Health Information System Officer (home-based)

Core responsibilities:

• Support the maintenance of UNHCR HIS to collate accurate health information for country, regional and global monitoring and decision making
• Coordinate the maintenance and enhancement of UNHCR HIS, tools and platforms in collaboration with subject matter experts, field colleagues, and external partners
• Ensure data quality and integrity of public health data through quality checks, user feedback mechanisms, development of guidance and tools and capacity building of UNHCR and partner staff
• Provide technical support to Bureaux and Country Operations in all aspects of data management including data collection, analysis, reporting and use for informed public health decisions

This role ensures that UNHCR's public health programs meet minimum UNHCR and global health standards to minimise avoidable morbidity and mortality among forcibly displaced and stateless persons and contributes toward the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Required qualifications:

• University degree in Medicine, Medical Science, Nursing, Public Health, Epidemiology, Statistics, or another relevant field
• At least 6 years of relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 5 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 4 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree
• Clinical background, qualified public health specialist and epidemiological expertise
• Work experience in low- and middle-income countries with refugees and other forcibly displaced persons
• Expertise and experience configuring and managing Health Information Systems, including DHIS2

No compensation, perks, or culture highlights mentioned in the job description.

UNHCR (UN High Commissioner for Refugees) works to protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people, and assists in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country.