Health Information Management & Risk Assessment Team Lead

Contract

This is a P-5 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 10 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 147,567 USD and 184,934 USD.

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THIS REQUISITION IS ADVERTISED ACCORDING TO THE WHO POLICY FOR FAST TRACK PROCEDURES FOR EMERGENCIES

In lieu of Req # 2105844 [Index #130]

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

To ensure that effective WHO Country presence is established within the context of the mission of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme to undertake the following; implement WHO country cooperation strategies that are aligned with Member State's health and development agendas, to coordinate international action, to prevent, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to and recover from outbreaks and emergencies.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

1. Provides technical leadership and managerial support to the Information Management unit within the country office,

ensuring that activities are carried out efficiently and effectively.

2. Develops and proposes technical health policies and strategies for implementation through collaboration with Regional office, UN agencies and provides advice in developing further the health information management for strengthening and improving the technical capacity of target clientele.
3. Manages the unit efficiently to optimize deliverables in line with the mandate of the Organization as well as leads the development of project documentation based on the overall strategy and plan, for use by the emergency leadership to mobilize resources.
4. Leads and conducts research on best practices in implementing health information activities at the local and regional levels to ensure that information management and dissemination in the field provides the best possible functionality, usability and capacity building to stakeholders
5. Lead building the capacity of team members and partners involved in planning and data information process.
6. Manages the monitoring and evaluation and reporting of key performance indicators and reporting requirements and mechanisms, internal and external situation reports (SitReps), bulletins, rapid needs assessments, health risk assessments, and the Public Health Situation Analysis; and health inputs into humanitarian needs overviews (HNO), and strategic response plans (SRP) to optimize the performance of Programme deliverables.
7. Serves as the technical reference among the peer community, UN Agencies, and other stakeholders to achieve inter-cluster communication and health information sharing and management.
8. Liaises with and utilizes partnerships in other UN Agencies, Donors, or research institutions in the health information management area to position the country office and health information activities into Global and/or National policies.
9. Represent the country office at various meetings to advocate for health information management towards achieving strategic response plans.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: Master’s degree in Information Management, or Public Health, or Epidemiology or Business or Public Administration complemented by training in information management.

Desirable: Specialization or training in information management systems. Specific training in humanitarian response or information management in emergencies.

WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.

Experience

Essential: At least 10 years of related professional experience in information management, monitoring, needs assessment, project management, data management, and information dissemination in the public health sector or health development sector, part of which in emergency management or humanitarian context. in leadership positions. Experience in developing and promoting collaborative partnerships. Demonstrated experience at the international level.

Desirable: Relevant work experience in WHO, other UN agencies; experience working in relevant non-governmental or humanitarian organizations. Experience in developing countries.

Skills

• Concrete skills in the planning and coordination of multidisciplinary public health programmes, which may include the implementation of public health/disease control programmes.
• Strong skills in the area of developing and establishing policies and strategies
• Excellent skills and ability in managing diverse teams and financial resources.
• Good skills in mobilizing resources.
• Ability to engage and communicate effectively and diplomatically with external partners including Ministries of Health, Donor institutions, Civil Society, and other stakeholders. Commitment to collaborate effectively with other key partners in the Health Subject area.

WHO Competencies

• Teamwork
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
• Communication
• Creating an empowering and motivating environment
• Ensuring the effective use of resources
• Moving forward in a changing environment

Enhanced WHO Global Competency Model:

https://www.who.int/employment/WHO_competencies_EN.pdf?ua=1

Use of Language Skills

Excellent knowledge of English. Working knowledge of Arabic is an asset.

Other Skills (e.g. IT)

• Proficiency in MS Office, particularly spreadsheets, data visualization, and analysis tools, and databases
• Design and management of information systems
• Familiarity with geographic information systems (GIS)
• Skill in the use of one or more statistical analysis programmes (e.g., R, STATA, SAS, SPSS)

REMUNERATION

WHO salaries for staff in the Professional category are calculated in US dollars. The remuneration for the above position comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 89,837 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable), a variable post adjustment, which reflects the cost of living in a particular duty station, and currently amounts to USD 1,811 per month for the duty station indicated above. Other benefits include 30 days of annual leave, allowances for dependent family members, home leave, and an education grant for dependent children.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level
• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
• A written test may be used as a form of screening.
• In the event that your candidature is retained for an interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.
• Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules, and Manual.
• Staff members in other duty stations are encouraged to apply.
• For information on WHO's operations please visit http://www.who.int.
• WHO is committed to workforce diversity.
• WHO prides itself on a workforce that adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards and that is committed to putting the WHO Values Charter into practice.
• WHO has zero tolerance towards sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment, and other types of abusive conduct (i.e., discrimination, abuse of authority, and harassment). All members of the WHO workforce have a role to play in promoting a safe and respectful workplace and should report to WHO any actual or suspected cases of SEA, sexual harassment, and other types of abusive conduct. To ensure that individuals with a substantiated history of SEA, sexual harassment, or other types of abusive conduct are not hired by the Organization, WHO will conduct a background verification of final candidates.
• WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.
• WHO has a mobility policy which can be found at the following link: http://www.who.int/employment/en/. Candidates appointed to an international post with WHO are subject to mobility and may be assigned to any activity or duty station of the Organization throughout the world.
• Applications from women and from nationals of non and underrepresented Member States are particularly encouraged.
• In view of the current situation, Sana'a has been declared as a non-family duty station; i.e., dependents are not allowed to visit or reside with the staff member at the duty station.
• Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply online. For assessment of your application, please ensure that
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