Consultant - Data management (web development)
World Health Organization
- Schweiz
- Unbefristet
- Vollzeit
NDPlatform serves as a national HRH database as well as multi-partner base at the global level. The ongoing inititaives at the global level (IADEX, Nursing Now campaign) prioritising health workforce and the need for updated information on health workforce data, pins the NDPlatform as the common repository of the multi-agency data hosting site.For effective collaboration of this high level multi agency engagement and DG initiatives it was critical to have the data publicly available an easily accessible. To serve this objective, the NHWA data portal (NDPortal, ), based on POwerBI was launched in 2020.
With the increased uptake of NDPlatform among Member States and the NDPortal , it has emerged as the leading source of health workforce statistics. The sustained and continuous technical support to countries including the data updates and maintenance of both the NDPlatform and the NDPortal, based on live user feedback, is crucial to the implementation of the technical area of work and the broader health workforce agenda.Deliverables
- Deliverable 1: Improve user experience in the NDPlatform and contribute to data analytics for knowledge generation.
- Task 1.1: Update and maintain multilingual interface in NDPlatform.
- Task 1.2: Analyse the NHWA data for knowledge products and publications.
- Task 1.3: Conduct basic data quality checks in the reported data.
- Task 1.4: Improve data availability in the NDPlatform.
- Multilingual ND Platform and relevant dashboards, data entry forms reports updated.
- Task 2.1: Improve Power BI reports in the NDPortal.
- Improved data visualisations and relevant updates in NDPortal published.
- Task 3.1: Conduct literature review and data mining exercise to gather updated information on documents, reports and publications at country, regional or global levels, relevant to health workforce.
- Task 3.2: Maintain and update the document library with appropriate tags.
- Task 3.3: Regular follow up on generic mailboxes and other department level activities.
- Updated Document Management System with improved data cataloging.
- First level university degree in computer science, data management or related field.
- Specialisation in database administration (client and server side), SQL certified, DHIS2 certified courses, Power BI ceritfied, DAX certified.
- At least 5 years relevant experience in data management and documentation.
- Experience in SQL based query language, SQL databases and PostgreSQL databases, STATA, R.
- Experience in DHIS2 development (apps, reports, data entry forms etc).
- Experience in DAX language.
- Experience in .Net programming.
- Experience in API.
- Proficiency in SQL based query language;
- Proficiency in relational database architecture;
- Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint.
- Intermediate skills in HTML, CSS, JavaScript , React, RESTful APIs and PostgreSQL databases, MS SQL databases, STATA, R.
- Intermediate skills in API development and API documentation, API architecture.
- Intermediate skills in PowerBI.
- Intermediate skills in DAX language.
- Expert knowledge of English.
- Intermediate knowledge of Spanish, French or Russian.
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