Recruitment 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 Programme of Work on Promoting Equitable Global Heath Research and Rethinking Ethics Oversight

Job ID: 2500229
Location: Anywhere
Job type: Full-time
Contractual Arrangement: External consultant
Contract Duration: 11 months
Organization: HQ/HEG Health Ethics & Governance

Purpose of consultancy

• To provide technical guidance and expertise to help develop and contribute to a programme of work focusing on promoting equitable global health research and rethinking ethics oversight.

Background

• COVID-19 highlighted the key role played by science and research in the public health response.
• It also highlighted major challenges within the research ecosystem, including the issue of equity, both in terms of research participation and access to the benefits of that research.
• The key role played by ethical review systems during emergencies also came under the spotlight.
• As a global leader in the area of support for research ethics oversight, the Health Ethics & Governance Unit at WHO HQ convened a meeting of representatives from over twenty countries at a pre-workshop to the Global Summit of National Ethics Committees in Lisbon, Portugal in September 2022, to better understand the challenges and opportunities faced by ethics review committees during COVID-19.
• This work package picks up on those findings, and other work conducted by the Unit both during and before COVID-19 to build a programme of work to facilitate appropriately resourced and supported ethics oversight and to promote equitable research.

The main objectives for the project are to:

• Build the evidence base to ensure that the needed reform of ethics review oversight is grounded in real-life experience and that the evidence captures globally diverse perspectives.
• Address key gaps in ethics review oversight, with particular reference to trial design.
• Facilitate and promote equitable access to participation in research and the benefits of that research.

Deliverables
Specific deliverables will be pre-defined for each consultancy. Consultants are expected to perform a variety of tasks, including:

• Provide technical advice into mapping and developing the progamme of work.
• Deliver a literature/scoping review synthesizing what pre-existing proposals in terms of best practices/models for ethics advice.
• Contribute to the preparations/development of agendas, background papers and reports for relevant expert and advisory group meetings.
• Contribute to the preparations/development of agendas, background papers and reports for stakeholder engagement consultations.
• Development of case studies and other relevant review and analysis of documents.
• Produce a draft of the ethics outputs (i.e., tools, guidance, recommendations, reports, frameworks and/or toolkits).
• Contribute to the preparation of final documentation and outputs for publication and the development of an implementation strategy.

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages
Educational Qualifications
Essential:

• Advanced university degree in Ethics, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, Medicine or related field.

Experience
Essential:

• Band level B: 5 to 10 years of relevant experience in the fields of public health, bioethics, philosophy, political science, or other related fields, as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications.
• Band level C: Over 10 years of relevant experience in the fields of public health, bioethics, philosophy, political science, or other related fields, as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications.

Desirable:

• Experience in providing ethics advice to governments or non-governmental organizations.

Skills/Knowledge
Essential:

• Advanced knowledge of ethical issues in public health
• Excellent communication, research, presentation, and report-writing skills
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural settings

Languages and levels required
Essential:

• Expert knowledge of English.

Remuneration

• Band level B: USD 350 – 499 per day
  Band level C: USD 500 – 625 per day.

Application Closing Date
12th February, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Consultant – Leadership Excellence Flagship Program Delivery and Stakeholder Engagement

Job ID: 2500275
Location: Anywhere
Job type: Full-time
Contractual Arrangement: External consultant
Contract Duration: 6 months
Organization: HQ/ACD WHO Academy

Deliverables
Objective 1: Masterclass, assessments, Capstone Projects, and Seminar Delivery

• Up to 7 Masterclasses: Tailored to Phase 2 objectives, in collaboration with the WHO Academy delivery team, ensuring masterclasses are delivered for high-level senior leaders.
• Delivery Modalities: Collaborate to define and adapt the modality of each session to suit the regional/country context, ensuring that the content aligns with local needs and dynamics.
• Seminar Facilitation and Moderation: Actively participate in facilitating and moderating sessions, including 1 seminar at the Academy premises for the Leadership Excellence Programme, in collaboration with WHO regional offices.

Objective 2: Training Program Implementation Guidelines

• Implementation Guidelines and Process Documentation Delivered: Develop and submit comprehensive guidelines and process documentation to ensure a coordinated and seamless delivery of the Leadership Excellence training program in Phase 2.
• Gap Analysis and Feedback Report: Provide a report on gap analysis from Phase 1, along with actionable recommendations to address stakeholder needs and improve program effectiveness for Phase 2.

Objective 3: Coordination and Stakeholder Engagement

• Leadership Excellence Program Coordination: Serve as the focal point for WHO Academy, ensuring the effective coordination and delivery of the Leadership Excellence training programs, and proactively enhance engagement and improve the quality of the program.
• Leadership Content Enhancement: In partnership with WHO regions, adapt and tailor some part of the program on leadership diplomacy specifically for senior leaders, ensuring the material is customized to align with regional contexts and needs.
• Network/Community of Practice Established: Build and foster a network or community of practice for WHO senior leaders, facilitating ongoing collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages
Educational Qualifications:
Essential:

• University degree in business administration, education, social sciences, public health, or a related field.

Experience:
Essential:

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in:
  • Training design, learning delivery, or implementation, preferably in an international or health-focused organization;
  • Senior leadership or management roles;
  • Leadership learning;
  • Organizing events for senior management.

Desirable:

• Experience in agile management and project management.
• Experience in needs assessment.
• Experience in learning and capacity building.

Skills/Knowledge:
Essential:

• Strong ability in facilitation of high-level events
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong networking skills
• Proven competency in leadership training

Languages and level required
Essential:

• Expert knowledge of English

Desirable:

• Intermediate knowledge of French.

Remuneration
Band level B: USD 7,000 – 9,980 per month

Application Closing Date
20th February, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Roster of Consultant – Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) expertise for the assessment of vaccines for the purpose of the WHO Prequalification and Emergency Use Listing

Job ID: 2500615
Location: Anywhere
Job type: Full-time
Contractual Arrangement: External consultant
Organization: HQ/VAX Vaccines & Immunization Devices Assessment

Deliverables

• Produce timely assessment reports (AR) of the reviewed information.
• Report on critical, major, and other deficiencies detected during the review of the documentation/data (assigned to the consultant)
• Assess the applicant’s responses to queries raised in the AR and decide on the adequacy of each response. Several sets of queries may be necessary.
• Provide WHO with a recommendation and final remarks on the evaluation based on the documentation assigned for review to the consultant. This should be based on the most updated scientific and regulatory grounds.

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages
Educational Qualifications:
Essential:

• Advanced university degree in medicine, biology, pharmacy or microbiology.

Desirable:

• A postgraduate degree in biostatistics.

Experience
Essential:

• Over ten years’ experience in the pharmaceutical field.
• Extensive experience in the area of CMC of vaccines including the understanding of Quality Systems.
• Experience in the regulation, manufacturing and control of vaccines, and ability to work in a complex international environment.
• Experience in monitoring of regulations and regulatory systems of NRAs, including lot release, manufacture and laboratory good practices, laboratory access, post-marketing surveillance (quality aspects) and other activities like writing regulatory procedures.

Desirable:

• Participation in WHO evaluations of NRA and vaccine manufacturers as well as in other WHO activities.

Skills:
Essential:

• Expert must have technical skills and knowledge on the development, strengthening and monitoring of regulatory systems for vaccines, drugs, biologicals, and medical devices.

Desirable:

• Familiarity with WHO prequalification procedure, with WHO activities in strengthening the capacity to regulate clinical trials, vaccines as a biological medical product and /or with the NRA assessment procedure.

Languages required:
Essential:

• Expert knowledge of English.

Remuneration
Band level C: USD 500 – 625 per day.

Application Closing Date
28th February, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online