Consultant - Emerging Infectious Diseases clinical management

Purpose of consultancy

To provide technical expertise to the clinical management and operations unit to implement and perform different activities.

Background

The mission of the WHO’s Health Emergencies (WHE) Programme is to build the capacity of Member States to manage health emergency risks and, when national capacities are overwhelmed, to lead and coordinate the international health response to contain outbreaks and to provide effective relief and recovery to affected populations. The objectives of the Country Readiness Strengthening (CRS) Department include the development and strengthening of core national capacities necessary to mitigate and respond to emergency risks and vulnerabilities.

Within the CRS Department, the Clinical Management and Operations Unit works to facilitate and in setting and implementation of clinical standards throughout the full cycle of health emergencies through the coordination of groups of subject-matter experts and the fast-tracking of evidence and guidance and country support.

Deliverables:

Deliverable 1:

• Provide technical support to WHO secretariat in the development of the GRADE based, Clinical management guidelines for EID (including but not limited to Lassa fever, mpox, cholera, COVID, Ebola).
  • Prepare planning proposals for the Guideline Review Committee
  • Prepare power point presentations and agenda to support WHO secretariat in the convening of WHO steering committee and Guideline Development group meetings.
  • Work with systematic review teams to prepare evidence summaries for meetings.
  • Work within electronic publication platform to draft guidelines based on outcomes from GDG meetings.
• Develop derivative products such as posters and care pathways (from clinical guidelines)
• Update training materials for openwho.org and aids for health workers.

Deliverable 2:

• Provide technical expertise to WHO staff in the preparation and execution of Global webinars on clinical management.
  • Set topics and agenda of clinical webinars.
  • Identify and communicate with clinical experts that will participate in the webinars.
  • Draft text updates to the clinical management website to highlight and disseminate the webinars.

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages.

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

• A first university degree in medicine.

Desirable:

• Specialty training in Infectious diseases, Internal medicine, Paediatrics, Emergency medicine, Critical Care or other relevant clinical specialty.
• Post graduate degree in public health, research, or related discipline.

Experience

Essential:

• Five years of experience as clinician with Research experience (clinical research and or clinical trials).
• Experience in creating training materials for health workers.
• Experience in making clinical presentations.

Desirable:

• International work experience.
• Experience working in disease outbreaks or health emergencies.

Skills

• Demonstrated knowledge of research methods and GRADE, and leading systematic reviews.
• Excellent English writing.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary and cross-cutting environment.
• Excellent organizational skills combined with the ability to multi-task and produce accurate results under pressure.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, diplomacy, tact and discretion, sound judgment and initiative.
• Ability to work under pressure and to clearly articulate and present concepts and procedures to a broad range of audiences.

Languages required:

Essential:

• Expert knowledge of English.

Desitable:

• Intermediate knowledge of another official WHO language.

Location

Off-site : Home based.

Travel

The consultant is expected to travel.

Remuneration and budget (travel costs are excluded):

Remuneration:

Band level B-USD 7,000 - 9,980 per month.

Living expenses (A living expense is payable to on-site consultants who are internationally recruited):

N/A

Expected duration of contract:

6 months. Contracts may be offered at 100% or less.

Additional Information

• This vacancy notice may be used to identify candidates for other similar consultancies at the same level.
• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
• A written test may be used as a form of screening.
• If your candidature is retained for interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.
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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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• Consultants working in Switzerland must register with the applicable Swiss cantonal tax authorities and social security authorities, within the prescribed timeframes (Guidelines issued by the Swiss Mission are available at: https://www.eda.admin.ch/missions/mission-onu-geneve/en/home/manual-regime-privileges-and-immunities/introduction/Manuel-personnes-sans-privileges-et-immunites-carte-H/Non fonctionnaires et stagiaires.html