Deadline: 19 August, 2021
Location: Khartoum, Sudan
World Health Organisation (WHO) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Information Management Officer.
The primary role of WHO is to direct and coordinate international health within the United Nations system.
Responsibilities
- Support the collection, analyses, production and dissemination of data/information
- Aggregate and maintain inter-country information from WHO and partners including contact lists, performance monitoring, health indicator data, health situation data, health response data
- Participate in the basic geographic analysis for maps and other reports
- Upon delegation, provide information sharing between institutions, to strengthen access to information from other organisations and clusters, and to contribute to intersectoral dashboards and reports
- Participate in field epidemiological surveys, if/where needed, such as mortality and vaccination coverage surveys
- Provide information management input into the planning and data/information management process on data gathering and analysis, quality assurance, performance monitoring, information dissemination and management
Requirements
- University degree in Information/Data Management, Computer Sciences, Statistics, Applied Math, Public Health, or a related field
- Specialisation in information management systems
- Specific training in humanitarian response or emergency information management
- Two years, minimum, of related experience in information management, monitoring, and data analysis
- Relevant work experience in WHO or any other UN agency, working in relevant non-governmental or humanitarian organisations
- Experience in developing countries
- Sound skills in the area of information management, data analysis, and statistics
- Demonstrated ability to design, manage and analyse complex information system projects, computer-based applications and databases, web-based tools
- Expert knowledge of English and Arabic
- Intermediate knowledge of French
To apply and for more information, click here.
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