Vacancy for Zonal Data Assistant at World Health Organization (WHO)

 Employment Nigeria 06-Feb-2018 BAUCHI , Health   Administrative  


World Health Organization (WHO) 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.

POSITION : Zonal Data Assistant 

Description

  • The objective of the post is to coordinate WHO data management and M&E activities at zonal level and provide evidence driven information for actions aimed at supporting the zone/states 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 timely utilization of different data available and guide the program

Qualifications
Education:

  • Essential: Completion of university degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Data Management and related field; preferably supplemented by a certificate in GIS.
  • Desirable: training in monitoring and evaluation.

Experience:

 Essential: At least 5 years experience in data management and ICT in an international organization, NGO, government agencies or any other reputable organization.

Skills:  Thorough knowledge of data management/ICT skill; strong analytical skill.

  • WHO Competencies:
  • Producing results
  • Communication
  • Ensuring the effective use of resources

Language Skills:

  • Essential: Expert knowledge of English.

Responsibilities

  • Establish, maintain and up-date databases pertaining to each programmatic area in EPI/PEI Perform data harmonization, validation and cleaning on all data received before forwarding to national level
  • Provide regular feedback on data quality, timeliness and completeness to states for action.
  • Track and obtain missing or incomplete data/reports and provide feedback to relevant levels.
  • Work closely with Zonal M&E officer in the provision of monthly feedback on M&E/Accountability Framework to states
  • Produce monthly and quarterly analysis feedback from data to enhance decision making at relevant levels
  • Support the zone with data presentation, analysis and interpretation.
  • Create and secure back-up copies of data in the zone.
  • Provide technical data management support to the zone and states.
  • Conduct data management training to build the capacity of officers.
  • Perform other activities as required by the supervisor.

Remuneration
WHO offers staff in the General Services category an attractive remuneration package, which for the above position includes an annual net base salary starting at NGN 8,200,887 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable) and 30 days of annual leave.



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