Job Title: Programme Developer
Organization:
National Medical Stores (NMS)
National Medical Stores (NMS)
Duty
Station: Entebbe, Uganda
Station: Entebbe, Uganda
Ref:
NMS/2014/20
NMS/2014/20
Report
to: Database Administrator / ICT
Specialist
to: Database Administrator / ICT
Specialist
About
NMS:
NMS:
National Medical Stores is an
autonomous Corporation that was established by an Act of Parliament 1993. Our
mandate is to procure, store and distribute medicines and other medical
supplies to public health facilities in Uganda.
autonomous Corporation that was established by an Act of Parliament 1993. Our
mandate is to procure, store and distribute medicines and other medical
supplies to public health facilities in Uganda.
Job
Summary: The incumbent will mainly develop
and supervise the implementation and maintenance of programmes for supporting
business operations and report preparations.
Summary: The incumbent will mainly develop
and supervise the implementation and maintenance of programmes for supporting
business operations and report preparations.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Designs
and writes computer programmes for both in-house and proprietary
applications as may be assigned from time to time. - Conducts
tests and quality assurance of in-house and proprietary applications as
may be assigned from time to time. - Keeps
track and manages version control of in-house developed applications and /
or computer programmes. - Develops,
maintains, keeps all documentation and software code of all in-house applications
and computer programmes. - Offers
technical support relating to in-house developed applications and computer
programmes. - Actively
participates actively in the analysis and development of functional
requirements for identified areas requiring in-house applications. - Perform
any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
- The
applicant must hold an Honours Bachelors degree in any of the following:
Computer Science, information Technology, business and Information
Technology, Business computing, Information Systems or their equivalents. - At
least three years’ post-qualification experience in technology–intensive
enterprise. - Past
experience of working with integrated development environments such as
Microsoft Visual Studio, Eclipse, NetBeans, etc. - Prior
experience of working across databases such as MySQL Server, Microsoft SQL
Server, Oracle. - Use of
Microsoft Project and or related project management software. - Good
programming experience, VB.Net, C , C++, Java PHP, etc. - Past
exposure and experience of developing SQL queries.
How
to Apply:
to Apply:
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates should send their updated CVs that should include names
and addresses of the last two employers with hand written applications
indicating the reference number of the position you are applying for and giving
three referees with their full time telephone contacts, email and postal
addresses indicated on the application letter.
interested candidates should send their updated CVs that should include names
and addresses of the last two employers with hand written applications
indicating the reference number of the position you are applying for and giving
three referees with their full time telephone contacts, email and postal
addresses indicated on the application letter.
Photocopies of the original academic
documents should be attached.
documents should be attached.
Please note that National Medical
Stores reserves the right to verify Photocopies of the academic documents
attached with the relevant awarding institutions to authenticate their validity.
Stores reserves the right to verify Photocopies of the academic documents
attached with the relevant awarding institutions to authenticate their validity.
National Medical Stores is an equal
opportunity employer.
opportunity employer.
All applications should be addressed
and delivered to the Head of Human Resource and Support Services, National
Medical Stores (NMS), Plot 4-12, Nsamizi Road, P.O Box 16, Entebbe, Uganda.
and delivered to the Head of Human Resource and Support Services, National
Medical Stores (NMS), Plot 4-12, Nsamizi Road, P.O Box 16, Entebbe, Uganda.
NB: Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic
disqualification. Only candidates who meet the specifications indicated for the
jobs will be contacted.
disqualification. Only candidates who meet the specifications indicated for the
jobs will be contacted.
Deadline:
22nd July 2014 by 5pm
22nd July 2014 by 5pm
