Date of last update: 01/02/2021 2021-02-01
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Objectives of the Programme and of the immediate Strategic Objective:
The Division of Country Health Policies and Systems (CPS) assists countries in the Region with the design and implementation of appropriate health policies and systems to strengthen universal health coverage. It works to strengthen data-driven, evidence-informed, contextually tailored health policy development and implementation at national, regional and local levels, taking an inclusive approach across the life course. The Division advocates strengthening of public health leadership, focusing on implementing policies that are people centred, promote health, prevent illness, and address the social and economic determinants of health, while fostering leadership on equity, human rights and gender mainstreaming in health. It focuses on building capacity for health systems innovation to enable the sustainable delivery of high-quality primary health and community services that are effectively linked to hospitals, and mental health, public health and social care services. To do so, CPS supports country efforts to facilitate access so as to leave nobody behind, to improve financial protection, to strengthen the health workforce, to increase access to affordable medicines and technologies, and to promote the uptake and implementation of digital technology.
The Data, Metrics and Analytics (DMA) unit will be responsible for data collection, collation, analysis, presentation and dissemination. It will monitor and measure progress in achieving the SDGs and the triple billion goals whilst developing and implementing a measurement framework for the EPW. It will provide strategic direction, technical assistance and tailored support to countries to strengthen their capacity to be able to generate timely, credible, reliable and actionable data. The priority will be to strengthen health information systems in non-EU countries. The unit will engage with experts and partners both within and outside the Region to harness synergies, reduce data collection burden and fill important data gaps. It will seek to develop new approaches and methodologies including the use of big data to complement traditional methods for timely measurement and monitoring of health status and health system performance. The unit will oversee routine health monitoring activities as well as support technical units in developing new data collection initiatives. It will also be responsible for ensuring timely and effective dissemination of health statistics to serve as a basis for planning and prioritization of activities in countries.
Summary of Assigned Duties:
The incumbent will manage the process of identifying data and information to be integrated into the Data Warehouse (DW) and presented on the Health Information Gateway and implement new functional requirements for the Gateway and other data presentation tools and their implementation, contributing to the definition of new ways of sharing data.
Key duties:
Competencies:
1) Teamwork
2) Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
3) Communication
4) Ensuring effective use of resources
5) Building and promoting partnerships across the Organization and beyond
Functional Knowledge and Skills:
Educational Qualifications:
Essential: University degree (Bachelor's level) in informatics/computer science.
Desirable: University degree (Master's level) in any of the above fields.
Experience:
Essential: At least 5 years of professional experience in management and use of data within the national Health Information System or with collection and analysis of health information at international level, working with large and complex data sets.
Desirable: Experience with managing data collections in health. Experience with managing web sites with health information. Experience in use and promotion of health data and information to various audiences. Relevant experience within WHO, the United Nations or other international organizations.
Languages:
Fluency in English and Russian required. Working/intermediate knowledge of French or German an asset.
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 59,151 (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 3135 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.
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Type of contract: Staff (Permanent and Fixed Term)
Duration: 2 years
Macro-area: Western and Central Europe without Switzerland
Level of experience: Senior Professional, more than 5 years
Area of work Definition: Information and Communication Technology
Type of organisation: Multilateral Organisations