NGO Job Opening: Consultant - Development of Contact Tracing Implementation Guidance at World Health Organization (WHO), Salary USD 7,000 - 9,980 per month. Location: Anywhere
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: Consultant - Development of Contact Tracing Implementation Guidance
Job ID: 2408722
Location: Offsite: Home-based
Contractual Arrangement: External consultant
Contract Duration:8 months per calendar year
Organization: EU/WHE WHO Health Emergencies Programme (WHE)
Travel: The consultant will be required to travel
Purpose of consultancy
The objective of this consultancy is to contribute towards the development of the contact tracing implementation guidance.
Background
The overarching project goal is that contact tracing strategies are determined, adapted and set up in a timely manner during outbreaks limiting the spread of outbreaks.
The objectives are:
To develop and disseminate an evidence-based disease-agnostic contact tracing guideline
To facilitate the application of contact tracing strategies through the development of implementation guidance
To support the development of this guidance, the project team is looking for a consultant who will conduct a comprehensive review. This review will include:
a review of guidelines and guidance documents (including those included in the systematic literature review conducted in 2023), as well as the collection of data used in contact tracing as well as performance indicators
the consultation of various stakeholders involved in contact tracing, to identify methods used to identify and monitor contacts, and evaluate the contact tracing performance, in alignment with the recommendations of the guideline.
A semi-structured questionnaire will have to be developed, based on findings from the review of guidelines and guidance, and key informant interviews conducted with stakeholders at regional and country office levels.
In addition, a technical working group of experts including but not limited to WHO (including regional and country representatives) will be convened to guide the review methodology and input technically into the guidance sections. In between monthly meetings, the TWG will be requested to review draft sections.
Deliverables
Deliverable 1: Comprehensive review report on methods for contact person identification, monitoring and contact tracing data and performance indicators used.
Expected by: 31 August 2025
Develop a methodology for the comprehensive review
Develop and complete a database and analytical plan of information collected
Develop a short concept note and contact regional and country offices to identify 10-15 stakeholders to be interviewed
Develop a semi-structured interview guide
Collect feedback from TWG
Deliverable 2: Minimum set of variables to collect for contact tracing.
Expected by: 31 August 2025
Develop a methodology to define the minimum set of core contact tracing variables using an electronic Delphi process (based on the methodology used by WHO to define the EpiCore variables)
Collect feedback from TWG
Deliverable 3: Write, review, and collect feedback from the TWG on the Implementation guidance (based on deliverables 1 and 2).
Expected by: 31 August 2025
Guidance on identifying contacts
Guidance on monitoring contacts
Guidance on measuring the performance of contact tracing strategies
Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Languages
Educational Qualifications:
Essential:
Minimum first university degree in International Health, Public Health, or Global Health.
Field Epidemiological Training Program (FETP) graduate.
Desirable:
Advanced university degree in International Health, Public Health, Global Health.
Experience:
Essential:
5 to 10 cumulative years of experience in any or all of the below:
Experience in conducting systematic reviews.
Experience in qualitative research (specifically with key informants).
Experience in investigating outbreaks.
Desirable:
Experience in low- and middle-income country settings.
Experience in Contact tracing.
Experience with WHO Regional and/or Country office.
Skills/Knowledge:
Essential:
Ability to work independently and produce timely deliverables
Strong writing skills
Strong analytical skills and capacity to synthesize complex information
Languages and levels required:
Essential:
Expert knowledge of English
Intermediate knowledge of another official UN language
Desirable:
Expert knowledge of another official UN language.
Salary
USD 7,000 - 9,980 per month.
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