Information Management Officer

Position Purpose

Key Responsibilities:

Development / adaptation of an online system for health integrated birth registration model, as per the model presented by the Planning Commission of Pakistan.

User’s manual development and training: under the overall guidance of Project Manager and in consultation with project staff, develop / update a User’s Manual (how to use the application, and troubleshooting) and build the technical capacity of LGE&RDD and Health staff to ensure the application more effectively.

Refinement of software and/or user’s manual: following pre-testing and review of the developed software and user’s manual make required adjustments and finalize the application based on the feedback from all stakeholders.

Supervisory role for ongoing maintenance of the software and support to the users: provide ongoing maintenance, supervision and support to project staff, particularly to incorporate necessary changes, such as adding new fields, modifying existing fields, generation of additional reports, resolving malfunctioning of the database throughout the project implementation.

Use of data and information: under the guidance of Project Manager be able to produce quality and analytical presentations and infographics for range of users, audience and decision makers

Ensure that the information management system is developed, users are trained and the system is maintained in-line with applicable standard of ethics, code of conduct, policy guidance, technical standards, and human rights legal obligations

Requirements

Qualification:

Master’s in computer science, software development or related fields

Work experience:

At-least 5 years of professional experience in managing the development and maintenance of databases and management information systems for large organizations (Child Protection-related databases is desirable);

Excellent theoretical and practical knowledge of database development, particularly in PHP, My SQL, ODK, CSPro, SQL Server, C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET and Oracle.

Relevant professional experience of working with / for the government is asset.

Ability to work in a multi-stakeholders and culturally sensitive context and possess proficient skills in verbal and written communication, including coordination.

Proven skills and experience in capacity building, couching and mentoring of the users of a software and also generating high quality analysis and reports using the data from the software.

Proven skills in generating / producing quality and analytical presentations and info graphics for range of audience and users of data and information