Roster of Consultant - WHO Global Traditional Medicine Center (WHO / GTMC) at World Health Organization (WHO)

World Health Organization (WHO) is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Roster of Consultant - WHO Global Traditional Medicine Center (WHO / GTMC)

Job ID: 2402951
Location: Nigeria
Contractual Arrangement: External consultant
Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 1 to 11 months
Organization: HQ/TMC WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine
Schedule: Full-time  

Purpose of Consultancy

• To contribute to the development of TMC workstreams and technical products related implementation support to WHO Regional and Country offices and monitoring and evaluation to assure quality and impact.
• This work contributes to the generation of traditional medicine research and data and translation to policy and practice towards health and well-being of people and the planet with equity and sustainability.

Background  

• The objective of the WHO Division of Universal Health Coverage and Life Course (UHL) is to support countries to strengthen their health systems by using a Primary Health Care approach towards the realization of universal health coverage (UHC), the improvement of people's health and wellbeing at all ages and the achievement of all health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Together with WHO regional and country offices, non-state actors, and partners, UHL provides global leadership, policy guidance and technical expertise.
• Within the UHL division, the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre (TMC) is a department that focuses on the generation of evidence, support for translation of evidence to policy and practice, and development of new technical areas of work for the evidence-based, safe, equitable and effective use of traditional medicine towards the health and well-being of people and the planet.  TMC operates within WHO’s General Programme of Work to support functions of the Organization's Headquarters Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative (TCI) Unit, and aligned with the WHO Traditional Medicine Global Strategy.

There are five main TMC technical workstreams:

• Traditional Medicine Research and Evidence - Advance TM scientific evidence and strengthen Member States’ capacities to prioritize and conduct robust research.
• Traditional Medicine, PHC and UHC - Strengthen TM within national health systems, using a data-driven PHC approach towards the realization of UHC. 
• Traditional Medicine Indigenous Knowledges & Biodiversity - Promote equitable and fair access to benefits of Indigenous Knowledges and sustaining biodiversity.
• Traditional Medicine Digital Health Applications Unit - Use digital health applications to facilitate development and access to TM knowledge, goods and services.
• Traditional Medicine Global Summit - promote international collaboration on TM, including organization of the biennial global summit, political engagement, and strengthening global networks. 

Deliverables

• Deliverables 1: Develop and coordinate technical projects:
  • Develop and coordinate comprehensive technical project plans, including objectives, timeline, budget, risk management, resource allocation, and project evaluation, and develop a mechanism for regular review of the projects and update of project planning.
  • Contribute to the implementation and evaluation of projects, ensuring alignment with technical recommendations and project goals.
  • Develop sustainability plans to support continued implementation and stakeholder engagement with the work beyond project timeline.
  • Provide technical inputs to develop comprehensive engagement and dissemination plans taking into account all relevant stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and follow-up actions.
  • Provide inputs to logistical, operational considerations to ensure technical workstreams requirements are met to deliver high-quality, timely technical projects and products. 
• Deliverables 2: Organize meetings and consultations, and facilitate follow-up actions:
  • Organize, coordinate WHO TMC technical and stakeholder consultations and technical sessions for the TMC-organized Global Summit.
  • Facilitate the respectful exchange of ideas and facilitate consensus development on key findings, interpretations, and implications.
  • Develop meeting agendas, talking points, speeches, and presentations.
  • Assure the quality of meeting documentation by incorporating technical inputs and feedback and ensuring accuracy and relevance.
  • Organize and facilitate meeting logistics and formats, including developing interactive sessions for active participation and successful meeting outcomes.
• Deliverables 3: Design and implement research projects and manage relevant databases:
  • Contribute to the design of research plans and methods protocols, taking into account ethics considerations and WHO clearances processes.
  • Conduct literature reviews, critical appraisal, and synthesis of evidence, as well as data collection, analysis, and interpretation, using qualitative and quantitative research applications.
  • Ensure the timely sharing of information with relevant stakeholders for review and feedback.
  • Validate findings and contribute to the development of high-quality research reports and scientific publications, maintaining technical accuracy and relevance.
  • Provide specific technical inputs to develop digital applications and set up, use and update databases – including for reference management, as required by the relevant TMC projects. 
• Deliverables 4: Facilitate knowledge exchange and knowledge translation, and promote education and capacity building:
  • Facilitate respectful knowledge exchange with all stakeholders, including Indigenous Peoples, respecting Rights and realizing equitable access to use and benefits.
  • Facilitate knowledge translation for evidence informed TM policies health care, and public utilization.
  • Develop comprehensive education and training programs, including modules and toolkits incorporating evidence-based best practice to enhance learning outcomes and build technical capacities.
  • Implement education programs in focus areas for capacity building among stakeholders and ensure effective delivery of education material and resources.
  • Develop a dynamic platform for networking and collaborative working among stakeholders, to promote continuous learning and knowledge sharing.
• Deliverables 5: Develop technical products, reports, and other publications:
  • Contribute to the writing and editing of editorials and peer reviewed journal article(s), and technical and policy publications and reports.
  • Collate and synthesize feedback from WHO, collaborators and stakeholders on technical products.
  • Draw up statistical progress reports for designated data aggregates to inform (a) a data review on data collection processes, and (b) project outcome against project interventions.
  • Manage publication clearances and conduct targeted media outreach, ensuring technical accuracy and alignment with project objectives.
  • Provide reference management support in maintaining reference databases and the insertion and editing of references and footnotes to the style required, e.g., based on style guides for WHO, UN or different journals.

Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Languages
Educational Qualifications:
Essential:

• Band Level B: University Degree related to traditional or conventional Medicine and/ or Public Health, Scientific Research, Epidemiology and Statistics, Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences, Policy Science, Law, Anthropology , other Social Sciences and other related fields.
• Band Level C:  Advanced university degree related to traditional or conventional Medicine and/ or Public Health, Scientific research, Epidemiology and Statistics, Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences, Policy Science, Law, Anthropology, other Social Sciences and other related fields.

Desirable:

• Band Level B: Advanced university degree in any of the above fields and strong record of scientific publications related to the TMC workstreams. 
• Band Level C: A PhD in any of the above fields and strong record of scientific publications related to the TMC workstreams. 

Experience:
Essential:

• Band level B: 5 to 10 years of relevant professional experience in conducting research and providing national and/or international technical support and policy advice related to the TMC workstreams: Research and Evidence; Health systems, PHC and UHC; Indigenous Knowledges & Biodiversity; and Digital Health.
• Band level C: Over 10 years of relevant professional experience in conducting research and providing national and/or international technical support and policy advice related to the TMC workstreams: Research and Evidence; Health systems, PHC and UHC; Indigenous Knowledges & Biodiversity; and Digital Health.

Desirable: 

• Experience working with WHO and/ or other UN agencies.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.
• Experience in providing technical support for research, policies, programmes in low-resource settings.

Skills: 

• Expert technical knowledge of one or more of the main WHO TMC workstreams.
• Expert capacities for scientific research, writing and publication.
• Strong organizational skills, including to support TMC in convening of multistakeholder meetings and synthesizing key discussion and action points.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary, multicultural team.
• Capacities to build and sustain strong working relationships with other experts and stakeholders.
• Commitment and ability to deliver high-quality work on time under tight deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively in changing contexts.
• Proven competency in the use of standard Office applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and in research tools (reference and citation databases, statistical and qualitative research applications).

Languages Required:
Essential:  

• Expert knowledge of English.

Desirable: 

• Intermediate knowledge of other UN languages.

Location:

• Off site: Home-based; and/or
• Onsite at the TMC in Jamnagar, India or at any WHO Regional or Country Office as may be determined by business needs.

Travel:

• The consultant is expected to travel.

Remuneration

• Band level B - USD 7,000 - 9,980 per month.
• Band level C - USD 10,000 - 12,500 per month.

Application Closing Date
3rd May, 2024 (10:59:00 PM).

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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