Consultant 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: Consultant - Nursing and Midwifery Global Community of Practice (NMGCoP) and Basic Emergency Care (BEC) Campaign

Job ID: 2402936
Location: Nigeria
Schedule: Full-time 
Contractual Arrangement: External consultant
Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 11 Months
Organization: HQ/DGC Office of the Chef de Cabinet DGO

Purpose of Consultancy

• To provide technical expertise on the continual and sustainable development and management of the WHO NMGCoP and also to provide technical advice for the 25x25 Basic Emergency Care Campaign.

Background

• The WHO established a virtual Nursing and Midwifery Global Community of Practice (NMGCoP) in October 2021 to create a network for nurses and midwives around the world to collaborate, network, attend webinar and share policies, WHO documents and tools.
• This network will facilitate ongoing dialogue on the policy priorities within the Global Strategic Directions for Nursing and Midwifery (SDNM 2021-2025) endorsed by the 194 Member States through a Resolution WHA 74/15 at the 74th World Health Assembly in May 2021.
• Additionally, the NMGCoP is a direct response to requests from Government Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officers (GCNMOs) for support to enable effective policy dialogue, knowledge sharing, collaboration and the development of leadership capacity. There is a high demand for this service, with over 10,000 having registered to join by January 2024. 
• On the World Health Day in April 2023 and as part of the WHO 75th anniversary initiatives, the Director General launched the 25x25 Basic Emergency Care (BEC) campaign to support access to BEC training for nurses and midwives in 25 countries by 2025.
• This campaign is led by the WHO Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) in collaboration with Integrated Health Services: Clinical Services and Systems (CSY) Care.

Deliverables

• Deliverable 1: Development and moderation of the WHO Nursing and Midwifery Global Community of Practice (NMGCOP):
  • Deliverable 1.1: Revise and upgrade outward-facing (look) and user experience content on the NMGCoP platform by providing subject matter and information on the platform and the Weekly news about the WHO’s latest relevant information.
    Expected by 20 June 2024.
  • Deliverable 1.2: Contribute to the planning and management of the NMGCoP steering committee governance, including reports and other relevant documents.
    Expected between 20 May and 20 June 2024.
  • Deliverable 1.3: Establish the Government Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officers and Partners subgroup within the NMGCOP. 
    Expected by 20 June 2024.
  • Deliverable 1.4: Develop a plan for the implementation of the key recommendations from the recent evaluation of the NMGCoP.
    Expected by 20 June 2024.
  • Deliverable 1.5: Contribute to designing activities related to the Live Learning Lab.
    Expected by 20 June 2024.
• Deliverable 2:  Provide technical expertise to strengthen partnerships internally and externally of the organization for the 25x25 BEC Campaign. 
  Expected by 20 June 2024:
  • Deliverable 2.1: Contribute to strengthening activities, collaboration, partnership and other governance mechanisms for the 25x25 BEC Campaign.
  • Deliverable 2.2: Establish the 25x25 BEC Steering Committee, and all activities related to it.
  • Deliverable 2.3: Contribute to the 25x25 BEC Implementation Plan, and all activities related to it. 
• Deliverable 3: Technical Outputs:
  • Deliverable 3.1: Develop presentations, briefing notes, content, and other relevant documents for the NMGCoP, 25x25 BEC Campaign when requested.
    Expected by 20 June 2024.
  • Deliverable 3.2: Plan, design and implement with technical partners, NMGCOP webinars including 25x25 BEC Campaign updates for 2024 in line with CNO priorities.
    Expected by 20 May 2024.
• Deliverable 4: Progress Report:
  • Deliverable 4.1: Develop and submit a monthly progress report, including activities and deliverables.
    Progress Reports due 20 April, 28 May and 28 June 2024.
  • Deliverable 4.2: Develop and submit a final report summarizing all scope of activities, deliverables and key recommendations for the next 12 months for the NMGCoP.
    Progress Report due by 28 June 2024.

Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Languages
Educational Qualifications:
Essential:

• Advanced Degree in Nursing or Midwifery, Education or Public Health.

Desirable:

• Additional training in professional development. 

Experience:
Essential:

• Over ten years of progressively relevant experience in transformative nursing and midwifery practice.

Desirable:

• Previous experience with digital platforms.
• Experience engaging diverse actors in international development, such as government institutions, communities, civil society, NGOs and donors.
• Experience in programme/project monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience in developing and presenting materials relevant to diverse audiences, including products for technical/scientific and lay stakeholders.

Skills:

• Highly confident leader motivated by a passion to achieve the highest healthcare standards.
• Politically astute.
• Global understanding of nursing and midwifery issues.
• Advanced communication skills; ability to write and present complex issues and facilitate discussion and debate.
• Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve Organizational goals.
• Good interpersonal communication skills.
• Excellent writing and editing skills in English.
• Excellent analytical, planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently to deadlines.
• Ability to work in a team with limited supervision.

Languages required:

• Expert knowledge of English (Essential).
• Intermediate knowledge of other UN languages (Desirable).

Travel:

• The consultant is expected to travel.  

Remuneration
Band level C - USD 10,000 - 12,500 per month.

Application Closing Date
18th April, 2024; 10:59:00 PM

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