Purpose of consultancy

To provide technical input to clinical maternal health operational guidance materials and documents on clinical interventions and commodities.

Deliverables

Task 1: Develop materials to support implementation research and implementation guidance materials for scaling up maternal health interventions.

• Deliverable 1: Develop protocol for implementation research and monitoring of scaling up maternal health intervention to improve intrapartum care.

Task 2: Contribute to the development of guideline process for pre-eclampsia/eclampsia point of care tests to improve maternal survival.

• Deliverable 1: Contribute to developing a guideline on pre-eclamspia/eclampsia point of care tests.

Task 3: Contribute to following up on the STAGE recommendation to develop an implementation strategy for scaling up WHO recommended commodities.

• Deliverable 1: Contribute to the establishment of working group with key partners, professional organization and other stakeholders.
• Deliverable 2: Develop and implement process for prioritization of WHO recommended commodities for scale up to improve maternal survival and well being in collaboration with working group.
• Deliverable 3: Develop outline and plan for implementation strategy for scaling up prioritized WHO recommended commodities as part of health systems strengthening.

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Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

• Advanced university degree in midwifery, medicine, and/or obstetrics and gynecology.

Desirable:

• Advanced university degree (Masters or PhD) in Epidemiology, Public Health, International Health, or public health science related field.

Experience

Essential:

• Over 10 years’ experience in clinical practice for maternal and newborn health including providing clinical services to women and children.
• Experience in maternal and newborn health programmes.
• Experience living and working in low- and middle-income countries.

Desirable:

• At least 10 peer reviewed publications.
• Experience in maternal and newborn health research including midwifery research.

Skills/Knowledge:

• Ability working with colleagues from various cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to conceptualize and write about complex health topics.

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Purpose of consultancy

To provide technical guidance on the alternative livelihoods to the tobacco growing initiative and sustainable financing for tobacco control, as well as guidance for the scale-up and launch of digital solutions for tobacco cessation.

Deliverables

Deliverable 1 – Contribute to the implementation and scale-up of the alternative livelihoods to tobacco growing initiative. Expected by 31 December 2023.

• 1.1: Liaise with all lead partnering agencies (WHO, FAO, WFP) at all three levels of the organization as well as other multi-sectoral partners and private sector players to ensure timely delivery of activities according to workplan
• 1.2: Coordinate high-level meetings and missions to field sites in collaboration with the country teams to facilitate implementation of activities that involve partners at global, regional and country level
• 1.3: Develop workplans, timelines and budgets in collaboration with partners, monitor progress and develop reports for project leadership
• 1.4: Provide technical guidance for the scoping and engagement of new partners, particularly in the microfinance, nutrition, environment and gender sectors.

Deliverable 2 – Contribute to the development of a report on sustainable financing options for tobacco control. Expected by Oct 31, 2023.

• 2.1: Gather international experiences from countries that have successfully implemented licensing fees, polluter pays principle, environmental tax, social impact bonds and more to generate sustainable resources for financing tobacco control
• 2.2: Coordinate the analysis of those experiences and their replicability in other countries.
• 2.3: Facilitate knowledge sharing of the findings, including through development of a report and coordination of multi-country workshops.

Deliverable 3 – Provide technical guidance for the scale-up and launch of digital tools for tobacco cessation. Expected by 31 October 2023.

• 3.1: Coordinate the marketing and scale-up of existing digital solutions for tobacco cessation, including the chatbots on WhatsApp, Viber and Facebook Messenger, as well as Florence (WHO’s AI digital health worker).
• 3.2: Facilitate engagement with new partners under the WHO Tobacco Cessation Consortium to develop new digital solutions for tobacco cessation.
• 3.3: Coordinate the implementation of the tobacco cessation app assessment framework and validation process.
• 3.4: Provide technical guidance for activities to iterate and improve digital solutions for tobacco cessation, including through testing of content libraries, audience segmentation and tailoring of content to specific markets.
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Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

• First university degree in public health, or related field.

Desirable:

• Advanced university degree in Public Health and/or International Development, or related field.

Experience

Essential:

• 5-10 years of relevant experience working in public health or related field.
• Practical technical experience in supporting Member States or WHO or any other relevant intergovernmental / non-governmental organization on tobacco control.
• Experience in project coordination in low- and middle-income settings.

Desirable:

• Working experience with WHO or any other UN organization.

Skills/Knowledge:

• Strong project coordination skills.
• Knowledge of health, environmental, and economic aspects of tobacco growing.
• Understanding of stakeholders and support needed to establish an enabling crop production and marketing ecosystem to shift tobacco farmers to alternative crops.
• Ability to engage and coordinate multi-sectoral partners in the health and related sectors.
• Knowledge of the ecosystem of digital tools for tobacco cessation and relevant players in the digital sector.
• Sound interpersonal and communication skills.