Digital Health & Analytics Advisor

Overview

The AFGHS–Jhpiego project is funded by the U.S. Department of State (DoS) to support the delivery of lifesaving, comprehensive maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) and malaria services across Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar. The project aims to improve service and data quality, strengthen health system integration and resilience, facilitate effective transition, and promote local ownership and accountability for sustained health outcomes. Jhpiego works closely with the Ministries of Health in Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar, the Reproductive and Child Health Section (RCHS), the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP), the Zanzibar Malaria Elimination Programme (ZAMEP), and Regional Administration and Local Government (RALG) structures to align implementation with national priorities and strengthen government leadership and locally led implementation.

The Digital Health Advisor (DHA), reporting to the MEL Director, will provide technical leadership and support for the design, configuration, implementation, enhancement, and maintenance of digital health and monitoring systems across the MNCH and malaria portfolios. S/he will support DHIS2, mobile health applications, interoperable digital platforms, dashboards, and geospatial data systems to strengthen surveillance, service delivery monitoring, data quality, performance tracking, and evidence-based decision-making.

Working closely with MEL Advisors, technical teams, and government counterparts, the DHA will ensure digital solutions are functional, secure, user-friendly, and aligned with national health information systems and project reporting requirements. S/he will prioritize strengthening government capacity to manage, maintain, and utilize digital systems, promoting integration into existing national platforms, reducing reliance on parallel project systems, and supporting sustainable transition of digital health functions to government institutions.

 

 

This Position will be closed on: October 23, 2026

Responsibilities

 

Digital Health Systems Implementation and Support

• Provide technical support for configuration, customization, and routine operation of DHIS2 and related digital platforms for MNCH and Malaria service delivery monitoring and reporting.
• Support the design, deployment, maintenance, and troubleshooting of mobile health (mHealth) tools, including Android-based applications and backend system components.
• Assist with system enhancements, updates, and version upgrades to ensure stability, performance, scalability, and data security.
• Support data migration and interoperability between project-specific digital tools and national health information and surveillance systems.

Health Information Systems and Routine Reporting

• Support use of national health information and surveillance systems (e.g., DHIS2, eIDSR, UCS, and other approved platforms) for routine malaria reporting.
• Support timely, complete, and accurate digital reporting to enable routine performance monitoring, micro-stratification, case-based management, and adaptive program decision-making.
• Supporting automation of data extraction, aggregation, and reporting workflows to facilitate routine analysis and visualization using Power BI or similar tools.

Data Quality Assurance and System Integrity

• Support implementation of routine data quality checks, validation rules, and system controls at facility, council, and regional levels.
• Support identification, documentation, and resolution of data discrepancies in collaboration with MERL Officers, field teams, and government counterparts.
• Ensure appropriate user access controls, system documentation, version management, and compliance with national data protection policies and donor requirements.
• Monitor system performance and support timely troubleshooting and resolution of technical issues affecting data availability, accuracy, or usability.

Data Use, Analytics, and Learning

• Support development and maintenance of dashboards, routine reports, and visual summaries that enable interpretation and use of digital data by field teams and management.
• Support translation of programmatic reporting, learning, and adaptive management needs into functional digital system requirements.
• Contribute to learning and performance review processes by ensuring availability of reliable, timely digital data and system documentation.
• Support the collection, management, analysis, and visualization of geospatial data to inform program planning, monitoring, resource allocation, and decision-making.
• Develop and maintain GIS maps, spatial dashboards, and geodatabases to track service coverage, health facility performance, disease burden, and program implementation progress.
• Conduct spatial analyses to identify geographic trends, service gaps, underserved populations, and priority intervention areas, and present findings through maps and other geospatial products for stakeholders

Capacity Strengthening, Sustainability and Transition

• Provide technical support, training, and mentorship to project staff, government counterparts, and implementing partners on digital reporting systems, dashboards, data management, and routine data use.
• Work closely with government ICT, HMIS, and surveillance teams to progressively transfer responsibility for digital system administration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and user support.
• Promote institutionalization of digital health tools and processes within existing government systems, including alignment with national standards, infrastructure, and available resources.
• Support development and implementation of digital health sustainability and transition plans, including assessment of government capacity, identification of ongoing maintenance and operational requirements, and documentation of handover arrangements.
• Develop and maintain user manuals, SOPs, technical documentation, and training materials to support long-term government ownership and continuity of digital health functions.

Coordination, Learning and Reporting

• Coordinate with MoH, PMO-RALG, government ICT and HMIS teams, MEL Advisors, and other implementing partners to ensure digital health activities align with national priorities and project objectives.
• Participate in technical working groups, digital health coordination forums, and relevant national and subnational meetings as assigned.
• Support documentation of digital health innovations, implementation lessons, system performance, and opportunities for improvement.
• Track progress against digital health workplan activities, deliverables, and payment-linked milestones, identifying implementation gaps and supporting timely completion and verification of results.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Health Informatics, Digital Health, or a related field required, master’s degree preferred.
• At least 7-8 years of progressively responsible experience in community engagement, demand-side programming, or health promotion within donor-funded health programs.
• Proven experience developing web-based applications using Java/J2EE and associated frameworks such as Spring, Struts, Apache Velocity templates, and hibernate.
• Strong programing skills in Python, JavaScript, and SQL, with demonstrated experience developing and consuming APIs and integrating web-based systems.
• Demonstrated experience integrating GIS with health, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), DHIS2, or other digital health information systems to support program planning, monitoring, and performance improvement.
• Demonstrated experience working with relational database management systems, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and other SQL-based environments.
• Experience developing, packaging, and maintaining Android Package Kit (APK) components and supporting Android-based mobile health applications.
• Solid understanding of service-oriented architecture (SOA) design principles and web service development standards, including REST, SOAP, and JSON.
• Experience with client-side scripting and web technologies, including JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5, and related frameworks.
• Basic understanding of data modeling concepts and data warehouse technologies as applied to health information systems.
• Familiarity with APIs and interoperability frameworks used to integrate mobile health applications with DHIS2 and other national health information systems.
• Strong knowledge of Tanzania Health Management Information Systems, including DHIS2 reporting workflows and digital health architecture.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 20-25% of the time to project-supported locations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal, facilitation, and written communication skills in English; fluency in Kiswahili required.
• Demonstrated experience providing user support, facilitating training, and building technical capacity of individuals and institutions on digital health tools and systems.

 

 

 

 

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

Please apply at www.jhpiego.org/careers

Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include cover letters, resume, and references.

For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org

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Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

 

Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Jhpiego promotes Affirmative Action for minorities, women, individuals who are disabled, and veterans.

 

 

 

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