World Health Organisation Tender

1.background And Justification Purpose Of The Position   In The Context Of The Who Health Emergencies Incident Management System (ims), The Incumbent Will Support In The Management Of The Covid-19 Partners Platform Databases, Including Ensuring Quality, Completeness And Timeliness Of The Data. In Addition, The Data Consultant Will Be Responsible, When Required To Work With The Developers On Data Connectivity, Including Application Programming Interface (api) Development. Objectives Of The Programme And Of The Immediate Strategic Objective   The Mission Of Who’s Health Emergencies Programme (the Programme) Is To Help Countries, And To Coordinator International Action, To Prevent, Prepare For, Detect, Rapidly Respond To, And Recover From Outbreaks And Emergencies.   Organizational Context (describe The Individual Role Of Incumbent Within The Team, Focusing On Work Environment Within And Outside The Organization)   The Covid-19 Partners Platform, Developed Collaboratively By Who And The United Nations Development Coordination Office (dco), Is The first Digital Platform Where Governments, Un Agencies, And Partners Can Plan And Coordinate Together In One Place, In Real-time, For An Acute Event. It Is A Tool To Operationalize Guidance From The Covid-19 Strategic Preparedness And Response Plan (sprp), To Support Country Preparedness And Response And Maintain Essential Health Services. A Dashboard Has Been Developed That Is Linked To The Data Captured By The Platform And That Provides Users With Visualizations Highlighting Global, Regional And Country Aggregations, Analysis Comparing Actions, Resource Needs And Funding Contributions And Meta-data To Inform Decision-making. Further Changes To The Dashboard Are Planned, At The Structural Level (data Sources) And Analytical Level.     Summary Of Assigned Duties (describe What The Incumbent Has To Do To Achieve Main Objectives; Include Main Achievements Expected):   During Deployment, The Duty Station May Change, And Duties May Be Modified, Based Upon The Technical Needs Of The Programme.   Manage The Incident Databases (cases And Contacts) Including Content, Structure, File Location, Backup system. Collect, Collate, Manage And Analyse Data From All Partners; Aggregate The Relevant Health Related Information Such As Mortality And Morbidity, Location Of Hospitals, Primary Health Care Units, Other Health Care Facilities, Etc. And Transform It Into Narrative Text, Maps And Graphics To Enable Strategic Planning And Decision-making. Aggregate And Maintain Information From Technical Teams, Field Offices And Partners Including Contact Lists, Event Specific Information (what, Where, Who, How Many, How Quickly, Current Status), Health Indicator Data, Health Situation Data, Health Response Data, Etc. Develop Tools To Harmonize Data Collection And Processes Across Wco And Field Offices To Facilitate Consolidation Of Information. Respond To Specific Information Requests From The Technical Teams And Partners, Ensure Dissemination Of Information And Knowledge Sharing With All Partners. Provide Country-specific And Aggregate Intercountry Information To The Relevant Wco Websites, Manage Email Boxes And Share Points, As Required. Provide Technical Expertise During Interagency Initiatives, Related To Information And Data Management, Seeking To Improve Information Sharing Between Institutions, To Strengthen Access To Information From Other Organizations And Clusters, And To Contribute To Intersectoral Dashboards And Reports. Verify Data Quality (completeness, Timeliness), Identify Gaps In Health Information Management, Recommend Corrective Actions And Prepare  Relevant Documents To Include In Project Proposals, Internal And External Situation Reports (sitreps), Bulletins, Health Risk Assessments, Health Needs Overviews (hno), And Strategic Response Plans (srp), Etc. Participate In Any Other Activity That May Be Required In Connection With The Incident Data Management And Perform Any Other Incident-specific Related Duties, As Required By The Functional Supervisor.   Covid-19 Related Assigned Duties:   Output 1: Data Management And Quality Control Activity 1.1: Performing Routine Data Checks And Quality Controls Activity 1.2: Data Cleaning Of The Donors’ Contributions And Harmonization Of The Databases. Activity 1.3: Contributing To The Integration Of Sprp 2021 Technical Aspects, Including Vaccine Deployment         Output 2: Establish Data Connectivity With Internal And External Sources Activity 2.1: Working With The Developers, When Required, To Develop The Needed Api For Dashboard Data Connectivity. Activity 2.2: Integration Of Internal And External Data Sources Into The Partners Platform   2.recruitment Profile Competencies: Generic Describe The Core, Management Or Leadership Competencies Required - See Who Competency Model - List In Order Of Priority, Commencing With The Most Important Ones.   Communication Teamwork Moving Forward In A Changing Environment Promoting Innovation And Organizational Learning. Respecting And Promoting Individual And Cultural Differences   Functional Knowledge And Skills   Describe The Essential Knowledge And The Skills Specific To The Position   Demonstrated Knowledge Of Information Management And Monitoring Systems As Related To Emergency Response And Relief Operations. Proven Skills In The Field Of Statistical Data Collection, Assessment, Analysis And Monitoring In A Public Health Context. Proven Ability To Design, Manage, Analyse And Coordinate Complex Information System Projects, Computer-based Applications And Databases, Web-based Tools Proven Ability In Designing An Application Design Interface (api)   Education Qualifications   * Essential First University Degree In Information Or Data Management, Computer Sciences, Statistics, Applied Math Or Public Health, Complemented By Training In Databases Development And/or Management From An Accredited/recognized Institute. Desirable Post Graduate Degree In Public Health, Qualitative Surveillance Or Statistics.   Experience   * Essential At Least Three Years’ Relevant Experience Combined At The National And International Levels In Data And/or Information Management, Data Analysis, Public Health Partnership Including Experience In Emergency Operations Or Humanitarian Context. Desirable   Prior Emergency Disaster And Health Outbreak Response Or Humanitarian Working Experience At Field Level, With Who/un Agencies, Health Cluster Partners, Recognized Humanitarian Organizations Or With An International Nongovernmental Organization.   3.use Of Language Skills   Excellent Knowledge Of English. Working Knowledge Of Another Who Official Language Would Be An Asset.   Other Skills (e.g. It)   Excellent Knowledge Of Microsoft Office Applications. Working Knowledge Of Online Data Collection Applications, Statistical Analysis Packages (stata, spss, Etc). Good Knowledge Of Database And Gis Programmes (e.g. Arcview). Good Knowledge Of Api Design