Vacancy for Zonal Data Assistant at World Health Organization (WHO)

Employment Nigeria 19-Jan-2018 KANO , Administrative

World Health Organization (WHO) is recruiting to fill the position below:

POSITION : Zonal Data Assistant

Purpose

Monitor achievement of recommended surveillance performance indicators for Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP), other Vaccine Preventable Diseases as well as other diseases of public health priority as highlighted in Nigeria's Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) strategy.
Provide evidences through the timely utilization of different data available and guide the program.
Ensure availability of quality, timely, and complete information that guides the surveillance and immunization program.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Monitoring & Evaluation or data management related field with additional data management training
5 years’ experience in health related data management.
Experience in data collection, analysis, dissemination, and use of health information for program planning and management.
Working knowledge of statistical application programs (EPI INFO, SPSS, STATA etc.) and mapping programs (QGIS, ArcGIS, Healthmapper etc)
Fluent in written and spoken English
Basic knowledge of ICT, mobile and web - based data technology
Ability to acquire sound knowledge of WHO rules, regulations and procedures. Demonstrated abilities for team-work.
Ability to establish and maintain good relations with people at various levels and of different background.

Responsibilities

Perform data harmonization, validation and cleaning on all data received before forwarding to ZDM/M&E
Provide regular feedback on data quality, timeliness and completeness to states for action.
Track and obtain missing or incomplete data/reports and provide feedback to relevant levels.
Follow up with states in the zone to acquire complete and timely data.
Capture, maintain and up-date databases pertaining to each programmatic area in EPI/PEI.
Update the all Zonal disease databases with results received from the laboratories and WCO
Track and obtain missing or incomplete data/reports and provide feedback to states on a bi-weekly frequency.
Maintain records of all hard copies of documents received from states and those forwarded to WCO through the zone
Document monthly activities –monthly reports transmitted by the 26th of the month shared with zone
Create and secure back-up copies of data in the zone.
Provide all round data management support to the ZDM.
Perform other activities as required by the Zonal Coordinator.

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Vacancy for Zonal Data Assistant at World Health Organization (WHO)

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