Mission and objectives

The World Health Organization serves as the directing and coordinating authority for public health within the United Nations system. WHO seeks to promote health, ensure everyone can attain the highest level of health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable through partnerships, people and countries.Context

The Online Volunteer will support the design, automation, and improvement of data pipelines and analytical workflows that enable more efficient access, management, and use of public health information. The volunteer will contribute to organizing diverse public data sources, developing automated processes for data retrieval and updates, and strengthening documentation practices to improve data consistency, traceability, and reproducibility. Through this support, the volunteer will help enhance WHO Egypt’s capacity to use reliable and up-to-date information for public health analysis, monitoring, and evidence-based decision-making.Task Description

Assignment description The online volunteer will support the structuring and automated retrieval of public data sources used across public health intelligence workflows, working with the team to keep a defined set of sources organised and up to date. Key tasks Support design and upkeep of a clear folder/file structure for data from multiple public sources. Support development of R scripts to automatically download and update data from a defined source list. Support standardisation of file naming and versioning conventions. Support documentation of each data source. Key deliverables A defined, documented folder structure covering all sources on the agreed list. At least 2 working R scripts that automatically retrieve and update data from public sources. A source documentation sheet (update frequency, access method, known issues) for each source on the list. A file naming/versioning convention applied consistently across all stored data.Competencies and values

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