Job Description

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The mission of WHO's Emergency Preparedness and Response Programme (The Programme), is to support countries to coordinate action, prevent, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to, and recover from outbreaks and emergencies. The Pandemic Fund Ethio Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR) project in Ethiopia is a significant initiative aimed at reinforcing the country's capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to public health emergencies, including pandemics. The WHO manages the EPPR project in collaboration with other partners as an implementing entity.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

In the context of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, at the country level, recognizing that the greater percentage of the planned interventions under all the three pillars of the EPPR project are implemented by the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), the AMR Surveillance system data Officer will manage AMR surveillance data management related issues and assist surveillance sites in the WHONET data entry, analysis and manipulation, and provide monthly AMR surveillance data to the National AMR surveillance data base. He/she will also work as a member of AMR surveillance system coordination team at EPHI.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

Based at the EPHI, the incumbent will be reporting to the EPPR project manager under the overall guidance of the WHE Team Lead, and working closely with the project management team. The incumbent will provide support to the AMR surveillance system coordination team at EPHI to strengthen AMR surveillance system.

GRADE

NO-B

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

During the assignment, the assigned duties below may be modified based on the technical needs of the program.

1. Discover efficient ways to organize, store and analyze surveillance data with attention to security and confidentiality.

2. Develop and implement data management plan (DMP) and procedures

3. Ensure data flows timely and securely based on the SOP

4. Able to interchange data from one system to another

5. Develop data entry platforms with data dictionary using the above software

6. Establish data quality standards and work closely with data generating surveillance sites and institutions to ensure standards as appropriate

7. Follow up of surveillance site project implementation and data entry at surveillance site level on a weekly basis through phone call and assist at site level and submit progress updates to the AMR surveillance coordinator and division head.

8. Oversee the data entry process to ensure submission of quality data on timely basis from surveillance sites and preparing monthly report and give monthly feedback to surveillance sites on data quality and use

9. Provide technical support to data entry process at national and site level in data cleaning, organizing, encoding, and storing data on a timely basis.

10. Store the monthly cleaned data to the national surveillance data repository

11. Coordinate, design and implement effective data management trainings at central, regional, and facility levels and also lead preparation of high-quality training manuals, SOPs and procedures on various AMR related issues

12. Prepare datasets and respond to data call requests

13. Develop data tracking mechanisms from different data sources

14. Perform advanced statistical analysis

15. Apply institutional and national data sharing policies for effective data management system

16. Use statistical software such as SPSS, R, and Stata as required

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential:

First-level university degree in Biostatistics, Information Systems, or any other related field of study from a recognized institution

Desirable:

Advanced university degrees MSc and above in the above fields from a recognized institution.

Experience

Essential:

· A minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience in the health sector.

Desirable:

· More than 2 years of experience in data management within health sector

FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

· Demonstrated knowledge of AMR surveillance system in Ethiopia coupled with skills of epidemiological or statistical data collection, assessment, and analysis in public health.

· Proven ability to multitask across various planning and implementation processes within a highly demanding environment.

· Demonstrated knowledge, competency and professional skills of public health, infectious disease control, epidemic and pandemic preparedness and response with a particular attention to the context of the AMR as a silent pandemic, and the use of descriptive epidemiology and principles of public health in AMR surveillance.

· Ability to understand new data management software like WHONET and Backlink

· Advanced skill and knowledge in MS Excel and MS Office Suite

· Effective communication, multi-tasking, organizational and prioritization skill

· Team building skill and ability to work with peoples of various grounds

· Ability to create an efficient data management schedule in line with field support activities

WHO COMPETENCIES

1. Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences.

2. Communicating in a credible & effective way

3. Moving forward in a changing environment

4. Fostering integration and teamwork

USE OF LANGUAGE SKILLS

Excellent knowledge of Amharic and English. Knowledge of additional language is an advantage

OTHER SKILLS (E.G. IT SKILLS)

· Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.

· Ability to operate computer software packages relevant to the work.

REMUNERATION

This is a Special Service Agreement (SSA) contract at NO-B, with a monthly remuneration of $3,270.08 paid in local currency equivalent.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

1) The duty station for this position is Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

2) This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level

3) Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.

4) A written test and/or an asynchronous video assessment may be used as a form of screening.

5) In the event your candidature is retained for an interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.

6) According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible.

7) Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and E-Manual.

8) The WHO is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. The WHO recruits and employs staff regardless of disability status, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, language, race, marital status, religious, cultural, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, or any other personal characteristics.

9) The WHO is committed to achieving gender parity and geographical diversity in its workforce . Women, persons with disabilities, and nationals of unrepresented and underrepresented Member States (https://www.who.int/careers/diversity-equity-and-inclusion) are strongly encouraged to apply.

10) Persons with disabilities can request reasonable accommodations to enable participation in the recruitment process. Requests for reasonable accommodation should be sent through an email to reasonableaccommodation@who.int

11) An impeccable record for integrity and professional ethical standards is essential. WHO prides itself on a workforce that adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards and that is committed to put the WHO Values Charter (https://www.who.int/about/who-we-are/our-values) into practice.

12) WHO has zero tolerance towards sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct (i.e., discrimination, abuse of authority and harassment). All members of the WHO workforce have a role to play in promoting a safe and respectful workplace and should report to WHO any actual or suspected cases of SEA, sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct. To ensure that individuals with a substantiated history of SEA, sexual harassment or other types of abusive conduct are not hired by the Organization, WHO will conduct a background verification of short-listed candidates.

13) WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.

14) For information on WHO's operations please visit: http://www.who.int

15) This post is subject to local recruitment and will be filled by persons recruited in the local commuting area of the duty station.

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