National Consultant on Health Information Management

Background

The WHO Country Office (WHO CO) in Ukraine supports the Government of Ukraine in strengthening resilient, interoperable, and action-oriented health information systems, with particular emphasis on digital transformation, public health surveillance, emergency response analytics, and evidence informed decision making. The purpose of this consultancy is to strengthen the analytical, visualization, geospatial, and coordination capacities of the Health Information Unit within the WHO Country Office in Ukraine. Through regular production of Monthly Epidemiological Updates, Weekly Health Information Updates, Emergency Updates, and event-based surveillance outputs, the consultant will help ensure that public health decisions are informed by timely, validated, and clearly interpreted information at national and subnational levels.

The consultancy will further enhance the HI Unit’s ability to transform routine surveillance data, event-based surveillance signals, open-source intelligence, and partner inputs into practical knowledge products, including Power BI dashboards, GIS based maps, spatial analyses, and concise analytical briefs. These products will support the Ministry of Health, the Ukrainian Public Health Center, WHO technical teams, oblast level stakeholders, and health partners in monitoring trends, identifying geographic and population level vulnerabilities, detecting emerging risks, and prioritizing preparedness and response actions.

Deliverables

• Prepare regular Monthly Epidemiological Updates on infectious diseases by integrating data from state statistical forms, infectious disease notifications, outbreak information, event-based surveillance signals, and relevant open-source information, with clear interpretation of trends, public health relevance, data limitations, and subnational patterns (1 update per month (both Eng and Ukr languages).
• Update the Weekly Health Information Update by triangulating inputs from relevant technical teams, verifying information with national stakeholders, reviewing open-source data, and synthesizing priority developments into concise, validated, and health information-oriented updates (4 reports per month).
• Contribute to the preparation of Monthly Emergency Updates for submission to WHO 3 levels, ensuring timely consolidation of validated HIM inputs, priority epidemiological indicators, emergency related public health events, and key analytical messages (1 report per month).
• Prepare weekly overviews of event-based surveillance (EBS) activities, ensuring systematic verification, risk interpretation, follow up with designated focal points, and documentation of signal status, actions taken, and escalation needs (4 reports per month).
• Compile event notification reports based on verified signals identified through the Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS), media monitoring, and partner reporting, producing at least one report per month or as requested. Maintain and update the signal and event tracker with source, date, location, verification status, risk category, responsible focal point, and follow up action (approximately 1 report per month).
• Maintain and update Power BI dashboards and visual analytical products for core HIM workstreams, including epidemiological trends, weekly health information indicators, EBS signals, selected operational indicators, and GIS based maps and spatial analyses at national, oblast, and, where feasible, raion levels. Ensure that dashboards, maps, and related analytical products are clear, refreshable, export ready, verified, consistently documented, and accompanied by basic metadata and data quality notes, including administrative boundaries, health facility references, geocoded events, legends, and outputs suitable for decision making (2 dashboards and related GIS map products).
• Update the Weekly Bulletins with relevant HIM highlights, key epidemiological trends, priority signals, dashboard snapshots, map extracts, and concise analytical messages for senior level situational awareness (4 bulletins per month).
• Develop public health regional profiles for all regions of Ukraine incorporating related data sources (25 profiles).
• Perform other related duties within the Health Information Unit as needed to adapt to emerging priorities, support continuity of operations, and ensure timely delivery of reliable, actionable, and health information-oriented products.
  
  

Educational Qualifications

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Essential: Bachelor’s degree in Epidemiology, Public Health or another relevant field from an accredited/recognized institute.

Desirable: Master’s degree or specialized certificate program completion in any area mentioned above.

Experience

Essential:

• Minimum 2 years of experience working at the national or/and international levels in surveillance, epidemiology, public health data management, health information systems, emergency health information, dashboard development, GIS mapping, or related fields
• Demonstrated experience preparing epidemiological updates, analytical briefs, dashboards, maps, public health profiles, or health information products for decision making
  
  

Desirable: Relevant experience in the WHO or in another UN agency is an asset

Skills/Knowledge

Essential:

• Good knowledge of global epidemiological disease surveillance, event-based surveillance, outbreak investigation standards, emergency health information management, and national standards of medical care, including technical fields related to epidemiology, public health, and health information systems.
• Strong ability to clean, validate, triangulate, analyze, interpret, and communicate surveillance and public health data using standardized indicators, metadata, and data quality checks.
  
  

Desirable:

• Proficiency in standard office software and analytical tools, including Excel and at least one statistical package such as R, Epi Info, Stata, SPSS, or similar tools.
  
  

Languages and level required

Essential:

• Excellent knowledge of Ukrainian language
• Working level of English language (reading, writing, and speaking)
  
  

Location

On-site. Kyiv, Ukraine

Travel

The consultant is expected to travel based on the need.

Remuneration

Contract total value: 21 600 USD

Monthly rate, daily rate and numbers of the days: Monthly rate is 3600 USD

Consultant pay band range: NO-B

Terms of payment: The payment will be on a monthly basis after provision of Technical Report and approval from Responsible Officer.

Expected duration of contract

Target Start Date: 1 January 2027

Target end date: 30 June 2027

Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 6 months

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Contractual Arrangement

External consultant

Job Posting

Nov 2, 2026, 1:37:57 PM

Closing Date

Nov 17, 2026, 12:59:00 AM

Primary Location

Ukraine-Kyiv

Organization

EU_UKR WHO Country Office, Ukraine

Schedule

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