are required to send their Curriculum Vitae (CV) and cover letter to [email protected] and copy [email protected] on or before the deadline.

4.) Senior Software Engineer (Digital Data Collection and Transmission System)

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER- CONSULTANT

Contractual Arrangement: External Consultant

Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 44 days

Location: Anywhere (Might Involve Travels to Sierra Leone)

Closing Date: August 29, 2024

Purpose of Consultancy

To design, develop and install a robust Digital Data Collection and Transmission System (DDCTS) for client level data collection, management and transmission.

Background

We are looking for an experienced and talented individual to consult as a Senior Software Engineer for the organization. The candidate will be responsible for providing substantial support in the design, development and installation of the digital data collection and transmission system. The system will be used in contexts to track and manage client level data.

Deliverables of Consultancy

1. Health Facility Registry: Centralized database to maintain information about healthcare facilities, including contact details, services offered, and staff information.
2. Patient Registry: A module to manage patient records including demographic details, medical history, treatment plans, and visit schedules.
3. Digitized Data Tools: Tools to facilitate data entry, storage, and retrieval for various hospital processes such as admissions, diagnoses, treatments, and discharge summaries.
4. Innovative Patient Identification: Secure patient identification system using contactless cards and biometric fingerprint scanning for accurate patient identification and record retrieval.
5. Commodity Registry: Inventory management module to track medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, and other commodities within the healthcare facility.
6. Real-time Patient Visit Capture: Real-time recording of patient visits, including check-in/check-out times, consultations, treatments, and procedures performed.
7. Clinical Schedules: Automated scheduling system for clinical appointments, tests, procedures, and follow-up visits, improving efficiency and reducing wait times.
8. Defaulter Tracking and Reminders: System-generated alerts and reminders for patients who miss appointments or medication refills, improving patient adherence to treatment plans.
9. Automated Data Synchronization: Seamless integration with multiple reporting platforms to automatically synchronize data, reducing errors and minimizing manual data entry.
10. E-Wallboard Synchronization: The DDCTS data will be synchronized on the existing national e-wallboard platform to offer stakeholders with detailed information about client-based data.

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.

Desirable:

Qualification in computer language/s with training in one or more of the following: Java development stack, SQL, NOSQL,

Experience

• 5-8 years’ experience in Software development, especially robust data analytical systems and software development life cycle monitoring process.
• 4 years’ experience as Frontend Designer to produce functional page designs and hand-coded pages.
• Professional experience in the following areas: relational databases languages (ex. SQL), JavaFX software development platform, Java Core backend development and Rreact frontend development.
• Experience in UX/UI design.

• Relevant experience working for large multinational company or International Organizations in complex business and/or IT programmed or projects.
• Strong experience with application analysis, design, code, unit test.
• Hands on experience with Object Oriented Programming and strong computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms and programming languages.
• Proven experience of working with full stack web development, architecting complex applications from the ground up.

Skills/Knowledge:

• Ability to design clean, modern, responsive web applications with thoughtful content architecture and navigation.
• Business analyst skill and software/web development life cycle knowledge.
• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, with expertise in Photoshop/Illustrator & XD for creating web design mock-ups and compressing images for web browsers.
• Thorough understanding of HTML5 and CSS3, and ability to hand-code semantic frontend web pages to current web standards.
• Ability to create appealing web page layouts and produce semantic HTML/CSS/JavaScript code necessary to bring those designs to life with cross-browser compatible web pages.
• Ability to design within the organization brand guidelines.
• Understanding of JavaScript/jQuery principles and implementation.
• Advanced knowledge and direct JavaScript development skills.
• Ability to create organized and intuitive file and directory structuring and file naming, and ability to adhere
• Proven evidence of similar work done by the candidate/consultant is a mandatory requirement.

Qualified persons are required to send their Curriculum Vitae (CV) and cover letter to [email protected] and copy [email protected] on or before the deadline.