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Immunization Data Analyst specialist

Panama City

  • Organization: UNV - United Nations Volunteers
  • Location: Panama City
  • Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Public Health and Health Service
    • Statistics
    • Information Technology and Computer Science
    • Malaria, Tuberculosis and other infectious diseases
  • Closing Date: Closed

Details

Mission and objectives

La misión fundamental de UNICEF es promover los derechos de todos los niños y niñas, en todas partes, en todo lo que la organización hace en los programas, en la promoción y en las operaciones. La equidad, haciendo hincapié en los niños, las niñas, adolescentes y las familias más desfavorecidos y excluidos, traduce este compromiso con los derechos de los niños en acciones. Para UNICEF, la equidad significa que todos los niños y niñas tienen la oportunidad de sobrevivir, desarrollarse y alcanzar su máximo potencial, sin discriminación, prejuicios o favoritismo. En la medida en que cualquier niño o niña experimenta una desigualdad de oportunidades en su vida en las dimensiones sociales, políticas, económicas, cívicas y culturales, sus derechos son violados. Cada vez hay más pruebas de que invertir en la salud, la educación y la protección de los ciudadanos más desfavorecidos de una sociedad, abordando la inequidad, no sólo dará a todos los niños y niñas la oportunidad de desarrollar su potencial, sino que también conducirá al crecimiento sostenido y la estabilidad de los países. Es por eso que el enfoque en la equidad es tan vital. Acelera el progreso hacia la realización de los derechos humanos de todos los niños y niñas, que es el mandato universal del UNICEF, como se describe en la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño, al tiempo que apoya el desarrollo equitativo de las naciones.

Context

The Survive and Thrive program of UNICEF LACRO (Latin America and the Caribbean) focuses on ensuring the health and survival of children and their mothers across Latin America and the Caribbean. Its primary goal is to promote equitable access to quality health services, including immunization, with a focus on addressing disparities and reaching marginalized communities

Task description

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Immunization Specialist and in close coordination with the Cold Chain Specialist, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Review and analyze immunization data and findings from various sources (WUENIC -WHO/UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage reports, immunization portals, census and surveys from National Statistics Institutes, and others), synthesize regional immunization evidence on zero-dose children, immunization coverage, and prioritized topics, and package the information for various internal and external uses and events, including for UNICEF country offices.

• Lead the development of the online and offline zero-dose children atlas of the LAC (Latin American and Caribbean) region, including sub-national analysis and visualization.

• Support the regional offices and selected countries to consolidate, collect, analyze, and visualize immunization programme performance data (immunization coverage, cold chain information, reduction of zero-dose children) of priority countries of the region (Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, and others) .

• Develop and implement immunization related tools and knowledge management for immunization areas lead by UNICEF (vaccines and immunization supply chain strengthening, demand for immunization, and gender programming).

• Review, consolidate and package UNICEF inputs for presentations, webinars and engagements

• Contribute with data analysis and visuals to advocacy briefings, newsletters, lessons learn, technical notes for updates of LACRO Immunization Portal.

• Support UNICEF country offices to review, design, administer, analyze and package rapid surveys to understand UNICEF’s view/position, approaches, challenges, insights on selected priority issues.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to:
• Strengthen their understanding and knowledge of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day);
• Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
• Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities;
• Contribute with articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
• Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
• Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.


Results/Expected Outputs:
• The regional zero dose children Atlas dashboard developed and functional, with key indicators and country immunization data trends decks.
• Infographics and key insights messages for communications from WHO/UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage (WUENIC), and immunization data portals elaborated.
• At least two countries supported with their subnational immunization data analysis and visualization process.
• Technical guides elaborated, with statistics packages such as R, or on data visualization tools such as PowerBi or others to develop subnational immunization analysis
• Operational supply chain data analysis and tools supported
• Quarterly updates of the LACRO Immunization portal and promote regional use developed.
• Regional immunization dashboards developed: a) programme and b) regional vaccination scheme schedule and vaccine consumption.
• Tools for supply chain strengthening, studies, and monitoring and evaluation developed and implemented.
This vacancy is now closed.