Health Officer (eHMIS) (NO-2)

Health Officer (eHMIS) (NO-2), FT, #128030 Dhaka, Bangladesh - APRO

The Health Officer reports to the Health Manager and provides technical, operational and administrative support to the Health Programme, with a particular focus on digital health transformation. The role supports data generation, integration and visualization, as well as the development and strengthening of Health Management Information Systems (HMIS). The Health Officer contributes to programme planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting to support the effective delivery of programme results.

Key functions and accountabilities:

• Support for digital health programme development, planning, and system strengthening
• Programme management, monitoring, and delivery of digital health results
• Technical and operational support to digital health implementation, interoperability, and data use
• Networking, partnership building, and coordination for digital health
• Innovation, knowledge management, and capacity building for digital health

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: Job Description_Health Officer (eHMIS), NO-B, FT, Dhaka.pdf

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Minimum requirements:

• Education: A university degree (bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in public health, health informatics, information technology/computer science, information systems, pediatric health, family health, health research, global/international health, health policy and/or management, environmental health sciences, biostatistics, socio-medical, health education, epidemiology, or another relevant technical field is required.
• Work

Experience

• A minimum of two (2) years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required: public health planning and management, health information management systems (HMIS), information and communication technology (ICT), maternal and neonatal health care, or health emergency/humanitarian preparedness.
• Skills: Digital health programme development and implementation, health system strengthening, programme management and monitoring, partnership building, knowledge management, and capacity building.
• Language

Requirements

• Fluency in English and Bangla is required.

Desirables:

• Experience working in digitalization of health systems.

• Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset.

• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.

• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

• Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.

• For every Child, you demonstrate...

• UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

• UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

• (1) Builds and maintains partnerships

• (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

• (3) Drive to achieve results for impact

• (4) Innovates and embraces change

• (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

• (6) Thinks and acts strategically

• (7) Works collaboratively with others

• Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

• UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

• UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

• UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, discrimination, fraud, corruption and other forms of serious misconduct.

• UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference, safeguarding and background verification checks. These checks may include verification of academic credentials and employment history, screening against relevant United Nations misconduct databases, and requests for misconduct disclosures from current and former employers, professional associations, other relevant organizations and participating organizations under inter-agency safeguarding initiatives, including the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS), where applicable.

• Appointment, selection and continued engagement are subject to the satisfactory completion of all required checks. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information and consent to enable UNICEF to undertake these checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

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