National HMIS Consultant

Provides UNICEF Sierra Leone with technical capacity to strengthen national health-management information systems in Freetown. The consultant builds facility and community capacity to use HMIS, DHIS2 and CHIS; supports digital-health initiatives; designs data-collection tools; maintains infographics and Power BI dashboards; improves data quality; and mentors health-facility and district staff.

• Strengthen facility and community capacity to administer and use national HMIS, DHIS2 and CHIS
• Support implementation of digital health initiatives including the Scorecard, bottleneck analysis and Action Tracker
• Design and implement electronic data-collection tools for health and nutrition programme areas
• Maintain infographics and Power BI dashboards for performance monitoring and decision-making
• Assess data quality and mentor health-facility and district staff

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Informatics, Information Systems, Public Health, Statistics, Demography, Computer Science, Monitoring and Evaluation or a related field
• At least two years of progressively responsible experience in health information systems, DHIS2 use or configuration, electronic data collection, data quality assurance and dashboard development
• Fluency in English is required

• Knowledge of local languages in Sierra Leone is an asset
• Experience with Ministry of Health DPPI, UNICEF or UN systems is desirable
• Familiarity with Sierra Leone HMIS, CHIS or community health data systems is desirable

• Health information systems
• DHIS2 administration
• Electronic data collection
• Data quality assurance
• Dashboard development
• Capacity building

• DHIS2
• Community Health Information System
• EPI Info
• KoBoToolbox
• Power BI

• Office-based assignment with remote work and travel