Roster - Adolescent Health Consultants

Objectives of the programme

The Adolescence Health Experts provide technical support to Family and Reproductive Health Cluster in the development of plans of action for scaling up adolescent health interventions as defined in global and regional strategies including the Global Strategy on Women’s, Children’s and Adolescent health 2016.

Areas of expertise

(Note\: This is a generic description of areas of expertise developed for a roster of consultants/experts. The final terms of the reference for the assignment/contract will be based on the actual requirements of the assignment.)

The Adolescent Health Consultants’ areas of expertise being sought include\:

·Acceleration of the implementation of the of adolescent health flagship program in priority countries

·Development of national policy on adolescent and youth health

·Development of adolescent and youth health implementation plan using the AA-HA Guidance

·Mid-term or final review of the implementation of adolescent health plan.

·Development of national standards for quality of health-care services for adolescents

·Assessment of adolescent health interventions in the context of the integration with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination.

·Country assessment of barriers to adolescent health services and identification of adolescent subpopulations that are being left behind.

·Development of on adolescent and youth health training module

·Development of advocacy materials on adolescent and youth health

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential\:

Experts (P4-P5)\: Masters’ level university degree in Public Health, Community Health, Health Services Planning and Management, Social Sciences, Health Economics, Demography, Communication, Public Policy or equivalent discipline.

Specialists (P2 - P3)\: First University Degree in the relevant field

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Desirable\:Any additional education or training in the relevant field would be an asset.

Experience

Essential\:

Experts\: At least 7-10 years’ experience in in child and adolescence health or related fields.

Specialists\: At least 5 years’ experience in in child and adolescence health or related fields.

Desirable\:Any additional experience related to the field would be an asset in undertaking the duties

Languages\:

Essential\:Expert knowledge of English or French
Desirable\:Knowledge of Portuguese would be an asset

Other Skills\:

Excellent knowledge of MS Office applications and computer skills including the ability to make high quality technical presentations and data analysis.

Additional information

The purpose of this VN is to invite qualified professionals with relevant expertise for P2/P3/P4/P5 grades for inclusion in a roster of experts for possible short-term assignments which may arise from time to time at the WHO Regional Office for Africa.

The grade of the position will be fixed based on the level of responsibilities and complexity of tasks assigned as reflected in the terms of reference.

Please note applications should be submitted through WHO's online recruitment portal. Please visit www.who.int/careers to complete an online profile and to apply to this vacancy.

Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.

In the event your candidature is retained, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of thedegree(s)/diploma (s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link\: http\://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.

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WHO is committed to workforce diversity.

WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.

Applications from women and from nationals of non-and under-represented Member States are particularly encouraged.

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