BACKGROUND

The WHO Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO) vision “For the Future” was endorsed by the WPR Regional Committee Meeting (RCM) in October 2019 after a period of joint work between WPRO and Member States to identify the priorities and develop the vision. To move the vision forward, WPRO had to reorient its ways of working, primarily through operational shifts - designed to strengthen WHO’s support to Member States -led by DSI.

At the next Regional Committee Meeting (RCM) more than two years will have passed since the vision began to take shape, and two years since it was endorsed. In addition, the COVID-19 changed WHO and member states’ priorities, and the future landscape of health and society. The Task Force was formed to timely to review progress, identify lessons, and re-test and recast the relevance of the vision to guide Member States and WHO in the coming years

PURPOSE/SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE OF THE ACTIVITY

The Data, Strategy, and Innovation (DSI) group seeks to engage a consultant to support the “Advancing for the Future” which backgrounds implementing the WPR Vision “Towards the Healthiest and Safest Region” by managing the workplan and project progress as well as conducting the supplementary analysis to support the narrative to publication.  The Consultant will continue to support the project coordination of 20 WPRO staff from all over the region to assess the progress, coordinate and present the findings to RD/DPM.

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES TO BE CARRIED OUT

The primary objective is to document the WHO/WPRO and Member State’s progress in achieving our vision: acting today to address the challenges of tomorrow. It also identifies challenges and lessons, and shows strategic direction for the next few years, in a landscape that has been deeply shaken by the COVID19 pandemic. 

This would be also an opportunity for WHO/WPRO Staff to reflect on our past activities and reconfirm/reshape our vision and define each one’s contributions to taking the vision forward

METHODS TO CARRY OUT THE ACTIVITY

Output 1: to support the document development process to publication as project manager.

Deliverable 1.1: to support the project timeline and perform all necessary tasks, such as conducting/attending meetings, interviews, review of the documents and discussions with senior management.

Deliverable 1.2: After the RCM (moved to last week of October), manage the finalization and publication of the report, liaising with all stakeholders (e.g. publication department, external layout specialist, senior management).  

Output 2: Conduct supplementary analysis to support narrative.

Deliverable 2.1: Conduct additional interviews or literature search, or data analysis to support the narrative as needed.

Deliverable 2.2: summarize and present the findings to the project team.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

A university degree in natural science or related field.

EXPERIENCE

Essential: Minimum 2 years of work experience in public health

Ideally, has prior experience working with WHO/WPRO and has an understanding of the “For the Future”.

TECHNICAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

Extensive skills in project management and data analysis 

Knowledge of the WPRO For the Future vision paper

LANGUAGES

Expert in English (reading, writing, and speaking)

COMPETENCIES

• • Communicating in a credible and effective way.
• • Producing results.
• • Fostering integration and teamwork.
• • Knowing and managing yourself.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

WHO will review all the proposals and take the best proposal, based on the prevailing industry rates. The contractual partner can work remotely

Duration of contract:

2 months starting 2 November 2021

Medical clearance:

The selected Consultant will be expected to provide a medical certificate of fitness for work.

Place of assignment:

Virtual. If the travel restriction allows, she/he should travel to WPRO for 3-4 weeks to help finalize the report.

APPLICATIONS

Qualified and interested specialists should submit their CV {for individual contractors} and Expression of Interest {cover letter} to the Supply Officer through WP RO UNGM at < [email protected] > on or before 2 July 2021. 

The cover letter should outline how their experience and qualifications make them a suitable candidate for this position and should include their proposed daily consultancy fee and availability.

Please use Tender Notice No. 132073 as subject to all submission.  Only successful candidates will be contacted.