Senior Health Information Systems Expert

Project and assignment

Assignment location

• The description lists Damascus, Syria as the project location.

Role responsibilities

• Provide technical and strategic support for strengthening national health information systems, DHIS2 implementation and administration, data governance, interoperability, and data quality assurance.
• Support institutional capacity development for the Syrian Ministry of Health and contribute to evidence-based decision-making and accountability.
• Design and deliver capacity-building programmes for national health staff.

Education and technical qualifications

• Master’s degree in Health Informatics, Public Health, Information Systems, Biostatistics, or a closely related field; a bachelor’s degree with extensive demonstrated health information systems experience may be considered instead.
• Strong knowledge of health data governance principles, standards, and protocols; proven DHIS2 configuration, administration, and system architecture expertise.
• Advanced proficiency in DHIS2 and related health information management platforms; working knowledge of database management and query languages such as SQL.
• Familiarity with data visualization and business intelligence tools; proficiency in statistical software such as R, STATA, or SPSS.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with interoperability frameworks such as HL7 FHIR and OpenHIE.

Professional experience

• 7–10 years in health information systems strengthening, including direct DHIS2 implementation and national health information systems reform.
• Experience with data quality assurance methodologies, including routine data quality audits, and designing and delivering capacity-building programmes for national health staff.
• Experience supporting Ministries of Health in fragile, post-crisis, or early-recovery settings is strongly preferred.

Language requirements

• Excellent written and spoken English is mandatory.
• Working knowledge of Arabic is a strong asset.