Program Analyst Digital Health - IPSA 9 (Home Based)

Remote | Home Based - May require travel

Organization: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
Location: Remote | Home Based - May require travel
Grade: Junior level - IPSA-9, International Personnel Services Agreement
Occupational Groups:
- Public Health and Health Service
- Information Technology and Computer Science
- Project and Programme Management
Closing Date: Closed

Background

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core principles at UNDP: we value diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate, we foster inclusion as a way of ensuring all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, and we ensure equity and fairness in all our actions. Taking a ‘leave no one behind’ approach to our diversity efforts means increasing representation of underserved populations. People who identify as belonging to marginalized or excluded populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more about working at UNDP including our values and inspiring stories.

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Office/Unit/Project Description

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN’s global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP partners with people at all levels of society to help build nations that can withstand crisis, and drive and sustain the kind of growth that improves the quality of life for everyone. On the ground in nearly 170 countries and territories, we offer global perspective and local insight to help empower lives and build resilient nations. UNDP’s HIV, Health and Development Strategy 2022-2025: Connecting the Dots emphasizes key action areas that include reduction of inequalities and social exclusion that drive HIV and poor health as well as the promotion of effective and inclusive governance for health and building resilient and sustainable systems for health, including the implementation of digital solutions. UNDP’s partnership with the Global Fund focuses on building national capacities and systems for AIDS, TB and malaria. UNDP’s Access and Delivery Partnership (ADP) focuses on increasing access and delivery of health technologies by strengthening capacities, institutions, policies and systems. COVID-19 has highlighted the need for stronger systems for health. It has also accelerated the implementation of digital solutions for health and sustainable development more broadly.

UNDP’s offer on digital health is aligned with the guiding principles of it’s Digital Strategy 2022-25. We promote digital platforms and services that have a people-cantered design, protect human rights to effectively meet health needs of all. We advocate on inclusive and gender-sensitive approaches to digital transformation that reduces inequity and digital divide while promoting digital public goods for health, that are based on open-standards, open-source, open-data and interoperability. We aim to strengthen local digital ecosystems and curate health solutions with local leaders, companies and innovators adapted to needs, reflecting local diversity and knowledge.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under supervision of the Policy Specialist, DigitalHealth, the Program Analyst will support the development of UNDP’s digital health portfolio, working on digital solutions for health and sustainable development. A major area of the work is to support to UNDP Country Offices on implementing digital health interventions. Working collaboratively with the Health Team, the Chief DigitalOffice (CDO) and the GPN, the Program Analyst will utilize client oriented approach consistent with UNDP rules and regulations, and support capacity strengthening and knowledge sharing efforts of UNDP Country Offices.

Technical insights, programme and capacity development support to UNDP Country Offices (COs) and their in-country partners on digital health

Support regular tracking and mapping of digital health initiatives across all COs.
Develop a database on an appropriate tool – e.g. Excel(or others) that is appropriately structured and disaggregated for easy access and visualization of digital health interventions UNDP-wide
Provide technical guidance on implementation of architecture design, digital standards and infrastructure deployment to COs supporting their national digital transformation in health
Provide technical insights in reviewing digital health proposals, identifying opportunities for collaboration with other initiatives, and suggesting technical approaches to COs.

Landscape analysis and knowledge management for UNDP’s digital health offer

Monitor global trends in health needs, available digital solutions, interventions and provide perspective relevant for UNDP’s digital health offer
Assess global digital health landscape including digital issues (like interoperability, data privacy, digital divide etc.), key stakeholders and digital requirements of governments in LMICs to identity key intervention areas in digital health for UNDP
Understand key digital initiatives in the UNDP Digital strategy 2.0 to identify common areas of digital across the organization that digital health can contribute significantly towards- e.g. digital public goods, digital capacity building for partners, and inclusive digital transformations through health sector systems strengthening
Identify opportunities for peer learning and mentorship across UNDP system for relevant areas in digital health– including vaccine equity, HIV, TB, Malaria, NCDs and others.
Support UNDP’s global learning events on digital health including - training, webinars, meetings, workshops etc
Develop case studies documenting best practices on UNDP’s digital health interventions around the word

Communication, Partnerships and resource mobilization for digital health

Support communications strategy for UNDP’s digital health portfolio, including attention to communications inside and beyond UNDP
Support in development of material on digital health for public relations and engagement (conferences, blogs, op-eds, social media, UNDP website etc)
Contribute in writing global project proposals on digital health including Global Fund NFM.
Identify approaches for UNDP to develop a network of partners including tech-developers, experts and researchers and other relevant organizations within and outside UN system.
Work in close coordination with teams at Chief Digital Office and Accelerator lab to advance the work on digital health
Represent UNDP at relevant groups(like DICE, Digital Square), workshops, conferences, and other events as assigned by the line manager
Carry out other duties as necessary and as assigned.

Institutional Arrangement

The position is currently home based. The program Analyst will report to the Policy Specialist, Digital Health based inIstanbul Regional Hub.

Competencies

Core
Achieve Results:	LEVEL 2: Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in doing work
Think Innovatively:	LEVEL 2: Offer new Go outside ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking
Learn Continuously:	LEVEL 2: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning
Adapt with Agility:	LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands
Act with Determination:	LEVEL 2: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously
Engage and Partner:	LEVEL 2: Is facilitator/integrator, bring people together, build/maintain coalitions/partnerships
Enable Diversity and Inclusion:	LEVEL 2: Facilitate conversations to bridge differences, considers in decision making
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies
	ThematicArea	Name	Definition
	Business Management	Results-based management	Ability to manage programmes and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable results
	Business Management	Operations Management	Ability to effectively plan, organise, and oversee the Organisation’s business processes in order to convert its assets into the best results in the mostefficient manner. Knowledge of relevant concepts and mechanism
	Business Management	Monitoring	Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual activities and programme performance and results
	Partnership management	Relationship management	Ability to engage with a wide range of public and private partners (UN and non-UN), build, sustain and/or strengthen working relations, trust and mutual understanding
	2030 Agenda: People	Health	Social Determinants of Health
	2030 Agenda: People	Health	HIV/AIDS
	2030 Agenda: Peace	Rule of Law, Security and Human Rights	Safeguarding human rights and protecting vulnerable groups

Required Skills and Experience

Min. Education requirements	University degree (Bachelors or Masters) in technology-related field (e.g. computer science, IT etc), public health, data science, social sciences, communications, and other relevant fields.
Min. years of relevant work working withexperience	Minimum 2 years (with a master’s degree) or 4 years (with a bachelor’s degree)of professional experience in digital technologies, health informatics or digital health
Required skills	At least 1 year of practical experience in digital health systems in field settings, such as healthcare information systems (DHIS2,OpenMRS, etc.) At least 1 year of practical experience in the use of data collection applications (OpenData Kit, CommCare, etc.)
Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section	Experience of workingwith IT hardware vendors, software engineers, government IT professionals is desired Experience working in or with UNDP or other UN agency on digital health is desired Good understanding of public health systems and digital health programming is desired Experience in data analytics and/or data driven programming and implementation is desired
Required Language(s)	Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.

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Non-discrimination

UNDP has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and misconduct, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

UNDP is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer that does not discriminate based on race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

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