Humanitarian Advisor – Health Informatics

The Opportunity

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.

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.

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

We can offer circa £45,000 per annum (If based in the UK) with an option of flexible working hours. If the role is based outside of the UK, National Terms & Conditions (including pay and benefits) will apply.

This role can be based in the UK (London or Remote) or any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office location on approval, provided the successful candidate has proof of eligibility to work from the preferred location for the duration of the contract.

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The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.