Deadline: 2 December 2015
World Health Organization (WHO) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Data Manager in Geneva, Switzerland. The duration for the post is of 2 years.
The mission of WHO is to direct and coordinate international health within the United Nations’ system.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Data Manager will perform the following functions-
- Assist with the day-to-day management of the vaccines surveillance databases (including measles, rotavirus, and invasive bacterial diseases) housed in EPI.
- Assist the team in developing and conducting standardized methodologies to manage, collect, process, and ensure a high quality of data for the strategic information database.
- Assist with the development and refinement of IVB guidelines, methods and tools for collect, analyze and report new vaccine surveillance related data for public domain usage.
- Liaise and interact with national, regional and global counterparts to coordinate the effort to develop a standardized case based data system that would link laboratory and clinical data.
- Assist in generating the annual updates of burden of disease estimates for measles and other vaccine preventable diseases.
- Perform routine and exploratory analyses and contribute to the dissemination of surveillance information; produce summary tables, graphs and maps based on the analysis of the data, and sharing the data via the WHO website.
- Provide technical inputs and respond to ad hoc requests for data, analysis, presentations and information from own and other WHO units and partners.
Benefits
30 days annual leave, family allowance, home travel, education grant for dependent children, pension plan and medical insurance.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- University degree with strong quantitative and analytical content (e.g. biostatistics, computing, statistical analysis, mathematics or epidemiology).
- Excellent and meticulous data management skills, including analysis and synthesis of data. Ability to work with large sets of data and multiple indicators.
- Advance command and proficient knowledge of MS Office and related applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, etc.).
- Advance knowledge of statistical software (R or STATA). Understanding of public health programs is required, particularly immunization programs desirable.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, good inter-personal skills and Ability to work in a multicultural environment.
- High sense of responsibility, efficient, reliable, result-oriented and intuitive.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to work in a team and dedication to collaboration.
- At least 2 years of experience in data management or related fields.
- Experience with collation and analysis of large datasets from multiple sources.
- Experience in data analysis.
- Familiarity with epidemiology.
- Familiarity with GIS (Global Information System).
- Expert knowledge of English.
- Knowledge of French.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their application through online process.
For more information, please visit WHO.
