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MERL Officer Assistant
United Nations Secretariat (UN)
UNRWA - Programme Health - Headquarters Amman
CON Full-time
Closing soon: 4 Mar 2026
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Posted 3 days ago
Job Description
Result of Service
Providing technical and operational support to monitoring, reporting, and performance assessment processes, ensuring data quality, consistency, and adherence to reporting standards and timelines
Work Location
Headquarter Amman
Expected duration
9 months
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the MERL Officer, the MERL Officer Assistant will: • Support the compilation of health data from all fields, ensuring completeness and compliance with approved reporting templates. • Assist in the validation and verification of indicators and numerical data, identifying discrepancies and following up with field teams as required. • Contribute to the review of reporting mechanisms and indicator methodologies to support data quality improvement. • Assist in the preparation of the Annual Health Report and other periodic reports, including tables, figures, and trend comparisons. • Provide technical support to field teams during quarterly, mid-year, and annual reporting exercises. • Support the development, updating, and validation of dashboards and reporting tools. • Contribute to periodic results reviews, including mid-year and annual assessments, and year-to-year performance comparisons. • Assist with monitoring and assessment activities related to Primary Health Care (PHC) service delivery, as assigned. • Perform other related duties as required.
Qualifications/special skills
* Bachelor’s degree in a health-related discipline (public health, medicine, nursing, health sciences, epidemiology, or related fields). * A Master’s degree in Public Health and/or Epidemiology is desirable. * Demonstrated training or coursework in statistics or quantitative data analysis. -2 years of experience in health data management, including data auditing, visualization, and descriptive/frequency analysis. • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data compilation, validation, and analysis. • Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. • Experience in working with Power BI or similar data visualization tools is an asset. • High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and numerical precision. • Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet tight reporting deadlines. • Capacity to work effectively under pressure in a humanitarian setting.
Languages
English
Additional Information
• This is a daily paid assignment with JD668.3 as monthly salary - Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data compilation, validation, and analysis. • Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. • Experience in working with Power BI or similar data visualization tools is an asset. • High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and numerical precision. • Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet tight reporting deadlines. • Capacity to work effectively under pressure in a humanitarian setting
No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.
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