The Ugandan Jobline

• Under
  the general supervision of the WHO Representative and the guidance of the
  Regional Adviser African Health Observatory and the Technical Officer for
  Statistics and Database Management in the Disease Prevention and Control
  Cluster, the incumbent will serve as the AHO and rSIS country Focal
  Person.
• He/She
  will also coordinate all inputs to the AHO and National Health Observatory
  (NHO), participate in the network of AHO Focal Points, support the
  National Health Information System and contribute to the development of
  the comprehensive integrated analytical country health profile.
• He/She
  will contribute to the collection of data in the country, coordinate data
  reviews, analysis and interpretation of collected data for reporting and
  decision-making, coordinate data validation to ensure compliance with data
  quality requirements before uploads in the rSiS, and contribute to the
  training of staff and partners on the use of data for decisionmaking
  through the rSiS and AHO Platforms in the country.
• Coordinate
  all inputs to the AHO and NHO including data gathering, development of the
  country integrated analytical health profile and networking with AHO Focal
  Points;
• Offer
  technical support to the National Health Information System through
  adaptation and
• development
  of data quality norms and standards, training of national staff on data
  quality issues, establishing and sustaining effective working
  relationships with national, sub-national partners and relevant
  stakeholders;
• Significantly
  contribute to the validation of health related data to ensure compliance
  with data quality requirements before uploads in the real-time Strategic
  Information System (rSiS);
• Contribute
  to capacity building of country staff and partners through training in the
  use of data for decision making through the rSiS and AHO Platforms;
• Contribute
  to data quality audits in the country;
• Offer
  regular feedback to the ministry of health, research institutions,
  national and sub-national partners generating and sharing data for
  decision making;
• Manage
  the contribution of the country to national, WHO country office, Regional
  and Global information products;
• Perform
  any other tasks as will be guided by the Regional Adviser (AHO) and the
  Technical Officer (Statistics and Database Management)
• Perform
  other duties assigned by the WHO Representative.

• The
  ideal candidates for the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO)
  Career should hold a University degree in Health Information Management or
  Statistics or Biostatistics or Applied Mathematics or Computer Science
• Hold
  a Postgraduate qualification in epidemiology or public health
• Additional
  training in data management.
• A
  minimum of five years of relevant work experience in developing and
  managing health information system
• Past
  experience in gathering, recording, validating and reporting of health
  related data from multiples sources;
• Good
  understanding of complex database structure and management
• Working
  experience with WHO or other UN Agency would be an asset.
• Good
  IT Skills
• Sound
  knowledge of Statistical Packages such as SPSS, STATAor SAS etc.;
• Sound
  knowledge of Geographic Information Systems such as ArcView, ArcGIS,
  Maplnfo or HealthMapper

• Producing
  results
• Communicating
  in a credible and effective way.
• Fostering
  Integration and team work.
• Ensuring
  the effective use of resources
• Building
  and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond
• Setting
  an example.
• Promoting
  WHO’s position in health leadership.

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