Principal Programmer – Share Point NGO IT Jobs – Management Sciences for Health (MSH)



Organization: Management
Sciences for Health (MSH)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Senior Systems
Administrator, Division of Health Informatics (Ministry of Health) Senior
Technical Advisor, PIP- UHSC
Job ID: 13-9272
About Us:
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is an international non-profit
health organization composed of nearly 2500 people from more than 74
nationalities working in over 50,countries. Our mission is to save lives and
improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing
the gap between knowledge and action in public health. Together with our
partners, we are helping managers and leaders in developing countries to create
stronger management systems that improve health services for the greatest
health impact.
Job Summary: The Principal
Programmer-SharePoint is responsible for reviewing and optimizing the existing
set-up of the SharePoint based Pharmaceutical Information Portal (PIP). S/he
will work with the Principal Programmer – Business Intelligence (BI) on
maintenance and expansion of the PIP (Pharmaceutical Information Portal) data
warehouse and portal. The priorities and required functionality for expansion
of the PIP will be determined in collaboration with the Assistant Commissioner
Pharmacy Division, the Technical Advisor-PIP IT, and the PIP Data Use
Coordinator. S/he applies state of the art Share Point Technologies to design,
develop, modify, and maintain the PIP portal, manage site content and provide
daily onsite maintenance of the portal. S/he will maintain, upgrade or replace
the Supervision Performance Assessment Recognition Strategy Form application
built in InfoPath. The Principal Programmer-SharePoint works closely with the
Principal Programmer – Business Intelligence, the Technical Advisor-PIP IT, and
the PIP Data Use Coordinator.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities: 
·        
Develop SharePoint software solutions by
studying requirements analysis and information needs; confer with stakeholders
and management; study systems flow, data usage, and work processes; perform
software design using software development fundamentals and processes; debug,
test, and deploy software solutions.
·        
Design, develop and maintain key components of
the software suite using SharePoint Server 2013.
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Provide for the creation, modification and
deletion of collections, sites, users, groups, document libraries, and My Sites
in SharePoint.
·        
Provide for the implementation of templates,
creation of custom templates, development of work flows and design or
implementation of web parts or applications in SharePoint
·        
Implement SharePoint-based workflows as well as
develop Business Intelligence dashboards.
·        
Manage SharePoint site by taking backups and restoring
with SharePoint management shell.
·        
Document and demonstrate solutions by developing
documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear
code.
·        
Research and recommend technology solutions
appropriate to meeting SharePoint instantiations goals and needs.
·        
Actively participate in product design reviews
by providing creative and practical ideas and solutions in a teamwork
environment.
·        
Offer technical guidance to solve problems and
recommend future courses of development for the SharePoint instantiations.
·        
Provide ongoing comprehensive central SharePoint
administration including management of SharePoint permissions
·        
Provide continuing help desk support for the
SharePoint site and associated applications
·        
Work closely with the Senior Systems
Administrator in developing and executing project plans within assigned
schedule and timeline.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
·        
The ideal candidate for the Management Sciences
for Health Principal Programmer – Share Point career opportunity should hold a
Master’s Degree in Information Technology/Computer Science or a related field,
or a BSc plus MSc-equivalent working experience
·        
At least ten (10) years of experience with
demonstrated skills in software development and maintenance (i.e., software
requirements analysis, software design including object oriented analysis and
design, coding, testing, documentation, configuration management, user
training, deployment, and lifecycle maintenance). This includes working with
users to define requirements, architecting an effective software solution, and
designing Webpages and applications.
·        
Six years’ experience as a SharePoint Developer
in the analysis, design, hands-on development and delivery of web-based
applications based on SharePoint.
·        
MCSE SharePoint, MCSD SharePoint Applications
certification
·        
MCDS Web Applications certification is an added
advantage
·        
Knowledge of InfoPath is an added advantage
·        
Experience with SharePoint Designer, Visual
Studio/VSTA and Power Shell.
·        
Previous experience of building and maintaining
applications using object-oriented, distributed and service-oriented
methodologies and architectures.
·        
Advanced knowledge/expertise in MS SharePoint
2013 development and administration.
·        
Strong programming background authoring well
written, well documented, modular and clean code.
·        
Prior exposure and experience with SharePoint’s
application services framework including implementation, configuration, and
usages of Search, Managed Metadata, and User Profile Services.
·        
Previous experience with SQL Server Reporting
Services, Report Builder, SQL Server Analysis Services, and/or SQL Server
Integration Services is a plus.
·        
Keen attention to detail and commitment to high
quality/error free deliverables.
·        
Highly motivated, independent and self-sufficient.
Able to receive an assigned task and see it through to completion with minimal
supervision.
·        
Well organized, a good communicator, able to
effectively prioritize tasks, and manage projects from concept to production.
·        
Ability to write thorough and concise functional
and design specifications as well as easily readable end user documentation.
·        
Must be well able to brainstorm with others,
thrive in a collaborative team environment, multi task, and quickly adapt to
change.
·        
Emphasizes personal and professional growth by
studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques, and
computing equipment; participating in educational opportunities; reading
professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in
professional organizations.
·        
Excellent written and oral communication skills,
and able to read and write in English.
·        
A wide degree of creativity and latitude
required.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the
Management Sciences for Health in the aforementioned capacity are encouraged to
Apply Online by clicking on the link below.
Deadline: 11th
November, 2016
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