HQ Solutions Engineer

WHO
HQ Solutions Engineer Call for Individual Consultants

Reference: HQ Solutions Engineer
Beneficiary countries: Multiple destinations (see 'Countries' tab below)
Registration level: Basic
Published on: 25-Aug-2021
Deadline on: 29-Aug-2021 00:00 (GMT 2.00)

Description
  1. Manage the incident databases (cases and contacts) including content, structure, file location, backup system.
  2. Collect, collate, manage and analyse data from all partners; aggregate the relevant health related information such as mortality and morbidity, location of hospitals, primary health care units, other health care facilities, etc. and transform it into narrative text, maps and graphics to enable strategic planning and decision-making.
  3. Aggregate and maintain information from technical teams, field offices and partners including contact lists, event specific information (what, where, who, how many, how quickly, current status), health indicator data, health situation data, health response data, etc.
  4. Develop tools to harmonize data collection and processes across WCO and field offices to facilitate consolidation of information. Respond to specific information requests from the technical teams and partners, ensure dissemination of information and knowledge sharing with all partners.
  5. Provide country-specific and aggregate intercountry information to the relevant WCO websites, manage email boxes and share points, as required.
  6. Provide technical expertise during interagency initiatives, related to information and data management, seeking to improve information sharing between institutions, to strengthen access to information from other organizations and clusters, and to contribute to intersectoral dashboards and reports.
  7. Verify data quality (completeness, timeliness), identify gaps in health information management, recommend corrective actions and prepare  relevant documents to include in project proposals, internal and external situation reports (SitReps), bulletins, health risk assessments, health needs overviews (HNO), and strategic response plans (SRP), etc.
  8. Participate in any other activity that may be required in connection with the incident data management and perform any other incident-specific related duties, as required by the functional supervisor.