Grade: P3 Contractual Arrangement: Fixed-term appointment Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 2 years

Job Posting: Dec 18, 2024, 2:31:20 AM Closing Date: Jan 19, 2025, 4:59:00 PM Primary Location: Switzerland-Geneva Organization: HQ/DNA Data and Analytics Schedule: Full-time
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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The Division of Data, Analytics and Delivery for Impact (DDI) supports and strengthens the generation and collection, analysis, use and dissemination of data and evidence to promote better evidence-informed decision-making in member states. DDI's goal is to build capacity in Member States to monitor the health of their populations and the impact of health interventions and to promote evidence-based policy decisions. The monitoring of WHO's General Programme of Work 2019-2025 (GPW 13) Results Framework and, in particular, the Impact Measurement is also a key function. DDI brings a systematic, integrated, and sustained focus on the achievement of the triple billion targets. It will drive the achievement of the triple billion targets through delivery, problem-solving when delivery is off-track, system-wide learning, and capacity building. Delivery tracking includes pursuing targets and trajectories for each of the billion targets and monitoring active progress against those goals. The Division will facilitate routine reviews of indicators, called stocktakes, to robustly assess progress against trajectories and to determine the next steps when implementation is off-track. DDI will provide mechanisms for countries, regions, and programmes to be held accountable for health impacts and to discuss, problem-solve, and address implementation issues.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

• Facilitate communication among academic producers of health estimates and WHO programs, facilitating conversations on data, methods, and appropriate uses of estimates; this duty includes regular travel to relevant academic institutions.

• Analyze data relevant to mortality and morbidity at the national and subnational levels using statistical and epidemiological methods.

• Facilitates assessment and uptake of health estimates produced by academic groups, including support during country consultation processes.

• Prepares regular briefing reports that compare data, methods, and results used by the UN and academic groups to calculate estimates.

• Contribute to WHO guidance for researchers, programs, and countries on the analysis of mortality data, including treatment of deaths assigned to ill-defined codes.

• Contributes to WHO guidance for researchers, programs, and countries on the identification and treatment of potentially biased health data.

• Strengthens partnerships and collaborations with relevant scientists, institutions, and agencies, including other UN agencies, to achieve the objectives of the Department.

• Provides advice and guidance to WHO programs on the standards and methods for the preparation of WHO statistics and contributes to the Departmental clearance of WHO official statistics.

• Facilitate and manage the delivery of key data products, including production, member states consultation and work with relevant technical programs at WHO to present the outcome in the form of software, technical briefing, country profiles and dashboard.

• Carries out other related duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: A first university degree in statistics, epidemiology, demography or other disciplines with relevant public health or statistics content.
Desirable: An advanced university degree with a focus on quantitative analysis of population-level data relevant to public health monitoring and surveillance.

Experience

Essential:

• At least 5 years' experience in the analysis of epidemiological or population-level statistical data from multiple countries, inclusive of a) a minimum of 3 years experience in the estimation of mortality and cause of death data or in the burden of disease analyses; and b) a minimum of 3 years experience in the analysis of death registration data, health facility data, or health survey data.
• Demonstrated exposure at the international level.

Desirable:

• Experience in collaboration with multilateral agencies and academic groups.
• Understanding of global health issues and key stakeholders in global health information.
• Experience in the preparation and publication of articles and/or reports.

Skills

• Demonstrated ability to use databases with large-scale, complex datasets.
• Adept diplomacy and exemplary interpersonal skills required.
• Must be agile at forming respectful and rewarding relationships with people with different levels of experience and expertise from a variety of cultural, linguistic, and professional settings.
• Strong Organizational skills and the ability to successfully manage multiple tasks and priorities to meet established and changing deadlines.
• Deep interest in global health, population health, and/or ways in which quantitative research and data science can be used to create valuable global public goods.
• Demonstrated Self-motivation, ability to absorb detailed information, flexibility, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, energetic, highly creative, and collaborative environment.
• Ability to learn new information quickly and to apply analytics skills to better understand complex information in a systematic way.
• Strong quantitative aptitude.
• Good working knowledge of various data sources and types pertains to the estimation of disease burden among populations.
• Advanced programming skills in Stata and/or R and familiarity with the other.

WHO Competencies

Teamwork
Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
Communication
Producing results
Creating an empowering and motivating environment

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English.
Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of French

REMUNERATION

WHO salaries for staff in the Professional category are calculated in US dollars. The remuneration for the above position comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 64,121 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable), a variable post adjustment, which reflects the cost of living in a particular duty station, and currently amounts to USD 4814 per month for the duty station indicated above. Other benefits include 30 days of annual leave, allowances for dependent family members, home leave, and an education grant for dependent children.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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