Information Technology (IT) Consultant

CONSULTANT SCOPE OF WORK

1.     BACKGROUND

The Infectious Disease Detection and Surveillance (IDDS) Project is a five-year United States Agency for International Development USAID)-funded project whose purpose is to assist countries to strengthen their infectious disease diagnostic networks and surveillance systems at national and subnational levels to effectively detect priority infectious diseases. The IDDS project supports partners in the following areas: (1) strengthening the detection of diseases of public health importance and identification of anti-microbial resistance in priority infectious diseases through an accessible, accurate, adaptable, timely, and integrated diagnostic network system; (2) improving the quality of real-time surveillance systems for pathogens of greatest public health concern, including zoonotic diseases; and (3) generating evidence-based guidance and innovative solutions to strengthen in-country diagnostic networks and surveillance systems. The IDDS project implementation is carried out by a consortium of partners lending assistance in 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.

The project is being implemented by a consortium led by ICF International which is the Principal Recipient, and with PATH, FHI360, ASLM, Abt Associates, Gryphon Scientific and Metabiota as members. In Vietnam, PATH is the lead partner The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE), Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh city (PIHCM) and Pasteur Institute of Nha Trang (PINT) under Ministry of Health of Vietnam are among the key implementation partners. The Department of Animal Health (DAH) under Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is another key partner in activities to enhance collaboration between animal health and human health sectors.

IDDS-GHSA (Global Health Security Agenda) project aims to achieve two overarching objectives throughout the life of the project with key outcomes as follows:

Objective 1: National diagnostic network strengthened to be accessible, accurate, adaptable, timely, and integrated.

• Outcome 1: Strengthen the human health specimen referral system
• Outcome 2: Create a sustainable animal health specimen referral network

Objective 2: National indicator-based surveillance system and event-based surveillance (EBS) system developed and capable of detecting events of significance for public health, animal health, and health security.

• Outcome 3: Increase the use of the Vietnam Animal Health Information System (VAHIS)
• Outcome 4: Expand EBS for human health
• Outcome 5: Improve EBS systems through a One Health approach

PATH is recruiting an Information Technology (IT) consultant who will participate in the development of mobile applications run on smartphone or tablet for both Android and iOS devices to support VAHIS use (hereafter referred to as the VAHIS Mobile Applications).

2.     SCOPE OF WORK

Following the business requirement document developed by Lead VAHIS - IT consultant to develop

VAHIS Mobile Applications for iOS and Android handheld devices, including IPhones/ iPads and Android tablet/mobile devices under direction of DAH and in close collaboration with the Lead VAHIS - IT consultant, to develop bellow requirements but not limited:

• Design User Interface (UI) and User Experient (UX) based on the experience and comments from users;
• Connect to VAHIS backend via Application Programming Interface (API);
• User Authentication by username and password (optional Biometric Authentication) same authentication as VAHIS;
• Entry data form for all disease available on VAHS also support offline entry data;
• Simple dashboard to present overall of disease and notification;
• Applied the newest version of Angular/React Native/ flutter;
• Write user guide and develop an interactive video to support users of the VAHIS Mobile Applications; and
• Provide 12 months warranty service to end users with any technical issue related to the VAHIS Mobile Applications (not including the critical changes of the system like data schema or change the system business flow requirements).

3.     DELIVERABLES AND TIMELINE

The consultant will work up to 55 days.

• The consultants will accomplish the following activities/deliverables to PATH by the due dates listed below:

4.     PAYMENT

Payment will be made to individual bank account after the final deliverables is sent and approved.

5.     SELECTION CRITERIA

• Being a Vietnamese citizen;
• In-depth knowledge, experiences and skills in Web software and mobile application development;
• Experience in security standards on web environment, for mobile applications according to the regulations of the Government of Vietnam;
• Knowledge of Vietnamese government organizations, especially the animal health sector;
• Experience in developing similar applications for previous government agencies, have supporting documents;
• Have knowledge on the Vietnam Animal Health Information System (VAHIS) is an advantage;
• Understanding and respecting customer's needs, technical requirements;
• Commitment, enthusiasm, professional cooperation attitude;
• Ability to work under high pressure and in complex working environments

6.     APPLICATION

Interested applicants are encouraged to submit their application packages to Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Nhung via email at [email protected] before COB, Friday July 22, 2022. Subject: Application for VAHIS App development IT consultant – IDDS GHS