Data Analyst

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

WHO helps countries prepare for emergencies and act when they strike. To this end, the WHO Health Emergencies Programme (WHE) was established in 2016. The work of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme is organized around five major areas: (1) Infectious hazard management, to ensure that strategies and capacities are established for priority high-threat infectious hazards; (2) Country health emergency preparedness and the International Health Regulations (2005), to ensure that country capacities are established for all-hazards emergency risk management; (3) Health emergency information and risk assessment, to provide timely and authoritative situation analysis, risk assessment and response monitoring for all major health threats and events; (4) Emergency operations, to ensure that populations affected by emergencies have access to an essential package of life-saving health services; and (5) Emergency core services, to ensure that the WHO Health Emergencies Programme is rapidly and sustainably financed and staffed.

The current assignment is proposed by the Health emergency information and risk assessment Unit (HIM) of the WHE Programme. HIM provides authoritative information for public health decision making in emergencies, with responsibility for identifying new public health events, assessing risks to public health, conducting epidemiological surveillance and field investigations, monitoring public health interventions, and communicating public health information to technical partners: event-based surveillance is a core activity, as it enables the WHE Programme to identify new events that may have adverse public health impacts; assessing the public health risks of new events is important for the initiation of preparedness and response measures; epidemiological surveillance and investigation, as well as monitoring of public health interventions, is critical for effective management of the health consequences of new and ongoing emergencies; being able to communicate technical information to partners within the emergencies and public health community is needed so that coordination of joint interventions and capacities can be optimized.

HIM works closely with the other units in the WHE Programme, WHO disease specific departments, WHO departments providing support to national health systems, WHO country offices, and partner organizations and non-governmental organizations that contribute to the collection of health information or to the response to public health events.

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of [PHI Team Lead] or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UNV [Specialist]:

• Develop and implement COVID-19 and other outbreaks data scraping mechanisms, through different tools and processes; • Acquire and extract COVID-19 and other outbreaks data from primary and secondary data sources through different mechanisms; • Update and maintain the outbreaks databases, outbreaks summary tables and automatic infographics; • Support the regular update of the outbreak’s dashboards; • Prepare the outbreaks infographics for the weekly presentations; • Analyse, and interpret trends of COVID-19 and other outbreaks and provide a summary for event management system updates; • Identity the confidential data, reports and products that can go public and the confidential ones; • Develop and maintain a database for priority and endemic diseases; • Conduct a regular priority diseases data analysis and alert the PHI team when alert thresholds are reached; • Support the regular analysis of signals data and report to EOC; • Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.

• Results/expected outputs: • Outbreaks databases, dashboards, and infographics updated weekly; • Outbreaks presentations delivered weekly to the incident management support team meeting, EOC, and other forums; • Information products publicly reported regularly; • Abnormal trends or priority diseases timely identified and verified; • Outbreaks regularly updated in the event information system.

• Professionalism: demonstrated understanding of operations relevant to WHO]; technical capabilities or knowledge relevant or transferrable to [WHO] procedures and rules; discretion, political sensitivity, diplomacy and tact to deal with clients; ability to apply good judgement; ability to liaise and coordinate with a range of different actors, especially in senior positions; where appropriate, high degree of autonomy, personal initiative and ability to take ownership; resourcefulness and willingness to accept wide responsibilities and ability to work independently under established procedures; ability to manage information objectively, accurately and confidentially; responsive and client-oriented; • Integrity: demonstrate the values and ethical standards of the UN and [WHO] in daily activities and behaviours while acting without consideration of personal gains; resist undue political pressure in decision-making; stand by decisions that are in the organization’s interest even if they are unpopular; take prompt action in cases of unprofessional or unethical behaviour; does not abuse power or authority; • Teamwork and respect for diversity: ability to operate effectively across organizational boundaries; excellent interpersonal skills; ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and harmonious working relations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, mixed-gender environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity; sensitivity and adaptability to culture, gender, religion, nationality and age; commitment to implementing the goal of gender equality by ensuring the equal participation and full involvement of women and men in all aspects of UN operations; ability to achieve common goals and provide guidance or training to colleagues; • Commitment to continuous learning: initiative and willingness to learn new skills and stay abreast of new developments in area of expertise; ability to adapt to changes in work environment. • Planning and organizing: effective organizational and problem-solving skills and ability to manage a large volume of work in an efficient and timely manner; ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor (own) work; ability to work under pressure, with conflicting deadlines, and to handle multiple concurrent projects/activities; • Communication: proven interpersonal skills; good spoken and written communication skills, including ability to prepare clear and concise reports; ability to conduct presentations, articulate options and positions concisely; ability to make and defend recommendations; ability to communicate and empathize with staff (including national staff), military personnel, volunteers, counterparts and local interlocutors coming from very diverse backgrounds; capacity to transfer information and knowledge to a wide range of different target groups; • Flexibility: adaptability and ability to live and work in potentially hazardous and remote conditions, involving physical hardship and little comfort; to operate independently in austere environments for protracted periods; willingness to travel within the area of operations and to transfer to other duty stations within the area of operations as necessary; • Genuine commitment towards the principles of voluntary engagement, which includes solidarity, compassion, reciprocity and self-reliance; and commitment towards [Insert name of Host Agency]’s mission and vision, as well as to the UN Core Values.

public health-related data analysis, preferably outbreaks and endemic diseases. and; • Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, and experience in handling of web-based management systems; • Knowledge in data scraping tools, and database development and maintenance; • Solid experience in outbreaks data analysis and infographics development; • Knowledge of GIS and R is highly desirable. • Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills; • Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing; • Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; • Ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development; • Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; • Ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel; • Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment; Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; • Ability to work with tight deadlines; Sound security awareness; • Have affinity with or interest in X [surveillance, information management], volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN System.

Cairo, Egypt is a family duty station with a wide range of services (health, education and leisure) and good living conditions. It has long been a center of the region’s political and cultural life, with high levels of tourism. Like other similar cities, Cairo offers good quality of life in terms of access to shopping centers, banks, medical services, educational facilities, cultural events, etc. The Arab Republic of Egypt has a unique geographical position in Northeast Africa, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, on the Mediterranean and Red Sea, and its connection to Sub Saharan Africa through the Nile Valley. 

Specialist UN Volunteer gets the following package: • Volunteer Living Allowance (around EGP 16,139.08/Month) • Entry Lump-Sum = USD 400 (one-time payment paid in EGP) • Exit Lump-Sum upon completion of contract. • Medical and life Insurance premium/Cigna (100%) and dependents policy. • Access to UNV E-Campus for training and learning including access to LinkedIn learning.

Further entitlements and information available at: https://www.unv.org/volunteer-your-country-conditions-service