SAVE THE CHILDREN
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
ROLE PROFILE
TITLE : Health Information Manager, Ebola Emergency Response Team
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Health
LOCATION: Freetown
GRADE:
TBC
CONTRACT LENGTH:
TBC
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3: the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week
or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country
programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police
checking/vetting process staff.
ROLE PURPOSE:
The Health Information Manager is responsible for the design and application of the health information
system for the Ebola programme under the overall management of the Health Adviser. The Health
Information Manager generates timely data and reports on programme performance and quality of
patient care and assists with analysis and interpretation of data.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Medical Team Leader, Ebola Emergency Response Team
Staff directly reporting to this post: Health information officer (national)
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:








Set up health information systems (HIS) for Ebola-specific programmes to ensure data gathered
are timely and accurate.
Recruit and train national health information officer(s)
Responsible for production of accurate, timely health statistics based on the Ebola treatment
centre and outreach data.
Ensure the smooth running of the HIS system following the HIS SOP’s to deliver the data output
and reporting as needed for the HIS outputs
Together with the Medical Team Leader, analyses weekly data that needs to be sent to Health
Backstop in Headquarters.
Ensure all staff are familiar with their responsibilities with respect to recording information for
the HIS
Carry out data quality checks on both summary and patient specific data in line with the relevant
standard operating procedures (SOP’s)
Ensure that the information collected is entered onto the HIS database and that updates are
communicated as requested
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
 Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling
Save the Children values
 Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to
deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and
applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
Ambition:
DATE: 04.09.14
SAVE THE CHILDREN
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
ROLE PROFILE

Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own
personal development and encourages others to do the same
 Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
 Future orientated, thinks strategically
Collaboration:
 Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners
and supporters
 Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
 Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
 Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
 Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
 Honest, encourages openness and transparency
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
 Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Medical statistics, or equivalent
 At least 3 years of relevant experience
 Experience in HIS support to an NGO or equivalent (Ministry of Health) at health service
delivery level in a low income country
 Knowledge of database design, use and management (Skills using Access, Excel and EpiData)
 Experience of data management and analysis
 Previous experience of working in stressful situations.
 Ability to motivate and support team in stressful situations.
 Excellent analytical, writing and presentation skills to different audiences
 Understanding of confidentiality and data protection guidelines
Desirable
 Previous experience of working in a hospital isolation unit, strong understanding of infection
control risks.
 Previous experience and knowledge of West Africa.
Date of issue: Author: September 2014 Lizzy Berryman
DATE: 04.09.14