National Digital Health Consultant, Zanzibar, Tanzania (32 Months)

UNICEF works in a number of the world’s hardest locations, to achieve the world’s most deprived youngsters. To avoid wasting their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential. 

Throughout 190 international locations and territories, we work for each youngster, in all places, on daily basis, to construct a greater world for everybody. 

And we by no means surrender. 

For each youngster, Well being 

How will you make a distinction? 

1.  Construct the capability of the Data, Communication, and Know-how (ICT) Division to advertise the right use and upkeep of the present digital well being platforms (i.e. DHIS-2, Jamii ni Afya, and ZanEMR)
2. Replace the performance and illness classification in DHIS-2, ZanEMR, and Jamii ni Afya to allow seamless knowledge alternate integration between these methods.
3. Create digital integration pathways for key methods by creating open software programming interfaces to permit any integration with different well being data methods.
4.  Create a user-friendly Govt Information Visualization Dashboard to attract upon chosen indicators sourced from the related data methods to watch and intuitively analyse well being final result tendencies.
5. Develop a standardized important ICT gear checklist in any respect ranges together with a upkeep and alternative planto promote long-term performance.

1.  Design, develop, and roll out a digital supportive supervision resolution to allow supervisors throughout all ranges to evaluate efficiency, foster motivation, and implement corrective actions.
2. Design, develop, and roll a peer alternate collaborative device to foster a tradition of knowledge-sharing amongst healthcare staff.
3.  Combine supportive supervision and peer alternate digital collaborative options with DHIS-2 within the spirit of efficiently operationalizing the Digital Well being Technique.
4. Foster a tradition of information use for high quality enchancment by capacitating Well being staff and managers with the abilities to extract, analyses, and interpret knowledge from all of the improved methods.

1.  Increase the content material of Zan Afya Maoni to accommodate the sufferers’ experiences with main well being care (PHC) companies.
2. Combine Zan Afya Maoni with Jamii ni Afya to spice up registration whereby all purchasers registered by CHWs (COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS) will mechanically be registered into Afya Zan Maoni for offering suggestions.
3.  Construct the capability of the ICT Division of the MOH to make use of and preserve Zan Afya Maoni.

To qualify as an advocate for each youngster you’ll have… 

• Bachelor’s diploma in pc science, Data Know-how, Enterprise Administration, arithmetic, engineering, or associated space. Grasp’s will probably be an added benefit.
• 10 years progressively accountable skilled work expertise at nationwide stage in software program developments and Well being methods strengthening.
• Expertise in A number of OS platforms with sturdy emphasis on Linux (CentOS, Pink Hat, Ubuntu), Mac
  OS X, and Home windows methods
•  Understanding of healthcare processes, workflows, and terminologies.
•  Data of healthcare laws, requirements, and compliance necessities.
•  Proficiency in programming languages related to well being data methods (e.g., Java, Python, SQL).
•  Data and expertise of utilizing OpenHIM, OpenHI, OpenSRP, Open MRS, RapidSMS, RapidPro
  andDHIS2 (District Well being Data System2)2 is an asset.
•  Expertise in establishing and managing SMS gateway and integration of cellular applied sciences in
  healthcare.
•  Database design and administration abilities in addition to internet improvement abilities for creating person interfaces.
•  Familiarity with software program improvement methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum).
• Information modelling and database structure, knowledge high quality assurance and validation in addition to warehousing and knowledge integration.
•  Understanding of well being knowledge alternate requirements (HL7, FHIR).
•  Integration of numerous healthcare methods and knowledge sources.
• Designing intuitive and user-friendly interfaces together with usability testing.
•  Planning and executing tasks associated to well being data methods.
•  Managing the transition from present methods to new ones.
• Dealing with resistance to vary inside healthcare organizations.
• Implementing knowledge analytics instruments for well being insights.
• Producing significant studies for decision-makers.
•  Growth of cellular well being purposes.
•  Holding updated with evolving healthcare applied sciences and requirements.
• Successfully speaking with healthcare professionals and IT groups.

For each Youngster, you exhibit… 

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

To view our competency framework, please go to  here. 

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived youngsters and our international workforce should replicate the range of these youngsters. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, no matter their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or every other private attribute.

UNICEF gives reasonable accommodation for consultants/particular person contractors with disabilities. This will embody, for instance, accessible software program, journey help for missions or private attendants. We encourage you to reveal your incapacity throughout your software in case you want affordable lodging through the choice course of and afterwards in your task. 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and aims of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF additionally adheres to strict youngster safeguarding ideas. All chosen candidates will probably be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas and can due to this fact endure rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to supply further data to conduct a background examine. 

Remarks:  

Solely shortlisted candidates will probably be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of. 

People engaged beneath a consultancy or particular person contract won’t be thought-about “employees members” beneath the Workers Laws and Guidelines of the United Nations and UNICEF’s insurance policies and procedures, and won’t be entitled to advantages supplied therein (similar to go away entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection). Their circumstances of service will probably be ruled by their contract and the Basic Circumstances of Contracts for the Companies of Consultants and Particular person Contractors. Consultants and particular person contractors are liable for figuring out their tax liabilities and for the fee of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with native or different relevant legal guidelines. 

The chosen candidate is solely liable for making certain that the visa (relevant) and medical insurance required to carry out the duties of the contract are legitimate for your entire interval of the contract. Chosen candidates are topic to affirmation of absolutely vaccinated standing in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Well being Group (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which have to be met previous to taking on the task. It doesn’t apply to consultants who will work remotely and aren’t anticipated to work on or go to UNICEF premises, programme supply places or straight work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out features for UNICEF at some point of their consultancy contracts.