Summary of duties
Under the general supervision of the VPD IST West
Africa, the incumbent provides support for data collection, quality control and
management for the preparation and publication insightful reports and
information, maintains and develops archiving system and databases, and
supports the strengthening of country capacity to capture and analyze data.
The Incumbent Is Assigned Of The Following
Leadership on disease control coordination, partnerships and resource
mobilization through:
Contributing in the development, update and
maintenance of electronic routine immunization and Surveillance databases and
support the automation and generation of customized reports including weekly,
monthly and quarterly bulletins and annual reports.
Coordinating data collection and analysis to
determine timeliness and completeness of countries data and provide suggestions
for any new and/or innovative tools that improve data collection and
warehousing activities.
Facilitating partnerships and networks for
immunization data management and analytics in the subregion
Development of WHO disease control technical products, services, and tools through:
Collaborating closely with other Data Managers in the
UCN Cluster on the development, monitoring, and revision of data management
policies, SOPs and practices to improve, maintain and ensure data integrity and
a cohesive approach, in line with WHO/AFRO policies
Providing technical support in the area of data
management, monitoring and evaluation tools for VPDs surveillance and outbreaks
preparedness and response by providing feedback, reports and capacity building
on data management and programme reviews in the region.
Generation of analytics-driven strategic information
for disease control agenda setting and interventions tailoring through:
Facilitating development and deployment of functional
e-platforms including operational manuals, for subnational stratification of
communicable and non-communicable diseases, and annual disease control agenda
setting and investments’
guidance (publication of respective country annual
disease outlook with district disease profiles);
Facilitating development of common geo-registers and
metadata and harmonization of current multiple data platforms as necessary;
Facilitating provision of advanced analysis support
to UCN Teams in the data processes and as relevant to other clusters in the
Regional and Country offices;
Strengthening the capacities of UCN Teams in the
data-to-action processes;
Assembling global ancillary data (climate
biodiversity, genomics, socio economic etc.)
Supporting disease and health programme teams to
implement analysis for subnational tailoring of public health interventions in
countries;
Facilitating development of annual disease outlook
reports that implement country deep dives aligned with the African Health
Observatories and various WHO global reports;
Facilitating community surveys, programme review
Technical support and institutional capacity building
for disease control support through:
Facilitating country capacity building for use of
analytics to drive diseases control agenda setting and guide investments
including use of triangulated data on disease occurrence (incidence and
mortality), interventions coverage, health services access, and determinants
information for disease stratification and tailoring of national policies and
operational responses in member states;
Facilitating country capacity strengthening for
country surveillance systems;
Facilitating data collection, quality control and
management for publication of insightful reports and information;
Supporting automation and generation of customized
reports weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual
Facilitating capacity building for national data
managers aimed at improving data quality including tools including DHIS2, ODK,
Arc-GIS, Power BI ensuring proper collection, analysis, recording and feedback.
Perform other related responsibilities as assigned,
including replacing and backstopping for others as required.
Required profile
Excellent organization, technical and analytical
skills together with extensive knowledge of data analysis tools; Sound
judgement and the ability to resolve issue related to data management problems
in the proactive manner; Broad knowledge and understanding of theoretical and
practical statistical techniques and knowledge of research methods and
technical and techniques; Proven communication and interpersonal skills and
demonstrated ability to explain technical issues with tact and diplomacy; Track
record of keeping abreast of available technology; Ability to write in a clear
and concise manner.
Education (Qualifications)
Essential
First university degree in informatics, health
statistics or computer science, preferably with a specialization in database
development and management
Desirable:
Additional training in of public health data
collection and IT practices.
Experience
Essential
At least five (5) years of experience in data
management, the analysis and management electronic information, statistics
and/or information technology, identification of user requirements, system
development and maintenance, ideally related to epidemiological data collection
and management and/or knowledge of local public health practices with a minimum
of 2 years inclusive at the international level in low and/or middle-income
countries.
Desirable
Experience or understanding of WHO/AFRO practices in
data, IT and procedures, or other intergovernmental agencies or the UN system
and knowledge of national and regional networks. Good understanding of heath
related databases.
Use of language
Essential
Excellent Knowledge of English and intermediate
knowledge of French.
Desirable
Intermediate knowledge of other UN official
languages.
The above language requirements are interchangeable.
Other Skills
Good level of Computer literacy and ability to analyze and mange electronic
information:
GIS software: Arc-GIS / QGIS
Database & Statistical analysis software: Epi
Info, R, Stata,
Online tools: Power BI, DHIS2
Other softwares: Offices package (MS Access, Excel)
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