New Job Zanzibar at UNICEF – Individual National Consultant to build capacity of HMIS team and development of dashboards on DHIS2

UNICEF

Work Type : Consultancy
UNICEF
works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most
disadvantaged in order children to save their lives, to defend their
right and to help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190
countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every
day, to build a better world for everyone and we never give up.
For Every Child [Health]
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BACKGROUND
Health
Management Information System (HMIS) unit is a sub-component of the of
the Health Information System (HIS). The HIS is under the directorate
of Policy, Planning and Research of the Ministry of Health. Vast
majority of data and indicators of the HIS are collected and managed
through HMIS. Presently, the HMIS staffing constitutes of 3 IT officers
who manage and performs basic software development functions, 11 data
officers and 1 support staff who work under the supervision of the Unit
manager. Additionally, the unit receives 3 more IT staff from the MoH
ICT Unit who support the management of District Health Information
Software Version 2 (DHIS-2).

How can you make a difference?
PURPOSE
Considering
the above-mentioned background and identified areas of improvement to
address the on-going challenges, UNICEF would like to recruit an
individual local consultant to build capacity of Health Management
Information System (HMIS) and ICT team to enable them to develop, deploy
and manage the following dashboards: • Bottleneck Analysis (BNA), •
Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR), • Star
Rating, • Dashboard to monitoring the status of essential health care
service provision during health emergencies

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The
consultant will work closely with HMIS team and UNICEF Health
Specialist in Zanzibar and Dar es salaam. Specifically, the consultant
will conduct a rapid assessment through reviewing of existing documents
(Policies, Guidelines and literature) of the Ministry of Health Zanzibar
and HMIS/ICT unit, existing DHIS-2 data collection process, routine and
emergency indicators as well as dashboards to identify the current
DHIS-2 data needs, HMIS/ICT human resources and other capacity gaps.
S/He will also identify potential bottlenecks to DHIS-2 product
development and reasons for under underutilization of the existing data
visualization features (examples dashboards) on the DHIS-2.

The
consultant will utilize the results of the assessment to guide the
implementation of suitable approaches to the capacity building support
and fine tune solutions to ICT product utilization. With the support and
coordination of the HMIS team, the consultant will draft a capacity
building schedule with clear outputs, review the unfinalized dashboards
and develop a plan for their finalization using the capacitated HMIS/ICT
team. Through a close consultation with programs, the consultant will
also identify and use a set of tracer indicators to develop a tracking
mechanism for monitoring continued essential health and nutrition
service provision during health emergencies.

The
results of this consultancy are finalized dashboards (MPDSR, BNA, Star
Rating and Tracker for continuity of essential services). The consultant
is required to submit operational guide on the newly developed
dashboards for DHIS-2 users and a final comprehensive project report
with interventions to promote utilization of DHIS-2 products.
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SPECIFIC TASKS
Generally,
the consultant will build capacity of HMIS/ICT teams to develop
dashboards and draft final project report with strategies to improve
utilization of these dashboards and other DHIS2 data visualization
products. The consultant will undertake the following specific tasks:
1.
Prepare and present inception report that will inform the capacity
building plan and approaches, dashboard development/finalization process
and their respective timeline and budget
2. Review existing
policies, guidelines and SOPs of the Ministry of Health Zanzibar with a
focus on Health Management and Information Systems
3. Liaise with
Ministry of Health Department of Policy, Planning and Research,
Directorate of Preventive and Health Education in Zanzibar to ascertain
appropriate capacity building approach and scope of indicators for each
dashboard.
4. Conduct a workshop with Integrated Reproductive
and Child Health program (IRCHP), HIV, Nutrition, Malaria and other
health programs to seek inputs/guidance and confirm the selection of
indicators for their respective dashboards.
5. Implement
capacity building plan for HMIS/ICT team which shall include a
custom-made step by step practical training on DHIS-2 to enhance their
ability to develop /finalize herein specified dashboards and other
DHIS-2 products.
6. Coordinate and conduct stakeholders meeting
with wide actors in Health Information System to present the developed
dashboards for more inputs.
7. Prepare and submit operational
guide on the designed Dashboards and a final comprehensive project
report to MoH and UNICEF. The report should include the project
implementation process, project results and strategies to improve
DHIS-2 product utilization at various levels
EXPECTED DELIVERABLES

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in health, social
  sciences or related field. Preferably a higher degree encompassing
  knowledge of health informatics and health system strengthening
• A minimum of [Seven years] of progressively responsible experience in developing ICT solutions particularly working on DHIS2.
• Fluency in written and spoken English essential; knowledge of Swahili is an asset.
• Knowledge of the Zanzibar context HMIS/DHIS2 systems
• Experience working with HMIS team in Zanzibar is an asset
• Excellent training facilitation skills, oral and written communication skills.

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For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s
values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA)
and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive
for Results
View our competency framework at
http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF
is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and
encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality,
religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with
disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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 and
discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding
principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these
standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference
and background 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.
Closing Date Tue Aug 25 2020 23:55:00 GMT+0300 (East Africa Time)