Join Save The Children As A Humanitarian Advisor (London or Remote)
Join Save The Children As A Humanitarian Advisor (London or Remote)
| ORGANIZATION | Save the Children |
| LOCATION | Home Based or London |
| CAREER CATEGORY | Humanitarian Public Health |
| SALARY | Up to £45,000 per annum |
| TYPE OF CONTRACT | Fulltime Contract |
| DURATION | 12 months, with potential for extension |
| DEADLINE | 20 March 2024 |
Join Save The Children As A Humanitarian Advisor (London or Remote)
Context
Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as the Humanitarian Advisor – Health Informatics in the UK (London or Remote) or any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office worldwide.
Task Description
Role Purpose:
The Humanitarian Advisor – Health Informatics is a key member of Save the Children’s Humanitarian Public Health team (HPHT) and is responsible for leading on the technical and operational needs of health informatics priorities and platforms to ensure that Save the Children’s health information system, IMPACT (DHIS2), and other systems and processes are well-functioning. The role will provide timely guidance and technical support to IMPACT users and technical teams in relation to their heath informatics needs and use of existing data to support decision-making across the movement
This position reports to the Senior M&E Advisor, Humanitarian Public Health and will serve as a member of the HPHT, the Humanitarian Health sub-team and as a member of Save the Children’s broader One Humanitarian Team and will work closely with Global Humanitarian Technical Advisors, the Global Monitoring, Evidence and Learning team, Digital Analytics teams and Country Office Technical Advisors to ensure timely support and guidance.
Qualifications
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
- Minimum of a Bachelor Degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 7 years of relevant experience
- Qualification or equivalent experience in public health or health information systems
- Proficiency in use and maintenance of DHIS2
- Excellent computer literacy, including advanced Microsoft Office with advanced Excel skills
- Experience developing and conducting training programs for field staff including curriculum design, presentation and teaching skills, and training-of-trainers methods.
- Experience conducting quantitative and qualitative data analysis and interpreting results, and experience using statistical software.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines, manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and work effectively both independently and as part of multicultural teams.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals and teams at all levels, both internally and externally
- Demonstrated commitment to fostering and maintaining and environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
- Excellent computer literacy, including advanced Microsoft Office with advanced Excel skills
- Ability to solve problems, work under own initiative and see tasks through to completion
- Proven organisational and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines while maintaining attention to detail
- Experience organising and delivering training to colleagues in person and remotely
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Understanding of and commitment to humanitarian work
- Ability to travel up to 30%, including to ongoing humanitarian settings
Desirable:
- Formal qualification in DHIS2
- Formal training in or experience of data protection regulations (including GDPR) and their application to digital information systems
- Experience working in or supporting humanitarian health crisis
- Experience using web content management systems and or with HTML5
- Fluency in written and spoken French, Arabic or Spanish
How To Apply?
Interested candidates should apply for this opportunity by following the link below:
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