Consultant – Digital Family Planning Register/Application, Uganda Country Program

• PositionConsultant – Digital Family Planning Register/Application, Uganda Country Program
• CompanyPATH
• LocationKampala, Uganda
• Job TypeContract
• CategoryICT/Information Technology, Health, NGO Jobs in Uganda
• IndustryDigital health and public health
• DepartmentNot stated in the advert.
• DeadlineRolling applications; the advert will be withdrawn once a suitable candidate is identified.

PATH is a global nonprofit that works with public institutions, businesses, grassroots groups and investors to advance health innovations. Its stated mission is to advance health access through innovation and partnerships, drawing on expertise in science, technology, advocacy and health systems.

PATH says it has worked with public and private partners in Uganda since 2002. Its Uganda programme supports areas including women’s and girls’ health, HIV and tuberculosis services, immunisation, malaria prevention and stronger public health systems, working with the Ministry of Health and other partners.

PATH is seeking a consultant or company to enhance, deploy and support a digital family planning register and application for private-sector service providers in Uganda. The assignment forms part of PATH’s Uganda Private Sector Market Facilitation for Family Planning project, which works with the Ministry of Health and supports the introduction of DMPA-SC in pharmacies, drug shops and private clinics.

The work combines cross-platform development, offline use, system administration, facility onboarding, form and workflow improvements, monthly reporting reminders, DHIS2 interoperability, security, testing and user training. The consultant must strengthen a secure and scalable tool that can be used in low-connectivity settings and integrated with existing health data processes. The official advert says applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis and the notice will be withdrawn once a candidate with the required skills is identified.

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

Required Education

• A minimum of a master’s degree in software development.

Work Experience

• At least eight years of experience in health systems and developing digital or eHealth systems and innovations.

Additional Requirements

• 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 digital platform functionality and the ability to develop digital content.
• Demonstrated ability to produce high-quality deliverables involving system integration.
• Understanding of current digital health transformation and health data platforms is an added advantage.
• The assignment may be delivered by a consultant or a company with a team experienced in reproductive and child health and rights, family planning and contraceptive supply chains.

Technical Skills

• Cross-platform application development: Enhance the application for Android, iOS, Windows and modern web browsers.
• Offline data workflows: Implement offline data entry, secure local storage and synchronisation.
• DHIS2 interoperability: Map, validate, transmit and reconcile family planning data with DHIS2 while preventing duplicate submissions.
• Digital health security: Implement role-based access, encryption, audit logging and secure authentication.
• Testing and rollout: Conduct system and user acceptance testing and pilot implementation.

Soft Skills

• Problem-solving: Address usability, connectivity, integration and data workflow challenges.
• Stakeholder collaboration: Work with health-sector actors and private provider networks.
• Training and knowledge transfer: Prepare materials and train system administrators and users.
• Quality focus: Deliver and verify high-quality system outputs.

Benefits are not stated in the advert.

• Improve a digital family planning register used by private-sector health providers in Uganda.
• Apply cross-platform and offline functionality to a health information tool.
• Strengthen interoperability between private-sector reporting and DHIS2.
• Work on secure data workflows, user access and auditability.
• Support family planning service data from clinics, pharmacies and licensed drug shops.
• Contribute to user acceptance testing, piloting, training and knowledge transfer.
• Work within PATH’s Uganda family planning programme in collaboration with the Ministry of Health.

Apply through PATH’s official Workday posting: the Consultant application page. Applications are evaluated on a rolling basis, and the notice will be withdrawn once a candidate with the requisite skills is identified.

• Checked on 11 November 2026 against PATH's official advert.
• The employer reviews applications as they arrive and has not published a closing date. NextRoleHub rechecks the advert every 30 days.
• The application link goes to the employer's own page or email. Applying is free; report anyone who asks for money.
• Before you apply, read our guide: How to find NGO jobs in Uganda. Work out your pay with the take-home pay calculator.