Individual Consultant -Digital Health Jobs in Unicef At Dar es Salaam




Job Number: 532321 Vacancy Link

Locations: Africa: Tanzania,Uni.Re
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

Unicef Tanzania is looking for an Individual Consultant to support UNICEF
Tanzania’s efforts around digital health system strengthening through applying
high technical knowledge & skills, documenting politically complex situations,
and communicating and coordinating with both government and non-government
partners

How can you make a difference?

The consultant is expected to support UNICEF programme sections, especially
Health and Nutrition section, from technical perspectives by applying her/his
technical skills and experiences. More specifically, s/he will;

Provide support on development of Bottleneck analysis app which is currently
located in DHIS2/HMIS, which is eventually supposed to be linked to PlanRep
platform. The selected consultant will help integrate the app and PlanRep
platform jointly with HISP Tanzania who is contracted with UNICEF RO on app
related matters;
Document digital health governance system structures in Tanzania around health
sector to help UNICEF Tanzania team understand the systems and coordination
mechanisms;
Support UNICEF’s team work to track data for monitoring essential health care
service provision during and after COVID-19 response;
Mapping existing available/existing Community Health Information System CHIS
related digital platform/tool in country and identify GoT’s streamlined
approach at national scale;
Provide technical and coordination support to Government counterparts in
finalization and deployment of online nutrition platforms by working closely
with PORALG, Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre TFNC and University of Dar
es Salaam, College of Communication and Technologies, Department of Computer
Sciences and Engineering;
Technically back-up UNICEF’s team to support PORALG to implement GoTHOMIS Lite
at Primary Health Care facilities;
Provide technical guidance to UNICEF health and nutrition team on digital
health system strengthening;

Expected Deliverables and terms of payment

Deliverable

BNA app to be developed in DHIS-2 platform; -BNA app to be located in PlanRep
platform Provide support on development of Bottleneck analysis app which is
currently located in DHIS2/HMIS, which is eventually supposed to be linked to
PlanRep platform. The selected consultant will help integrate the app and
PlanRep platform jointly with HISP Tanzania who is contracted with UNICEF RO
on app related matters

End of September 2020 20 days

Document report on digital health governance systems in Tanzania Document
digital health governance system structures in Tanzania around health sector
to help UNICEF Tanzania team understand the systems and coordination
mechanisms

End of October 2020 20 days

Support provided to UNICEF’s team Support UNICEF’s team work to track data
for monitoring essential health care service provision during and after
COVID-19 response

End of August 2020 15 days

Mapping document to showcase available/existing CHISs in Tanzania Mapping
existing available/existing Community Health Information System CHIS related
digital platform/tool in country and identify GoT’s streamlined approach at
national scale

End of September 2020 15 days

Support provided for finalization and deployment process of the nutrition
online platform Provide technical and coordination support to Government
counterparts in finalization and deployment of online nutrition platforms by
working closely with PORALG, Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre TFNC and
University of Dar es Salaam, College of Communication and Technologies,
Department of Computer Sciences and Engineering

End of November 2020 20 days

Technically back-up UNICEF’s team to support PORALG to implement GoTHOMIS Lite
at Primary Health Care facilities

Routine basis 5 days, cumulatively

Provide technical guidance to UNICEF health and nutrition team on digital
health system strengthening

Routine basis 5 days, cumulatively

Policy both parties should be aware of

Under the consultancy agreements, a month is defined as 21 working days, and
fees are prorated accordingly. Consultants are not paid for weekends or public
holidays.
Consultants are not entitled to payment of overtime. All remuneration must be
within the contract agreement
No contract may commence unless the contract is signed by both UNICEF and the
consultant or Contractor
No consultant may travel without a signed travel authorization prior to the
commencement of the journey to the duty station.
Consultants will not have supervisory responsibilities or authority on UNICEF
budget
Consultant will be required to sign the Health statement for
consultants/Individual contractor prior to taking up the assignment, and to
document that they have appropriate health insurance, including Medical
Evacuation

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will be required to have;

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Business
Administration, mathematics, engineering or related area.
A minimum of Five years of relevant professional experience in progressively
responsible professional work experience at national level in software
developments especially with mobile and SMS based information systems.
Experience in IT or database administration a plus
Experience with Java GUI, Angular front-end development, SQL, Postgres, or
equivalent database tools
Experience with Agile software development using JIRA
Experience in: Multiple OS platforms with strong emphasis on Linux CentOS,
Red Hat, Ubuntu, Mac OS X, and Windows systems
Experience working in a research/projects environment that relies extensively
on Open Source solutions
In-depth knowledge of the TCP / IP protocol suite; security architecture;
securing and hardening Operating Systems; Networks; Databases; and
Applications
Knowledge of the Incident Response life-cycle, working independently to
investigate and effectively respond to cyber security incidents
Thorough understanding of the threat and attack landscape, attack vectors,
vulnerabilities, and how they are leveraged by malicious actors
Database Administrator certifications
Fluency in spoken and written English and Swahili

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
credentials and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to
provide additional information to conduct a background check.



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Closing Date : 30th June, 2020.



Individual Consultant -Digital Health Jobs in Unicef At Dar es Salaam


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