Research Public Health Officer

Research Public Health Officer West Bank – harmonized Reproductive Health Registry (hRHR)

Objectives of the programme
The Palestinian Authority is establishing the Palestinian National Institute of Public Health (PNIPH). The World Health Organization (WHO) has been given the task of setting up the PNIPH, in close cooperation with the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Palestinian universities, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, and other stakeholders. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is funding the project.
The aim is to establish the PNIPH as an independent legal entity under the umbrella of the Palestinian Authority, fully accountable for its technical and financial responsibilities. The Institute will have a governing board with representatives from key stakeholders and will be able to speak out and publish reports and commentaries on health issues.
One of the PNIPH activities is to support the implementation of the harmonized Reproductive Health Registry (hRHR) in Palestine by financing the infrastructure, software and the needed training in the period of 2015-2017. The aim of the hRHR is to adapt a comprehensive evidence-based mother and child health registry in Palestinian and to implement it into the health services.
Organizational Context
Under the supervision of the Project Manager the incumbent will be responsible for the specified assigned duties described below in collaboration with the rest of the project team including the hRHR team leader in the West Bank.
The incumbent will be based in the WHO/PNIPH office in the West Bank, but will have extensive contact with WHO office in Jerusalem and Gaza, as well with other concerned stakeholders to carry out the functions.

Purpose of the Post
To support the implementation of the harmonized Reproductive Health Registry (hRHR) and the relevant research and to support data management and utilisation of health data.
Description of duties

The incumbent will perform the following duties:
-Contribute to the description and the needs assessments to establish the hRHR
-Participate with the hRHR team to develop the overall work plan of the hRHR including research component
-Support the implementation of the research
-Conduct data collection, analysis and management
-Support the utilization of data and provide feedback to stakeholders
-Follow up on the implementation of the research work plan in close collaboration with different partners and stakeholders
-Report to PNIPH / hRHR team on regular bases about the progress of the implementation
-Conduct training and follow up on the logistics and the organization of training activities
-Conduct supervisory visits as planned
-Monitor the progress against the expected results and outcomes
-Support the implementation of the related communication plan
-Other tasks as needed

Type and duration of contract
SSA contract for one year with a possibility of extension

Recruitment Profile
Education
Essential:
-Master’s Degree in public health or epidemiology or health related fields

Skills
Competencies
-Producing results
-Fostering integration & team work
-Creating an empowering and motivating environment
-Building and promoting partnerships across the Organization and beyond
-Communicating in a credible and effective manner

Functional Skills and Knowledge
-Knowledge of public health including epidemiology, health registries, health data analysis and research
-Knowledge of health database assessment, development and improvement
-Ability to evaluate and interpret public health data
-Ability to development of new projects and to initiate research
-Excellent drafting skills

Other skills (e.g. IT):
-MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
-Preferably also statistical programmes like STATA, SPSS or others

Experience
Essential:
-At least 5 years of work experience combined at national level in the field of public health
-Extensive experience in working with national or other large-scale health registries and databases
-Experience in analysing, interpreting and presenting public health data for at least three years

Desirable:
-Good experience in Maternal and Child Health services

Eligibility
Only Palestinian Nationals are eligible to apply
Languages
Fluency in English and Arabic

Application details
Applications must be submitted by November 30, 2014 to [email protected] mentioning the job title in the emails’ subject. Applications must be in English and include your CV.
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