Information and Knowledge Management (National) Consultant - support Min of Health RCCE Pillar for Ebola preparedness and response, 6.5 months office-based/remote + travel, SBC, Kampala Uganda 594867

Contract Duration: 6.5 months

Working arrangement: Home Based/Office Based + Travel

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TERMS OF REFERENCE

To strengthen information management, knowledge management, reporting and evidence use within the national RCCE pillar, UNICEF seeks to engage a Ugandan national Information and Knowledge Management Consultant to support coordination, monitoring, reporting, community insights management, and data-driven decision-making for Ebola preparedness and response activities.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: ToR Info and Knowl Man w MoH RCCE Ebola.pdf

Minimum requirements:

Education:

• Advanced university(Master’s degree) in one or more of the following:

-Public Health

-Epidemiology

-Health Informatics

-Information Management

-Statistics

-Monitoring and Evaluation

-Knowledge Management

-Data Science

-Social and Behaviour Change (SBC)

-Development Studies

-Communications or related fields

Work Experience:

• Minimum 7 years of relevant professional experience in information management, knowledge management, monitoring and evaluation, public health intelligence, emergency response or related fields.

• Demonstrated experience supporting public health emergency preparedness and response.

• Experience working with government institutions, UN agencies, NGOs or public health programmes.

• Proven experience in developing and managing dashboards and reporting systems.

• Experience analysing community feedback, social listening and behavioural data.

• Experience supporting outbreak preparedness and response programmes is highly desirable.

• Previous experience supporting Ebola, COVID-19, Mpox, Cholera or other outbreak responses will be an added advantage.

Language requirements

• Fluency in spoken and written English

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:

• Strong information and knowledge management skills.

• Advanced data management and analysis skills.

• Competence in dashboard development and data visualization.

• Excellent quantitative and qualitative data analysis skills.

• Strong monitoring and evaluation expertise.

• Experience using Power BI, Tableau, DHIS2, Excel, Kobo, ODK or similar platforms.

• Experience with social listening and community feedback systems.

• Strong knowledge of RCCE approaches public health emergencies.

• Strong report writing and presentation skills.

• Experience using AI-supported analytical and reporting tools

• Excellent coordination and stakeholder engagement skills

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Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template) Financial Proposal Info and Kowl to Min of Health to COMPLETE.xlsx
• A detailed technical proposal - approximately 10-15 pagesTechnical proposal requirement: 1. Understanding of the assignment - Understanding of the Ebola RCCE preparedness and response context; key RCCE information management challenges; understanding of community feedback, social listening and community intelligence systems; understanding of coordination and information needs of the RCCE Pillar 2. Proposed methodology and technical approach - Provide methodology for establishing and managing RCCE information management systems; approach for partner mapping and 4W matrix management; approach for community feedback and social listening data aggregation and analysis; dashboard development and data visualization approach; approach for integrating community intelligence into decision-making across response pillars; quality assurance and data quality management procedures. 3. Work plan and deliverables - Include detailed workplan aligned to TOR deliverables and timelines; key milestones and reporting schedule; proposed coordination mechanisms with MoH, UNICEF and partners. 4. Relevant experience and examples of similar assignments - Provide description of at least three similar assignments completed in the last five years; experience supporting public health emergencies and RCCE programmes; examples of dashboards, analytical reports, knowledge products or information management systems developed 5. Innovation and AI application plan - Describe proposed use of AI-supported tools for data analysis, reporting, trend detection and knowledge management; measures to ensure data quality, confidentiality, verification and compliance with MoH data protection requirements.

Remarks:

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