Data Assistant for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD)

Special Service Agreements – Data Assistant for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD)

Contractual Arrangement : Special Service Agreements

Grade: Level 4

Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 1 Year

Posting Date : April 10, 2026

Closing Date : April 27, 2026

Primary Location : Indonesia-Jakarta

Organization : WP_INO WR Office, Indonesia

Schedule : Full-Time

Objective of the Programme

WHO is the specialized agency of the United Nations with objectives to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable. The WHO Indonesia Country Office directs and coordinates the authority for health by supporting the Indonesian Government in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of national health policies, strategies and plans, setting norms and standards, improving knowledge dissemination and management, monitoring country health situation and building sustainable institutional capacity. The Country Office continually improves its administrative efficiency in managing financial and human resources in a results-oriented and transparent manner. This is crucial for the organization to deliver appropriate technical assistance to the Government. The objective of the Programme is to deliver WHO core functions at the country level, with particular focus of the Organization's directing and coordinating role for international work. Within this framework, activities include support to the Government in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of national health policies, strategies and plans, and development and management of WHO technical cooperation programmes at the country level.

Summary Duties

Under the direct supervision of the National Professional Officer (VPD Surveillance), in close collaboration with the VPD Surveillance Technical Consultant, and under the technical guidance of the CDS/IVD Team Lead, the SSA holder will support the national VPD surveillance programme through data management, analysis, reporting, quality improvement, and coordination functions, as outlined below.

Objectives:

1. Ensure timely, accurate, and complete national VPD surveillance, laboratory, supportive supervision, and containment‑related datasets to support routine monitoring and response activities.
2. Support routine and ad‑hoc analysis of VPD surveillance and programme performance indicators, including visualization and dashboards, to inform monitoring, reviews, and technical discussions.
3. Support national, regional, and global reporting, expert reviews, and field activities by providing high‑quality datasets, analytics, and data troubleshooting under supervision and technical guidance.

Specific activities

1. Collect, compile, clean, and manage routine VPD surveillance data from all provinces, districts, sentinel surveillance sites, and VPD laboratory networks.
2. Maintain and routinely update national line lists and databases for acute flaccid paralysis (AFP), measles‑rubella (MR), congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), diphtheria, pertussis, neonatal tetanus, and polio environmental surveillance (ES), as well as polio containment‑related inventories.
3. Apply standardized data structures, variable definitions, and reporting formats to ensure consistency across surveillance and laboratory datasets.
4. Conduct routine analysis of key VPD surveillance indicators, including surveillance sensitivity, timeliness, completeness, specimen adequacy, case‑finding performance, and supportive supervision indicators at national and sub‑national levels.
5. Develop and maintain data visualization products, including tables, charts, maps, dashboards, and analytical summaries, to support routine monitoring, supportive supervision reviews, national VPD surveillance bulletins, desk reviews, and expert committee discussions.
6. Coordinate with national and sub‑national VPD laboratories to validate, reconcile, and quality‑assure epidemiological and laboratory surveillance data, including support to laboratory reporting systems (e.g. PLIFA, MLIS), in coordination with relevant technical focal points.
7. Support the preparation, finalization, and dissemination of the routine VPD surveillance bulletins for the Ministry of Health and WHO.
8. Contribute surveillance data inputs to national, regional, and global reporting requirements, including the Joint Reporting Form (JRF), regional VPD bulletin, national EPI factsheets, National Verification Committee (NVC) for MR elimination report, and National Certification Commission (NCC) for polio eradication report.
9. Identify data quality, completeness, and timeliness gaps in surveillance and laboratory datasets and communicate findings to programme staff and relevant counterparts to support corrective actions and routine data review processes.
10. Provide surveillance datasets, analytical summaries, and visualizations to support expert committees, certification and verification processes, outbreak response assessments, donor reporting, and VPD‑related meetings, trainings, and workshops, as required.
11. Provide field deployment and ad‑hoc surveillance data support, including rapid data compilation, validation, and troubleshooting of surveillance, laboratory (e.g. polio environmental surveillance and VPD laboratory data), and related datasets, to support field activities, monitoring, and coordination, under supervision and technical guidance.

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Competencies:

1. Teamwork
2. Respecting and promoting individual and cultural
3. Communication
4. Producing Results
5. Knowing and Managing Yourself

Educational Qualifications

Essential: Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Statistics, or a related field from a recognized university.

Desirable: Master's degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, or a related field from a recognized university

Experience

Essential:

At least three (3) years of professional work experience in public health surveillance, data management, data analysis, or epidemiological reporting.

Desirable:

• Five (5) years of relevant experience in the field of public health at national or provincial level.
• Experience working in UN agencies, government institutions, or international development partners

Skills/Knowledge

• Demonstrated ability in public health data management, cleaning, and analysis.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy and quality.
• Ability to work with large, multi‑source datasets.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with multiple stakeholders at national and sub‑national levels.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Languages and Level Required

Expert knowledge in English and Bahasa Indonesia.

Location

On site: The assignment will be in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Remuneration and budget

In accordance with WHO Salary Scale for SSA; IDR 15,205,586– 23,652,999 (Monthly)

Other Skills (e.g. IT)

• Work is performed in a normal office working environment.
• Computer literacy: Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Experience with databases and basic data management tools is an asset.
• Experience in supporting the development and maintenance of automated or AI‑supported reporting outputs, including routine analytical tables, dashboards, standardized reports, and data quality checks using existing surveillance data, is an advantage.
• Understanding of responsible use of AI and digital tools in public health data management, including data confidentiality, validation requirements, and ethical considerations.

Additional Information

1. This Vacancy Notice may be used to fill similar positions at the same level.
2. Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
3. A written test and interviews will be used as a form of screening.
4. WHO is committed to workforce diversity.
5. WHO prides itself on a workforce that adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards and that is committed to put the WHO Values Charter into practice.
6. WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.
7. This post is subject to local recruitment and will be filled by persons recruited in the local commuting area of the duty station.
8. In the event that your candidature is retained for an interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link:http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.
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