Consultant – Data Analysis and Visualization at World Health Organization (WHO)

JOB TITLE: Consultant – Data Analysis and Visualization

JOB DETAILS:

• Facilitate the timely production of high-quality, data-centric descriptive reports and infographics for countries using the Health Service Availability and Monitoring System (HeRAMS).
• Maintain and further develop the existing codebase for descriptive data analysis and data quality assurance.

Background

• To support countries with continuous analysis and dissemination of HeRAMS results, the HeRAMS support team has developed a suite of products and services designed to assist countries in monitoring data quality, conducting detailed descriptive analyses, and producing comprehensive descriptive reports.

Deliverables
Output 1: Development of HeRAMS standard descriptive reports and infographics:

• Deliverable 1.1: Produce HeRAMS standard descriptive reports and other descriptive analyses based on country requests.
• Deliverable 1.2: Review existing workflows, identify areas for improvement, and develop an enhanced process to ensure the quality and accuracy of products. (First draft expected by March 2025)
• Deliverable 1.3: Design and pilot new, complementary data centric information products based on country request.

Output 2: Configuration and development of data quality monitoring tools:

• Deliverable 2.1: Adapt existing data quality scripts and templates for new countries implementing HeRAMS.
• Deliverable 2.2.  Review existing templates and contribute to the development additional templates to support countries with monitoring and enhancing data quality. (First draft by June 2025)

Output 3: Maintenance and documentation of data analysis scripts:

• Deliverable 3.1: Identify and ensure the timely resolution of bugs and errors reported by team members.
• Deliverable 3.2: Contribute to the development of comprehensive documentations for scripts and workflows, including detailed inline comments and user-friendly SOPs tailored for non-technical users. (Expected by June 2025)

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages
Educational Qualifications:
Essential:

• First university degree in data science or a related field with strong focus on data analysis and quantitative methods including but not limited to statistics, epidemiology, finance or quantitative economics. 

Desirable:

• Postgraduate degree in a related discipline.

Experience:
Essential:

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in data analysis in public health with demonstrated experience using R. 

Desirable:

• Experience in data analysis on the monitoring of health services.
• Experience working with WHO or other UN/International Agencies in related areas.

Skills/Knowledge:
Essential:

• Advanced knowledge of R.
• Basic knowledge of Adobe suite with particular focus on Adobe InDesign.
• Basic knowledge of ArcGIS Pro.

Desirable:

• Basic knowledge of PowerBI.
• Intermediate knowledge of Python.

Languages and level required:
Essential:

• Expert knowledge of English.

Remuneration

• Band level A: USD 3,955 – 6,980 per month.

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