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Consultant - Public Health Emergency Management

2 weeks ago

القاهرة, Egypt World Health Organization Full time

**Grade**: No grade

**Contractual Arrangement**: External consultant

**Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days)**: 10 months

**Job Posting**: Oct 27, 2024, 8:52:37 AM

**Closing Date**: Nov 10, 2024, 4:59:00 PM

**Primary Location**: Egypt-Cairo

**Organization**: EM/WHE WHO Health Emergencies Programme (WHE)

**Schedule**: Full-time

:
1. **Purpose of consultancy**

Provide technical input to support regional efforts to expand the piloting and implementation of the electronic Public Health Emergency Management software (ePHEM) in the countries of the EMR and other regions.

2. **Background**

Within the Programme, the Country Health Emergency Preparedness & the International Health Regulations unit (CPI), crucial component of a functional PHEOC is a robust information management system equipped with practical technological solutions. The Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO) initiated the development of the electronic Public Health Emergency Management (ePHEM). This open-source platform is designed to operate within countries at both the national and subnational levels to facilitate emergency management operations, with a focus on operations anchored within the PHEOC.

The piloting and implementation of the ePHEM extended beyond this region to include countries in the African Region (AFRO) and is anticipated to expand to other WHO regions (SEARO, EURO, WPRO, etc.). Based on this, it is highly required to deploy additional support to maintain the system's functionality in the countries and facilitate its implementation in further ones.
- Start date: 20/11/2024
- End date: 19/09/2025

3. **Deliverables**

The consultant will conduct the following activities with specific outputs and deliverables:
**Output 1: Support community (country) piloting and implementation of ePHEM**

**Deliverable 1.1**: Address and follow up on countries’ requests for piloting and implementation of ePHEM.

**Deliverable 1.2**: Assist countries in preparing the requirements for piloting and implementation of ePHEM, including usernames, affiliations, roles and responsibilities, command hierarchy, data privacy and security levels, contextual information, and information technology requirements (server, devices, data warehousing, physical structure and communication).

**Deliverable 1.3**: Address countries' requests for maintenance (bugs and technical errors) and modifying the software during its initial implementation phase. And to integrate ePHEM within the PHEOC Standard Operation Procedures (SoPs).

**Deliverable 1.4**: Engage in regular communication and conduct follow-ups with ePHEM focal persons at countries to oversee the system implementation and ensure that their technical requests are met.

**Deliverable 1.5**: Maintain ePHEM community of practice, sharing and exchanging countries experiences in piloting, implementing and developing ePHEM.

**Output 2: Support in documenting and developing technical products for ePHEM**

**Deliverable 2.1**: Draft an ePHEM user manual guide, covering the software's key features and functionalities in English language. And provide support for translation of the manual into Arabic language/ other languages according to the need.

**Deliverable 2.2**: Prepare a training module for ePHEM to be included within the PHEOC capacity building training package.

**Deliverable 2.3**: Contribute to the creation of technical demonstrations (demos) and presentations for the software, highlighting the system's key features and functions under the guidance of the technical officers.

**Deliverable 2.4**: Support the documentation of countries' experiences in piloting and implementing ePHEM and writing scientific papers.

**Output 3: Support PHEOC training and public health emergency management simulation exercises.**

**Deliverable 3.1**: Assist the technical officer in the development and delivery of PHEOC-related training programs.

**Deliverable 3.2**: Coordinate and support the design and implementation of simulation exercises aimed at testing the functionality of PHEOCs at the national and sub-national levels.

**Deliverable 3.3**: Support the technical officer in the provision of technical guidance to the member states on integrating PHEOC operations into national emergency preparedness and response frameworks.

4. **Qualifications, experience, skills and languages**

**Qualifications required**:
**Education**:

- Essential_: First-level (Bachelor’s) university degree in health discipline, public health, health information technology and management and, related field.
- Desirable_: Advanced university degree in information management, epidemiology, public health, humanitarian emergencies, emergency
- and disaster management and relevant field.

**Experience required**:

- Essential: _Up to five years relevant experience with successful track record in PHEOC, all hazards surveillance, emergency management at national or regional level. Experience in implementation of information systems sof