World Health Organization (WHO) Data Manager Job Vacancy

World
Health Organization (WHO) is the directing and coordinating authority for
health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing
leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda,
setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options,
providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health
trends.

We
are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job
Title: Data Manager
Ref No: 1800523
Location: Abuja
Grade: NO-B
Contractual Arrangement: Individual Service Contractor
Contract duration: 6 months
Schedule: Full-time

Purpose
of the Position
The objective of the post is to ensure WHO data management and M&E
activities at national level provides all the required technical support aimed
at supporting the country to:

Ensure
availability of quality, timely, and complete information that guides the
surveillance and immunization program
Monitor
achievement of recommended surveillance performance indicators for Acute
Flaccid Paralysis (AFP), other Vaccine Preventable Diseases as well as
other diseases of public health priority as highlighted in Nigeria’s
Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) strategy.
Provide
evidences through the triangulation of different data available and guide
the program;
Build
capacity of government staff in data management, through formal and on-job
training.

Description
of Duties

The
incumbent is expected to provide data management support to Nigeria Center
for Disease Control (NCDC) and WHO country officer in the following
specific tasks
Under
the overall guidance of the WHO country office representative and over all
supervision of IVE focal point and guidance of the M&E
Coordinator, the monitoring and evaluation officer will carry out the
following specific task:
Ensure
quality and timely IDSR data/information is shared with all stakeholders;
support all states in the compilation of data for implementation of IDSR.
Design
and maintain all disease surveillance (Measles, NNT, YF, PBMS, ROTA)
database for priority diseases.
Produce
periodic (weekly, monthly and quarterly) analysis feedback from data to
enhance decision making at relevant levels.
Conduct
data management training to build the capacity of officers in
technological innovations.
Support
the monitoring and evaluation system, immunization/Polio SIAs as well as
overall Health Information Management System Strengthening efforts.
Produce
regular analysis feedback on Accelerated Disease Control (ADC) and New
vaccine (PBMS and ROTA)
Monitor
Timeliness, completeness, and data quality of IDSR data and provide timely
feedback to states.
Collaborate
with other data managers and laboratories to update and harmonizeIDSR
data.
Triangulation,
analysis and feedback of data collected using case-based andIDSR system
for selected case-based data set.
Perform
other activities as required by WHO Representative.

Educational
Qualifications
Essential:

Bachelor’s
Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Statistics, Monitoring
& Evaluation or data management related field with additional data
management training.

Experience
Essential:

At
least 5 years’ experience in health related data management.
Experience
in quality collection, analysis, dissemination, and use of health
information for program planning and management.
Experience
in database development.
Working
knowledge of statistical application programs (EPI INFO, SPSS, STATA etc.)
and mapping programs (ArcGIS, QGIS etc)

Desirable:

Previous
related work experience in the UN or other International Development
Agencies
Use
of language skills
Essential:
Very good Knowledge of English.

Skills:

Basic
knowledge of ICT, programming, mobile and web – based data technology
Ability
to establish and maintain good relations with people at various levels and
of different background.
Ability
to acquire sound knowledge of WHO rules, regulations and procedures.
Demonstrated
abilities for team-work.