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JOB ENVIRONMENT AND GENERAL OBJECTIVE
Millions of people in the Middle East have been affected by the conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Yemen. MSF - in collaboration with local healthcare authorities and with the support of locally identified partners -- will deploy multiple cross-sectional household assessments in different locations in the Middle East, based on MSF missions operations and requests.
The Health Surveillance Program (HSP) provides MSF -- and other organizations -- with baseline information on the medical and humanitarian needs of the populations and trends, which would allow MSF - and other organizations -- to assess the effectiveness of it projects and improve them accordingly. The findings of the HSP can be used as well for private and public advocacy with donors and governments. In addition, the Health Surveillance Program has the ambition to become a platform for testing new technological applications for health and humanitarian assessments in MSF. In collaboration with Operations & Systems, Nairobi’s Displacement Unit and the Medical Department, the Middle East Unit and the Amman Center for Humanitarian Medicine -- through its Health Surveillance Program -- expect to develop new tools and methodologies that would help MSF developing fast, accurate and cost-effective ways to better understand the needs of populations in need.
The data analyst for the Health Surveillance Program will be in charge of all aspects of data management and analysis of data collected by the program. The position will report to the Head of the Amman Center for Humanitarian Medicine/ Head of the Middle East Unit.
She/he is involved in the overall program implementation and program strategy; the use of Health Surveillance Program outputs for operations, and for providing relevant information for defining advocacy strategies in collaboration with the HSP project manager, head of Middle East unit, Middle East cell, head of missions and medical coordinators in the region,
Main responsibilities:
1. Data Management/Collection/Analysis
Responsible for all the aspect of data management that is collected by different methods of the HSP.
Responsible for all the different modalities of data interpretation and data analysis (including advanced secondary analysis, predictive analysis, and trends analysis) as per the operational needs of the involved MSF missions, with the goal to encourage evidence based decision making .
Coordinates with the involved missions in identifying the required data to be collected, adapted data collection procedure and data analysis.
Coordinates with the Middle East unit staff, cell 1 staff, and missions coordination staff in a way to strengthen data analysis and usage within MSF projects.
2. Report Development
Leads the development of the HSP assessment final report after each assessment, in coordination with field teams, mission coordination teams, cell staff and with the relevant referents from the medical department.
Ensures that HSP reports include all required advanced analysis and that the secondary statistical analysis is timely conducted.
Helps developing operational recommendations based on the analyzed HSP data.
Prepares easily shareable main points of findings -infographic type -- for each HSP survey results.
3. HSP Assessment Preparation and Implementation
Participates in the development of standard and extended survey modules for the HSP.
Prepares any new survey modules for all other potential areas of MSF interest.
Coordinates with the HSP project manager and the coordination/field teams to decide which standard and/or extended modules would be used in each survey, and to identify any other site-specific information that needs to be collected in each survey.
Collaborates with the HSP project manager in defining the target sample size and sampling methodology and design for each HSP community based assessment.
When needed, participates with the HSP project manager in conducting HSP assessments in the field.
4. Representation/ Coordination
Represents MSF as the HSP data expert presenting HSP results together with Middle East Operations Manager, Head of Amman Unit and relevant Head of Missions.
Contributes in identifying potential operational and technological partners for the HSP (other OCs, other NGOs, companies, etc).
Coordinates with the department of Organization and systems regarding innovation, new developments and support strategies.
Coordinates with the Medical Department regarding data analysis and epidemiological considerations.
5. Contribution to the objectives of the Amman Center
Develops and proposes ideas for events, conferences or roundtables in relation to HSP results.
Participates and contributes from his/her expertise in research and innovation initiatives hosted by the Amman Center.
Supports the data analysis of other fields of work in the Amman Center when requested.
Participates in the training activities of Amman Center as a facilitator when required.
Supports the development of the Fellows of the Amman Center.
Job Details
| Date Posted: | 2016-12-22 |
| Job Location: | Amman, Jordan |
| Job Role: | Community Services |
| Company Industry: | Community/Social Services/and Nonprofit |
Preferred Candidate
| Career Level: | Mid Career |
| Degree: | Bachelor's degree |
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