Reference N° 2021/NCD/MND/9
Contract Duration: 7 months
Work effort: Part-time (approximately FTE 0.5)
Closing Date / Time for applications: Tue, 25 May 2021, 21h00 (Central European Time)
1. Purpose of the Consultancy
The aim of this contract is to support WHO programmes of work related to WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer (GICC) and in line with global good #624 with a particular focus on workforce and cancer grief. As a follow-up to the technical package launched in Q1 2021, WHO is planning additional technical products in line with World Health Assembly Resolution 70.12 (2017) on cancer control.
This consultancy is to support WHO cancer team to develop policy briefs and to coordinate engagement with stakeholders related to:
• Optimizing childhood cancer workforce including gathering of best practices;
• Cancer grief as part of survivorship care;
2. Background
At the 70th World Health Assembly (WHA) in May 2017, Member States endorsed Resolution 70.12 on Cancer prevention and control in the context of an integrated approach. The Resolution requests the WHO Secretariat to produce five products and to strengthen country support as part of its broader mandate.
These products and activities include: the development of cancer prioritization and costing tool on
interventions that include guidance “to collect, synthesize and disseminate evidence on the most costeffective interventions” (OP 2.2) and “to develop or adapt stepwise and resource-stratified guidance and tool kits in order to establish and implement comprehensive cancer prevention and control programmes.”
(OP 2.1); and to support investment cases (OP 2.3). Delivering on these mandates requires a platform for gathering data at the country level as part of WHO country support plans.
Furthermore, Resolution 70.12 also calls for the WHO Secretariat to prioritize childhood cancer. Toward this end, WHO has launched Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer and working toward the launch of a technical package in childhood cancer (global good #624). Pertaining to global cancer leadership and guidance as
mandated in WHA 70.12, WHO has launched Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer (global goods #624 technical package for childhood cancer).
These mandates require the production of normative guidance in childhood cancer inclusive of technical guidance on the development of workforce requirements.
Contract Duration: 7 months
Work effort: Part-time (approximately FTE 0.5)
Closing Date / Time for applications: Tue, 25 May 2021, 21h00 (Central European Time)
3. Deliverables and Schedule of payment
The service provider will be expected to work closely with other WHO teams (especially other teams working in NCDs and workforce) as well as external partners as appropriate.
Payment will be made monthly.
Deliverables
Output 1: Situational analysis of current workforce capacity and mapping/defining best practices in
cancer workforce optimization with focus on childhood cancer
Activities:
1.1. Prepare concept note and proceed with ethical review and clearance
1.2. Assist with stakeholder consultations including nonstate actors and governmental
representatives
1.3. Draft key findings in summary report
Output 2: Draft policy brief related to optimizing childhood cancer workforce
Activities:
2.1. Prepare first draft of policy brief
2.2. Facilitate expert review and edits as appropriate
Output 3: Policy brief on cancer grief
Activities:
3.1. Support drafting of concept note and overall workplan
3.2. Assist with organizing meeting series including drafting of agenda and participants
3.3. Produce policy brief on cancer grief
4. Specific requirements
- Qualifications required:
* Essential
A university degree in medicine with post-graduate qualification related to cancer management.
Desirable
Public health or epidemiology qualifications, preferably related to cancer.
- Experience required:
* Essential
At least two years' experience working in the area of childhood cancer, including clinical, programmatic or
administrative experience;
Experience in programme implementation in low- or middle-income country settings; and
At least two publications in the field of childhood cancer.
Desirable
At least one year’s experience at the international level, including experience working with international
organizations;
- Skills / Technical skills and knowledge:
Knowledge of public health approach and scientific writing
Data interpretation and visualization
Communication skills
- Language requirements:
English - Expert (Read - Write – Speak)
Other UN languages favourable
5. Place of assignment
All work under this consultancy will be home-based and carried out at the consultant’s usual place of
residence.
6. Travel
No travel anticipated at this time.
7. Duration and Renumeration (exclusive of per diem, travel costs or other expenses)
The service provider will be renumerated at a rate that is commensurate with his/her experience based on the UN common salary scale.
The expected start date is 1 June 2021 (or as soon as reasonably possible after that).
Start date: 01/06/2021 End date: 31/12/2021
8. Conditions
We will close the application on Tuesday, 25 May 2021 at 21h00 (Central European Time); thus, only applications received before that will be considered. Kindly send your CV to the following e-mail address naritas@who.int.