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Job Title:   National Consultant, Digital Health & Information Systems Strengthening

Organisation: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is mandated by the UN general assembly to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. Together with our partners, we work in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere.

Job Summary:  In collaboration with Ministry of Health and UNICEF focus District Local Governments, the Consultant will support  digital health and information systems  trainings and develop accompanying technical documentation. In addition, the Consultant will develop and implement a capacity building plan for the Ministry of Health and DLGs aimed at building competency for the Ministry in managing digital health interventions implemented by UNICEF.

Justification

UNICEF Uganda is currently implementing sever digital health interventions including the Electronic Community Health Information Systems, initiated with support from the Rockefeller Foundation and currently being supported by Elma Philanthropies, Johnson and Johnson, Japan Government and some thematic funding. UCO is currently negotiating a 4 year project that will build on this foundation and amplify the results of these interventions. It is therefore crucial that UCO maintains a focus on supporting these interventions to ensure coherence and continuation.

To this end, CSD seeks to recruit a national consultant to provide dedicated and targetted support to the MoH, DHI and partners on ensuring that the roll out momentum for these interventions can be maintained in the face of HR gaps occassioned by the upcoming transitions.

Objectives: This Consultancy is aimed at supporting roll out of digital health and information systems interventions, as well as developing operational technical documents, capacity strengthening, monitoring, and learning. This will contribute to improved utilisation of data for planning, implementation and monitoring of the Ministry of Health Strategic Plan, National Community Health Strategy and National Health Information and Digital Health Strategic Plan.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop an implementation plan and support implementation for data and digital health interventions at Ministry of Health and District Local Governments (eCHIS, digital microplanning, OCR, EMR etc.) to improve utilization of data for planning, implementation and monitoring of the Ministry of Health Strategic Plan, National Community Health Strategy and National Health Information and Digital Health Strategic Plan.
• Support the drafting of the Ministry of Health operational technical documents to guide implementation of sustainable data and digital health interventions including the device management and standard operating procedures for electronic community health information systems

Major Tasks:

• Implement Data and Digital Health Interventions at Ministry of Health and District Local Governments to improve utilization of data for planning, implementation and monitoring of the Ministry of Health Strategic Plan, National Community Health Strategy and National Health Information and Digital Health Strategic Plan.
• Conduct eCHIS (OpenSRP) Master Training of Trainers and district-level trainings for Kamwenge, Kampala, Kamuli & Mukono district.
• Conduct a consultative stakeholders’ meeting on determination of catchment areas for service delivery/ planning & monitoring.
• Organize and convene at least two (2) technical bootcamps to produce digital maps for Service delivery planning & monitoring.
• Conduct User Acceptance Testing of Digital Maps for Service Delivery Planning and Monitoring
• Conduct District-Level Trainings on the use of Digital Maps for Service Delivery Planning and Monitoring
• Conduct a requirement gathering meeting for the integration of digital microplanning and eLMIS with a focus on immunization, nutrition and other MCH supplies.
• Conduct a requirement gathering meeting for the integration of eCHIS, FC, CHWR, EMR, Data Warehouse; and eCHIS Analytics and Systems Metrics.
• Develop Ministry of Health strategic and operational technical documents to guide implementation of sustainable data and digital health interventions.
• Draft the Guidelines for Digital Microplanning and Geospatial Data Management.
• Review and finalize the Community Health Information System (CHIS) Guidelines.
• Review and finalize the Digital Health Change Management Framework.
• Review and finalize the National Health Client Registry Implementation Framework.
• Organize and hold writing workshops and stakeholders meetings to validate and disseminate the Guidelines for Digital Microplanning and Geospatial Data Management and CHIS Guidelines.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) National Consultant, Digital Health & Information Systems Strengthening consultancy must hold an advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in one of the following fields: Health Informatics or a field relevant to Primary Health Care Systems Strengthening, Information Systems Strengthening and Digital Health.
• Seven years of progressively responsible professional work experience in programme management, scale up and implementation of Health Information Systems Strengthening in Low Middle Income Country setting. At least four of the seven years should be within the Uganda health and nutrition context in applying the District Health Systems and PHC systems strengthening.
• At least one year of experience working on a Geographic Information System-related project in the health care system context.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Core competences:

• Builds and maintains partnerships.
• Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness.
• Drive to achieve results for impact.
• Innovates and embraces change.
• Manages ambiguity and complexity.
• Thinks and acts strategically.
• Works collaboratively with others

UNICEF’s values: Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested applicants who wish to join United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) should apply online at the link below

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Deadline: 27^th July 2023

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