Information Management Officer

The objective of the programme is to deliver WHO Core functions at country level with a particular focus on the Organization’s directing and coordinating role for international health as expressed in the Constitution. The immediate Objective is to develop and sustain WHO as a flexible, learning Organization, enabling it to carry out its mandate more efficiently and effectively.

Under the overall guidance of Head of Sub-office, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, and the direct supervision of the Health Sector Coordinator, the incumbent performs the following duties:

• Aggregate and maintain health sector information from WHO and partners including contact lists, performance monitoring, health indicator data, health situation data, health response data. Support the timely and high-quality collection, analysis, production, and dissemination of data/information.
• Support the coordination team in developing sector plans and standards (strategic planning, joint response plans, minimum service package), reviews and assessments (need assessments and other technical assessments) etc.
• Perform basic geographic analysis for maps and other reports. Present data using PowerPoint and other tool aids. Maintain the database/ mapping related to health facilities in the refugee communities and affected host populations.
• Managing and maintaining an up-to-date health facility registry completed with facility unique IDs and key facility attributes to ensure equitable geographic coverage, linking with EWARS and DHIS 2 focal points and relevant Government counterparts, and function as overall Secretariat for health facility applications. Manage and maintain other databases maintained by health sector.
• Support the coordination team in sector, inter-sector (e.g. ISCG), and inter-agency initiatives related to information management, seeking to improve information sharing between partners and institutions, to strengthen access to information from other organizations and sectors, and to contribute to inter-sectoral dashboards and reports.
• Institutionalize data review mechanisms with working groups/partners in the health sector.
• Support capacity development initiatives from the government and other stakeholders, for the generation, compilation, analysis, use and interpretation of health-related data for evidence-based policy and decision making.
• Assist the coordination team in timely developing high-quality, regular information products including situation reports, bulletins, graphics/maps and other visualizations. Provide necessary technical/operational support to Health Sector/Civil Surgeon health emergency operation center (HEOC) as and when required.
• Assist the coordination team in writing/compilation of emergency appeals and resource mobilization activities/plans as needed.
• Submit regular accomplishment reports.
• Perform any other related duties, as required by the functional supervisor.

Required Qualifications: 

Education:

Essential: 

• Four years’ bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, data science, statistics, health or other relevant field from a recognized university AND
• Post-Graduation / master’s degree in information technology, computer science, data science, health, or related field from a recognized university.

Experience:

Essential:

• At least Five years of experience in information management, public health data management or other relevant field preferably with international organizations/national organizations.

Functional Knowledge and skills:

• Knowledge and experience of working in information management in humanitarian crisis situation will be an added advantage.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Languages:

• Excellent knowledge of spoken and written English.

Source: https://careers.who.int/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2500323