Required Qualifications and Experience

• Master’s degree or international equivalent in epidemiology, public health, veterinary medicine, health informatics, or a related field.
  
• Minimum 5 years of experience in HIS implementation, digital health systems, and surveillance strengthening in LMICs, preferably in Uganda.
  
• Proven experience with DHIS2, SORMAS, or similar platforms for health data management, visualization, and integration.
  
• Strong understanding of infectious disease surveillance, data governance, and multisectoral coordination.
  
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex data systems and recommend context-sensitive solutions.
  
• Experience working on large USG-funded projects or technical implementation in public health.
  

• Lead the integration of indicator/event/community-based surveillance (IBS/EBS/CBS), antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and laboratory data streams across human and animal health, into national digital platforms (e.g., DHIS2, SORMAS), ensuring interoperability and alignment with global standards.
  
• Design and implement centralized data pipelines and dashboards to support real-time analysis, reporting, and decision-making.
  
• Conduct assessments of surveillance architecture, data flows, and system interoperability across human and animal health sectors.
  
• Develop secure data-sharing protocols and governance frameworks to support multisectoral collaboration and sustainability.
  
• Collaborate with government stakeholders and partners to ensure HIS systems are responsive to national priorities and sustainably institutionalized.
  
• Facilitate regular data-sharing forums and technical workshops to review outputs, troubleshoot issues, and promote coordination across sectors.
  
• Support country and partner technical staff to ensure project activities are on track and informed by technical expertise.
  
• Review and revise project and donor reports; contribute to publications, external communications, and technical documentation.