Senior Humanitarian Advisor - Health Informatics at Save the Children

ROLE PURPOSE: 

Enable data-driven decision-making across Save the Children public health programming through the development, management, deployment and maintenance of IMPACT, Save the Children’s DHIS2 health information system.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Manage and oversee the governance, functioning and strategic development of Save the Children’s DHIS2 platform and drive the quality and uptake across Save the Children.

DHIS2

• Review and oversee implementation of DHIS2 governance procedures and policies
• Carry out ongoing maintenance, development, and improvement of existing country programme datasets
• Manage first and second line support for DHIS2 and coordinate relevant second-line and third-line support with the hosting and support contractor
• Ensure rigorous and ongoing quality control and data governance Manage system architecture and system upgrades with the DHIS2 hosting and support contractor

Leadership in health informatics

• Work with the humanitarian public health advisors and the epidemiologist to refine and strategically expand implementation of DHIS2 across the movement with a focus on child public health data.
• Identify critical capacity and capability gaps in health informatics to generate information to influence and advocate for further investment across the movement
• Work with the public health technical teams to develop standard datasets whilst ensuring that country/programme specific data collection needs are met
• Provide training to relevant staff on data entry and visualisations
• Develop system functionality (e.g., GIS) in consultation with the epidemiologist and Country Office teams
• Ensure rigorous and ongoing quality control and data governance (including removing inactive users, harmonising duplicate data elements, etc).
• Ensure compliance with country-level data protection legislation as well as the GDPR
• Manage system architecture and system upgrades with the DHIS2 hosting and support contractor
• Develop a knowledge management system for DHIS2 including the development of standard operating procedures and training guidance, creating and maintaining a bank of configuration files, and enforcing the use of a shared digital workspace (i.e. SharePoint)
• Manage first and second line support for DHIS2 and coordinate some second-line and third-line support with the hosting and support contractor
• Advocate for the use of DHIS2 across members and collect and respond to feedback

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Qualification or equivalent experience in computer science, information systems or the management of information systems
• Qualification or equivalent experience working in health programmes and/or in information management in low and middle-income settings
• Experience in DHIS2 database design and maintenance
• Outstanding attention to detail
• General understanding of humanitarian settings and associated health, nutrition and/or WASH activities
• Problem solving and action orientation, creative, innovative
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong team management experience
• Demonstrable experience of working effectively at all levels including influencing senior stakeholders and peers, as well as with all levels of end users
• Fluency in written and spoken English

Desirable

• Formal qualification in DHIS2
• Certification in, or equivalent experience of, information technology frameworks (e.g. ITIL, ASL, ISO/IEC 20000)
• Formal training in, or equivalent experience of, data protection regulations (including GDPR) and their application to digital information systems
• A post-graduate degree, or equivalent experience, in public health
• Formal training in, or equivalent experience of, SharePoint
• Fluency in written and spoken French