Libya is increasingly investing in digital transformation of the health sector to strengthen health information systems, improve service delivery, enhance disease surveillance, and support evidence-based decision making. Multiple stakeholders, including the Ministry of Health (MoH), National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), UN agencies, donors, and implementing partners, are supporting digital health initiatives using various platforms and tools. To ensure strategic alignment, coordination, interoperability, and sustainability of digital health investments(DHIS2 and Community health information System), our client seeks two Digital Health Consultant s to lead the Digital Health Technical Working Group (TWG), coordinate partners, support the development and implementation of national digital health priorities, and provide technical leadership for DHIS2 implementation and optimization across Libya.

The primary goal of this assignment is to provide strategic and technical leadership for digital health systems strengthening in Libya, with a particular focus on coordination of stakeholders, DHIS2 implementation and incorporating community health information system. Working closely with the Ministry of Health, NCDC, our client, WHO and other partners, the consultant will support:

1. Establishment and leadership of the Digital Health Technical Working Group.
2. Development of a coordinated national digital health roadmap.
3. Strengthening and optimization of DHIS2 and Community health Information system (CHIS) implementation
4. DHIS service mapping and identification of gaps and areas of improvement
5. Harmonization of partner-supported digital health initiatives.
6. Development of interoperability standards and data governance frameworksbetween DHIS2 and health visitors program Information system
7. Capacity building of government and partner staff on digital health systemsincluding health visitors across the country
8. Ensure interoperability of the community health information system ( CHIS) to DHIS2,
9. Develop different dashboards linked to DHIS2, PHC and health visitors program
10. Produce and share monthly PHC report and health visitor report
11. Promoting data use for decision-making.

Digital Health Technical Working Group Leadership

• Lead and facilitate Digital Health Technical Working Group meetings.
• Develop annual workplans and monitor progress against agreed priorities.
• Coordinate stakeholders including MoH, NCDC, WHO, UNICEF, NGOs and donors.
• Prepare agendas, minutes, presentations and action trackers.
• Monitor implementation of agreed TWG actions.

DHIS2 Technical Support

• Assess existing DHIS2 implementation and architecture.
• Support optimization of DHIS2 configuration and metadata.
• Review indicators and reporting requirements.
• Support rollout and expansion of DHIS2 modules.
• Improve reporting completeness and data quality.
• Develop system governance and sustainability plans.

Interoperability and Systems Integration

• Assess existing health information systems.
• Develop recommendations for interoperability.
• Support integration of DHIS2 with:
• Disease surveillance systems.
• Electronic Medical Records.
• Laboratory Information Systems.
• Supply chain systems.
• Health visitor information system and dashboard
• Human Resource Information Systems.

Capacity Building

• Conduct training needs assessments.
• Develop training materials and SOPs.
• Deliver DHIS2 and CHIS digital health training.
• Train health visitors on data entry m reporting , documentation
• Mentor system administrators and information officers.

Monitoring and Reporting

• Support development of digital health performance indicators.
• Conduct data quality reviews.
• Develop dashboards and analytical products for PHC data and health visitors data
• Train health visitors on data entry m reporting , documentation
• Prepare regular progress reports and technical briefs.

Project reporting

The consultant will provide:

1. Monthly progress reports.
2. TWG meeting reports and action trackers.
3. Quarterly implementation updates.
4. DHIS2 performance and data quality reports.
5. Capacity building and training reports.
6. Final consultancy report.

Key competencies

Our client's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, Sustainability (CRITAS) and core competencies:

• Builds and Maintains Partnerships
• Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness.
• Drive to achieve results for impact.
• Innovates and embraces change.
• Manages ambiguity and complexity.
• Thinks and acts strategically.
• Works collaboratively with others

Team management

The facilitators will not be required to manage teams

Further information

• Advanced DHIS2 configuration and administration.
• Digital health architecture.
• Health information systems governance.
• Interoperability standards (HL7 FHIR, OpenHIE, ICD).
• Data analytics and dashboard development.
• Capacity building and training.

Desired Candidate Profile

Advanced DHIS2 configuration and administration. Digital health architecture. Health information systems governance. Interoperability standards (HL7 FHIR, OpenHIE, ICD). Data analytics and dashboard development. Capacity building and training.