Purpose
The ECH Department need assistance to strengthen partnerships, raise awareness; promote and guide the generation of scientific evidence, and to provide policy and technical contribution to the implementation of the public health response to climate change.Background
Within the Division of Healthier Populations (HEP), the ECH Department works to assess the health implications of environmental risk factors, and includes a team specifically working on climate change, with the objective to provide international leadership of a comprehensive health response to climate change, which enhances population resilience to climate risks, and supports health-promoting climate change mitigation policies. WHO's work on climate change is mandated and guided by a World Health Assembly Resolution (61.19), and a work plan approved by the WHO Executive Board in its 136th session, and includes strengthening partnerships, raising awareness; promoting and guiding the generation of scientific evidence, and providing policy and technical support to the implementation of the public health response to climate change.
Deliverables
Assist the Director’s office in:
- Contributing to the development of information products in the area of interventions in health and environment. This includes contribution to updating and disseminating further versions of the Compendium of interventions.
- Drafting various briefings and summaries of the department’s activities, as needed.
Assist the Climate Change and Health (CCH) team with the below tasks:
- Health and Climate Web management
- Facilitate the Monitoring of the Health Commitments taken at the COP28.
- Facilitate the organization of 2023 WHO Global Partnership Engagement strategy for COP29-30
- Contribute to the development of the Road map toward Carbon Neutral WHO
Qualifications, experience, skills and languages
Educational qualifications
Essential: First university degree in Public Health, Environmental health, epidemiology, or equivalent
Desirable: Advanced university degree in Public Health, Environment, Environmental health, epidemiology, or equivalent
Experience
Essential
Five to 10 years’ experience with the technical and scientific areas addressed under the WHO work plan on Health and Climate Change
Five to 10 years’ experience in building cross-sectoral partnerships, including among UN agencies and international institutions
Desirable
Experience in project management.
Experience in high-level event planning involving representatives from governments, multilateral, and non-governmental organizations.
Skills/Knowledge
Essential:
Strong writing skills in the preparation of technical and scientific reports, project briefs, peer-reviewed publications, etc.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to work in international settings with staff from various geographical regions.
Technical knowledge of health linkages with climate change, social and environmental determinants of health, One Health and Planetary Health
Languages and level required
Essential: Expert knowledge of English
Desirable: Knowledge of French, Spanish or other UN languages.
Contract duration
11 months
Technical Supervision
The Climate Change and Health team
If you are interested, please send your CV and a covering letter to healthclimate@who.int and add “public health response to climate change & COP28 related activities” on the email's subject.