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WHO Health Information Officer Jobs 2024 – South Sudan NGO Jobs.
WHO South Sudan looking for “Health Information Officer”.
Applicants with a Bachelor’s Degree may apply on or before 26th February 2024.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security. Its Latin motto, fiat panis, translates to “let there be bread”. It was founded in October 1945.
The WHO has published a job vacancy announcement on 05th February 2024 for qualified South Sudanese to fill in the vacant post of Health Information Officer to be based in Juba, South Sudan.
WHO Job Vacancy 2024
Description of Duties: Improve and maintain easily accessible platform providing real-time, quality data on ongoing COVID-19 vaccination in South Sudan, allowing continuous monitoring and informed decision-making for corrective actions.2. Coordinate and facilitate any relevant training for MOH and NGO partners on data management3. Collect and share relevant information on COVID-19 vaccination data management through relevant Technical Working Groups (Data Management, Vaccination) dealing with vaccine-related issues as well as other partners and fora like the COVID-19 National Steering Committee4. Support the Ministry of Health with the strengthening of its Health Management Information System (HMIS) using DHIS2 through ensuring all WHO emergency database platforms (ODK, EWARS) have interoperability with and progressively integrated into DHIS2.5. Provide sustainable and tangible solutions to integrate COVID-19 vaccination databases with national HMIS as well as regional initiatives such as the EACPass.6. To support the generation of evidence to guide decision makers, through development of health policy briefs, documentation of good / best practices, writing bulletins on key events, and other methods for evidence sharing.
Eligibility Criteria
Education:
- Essential: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Management of Information Systems, Engineering, or other relevant area of expertise
- Desirable: Diploma in Public Health
Experience:
- Essential: At least 5 years in data management
- Desirable: Experience in working with relevant nongovernmental or humanitarian organizations.
Skills:
- Proven skills in capacity building
- Demonstrated knowledge of health sector activities in the context of emergency response
- Broad knowledge of Emergency programmers, policies and interventions
- Ability to work under pressure
- Knowledge of WHO mandate and goals
- Excellent presentation skills.
Other Details
- Grade: P3
- Contractual Arrangement: Temporary appointment under Staff Rule 420.4
- Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 12 months
- Job Schedule: Full time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: Negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply WHO Health Information Officer Jobs 2024
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://careers.who.int/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2400936
The Closing Date: 26th February 2024
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
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