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Consultant - To support the production of two special supplements on influenza, EMARIS

Cairo

  • Organization: WHO - World Health Organization
  • Location: Cairo
  • Grade: Consultancy - International Consultant - Internationally recruited Contractors Agreement
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Public Health and Health Service
  • Closing Date: Closed

CONSULTANCY
Terms of Reference

  1. Area of expertise:

Consultant to support the production of two special supplements on influenza, EMARIS

  1. Purpose of consultancy

The WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office supports and coordinates closely with 22 countries and territories in the Region to reduce the burden of influenza nationally and regionally and addressing epidemic and pandemic potentially caused by respiratory pathogens by promoting research and innovation, strengthening surveillance, monitoring and utilizing data and expanding disease outbreak prevention and control policies and programs to protect the vulnerable. Technical assistance is also being provided to countries to prioritize surveillance and research for influenza and other respiratory pathogens with epidemic and pandemic potential. As such, Infectious Hazard Preparedness unit, are seeking a consultant to support produce two special supplements on influenza, EMARIS and COVID-19, contribute to EMARIS conference organizing and writing report.

  1. Background

EMARIS is a network of countries in the Region working together to strengthen and enhance influenza and other emerging respiratory disease surveillance, improve the use of surveillance data for developing control programmes and for conducting research related to influenza and other respiratory viruses. Meetings of the EMARIS network have been held regularly since 2011 in order to share best practices for influenza surveillance, track progress, and draw important lessons on public health preparedness for pandemic influenza.

The 3rd Scientific Conference on Acute Respiratory Infections in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, which includes, the 6th Meeting of the Eastern Mediterranean Acute Respiratory Infection Surveillance (EMARIS) Network, is a conference of experts on acute respiratory infection (ARI) surveillance which aims to improve the quality of surveillance, data and data management, and policy in the field of ARI. The conference is organized by the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

During the Conference, participants will review achievements and challenges, share evidence and best practices on severity assessments and outbreak detection, discuss how to use surveillance data as an advocacy tool for better policy, and showcase scientific achievements and new operational research findings.

Under the Infectious Hazard Preparedness (IHP) Unit, an expert consultant is required to provide support to coordinate production of two special supplements on EMARIS 2023 conference, organizing specific sessions during the conference and developing report of the conference.

  1. Deliverables

Output 1: coordinate the process of development of 02 special issues of Influenza and ORV Journal on EMARIS 2023 and Lab/COVID-19 response in EMR

Deliverable1.1 devise a work plan to select and finalize the initial submissions to the journal supplements

Deliverable 1.2 devise and implement a work plan to finalize the final content for the journal supplements

Output 2: Contribute as part of the overall organizing team, in EMARIS Conference 2023 activities such as session planning

Deliverable 2.1: organize capacity building workshops during the EMARIS Conference 2023

Deliverable 2.2: Organizing poster exhibition during EMARIS Conference 2023 including coordination with finalists

Output 3: Develop report of the EMARIS conference and related commentary for peer reviewed journal

Deliverable 3.1: Draft a template for note taking, working with identified note takers during the EMARIS Conference 2023

Deliverable 3.2: Collect all draft reports from note takers and developing draft report of the EMARIS conference 2023

Deliverable 3.2: Develop a draft editorial and draft commentary for potential publication in EMARIS conference 2023

  1. Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Educational Qualifications:

Essential: University degree in public health, epidemiology, social or development studies or related discipline

Desirable: Training or practical experience in report writing and handling projects

Experience

Essential: At least 5 years of progressive experience in development work particularly handling projects and report writing

Desirable: Prior experience in development field or global health

Skills/Knowledge:

Organization and efficiency skills

Data handling and analysis skills

Interpersonal and collaboration skills

Languages and level required (Basic/Intermediate/Expert):

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English language

  1. Location

Cairo, Egypt

  1. Travel

The selected Consultant may be expected to travel to countries of the Region upon request.

  1. Remuneration and budget (travel costs are excluded):
    1. Remuneration: Pay band level B

Additional Information:

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  • Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
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  • Consultants shall perform the work as independent contractors in a personal capacity, and not as a representative of any entity or authority. The execution of the work under a consultant contract does not create an employer/employee relationship between WHO and the Consultant.
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