JOB DETAILS

UNICEF, working with MHMS, is looking to hire a committed, business-focused national consultant to coordinate and facilitate the implementation of the MPI and an Electronic Immunisation Register (EIR) as a pilot that would be scaled up country wide in a step-wise manner. The coordinator will play a crucial role in ensuring successful implementation, providing technical support to the Health Information Management (HIS) unit of MHMS and successful integration of the EIR/MPI initiative within the existing healthcare system. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential for this position to effectively engage stakeholders and drive sustainable change.

How can you make a difference? 

This consultancy’s overall objective is to facilitate and coordinate the implementation of digital health initiatives and technologies, particularly the EIR/MPI project.

More specifically, the consultant is expected to:

• coordinate overall project management activities, in terms of resources, equipment and information/knowledge
• provide technical support to the HIS unit of MHMS and ICT unit of Ministry of Finance.

• support the implementation, monitoring, quality assurance, reporting and documentation of EIR/MPI initiative
• ensure effective communication and collaboration among all stakeholders involved
• monitor and evaluate the progress of digital health projects to ensure successful implementation
• identify any potential (ICT related, programmatic, and/or managerial) challenges or barriers that may arise during the process and develop strategies to address them in a timely manner
• report regularly to project stakeholders on the status of the project and any key milestones achieved

Please refer to the   ToR Digital health_Coordinator.pdf for further information on the deliverables and the timelines.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree is required in Computer Science, Health Information System or other related fields. Any equivalent combination of education and/or work experience may be considered.

Experience & Skills:

• Work experience in project management and coordination.
• Ability to prepare and interpret flowcharts, schedules, and action plans.
• Solid organizational skills, including multitasking and time-management.
• Strong teamwork skills.

• Familiarity with risk management and quality assurance control.
• Hands-on experience with project management tools.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in ICT with emphasis on information system development, project management and implementation
• Experience in coordinating or managing country level ICT projects would be advantageous.
• An understanding of Health Information Systems and or Health experience is an added advantage.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Fluency in English in both in oral and written communication
• Comfortable coordinating between multiple remote teams and stakeholders.
• Excellent communicator of concepts both verbally and in writing to a developing country government and international audience.
• Experience planning, writing, editing, and collating official reports.

Language:

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.