International PAHO Consultant - Immunization data analysis

OBJECTIVE OF THE OFFICE/DEPARTMENT

This is a requisition for employment at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO)

Contractual Agreement:

Non-Staff - International PAHO Consultant

Job Posting:

July 17, 2025

Closing Date:

July 25, 2025, 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Primary Location:

Off Site

Organization:

CIM Comprehensive Immunizations

Schedule:

Full time

PURPOSE OF CONSULTANCY

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DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

Terms of Reference

Consultancy for advanced data analysis of routine vaccination using RNVe systems or surveys, ensuring data quality and promoting data analysis in the Region of the Americas.  

Background

Electronic nominal vaccination records (RNVe) are tools that facilitate the monitoring of each person's vaccination schedules and therefore support the improvement of the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in terms of both coverage and program efficiency. There is evidence that RNVEs are cost-effective tools that help increase coverage, improve the timeliness of vaccination, and provide reliable data for decision-making, such as where to find unvaccinated individuals, thereby ensuring the right to vaccination in an equitable manner. 

Progress toward the development and implementation of RNVe responds to advances in both immunization programs and technology and connectivity. Vaccination schedules have become significantly more complex with the introduction of new and more expensive vaccines that benefit not only children but also the population throughout their lifetime. As a result, program budgets have increased exponentially, leading to a need for increasingly accurate, complete, and systematic accountability. In a context where vaccination coverage is relatively high, it is more difficult to identify who is still missing vaccines in order to target strategies to identify and reach these individuals for vaccination.  Finally, information and communication technologies (ICT), geographic information systems (GIS), and connectivity are becoming increasingly ubiquitous and affordable, enabling the development of user-friendly information systems and databases that can handle large volumes of information simultaneously and quickly, with data security and confidentiality. 

In the Americas, 26 countries have made significant progress in implementing NCRV systems, in addition to the analyses that countries are conducting with the databases hosted by the system, with the aim of improving the technical and operational performance of the Program. This progress was accelerated by the COVID-19 vaccination campaign. Given the above, it is important to support countries in systematizing these analyses, ensuring the quality of vaccination data through monitoring and evaluation of data in these types of systems. 

Objectives of the consultancy

Support advanced data analysis with electronic vaccination registry information systems by improving the practical data analysis manual and developing tools for estimating indicators, and propose and develop activities that promote the implementation of these indicators in the countries of the Region.

Description

Under the general supervision of the CIM Deputy Manager and the direct supervision of the CIM Regional Immunization Advisor, the incumbent is responsible for, but not necessarily limited to, the following deliverables:

Design and implement a working group of countries with a high degree of maturity in the use of RNVe for the implementation of immunization program performance indicators beyond coverage. Contribute to strengthening the PAHOabc R package by developing a short- and medium-term proposal for incorporating new analyses and assisting in the documentation of the package. Propose and generate different instances of communication and dissemination of the results obtained: written communications in the regional immunization bulletin or in the Global Immunization Newsletter, webinars, or others, according to the guidelines of the regional team. Develop a proposal for periodic training for data managers of immunization programs in the countries of the Region to enable the adoption of the proposed performance analyses. Develop a proposal and implement training on immunization data triangulation. Contribute to other activities developed by the regional team aimed at optimizing data analysis processes for immunization programs in the countries of the Region.

Required profile

Professional with a university degree in the health field (medicine, nursing, etc.) and a postgraduate degree (master's or higher) in areas related to public health, with extensive experience in the health field, management and use of technological tools, as well as data analysis with health information systems. The consultant must have proven experience in the development, implementation, or use of RNVe information systems.

Desirable: Training or experience in immunization studies will be considered an asset.

Languages: The material must be produced in Spanish or English, and the consultant is required to have at least an intermediate level of knowledge of the other language.

Duration:

August 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025, with the possibility of extension based on performance and availability of funds.

Location: Remote, with standard working hours in Washington, DC, USA.

Compensation: Daily rate of $314.

7-12 years of experience in similar positions is required.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This vacancy notice may be used to identify candidates for other similar consultancies at the same level.
• Successful candidates will be placed on the roster and subsequently may be selected for consultancy assignments falling in this area of work or for similar requirements/tasks/deliverables.  Inclusion in the Roster does not guarantee selection for a consultant contract.  There is no commitment on either side.
• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
• All applicants are required to complete an on-line profile to be considered for this consultancy. For assessment of your application, please ensure that your profile in the PAHO Career page is updated; all experience records are entered with elaboration on tasks performed at the time.  Kindly note that CV/PHFs inserted via LinkedIn are no accessible.
• A written test may be used as a form of screening.
• If your candidature is retained for interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. PAHO/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/. PAHO will also use the databases of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation http://www.chea.org/search/default.asp and College Navigator, found on the website of the National Centre for Educational Statistics, https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator to support the validation process. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.
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• PAHO/WHO shall have no responsibility whatsoever for any taxes, duties, social security contributions or other contributions payable by the Consultant.  The Consultant shall be solely responsible for withholding and paying any taxes, duties, social security contributions and any other contributions which are applicable to the Consultant in each location/jurisdiction in which the work hereunder is performed, and the Consultant shall not be entitled to any reimbursement thereof by PAHO/WHO.