Junior Software Developer

About Palladium:  
Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 4,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.  

Position Summary: 
Palladium is currently seeking a Junior Software Developer to support the implementation of the Data for Implementation (Data.FI) award in Eswatini. Data.FI is a five-year global project funded by PEPFAR and USAID, whose goal is to accelerate and sustain access to high-quality data to expedite HIV epidemic control and maintenance. Data.FI is led by Palladium, in partnership with JSI Research & Training Institute; Johns Hopkins University, Department of Epidemiology; Right to Care; Cooper/Smith; IMC Worldwide; Jembi Health Systems; and Macro-Eyes.  
The project is USAID’s primary mechanism for strengthening data, technology, and HIS to support HIV activities. Data.FI aims to improve global, regional, and national in-depth analysis of HIV epidemiologic and programmatic data. The analysis can then be directly applied to expedite the achievement of PEPFAR targets. Data.Fi focus also includes direct support to host-country governments to enhance existing HIS, thereby informing management responses to well-defined gaps in HIV and AIDS programming and sustaining impact by supporting the transition of activities to local partners. 
The Junior Software Developer is a full-time position based in Mbabane, Eswatini.  

You and Your Career 
If you are a problem-solver, collaborator, and doer we are interested in hearing from you. We are a learning organization and provide growth opportunities from the start.  We pride ourselves on giving you the freedom, resources, and guidance to chart a fulfilling career! 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

The primary role will be to work with development team in all aspects of software design and coding, including testing.   Testing software for bugs or other issues that may affect functionality or the user experience. Working on minor bug fixes. Monitoring the technical performance of internal systems. Responding to requests from the development team leads. Gathering information from users and potential users about program functionality. Ensure the continuous availability and use of MoH applications to support health data and information management. 

Required Qualifications:

Degree in Computer science, Management Information Systems or related degree.  Self-motivated and results oriented. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Excellent communication and teamwork skills Written and oral proficiency in English and Siswati Must be legally authorized to work in Eswatini. 

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success, and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status. Should you require any adjustments or accommodation to be made due to a disability, or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com and we will be in touch to discuss.   

Safeguarding - We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse.  All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.