Individual Consultant — Information System Development for Swaziland Cash Tra…

HEALTH, HIV/AIDS & TB PROJECT

REQUEST FOR CURRICULUM VITAE FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT FOR INFORMATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT (ISD) FOR DESIGN AND DEPLOYMENT OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (MIS) FOR THE SWAZILAND PILOT CASH TRANSFER SCHEME FOR ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The Government of Swaziland (GOS) has received a loan from the WorldBank and a grant from the European Union to fund implementation of the Health, HIV/AIDS and TB Project. The Project will support Swaziland's efforts to address the country's health sector challenges, as outlined by the National HealthSector Strategic Plan (NHSSP) 2008-2013.

The objectives of the Health, HIV/AIDS and TB project are to (i) Strengthen the capacity of the Health Sector, (ii) improve access to and quality of health services in Swaziland with a particular focus on primary health care, maternal health and TB, and (iii) increase social safety net access for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) through a cash transfer pilot.

The Health, HIV/AIDS and TB Project has made provision to strengthensafety nets for the orphans and vulnerable children. The Deputy PrimeMinister's (DPM) Office intends to increase social safety nets accessfor OVC by establishing a pilot OVC cash transfer scheme that would be appropriate for the Swaziland context. The capacity to manage the implementation of the Cash Transfer Pilot Project for OVCs is expected to be strengthened.

The DPM Office has determined the need of an expert consultant in information system development (ISD) to design anddeploy Management Information System (MIS) for the Swaziland Pilot Cash Transfer Scheme for Orphans and Vulnerable Children.

The PM Office now invites interested, qualified candidates to indicate their interest in providing technical support and services under this consultancy. TheConsultant is expected to spend a total of approximately 4 staff months over a period of 5 months. Selection shall be on the basis of examination and comparison of the qualifications of the individual candidates as evidenced by their CVs. The selected individual shall be requested to submit a costed offer to undertake the work.

OBJECTIVES

The objective of the consultancy is to provide technical assistance in setting up of MIS including development, administration and maintenance of OVC Cash Transfer Databases and software development & testing activity to support the operations of the cash transfer scheme including a). OVC National Registry, b) Targeting Process, c) Enrolment Process, d) Payments Process, e) Compliance Monitoring Process, f) Case Management Process(Appeals, Grievances and updates), g) Reporting and Indicators and h) MIS administration module.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

• Develop the application software systems, as instructed based on specifications provided by Information Systems Design and Implementation Consultant & work closely for any design inputs.

• In coordination with Information systems design and implementation Consultant, plan, design and implement systems to ensure the regular and ongoing operation and use of OVC Cash Transfer modules.

• Plan and manage the test & production environments for the MIS modules. Apply the required operational procedures to ensure an effective and efficient continued operation of OVC Cash transfer MIS environment, which includes all database ancillary processes as well as the hardware systems on which Software & database runs. The Consultant will design and implementthe necessary processes to ensure high availability, high performanceand high security, as baseline quality requirements. This support mayinclude the use of data dictionaries, database and table design, database modelling and development of technical procedures to support the application implementation process

• Provide special assessments and analysis of the MIS and Database systems, business processesor organizational matters as and when needed in coordination with theteam.

• Perform Integration/ System Testing, Performance Testing, User Acceptance Testing etc. Prepare detailed test cases, prepare test data and execute test cases in Coordination with ISDI Consultant. Prepare test reports of software(s) based on systems specifications & validations performed. Use of periodic data backup and data restore procedures, as part of the standarddata operation.

• Provide Implementation Documentation on product modules, deployment and SOPs for backup restore for later use by the permanent team. Prepare User Manual of developed system to be handed with training to the Operational users.

• The Consultant has tosupport the process of trainings for MIS and Operational Staff on MISmodules and MIS staff on maintenance of system in close coordination with ISDI Consultant. On satisfactory review by the stakeholders, Transfer/Handover of final modules and technical documents on product modules, deployment and SOPs for backup restore.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Qualifications:

Minimum of a Higher Degree (Masters) or Bachelor's Degree in Computer Sciences, Information Technology or related area.

Experience required:

At least 5 years of experience as Software Developer, System Engineer, Information Systems Specialist or at least 4 Years of experience asSoftware Developer, System Engineer, and Information Systems Specialist on Cash Transfer Programme MIS.

Candidates with following would be given priority:

• Experience on MIS of Cash Transfer Programme or Social Programme.

• Extensive Web Windows Services, Encryption, Web application development in .Net/Java/Silverlight/PHP is required.

• Experience with Android and software of telecommunication devices

• The applicant must have written demonstrable professional code over 5 million lines preferably on some enterprise level/large application(s).

• Proven database programming with PL SQL, SQL / Optimization (expert level), and Oracle/ SQL Server handling

• Experience in database security, encryption.

APLICATIONS:

Submit a detailed copy of updated curriculum vitae (duties inclusive), references and scanned copies of notarized academic or professional certifications. Application should be addressed to:

The Principal Secretary, Deputy Prime Minister's Office, Health, HIV/AIDS and TB Project,

Postal address: The Principal Secretary, Deputy Prime Minister's Office P.O Box 5124, Gwamile Street, Mbabane, Swaziland.

Electronic applications should be sent to Project Coordinator; [email protected] copy to [email protected] nolater than 5th April, 2013. All applications will be acknowledged but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Contacts: Tel: (00268) 24046170 Fax:24040264.