Health Information Systems Officer
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Contract
This is a P-3 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 5 years of experience, depending on education.
Salary
The salary for this job should be between 144,446 USD and 189,140 USD.
Salary for a P-3 contract in Geneva
The international rate of 74,649 USD, with an additional 93.5% (post adjustment) at this the location, applies. Please note that depending on the location, a higher post adjustment might still result in a lower purchasing power.Please keep in mind that the salary displayed here is an estimation by UN Talent based on the location and the type of contract. It may vary depending on the organization. The recruiter should be able to inform you about the exact salary range. In case the job description contains another salary information, please refer to this one.
More about P-3 contracts and their salaries.OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
The mission of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme (The Programme) is to build the capacity of Member States to manage health emergency risks and, when national capacities are overwhelmed, to lead and coordinate the international health response to contain outbreaks and to provide effective relief and recovery to affected populations. The WHE Response division (WRE) is responsible for rapidly detecting and responding to health emergencies while leveraging relevant national and international partnerships, ensuring that emergency-affected populations in acute and protracted emergencies have access to essential health services and that systems are maintained and strengthened in fragile, conflict and vulnerable settings while implementing at scale, proven prevention strategies for priority pandemic/epidemic-prone diseases. The HEI Department is responsible for ensuring that emergency-affected populations have access to timely and effective health services, ranging from humanitarian interventions, Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Fragile, Vulnerable and Conflict Affected Settings (FCVs) to key high impact epidemic Diseases including Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers (VHFs), Yellow Fever, Meningitis and Cholera. The Department prioritizes support to the most vulnerable and low capacity countries.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Within the framework of the delegated authority, the incumbent is assigned all or part of the following duties which are performed according to the needs and agenda. The overall duty is to:
1. Play an active role in the development and implementation of a standard approach to assess country-level health information systems.
2. Contribute to the normative and methodological development of public health assessment and monitoring approaches.
3. Substantially contribute to the design, development and implementation of innovative health information systems, with a focus on analysis and analytical products.
4. Contribute to the deployment of the health information systems at regional and country levels.
5. Provide technical expertise in public health information systems and contribute to WHO's representation in relevant expert groups.
6 . Contribute to the development and implementation of an approach to assess country-level health information systems with ROs, WCOs and partners.
7. Contribute to the normative and methodological development of public health assessment and monitoring approaches, with an initial focus on HeRAMS, and including: normative and technical guidance material standard operating procedures.
8. Play a discernible role in the design, development and integration of innovative health information systems at country, regional and global levels, and more particularly on the Health Resources and Services Availability Monitoring System (HeRAMS): Coordinate users' feedback and their integration to the development roadmap, Coordinate the development of training material on the use of the platform (incl. online user guide, presentations, videos), Coordinate the development of standard reporting and analytical products as well as their automation and implementation, Support ongoing communication efforts to increase the visibility of the initiative
9. Contribute to the deployment of health information systems at regional and country levels including: by development of training materials and provision of training and capacity building activities to support regional and country offices in harmonizing and strengthening data management, information products and systems as part of the implementation of best practices provision of country support activities (inception workshops, process/platform setup, follow-up)network/community of experts to support country level implementations
10. Provide technical expertise in public health information management and systems and contribute to WHO's representation in relevant expert groups in and outside of WHO (e.g. ITTT, UHC/FCVs, GHC IMTF, GPW13).
11. Participate in any other activity that may be required in connection with the above duties, as required by the supervisor
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Essential: A first level university degree in information systems, statistics, informatics or other relevant area for health information systems. Desirable: A Master's level degree in a related discipline as well as complementary disciplines including Public Health and Epidemiology.
Experience
Essential: At least five years of experience in Information Management, Health Information, GIS and Information Systems. Desirable: Experience or knowledge of information systems in the context of public health or outbreaks; experience in WHO or UN,UN Agencies. Experience of working with UN cluster system for emergency response.
Skills
- Demonstrated knowledge of health information systems particularly in emergencies and fragile settings. - Excellent organizational and analytical skills combined with ability to multi-task and produce accurate results under pressure. - Ability to write and synthesize information in a clear and concise manner. - Excellent interpersonal skills, including respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences. - Tact, diplomacy and courtesy.
WHO Competencies
Teamwork Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences Communication Moving forward in a changing environment Producing results
Use of Language Skills
Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Intermediate knowledge of French. Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of WHO language.
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 64,121 (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 4259 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.
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