WHO Technical Officer Jobs 2022 – Uganda NGO Jobs. WHO Uganda looking for “Technical Officer“. Applicants with a degree in First university degree may apply on or before Nov. 29, 2022.
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution, which establishes the agency’s governing structure and principles, states its main objective as “the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health”.
WHO Technical Officer Jobs 2022
The WHO has published a job vacancy announcement on Nov. 23, 2022 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Technical Officer to be based in Kampala, Uganda.
| Recruiter | World Health Organization (WHO) |
| Position | Technical Officer |
| Location | Kampala, Uganda |
| Country | Uganda |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | First university degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Two years |
| Application Deadline | Nov. 29, 2022 |
WHO Job Vacancy 2022
Summary of Assigned Duties:
- Support data and information management for response activities, including COVID-19 and Ebola. This support includes national and at district levels.
- Provide on-site and remote training for Go.Data. This training will include usage of the Go.Data mobile and Web application.
- Provide training to staff in Ministry of Health, WHO and Partner institutions who may be asked to deploy in response to Covid-19/Ebola outbreaks. Training will include all essential Go.Data features and functionalities and ensure that trainees are able to use the Go.Data software independently.
- Provide training to contact tracing teams, on key concepts of the contact tracing and usage of Go.Data to support contact tracing activities.
- Provide advice for epidemiological analysis and use of Go.Data for in-country specific contexts.
- Suggest ways to enhance data flows to further strengthen data and health information management.
- Support Go.Data development and rollout activities, including capacity building of national and district teams.
- Customise R-reporting scripts, to national and sub national reporting requirements
- Customise dashboards and graphical outputs to produce outputs in a manner requested by national and district teams, such as workload analysis by teams or contact tracer
- Facilitate the monthly Go.Data review meetings with the Baylor/others and WHO team including the tracking of the Go.Data performance indicators. In cooperation with the team, monitor and evaluate the implementation of the planned Go.Data activities.
- Participate in any other activity that may be required in connection with the response data management function and perform any other incident-specific related duties, as required
Position in Organization:
- Grade: No grade
- Contractual Arrangement: Special Services Agreement (SSA)
- Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 3 months
- Job Posting: Nov 23, 2022, 1:18:12 PM
- Closing Date: Nov 29, 2022, 4:29:00 AM
- Primary Location: Uganda-Kampala
- Organization: AF_UGA Uganda
- Schedule: Full-time
Qualification:
- First university degree in statistics, computer science, database management or public health from an accredited/recognized institute.
- An advanced university degree in health informatics, computer science, database management.
- At least two (2) years related experience, at the national and international levels, in design and implementation of database management systems, analysis of big data, Contact tracing, public health surveillance, outbreak investigation and response.
- Excellent knowledge of English.
Functional Knowledge and Skills
- Sound knowledge and skills in Contact tracing program and statistical analysis, Go.Data Apps, data extraction and analysis skills, presentation skills.
- Familiar with DHIS2 implementations, ODK, R language and reporting scripts.
- Proven ability to multitask across various planning and implementation processes within a highly demanding environment.
- Demonstrated knowledge, competency and professional skills on the public health aspects of infectious disease control, epidemic and pandemic preparedness and response with particular attention to application of an all hazard approach in the context of the International Health Regulations and the use of event based and indicator based surveillance, as well as descriptive epidemiology and principles of public health in communicable disease surveillance and response.
- Skills in database management and statistical analysis of epidemiological and survey data, monitoring and evaluation or use, and public health information management.
- Good computer skills in Microsoft office, EPI Info, SPSS, R, GIS, ODK etc.
How to Apply WHO Technical Officer Jobs 2022
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=2210913
The Closing Date: Nov. 29, 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.who.int |
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