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Purpose of consultancy

To provide technical expertise to the WHE IPC team, for activities and products primarily focused on the COVID-19 response. This will require working across technical units at WHO headquarters, specifically the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Hub and Taskforce, along with close engagement with colleagues in the WHO regional/country offices and key external stakeholders.

Deliverables: 

Output 1:  Contribute to the revision process and roadmap for consolidated COVID-19 IPC guidelines under the supervision of COVID-19 IPC response co-leads produced.

• Activity 1.1:  Progress update to the mapping and prioritization of work activities for the revision process of the COVID-19 IPC guidelines with the technical team.
• Activity 1.2: Progress update (report).    

Output 2: COVID-19 IPC guideline evidence reviews produced.

• Activity 2.1: Facilitate the development of COVID-19 IPC evidence review required for the guidelines including identification of key areas of IPC evidence review required, organizing, and following up with reviewers, reviewing and ensuring GRADE and evidence to decision making summary tables are produced.
• Activity 2.2: Monthly progress update (report).     

Output 3: COVID-19 IPC Guideline development group (GDG) preparations and meetings held.

• Activity 3.1: Prepare for the GDG meetings including ensuring evidence review summaries available (as GRADE and evidence to decision making tables), organizing preparatory meetings with the GDG chair and methodologist to review evidence tables, preparing slide deck for GDG meetings.
• Activity 3.2: Facilitate COVID-19 IPC GDG meetings by supporting with content presentation as required.
• Activity 3.3: Distribute GDG meeting minutes and slides with GDG members.
• Activity 3.4: Regularly update the COVID-19 GDG membership list. 
• Activity 3.5: Monthly progress update (report).

Output 4: COVID-19 IPC Living Guideline produced.

• Activity 4.1: Draft the updated COVID-19 recommendations in the MAGICapp with technical team under the supervision of the COVID-19 co-leads.
• Activity 4.2: Collect and assimilate inputs of draft guidelines from GDG members, external peer reviewers, technical editor, other WHO colleagues.
• Activity 4.3: Submit updated draft version to WHO Publication review committee (PRC) /Guideline Review committee (GRC) and respond to queries accordingly with aim for final approvals.
• Activity 4.4: Monthly progress update (report).

Output 5: COVID-19 living guideline dissemination products, including manuscripts, developed, and disseminated.

• Activity 5.1: Produce manuscript including identifying journal for production of guideline recommendations and/or manuscripts and coordinating writing with others including technical writer.
• Activity 5.2: Produce infographics related to updated guidelines in collaboration with risk communication colleagues.
• Activity 5.3:  Present guidelines updates at events e.g. webinars, as required.
• Activity 5.4: Monthly progress update (report).

Output 6: WHE IPC program and overarching WHO strategic objectives in the COVID-19 Global Preparedness, Readiness and Response Plan.

• Activity 6.1: Provide technical expertise into WHE IPC program planning and activities related to the COVID-19 Global Preparedness, Readiness and Response Plan.
• Activity 6.2: Progress update (report).

Output 7: Technical IPC expertise to declared outbreaks (non-COVID-19).

• Activity 7.1 – Provide technical expertise and advice in declared outbreaks (exclusive of COVID-19 pandemic) incident management support team (IMST) meetings. 
• Activity 7.2 – Produce disease-specific outbreak IPC report (if an outbreak occurs).    

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages.

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

• Advanced university degree in health sciences or public health.

Desirable: 

• PhD in public health or medicine.
• Certificate or post graduate diploma in Infection Prevention and Control.

Experience

Essential:

• Over 10 years of relevant work experience in the areas of Infection Prevention and Control and public health including some at the international level.
• Extensive experience in IPC guideline development including convening subject experts.
• Proven experience in the field of public health policy development and implementation.
• Experience in the development of high-level multi-sectoral partnerships towards a common goal.

Desirable: 

• Experience working with or supporting low and/or middle-income countries.  
• Previous work experience with WHO.

Skills

• Expert knowledge of IPC in application to ensure quality and safety for patient care delivery in a variety of emergency settings. 
• Knowledge with the dissemination and implementation strategies of IPC materials. 

Closing Date: Dec 23, 2022

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Purpose of consultancy

To provide high-level strategic and technical expertise to the GNP Department in driving public health impact in the Eastern European and Central Asian (EECA) countries based on WHO’s core country-support functions: 

• building sustainable institutional capacity for partnership-building and assisting in convening partners at regional, national and local levels;
• building technical capabilities for effective national multisectoral and multistakeholder responses;
• providing technical support for the adoption, implementation and dissemination of WHO norms and standards, evidence-based interventions, and best practices

Deliverables: 

Output 1: Contribute to the contextualization of GNP Technical Products (TPs) and guidance for EECA countries through relevant and appropriate knowledge-sharing and communication materials.

• 1.1: Provide a mapping of prioritized and relevant GNP TPs that will be promoted across EECA countries, by engaging, consulting and building consensus across GNP teams. 
• 1.2: Contribute to the preparation and development of EECA-relevant knowledge-sharing and communication materials, such as one-pagers, policy briefs, PPTs, briefing sessions, webinars, etc, that can contextualize and disseminate selected GNP TPs to EECA countries

Expected completion date: 28 February 2023.

Output 2: Assist with the establishment and engagement of a network of focal points from WHO Regional Office for Europe, EECA countries, UN agencies and relevant non-State-actor partners identified, that can disseminate, promote and support current GNP technical products.

• 2.1: Provide a document that maps relevant focal points, including contact and areas of work across relevant TPs.
• 2.2: Contribute to the development of a strategic plan for sustained engagement with network of focal points.

Expected completion date: 31 March 2023.

Output 3: Ensure the alignment of GNP TPs and guidance with priorities and demands from EECA countries.

• 3.1: Establish a network of focal points from WHO Regional Office for Europe, EECA countries, UN agencies and relevant non-State-actor partners through virtual platforms to discuss and align TPs with demands and gaps in EECA countries.
• 3.2: Prepare a concept note of a potential GNP mission in selected EECA countries (3-5) with the aim of articulating the demand and capacity needs to pilot country-prioritized GNP TPs.
• 3.3: Provide a mapping report that identifies and aligns TPs with EECA country needs and identifies possible bottlenecks for effective implementation.
• Expected completion date: 30 May 2023.

Output 4:  Contribute to improve the understanding of the benefits, gaps and opportunities for multisectoral and multistakeholder engagement and collaboration for NCDs in EECA countries, through the implementation of the GNP technical products.

• 4.1: Develop an assessment report of findings from countries, including a brief description of the benefits, gaps, opportunities and best practices for multistakeholder engagement and collaboration for NCDs in EECA countries, and how GNP TPs can support capacity building in this area.
• 4.2: Create an agenda for 2023-2025 to contextualize and pilot GNP TPs across EECA countries. 

Expected completion date: 31 July 2023.

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages.

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

• Master’s degree in public health, business, global health, international development, political sciences, health policy and management or relevant discipline. 

Desirable: 

• Doctorate degree in public health, business, global health, international development, political sciences, health policy and management or relevant discipline.

Experience

Essential:

• 10 years of relevant experience working with international organizations (regional and global) and/or nongovernmental organizations working in global health. 
• 5 to 10 years relevant experience working with national focal points in EECA countries, Ministry of Health, and beyond, and non-State actors at the national level.
• 5 to 10 years relevant experience in an academic or professional setting focused on writing, content creation and project management in health policy or health implementation.
• Proven experience in global health diplomacy.
• Experience in working in NCDs - Health Policy, Stakeholder analysis and NCD program design and implementation.

Desirable: 

• Experience in advocacy and strategic communications.
• Experience working and building partnerships with diverse stakeholders groups across income settings. 

Skills

• In-depth understanding of the NCD agenda (global, regional and national).
• Understanding of NCD advocacy and global health civil society movements.
• Knowledge of WHO policies and procedures and of the Organizational mandate and structure.
• Strong writing, communication and presentation skills in English.
• Technical knowledge of global public health. 
• Ability to work under pressure and meet short deadlines.
• Ability to work harmoniously as a member of a team, adapt to diverse educational and cultural backgrounds and maintain a high standard of professional conduct.

Closing Date: Dec 22, 2022

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Purpose of consultancy

To provide technical expertise to the clinical team in the advancement of the WHO Sepsis clinical management guidance.

Deliverables: 

Output 1: Preparation and submission of the WHO Planning proposal for guideline development through approval process.

Output 2: Preparation for convening GDG meetings.

• Activity 2.1: Identify any remaining PICOs that need systematic review and provide technical input to the secretariat to identify collaborators to conduct such reviews.

Output 3: Convene GDG.

• Activity 3.1: Draft meeting reports.

Output 4: Publish guideline. 

• Activity 4.1: Draft guideline using electronic publication platform with co-chairs of the GDG.
• Activity 4.2: Collect feedback from external reviewers and provide technical input to the secretariat to integrate/referee feedback.
• Activity 4.3: Prepare final submission to GRC and prepare necessary responses until guideline approval. 
• Activity 4.4: Work with copyeditor and electronic publication platform designers to create final product. 

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

• University degree in health sciences with an advanced clinical qualification.

Desirable:

• Doctorate in pharmacology or clinical research/methodology.

Experience

Essential:

• At least 5 years relevant experience working in clinical care related to sepsis. 
• At least 3 years relevant experience working with WHO normative guidance processes.
• At least 3 years’ experience with evidence evaluation relevant to low-and-middle income countries.

Skills/Knowledge:

Essential:

• Ability to conduct systematic evidence evaluation.
• Knowledge of GRADE.
• Clinical expertise on sepsis management. 
• Advanced writing skills using WHO format.

Closing Date: Dec 23, 2022