Consultant - Digital Family Planning Register/Application

Job Details

PATH is seeking a Consultant to enhance, deploy and support the Digital Family Planning Register/Application for the Uganda Private Sector Market Facilitation for Family Planning project (2023-2027). The assignment will be based in Uganda (Kampala Country Program Office) and supports private clinics, pharmacies, licensed drug shops and other accredited providers across six major cities with potential to reach 4,000+ facilities nationwide. The platform must be secure, scalable, interoperable and user-friendly, enabling effective family planning data capture, reporting and integration with DHIS2, with offline functionality for low-connectivity environments.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Upgrade the application to operate seamlessly on Android, iOS, Windows and modern web browsers through a responsive, cross-platform solution.
• Implement offline data entry, secure local storage and synchronization capabilities for low-connectivity environments.
• Establish a centrally hosted system with secure user authentication, role-based access control, centralized administration, monitoring, backups and audit trails.
• Configure the system to support onboarding and management of private clinics, pharmacies, licensed drug shops and other accredited providers across all administrative levels without system redevelopment.
• Modify the electronic family planning register by replacing individual age entry with HMIS 105-compliant age bands, making client name field optional, and improving skip logic, validation rules and overall data-entry workflows.
• Develop configurable reminder mechanisms for monthly reporting using in-app notifications, email, push notifications and SMS, including escalation workflows for overdue reports.
• Configure secure integration with DHIS2 through data mapping, validation, automated or approved data transmission, reconciliation and prevention of duplicate submissions.
• Strengthen data security by implementing role-based access controls, encryption, audit logging and secure authentication.
• Conduct system testing, user acceptance testing and pilot implementation in selected units, incorporating user feedback before wider rollout.
• Prepare technical and user documentation, develop training materials, train system administrators and users, and provide knowledge transfer for sustainable system management.

Qualifications, Skills and Requirements

• Minimum of master's degree in the field of software development.
• At least 8 years' experience in health systems and developing digital/eHealth systems and innovations.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Uganda's reproductive health and supply chain context.
• Comprehensive knowledge of quality-of-care dimensions in sexual and reproductive health.
• Knowledge of functionality of digital platforms and ability to develop digital content.
• Demonstrated ability to produce high-quality deliverables with aspect of System Integration.
• Good understanding of the current digital health transformation and health data platforms will be an added advantage.
• Experience working with a team with knowledge in Reproductive Child Health and Rights, Family planning and contraceptive supply chain.