World Health Organization is Hiring Data Manager – (2305865) 2023 in Dhaka

World Health Organization is Hiring Data Manager – (2305865) 2023 in Dhaka

Job Responsibilities:

• Under the overall guidance of the Deputy WHO Representative-Bangladesh and the direct supervision of TL-IVD   and in close collaboration with the concerned IVD staff in WCO and SEARO and government the incumbent will:
• Provide Technical support to the WHO-IVD Unit and GOB-EPI in evaluating and improving the data management system, including AFP, Measles and other VPD Disease surveillance, Adverse Events Following Immunization, COVID-19, logistics and vaccine supply, cold chain, human resources, vaccination coverage reporting, and EPI service quality.
• Develop and provide capacity building and training to IVD team and key government and partner agencies focusing on enhancing analytics, visualization and knowledge management and informatics competencies; and cross-cutting team work to ensure optimal generation, collection, collation, analysis, reporting and sharing of data and information for favorable health outcomes.
• Collaborate / Liaise with relevant government and partner agencies, regional and global experts, collaborative forums, and communities to improve data available for digital health interventions; identify resource and partnership gaps for further enhancing Health information System pertaining to Routine Immunization and VPD Surveillance.
• Coordinate data team to establish and strengthen quality assurance mechanism and data validation of databases to maintain high quality data and provide data analysis on key performance indicators; Design methods to streamline data collection, management, and sharing.
• Provide technical guidance on appropriate design, deployment and institutionalization of health informatics and digital health interventions in line with National eHealth Strategy, eHealth and WHO Global and Regional Digital Health Strategies, Action Plans, and Guidance.
• Ensure use of GIS technology, eLearning platform and all applications for improving access and equity. Work in collaboration with third party / SEARO/ HQ on making data systems more robust.
• Provide Support to Improve sustainable capacity in health information systems, including to facilitate efficient data collection, analysis, dissemination, evidence-informed policymaking and the delivery of impacts at the National and Sub National level.
• Support the development and implementation of a health information architecture to enable standards-based, interoperable Health Information Exchange (HIE) for smooth information flow to benefit all public health programmes and public health emergency risk management interventions.
• Provide technical guidance to develop Geographical Information Management System for Routine Immunization microplanning, VPDs and AEFI Surveillance.
• Support technical team in preparation of donor reports (JRF&AERF/ NITAG/NVC/RCCPE/DQA etc.), Bulletins and sitreps.
• Coordinate Cox’s Bazar IVD team to collect COVID-19, RI, and Surveillance data on FDMN monthly basis and review meeting on Data quality.
• Support to different SIAs, CES, campaigns to WCO and divisional/district office staff for reviewing data quality as per data improvement plan and provide technical support in developing guidelines/SOPs on SIAs, campaigns, training modules and pilot projects.
• Any other task assigned by Supervisor.

Additional Information:

• This Vacancy Notice may be used to fill similar positions at the same level.
• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
• A written test and interviews will be used as a form of screening
• WHO is committed to workforce diversity.
• WHO prides itself on a workforce that adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards and that is committed to put the WHO Values Charter into practice.
• WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.
• This post is subject to local recruitment and will be filled by persons recruited in the local commuting area of the duty station.
• For information on WHO’s operations please visit: http://www.who.int.
• Any extension of appointment would be subject to programmatic requirements, performance of the incumbent and availability of funds.
• Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Objective of the programmee:

To strengthen surveillance and response to all vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) including increasing and maintaining immunization coverage for all EPI vaccines, surveillance of vaccine preventable diseases; to eradicate transmission of wild poliomyelitis; measles elimination, to introduce new and underutilized vaccines, to transfer technology for the laboratory diagnosis of VPD and strengthen capacity of national regulatory authorities.

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