Consultants at World Health Organization

Purpose of consultancy

To contribute to strengthening Member States’ national regulatory frameworks for managing biological risks.

Deliverables: 

• Deliverable 1: Provide juristic input as set out in the WHO guidance document on implementing regulatory requirements, including review and national evaluation, strengthening regulatory expertise, as well as facilitate a project for developing and strengthening regulatory framework of biosafety and biosecurity in harmony with diverse stakeholders including national competent authorities and subject matter experts relevant to each stage of the project including reporting and recommendations in writing.
• Deliverable 2: Perform fact finding missions to the identified countries and organize meetings so that all stakeholders are engaged in a dialogue so as to establish foundation of this project.
• Deliverable 3: Contribute to the revision of the WHO Guidance on Regulations for the Transport of Infectious Substances and augmenting WHO’s training regime for shippers (e-ISST) as well as inform the formal international process for reviewing and revising relevant sections of the UN Model Regulations for transport of dangerous goods.

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages.

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

• University degree in health-related, biological or medical sciences, coupled together with additional studies in legal science.  

Desirable:

• Advanced degree in Medicine.

Experience

Essential:

• At least 1 year of experience in the area of licensing, legislation and regulatory framework relevant to biomedical laboratories and safe transportation of infectious substances. 
• At least 2 years of experience in project facilitation and developing technical reports and guidance documents.

Desirable: 

• Professional experience at an international level, in particular WHO.

Skills/knowledge

Essential:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, particularly for technical report and proposal.
• Proven project management skills.
• Knowledge in regulatory framework relevant to biosafety and biosecurity.
• Ability to liaise and communicate with diverse stakeholders of all levels with proper understanding of the inherent sensitivity of the subject.

Closing Date: May 16, 2023

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Purpose of consultancy

To contribute to desktop reviews, situation analysis, guidance and assessment tools in order to support countries with the sustainable development, implementation and monitoring of national action plans on AMR and mainstreaming AMR into health system strengthening initiatives. 

Deliverables: 

• Deliverable 1. Development of a simple assessment tool (based also on existing tools) to capture the status of NAP on AMR implementation (with a specific focus on the human health sector and the People-centered framework high level interventions). 
  NAP on AMR assessment tool expected by 1 June 2023.
• Deliverable 2. Develop a more detailed assessment tool based on deliverable 1, that focuses on mainstreaming of AMR into PHC programmes, plans and budgets based on the PHC relevant priority steps of the People-centered framework and available PHC indicators, assessment and monitoring tools and guidance, to be piloted during country missions. 
  Assessment tool available for piloting in PHC/AMR priority countries expected by 1 June 2023.
• Deliverable 3. Undertake desk reviews of 2 PHC/AMR priority countries to identify critical gaps, and possible areas of synergy or opportunities for integrated AMR and PHC interventions at the national and/or subnational and primary health care levels, based on the People-centered framework.
  Two Desktop reviews expected by 1 August 2023.
• Deliverable 4. Take part in 2 PHC/AMR country assessment missions in 2023, develop country reports on options for mainstreaming AMR interventions in PHC programmes, plans and budgets.
  Two country reports expected by 1 December 2023.
• Deliverable 5. Undertake desk reviews of 2 PHC/AMR priority countries to identify critical gaps, and possible areas of synergy or opportunities for integrated AMR and PHC interventions at the national and/or subnational and primary health care levels, based on the People-centered framework.
  Desktop reviews expected by 15 January 2024.
• Deliverable 6. Take part in 2 additional PHC/AMR country assessment missions in 2024, develop country reports on options for mainstreaming AMR interventions in PHC programmes, plans and budgets.
  Two country reports expected by 15 March 2024.
• Deliverable 7. Based on the country missions and the people-centered framework, develop a draft guidance document for countries on mainstreaming AMR within PHC.
  Document expected by 1 April 2024.

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages.

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

• University degree in public health, microbiology, biomedical sciences or any relevant field.  

Desirable:

• Advanced degree in public health, microbiology, biomedical sciences or any relevant field.

Experience

Essential:

• At least 5+ years of relevant experience in the area of infectious diseases, primary health care, health systems strengthening, antimicrobial resistance or public health.
• Experience in performing desktop reviews, assessments or situation analysis in the field of public health.
• Experience in writing reports in the field of public health.
• Experience working in an international context and working in low- and middle-income countries.

Desirable: 

• Experience in working on primary health care or health systems strengthening efforts at national level in low- and middle-income countries.
• Experience working internationally in the field of antimicrobial resistance, including in low- and middle-income countries.
• Experience in conducting country-level assessments and providing technical expertise to countries in the field of antimicrobial resistance, primary health care, health systems strengthening. 
• Experience in drafting and publishing high-quality guidance documents in the area of public health for countries.

Skills/knowledge

Essential:

• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Ability to work under pressure with conflicting priorities.
• Ability to produce results within a set timeframe.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. 
• Ability to develop innovative approaches and solutions.
• Ability to demonstrate effective interpersonal skills by working harmoniously as a member of a team, adapting to diverse educational, socio-political and cultural backgrounds and maintaining a high standard of personal conduct.
• Computer literacy (Word, Excel, power point etc.).

Closing Date: May 15, 2023