Strategic Health Information Officer – P4  

1. Background and Justification

* Purpose of the Position

The purpose of this post is to support WHO’s work on Strengthening the country’s national Health information system and on monitoring and evaluation. Contribute to Strengthening the capacity of the Office of the Representation and Technical Programmes in the area of data management and alignment among health security actors and Strengthening transparency among partners.

2. Job Description

* Objectives of the Programme and of the immediate Strategic Objective

The WHO country office in Nigeria supports the Strengthening of the national information system to improve the availability, quality and use of data and information from Health as a basis for better outcomes and accountability, for policy development and Decision-making at different levels. This support includes the creation of synergies with the Bureau WHO Regional Office for Africa, the Ministry of Health of Nigeria and partners, including: (i) Aligning Investment with the national health information and monitoring and evaluation system) Provision of technical support for the Production, collection, analysis, synthesis, and dissemination of health data and information. iii) For the development and promotion of harmonized standards, tools and Methodologies for data collection, analysis and synthesis and dissemination of health data and information and knowledge translation.

 * Organizational context (Describe the individual role of incumbent within the team, focusing on work environment within and outside the organization)

Under the direct supervision of the WHO Representative, the incumbent of the post, is part of the Country Office, within the Office of the Representative, responsible for data management and strengthening the health information system and transparency. The incumbent works in harmony with national professional and managerial staff, and developing effective relationships with members of the country team and the whole organisation. As a member of the country office, the incumbent is required to follow the guidelines set out in the General Programme of Work, the resolutions of the World Health Assembly and the WHO Regional Committee for Africa, the WHO manual and staff rules. The incumbent will suggest decisions techniques related to the implementation of programmes in its field of competence and, will provide technical justifications for decisions that need to be made by its supervisors. The incumbent will liaise with the WHO Representative, the technical divisions of the Office regional and inter-country teams and also the National Programme Director and Representatives of international organizations.

* Summary of Assigned Duties (Describe what the incumbent has to do to achieve main objectives; include main achievements expected)

With excellent skills in health and data management and collaboration with other departments in the WHO Country Office, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Ministry of Health and Collaborating Partners, technical support for the design of the Tools, data collection and analysis, synthesis of strategic information and decision-making, and communication. Development updating the legislation and policy framework for the health information system Align health information system investments through a comprehensive and harmonized strategic plan and M&E case, and integrate them into national health sector Strategies. Developing harmonized standards for data in the country, including the development of interoperable systems ; harmonization of the list of indicators with their metadata dictionary, reference and target values, and data sources ; and harmonization of data collection and reporting methods. Collecting primary and secondary data, including the provision of technical support and assessment of facilities. Analysing and monitoring data quality and the development of data quality improvement plans in the country. Analyze and synthesize data on health and other conditions and strategies for health monitoring and evaluation of national and regional strategies. Disseminate health information in the country through the development, maintenance and regular updating of an open access National Health Observatory. Promote knowledge translation platforms such as EVIPN and to support the translation of evidence into policy and decision-making. The incumbent will continuously participate in the development, application and promotion of new methods, tools and capacity building programmes to improve the availability, quality, analysis/synthesis and dissemination of health information. Gather information on a regular basis to map Financial contributions donor health security activities in the country, including technical assistance, and in-kind and in-service contributions to update WHO Portal’s strategic partners Perform any other duty as assigned

3. Recruitment Profile

Competencies: Generic

Select up to two additional core, management and leadership competencies. See the Enhanced

WHO Global Competency Model Guidelines.

*1. Teamwork

*2. Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences

*3. Communication

*4. Moving forward in a changing environment

*5. Promoting innovation and organizational learning

Functional Knowledge and Skills

* Describe the essential knowledge and the skills specific to the position

The basic elements of the Governance of the SIS and how they can be used to improve the

information system on health Common health sources and tools and mechanisms for their collection of facility-based registry systems, community-based registration systems, the International Classification of Diseases, and DHIS 2. Limitations of the data from the various sources, the information system and approaches to data quality analysis Review of data quality, particularly the health data system and approaches to improve data quality Analysis and synthesis of health data and interpretation of results Processes and mechanisms for effective dissemination of health and decision-making Excel ; CSPro application, Table and STATA Mastery of control applications and advanced knowledge of MS Office and related applications(Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, etc.), including programming.

Education Qualifications

* Essential

Advanced University degree in health information, statistics or computer science, with specialization in database development and management or public health or epidemiology.

Desirable

Professional training or degree in statistics and database management, ideal higher education degree. Good understanding of IT practices.

Experience

* Essential

Have at least 7 years experience in data management, information management or related fields. Experience with the compilation and analysis of large data sets from multiple sources Good knowledge of public health programme or epidemiology

Desirable

Working experience with WHO or other UN Agency would be an asset.

4. Use of Language Skills

Expert knowledge in English

Other Skills (e.g. IT)

Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications Understanding of public health programmes needed-Excellent organisational skills

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