Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Affiliations
Languages
Accomplishments
References
Timeline
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Orison Aflu

Summary

Deputy Director with expertise in grant writing, budget administration, and program management. Proven ability to lead teams, foster collaborative relationships, and implement effective improvements. Successfully directed projects including NHIS Mobile Renewal Project and E-receipt and Onsite Banking Project, as well as the deployment of Oracle platform for NHIS National ICT solution.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Ag. Deputy Director, MIS

National Health Insurance Authority
Accra
06.2025 - Current
  • Oversee daily operations of IT systems, encompassing data centres, servers, networks, and user endpoints.

• Ensure high availability and performance of mission-critical applications (e.g., claims processing, mobile renewal systems).

  • Manage the IT support/helpdesk team to provide Tier 1–3 technical support to staff.

• Establish service level agreements (SLAs), and ensure prompt issue resolution.

Resolution across all regions and districts.

• Enhance integration efforts with national platforms (e.g., Ghana Card, BMAS)

• Enforce IT policies, SOPs, and cybersecurity protocols across the

organization.

• Ensure compliance with data protection regulations (e.g., Ghana

Data Protection Act).

• Collaborate with internal audit and compliance units for ICT-related

reviews.

• Manage contracts and relationships with IT service providers, ISPs,

and hardware vendors.

• Evaluate and recommend third-party services for infrastructure

support or upgrades.

ICT Trainer

National Health Insurance Authority
06.2014 - 07.2025
  • Championed resolution of BMS issues through effective collaboration with vendors and internal teams.
  • Ensured thorough testing of necessary changes in BMS prior to implementation.
  • Confirmed successful implementation and functionality of changes in production environment.
  • Supervised deployment of authentication devices, ensuring operational readiness.
  • Collaborated with MIS officers to verify functionality of deployed authentication devices.
  • Led development of BMS technical manual and conducted regular updates.
  • Executed additional duties as assigned by management.

Information Systems Manager

National Health Insurance Authority
10.2017 - 05.2025
  • Enforce formal procedures for analyzing BMS platform usage and identifying training needs of new and existing users.

• Facilitated issuance of user login details and provided training on security procedures.

• Organise training of users on the use of implemented BMS platform.

• Communicated BMS platform updates to users in collaboration with ICT solution providers and Information Systems managers.

  • Liaised with ICT solution providers to ensure effective dissemination of application-related information.
  • Coordinated with Information Systems managers to address user concerns regarding application impacts of BMS updates.

• Formulate customer care philosophy that guarantees satisfaction of ICT/BMS users

• Collaborate with Helpdesk team and ICT Helpdesk Coordinator to evaluate application availability and performance using diverse statistical and reporting techniques.

Education

MBA - Business Administration

Prifysgol Wrexham University
United Kingdom
05-2023

Bachelor of Science - Information Sciences

Regent University College of Science And Tedchnolo
10-2012

Skills

  • IT systems management
  • Cybersecurity protocols
  • Data protection compliance
  • Service level agreements
  • Vendor management
  • Application performance analysis

Certification

  • Certified Network Security Specialist
  • Homeland Security
  • Cybersecurity Landscape for Managers
  • Strategic Communication

Affiliations

  • Reading
  • Research

Languages

English
First Language

Accomplishments

  • Professional Membership IMIS, UK (Institute for the Management of Information Systems)
  • ICBA, Ghana (Institute of Chartered Business Analyst)
  • International Institute of Business Analysis. (IIBA)

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Ag. Deputy Director, MIS

National Health Insurance Authority
06.2025 - Current

Information Systems Manager

National Health Insurance Authority
10.2017 - 05.2025

ICT Trainer

National Health Insurance Authority
06.2014 - 07.2025

MBA - Business Administration

Prifysgol Wrexham University

Bachelor of Science - Information Sciences

Regent University College of Science And Tedchnolo
Orison Aflu