Consultant – Health Inequality Monitoring Technical Writing at World Health Organization

Purpose of consultancy

To contribute to the conduct of literature reviews and with technical writing of reports, papers and other communication materials related to health inequalities.

Deliverables

• Deliverable 1: Undertake two systematic literature reviews related to inequalities. 
• Deliverable 2: Technical writing of analytical reports, papers, guidance, web pages, communication materials and other products related to health inequalities, including the World Health Statistics reports. 
• Deliverable 3: Contribute to drafting of a second edition handbook on health inequality monitoring. 
• Deliverable 4: Contribute to capacity-building (training workshops and eLearning course development) for health inequality monitoring.
• Deliverable 5: Development of communication and presentation materials for the dissemination of health inequality monitoring products.

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

• University degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Communication, Health Information Science, or related area.

Desirable:

• Advanced university degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Communication, Health Information Science, or related area.

Experience

Essential:

• At least 5 years of experience in performing systematic literature reviews in the area of health inequalities. 
• At least 5 years of experience in writing technical reports and papers related to health inequalities, with at least 10 first-author papers published in peer-reviewed journals. 
• Demonstrated experience in capacity-building for health inequality monitoring.

Desirable:

• Experience in interpreting health inequality data using a range of data sources on population health. 
• Experience in developing communication and dissemination materials for different audiences.

Skills/Knowledge:

Essential:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail.
• Knowledge of the topic of health equity and health inequality monitoring. 
• Good knowledge of MS Office including SharePoint, Teams, Word and Excel.
• Ability to work independently and remotely in multidisciplinary and multicultural settings. 
• Clear understanding of research methods and epidemiological/demography/statistical principles.

Closing Date: Mar 29, 2023