eHEALTH AND INFORMATICS OFFICER ,EAC

EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY


Applications are invited from suitably qualified citizens of the East African Community Partner States (Burundi, Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda and Rwanda) for the following six (6) EAC regional health sector project staff positions under the East African Community Medicines Regulatory Harmonization Initiative (EACMRHI) tenable at the EAC Secretariat headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.

eHEALTH AND INFORMATICS OFFICER

REF: EAC/HR/HEALTH/2011-2012/002

Grade: Professional Staff Category (P1 Equivalent)

Reports to: Senior Health Officer (Medicines Regulation)

Organ/Institution: EAC Secretariat

Duration of Contract: Initially Three (3) Years

Station: EAC Secretariat, Arusha - Tanzania

Main Purpose of the Job:

To coordinate development and implementation of EAC regional and national ehealth databases as well as Information Communication Technology Infrastructure and software systems to support and facilitate efficient collection and management of information on medicines registration and regulation in liaison with the EAC Partner States National Medicines Regulatory Authorities (NMRAs) and other related institutions in order to ensure timely regulatory decision making by EAC Partner States National Medicines Regulatory Authorities (NMRA’s) with regard to essential human and veterinary medicines and related pharmaceutical products and supplies that are manufactured, imported and/or traded within the East African Community region.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Ensure efficient coordination, collection and management of information on medicines registration and regulation in liaison with the EAC Partner States National Medicines Regulatory Authorities (NMRAs) and other related institutions in order to ensure timely regulatory decision making by EAC Partner States National Medicines Regulatory Authorities (NMRA’s) with regard to essential human and veterinary medicines and related pharmaceutical products and supplies that are manufactured, imported and/or traded within the East African Community region.


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2. Coordinate the development, installation and management of an EAC regional integrated ehealth database on medicines registration and regulation and its accompanying Information Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure and software systems in liaison with the EAC Statistics Department and linking them with the National Medicines Regulatory Authorities electronic databases and other related databases operating through various autonomous institutions of the East African Community.


3. Develop an EAC regional Web-Based Shared Point for exchange of information on Medicines Registration and Regulation between the EAC Partner States and linked to the existing World Health Organization (WHO) Shared Point and that of the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) Global Cooperation Group (ICH-GCG) and other relevant international bodies.

4. Ensuring the safety, integrity and consistency of EAC regional information on medicines registration and regulation in liaison with the EAC Partner States National Medicines Regulatory Authorities (NMRAs).

5. Conduct periodic analysis of the functions of Information Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure and software systems in all the EAC Partner States Medicines Regulatory Authorities and at the EAC Secretariat.

6. Build capacity of staff at the EAC Secretariat and in the EAC Partner States’ National Medicines Regulatory Authorities (NMRA’s) in the use and application of the common EAC regional Information Management Systems (IMS) and related edatabases for medicines registration and regulation.


7. Regularly updating the EAC regional Web based shared point with updated information on medicines registration and regulation.

8. Assist in the harmonization of various medicines registration and regulation reporting mechanisms, tools, guidelines, procedures, policy, legal, institutional and regulatory frameworks within the East African Community region.

9. Facilitate the generation and dissemination of various regional, and national reports on medicines registration and regulation

10. Assist in organizing and facilitating various meetings and field activities, exchange visits, study tours, including training workshops, seminars, conferences and focus group discussions, among others;


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Qualification and Experience:

i) A minimum of a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Health Informatics, Statistics or Information and Communication Technology.

ii) A postgraduate Diploma or Masters Degree in Informatics or other Information Technology related field is an added advantage.

iii) Minimum of 5 Years work experience, 3 of which should be in developing and managing web applications and/or related databases in a medical or health related field.

iv) Experience in Web design, project management and knowledge of and medicines registration and regulation will be an added advantage

Skills and Competencies:

Analytical skills, interpersonal, communication, report writing, leadership, teamwork, supervisory and planning skills.

TERMS AND CONDITION OF SERVICE

This EAC regional level health sector project staff position has an initial three-year contract that may be renewed subject to satisfactory performance and availability of donor funds. This position will be subjected to the EAC quota system.


HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates should submit their applications quoting the reference number of the position applied for by registered mail, courier service, e-mail and dispatch directly together with the full curriculum vitae, copies of both academic and professional certificates and testimonials, names and addresses of three referees, day time telephone /cell phone numbers to:

The Secretary General

East African Community

P.O. Box 1096,

Arusha, Tanzania

Fax: +255-27-250425354

Email: eac@eachq.org

Female candidates are encouraged to apply.



Closing Date: All applications together with copies of relevant attachments should be received at the EAC Secretariat headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania no later than Wednesday, 29th February 2012.