ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Our goal is to build a better, healthier future for people all over the world. Working through offices in more than 150 countries, WHO staff work side by side with governments and other partners to ensure the highest attainable level of health for all people.

JOB SUMMARY

The purpose of this position is to provide technical support and coordination in the development and implementation of the information and geographic mapping systems necessary for the collation, tracking and analysis of relevant intelligence and information related to health humanitarian action and emergency risk management.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Updating the list of health facilities and their unique identifier codes. Assisting partners in the harmonised use of these codes for 4Ws, HeRAMS and reporting to the SSA database.
2. Review incoming data in the SSA database for completeness and consistency and follow-up with partners.
3. Support Health Sector partners in connection with the management of health sector information.
4. Standardise definitions, questionnaires, forms and procedures for the collection and entering of data into the different databases.
5. Provide support to partners to collect, collate, manage and analyse data relevant to the Syria crisis; provide technical support on the presentation and visualization of results (including mapping and infograph).
6. Maintain geospatial databases and ensure data quality and integrity through the use of automated and manual techniques to enter, edit and process data sets.
7. Participate in cluster initiatives, related to information management, seeking to improve information sharing between partners, to strengthen access to information from other organizations and clusters
8. Aggregate and maintain information from WHO and partners including contact lists, 3W, HeRAMS, health indicator data, health situation data, health response data.
9. Participate in any other activity that may be required to strengthen health cluster capacity to support Health Sector partners in connection with the management of health sector information.
10. Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

REQUIREMENTS

Education

Essential: Bachelor’s degree in Information Management, Computer Science, Statistics other or similar field from an accredited/ recognized institute.
Desirable: Experience with WHO tools such as the HeRAMS, SSA database. Experience in project management.

Experience

Essential: At least two years of experience at the national and or international level in information management in humanitarian situations.
Desirable: Related experience with WHO, the UN System or international NGO work in the field of outbreaks and or health emergency response.

Skills

•    Good knowledge of information management and the IT skills necessary to achieve PH IM.
•    Demonstrated precision and eye for detail.
•    Capacity to coordinate and collaborate with partners.
•    Experience-based knowledge of information collection, analysis and presentation.
•    Discretion and tact.

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