Consultant – Stakeholder Engagement for Chronic Respiratory Diseases at World Health Organization

Job Description

Purpose of consultancy

• To provide technical guidance to the NCD Management (MND) unit in developing a vibrant community engagement platform for chronic respiratory diseases on the WHO Knowledge Action Portal on NCDs.
• To facilitate the meaningful engagement of people living with asthma and COPD, focusing on low-and middle-income countries. 

Deliverables

• Output 1: Develop, promote, and monitor GARD community on WHO NCD Knowledge Action Portal.

• Deliverable 1.1: Interim report on GARD community.
  • Structure for data capture, interim analysis. 
    Expected by: 1 November 2023 
• Deliverable 1.2: Report on the first year of the GARD community.
  • To be shared with the GARD steering group. 
  • To include analysis of uploaded resources.
    Expected by: 1 April 2024 
• Output 2: Stakeholder mapping of organizations for people living with asthma and COPD in LMIC.

• Deliverable 2.1: Stakeholder mapping of organizations for people living with asthma and COPD in LMICs – progress report.
  • Draft report structure, planned methodology, progress to date. 
    Expected by: 1 August 2023 
• Deliverable 2.2: Stakeholder mapping of organizations for people living with asthma and COPD in LMICs – final report.
  • Data to be collected through survey to global respiratory organizations and subsequent snowballing.
    Expected by: 1 February 2024

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

• Advanced University degree in Medicine or Public Health. 

Desirable:

• PhD in area related to clinical medicine, public health.

Experience

Essential:

• At least 5 years relevant working experience in respiratory medicine.
• Experience of providing respiratory care in a LMIC.
• Experience working with global professional respiratory networks.
• Experience in data collection and analysis using online tool.

Skills/Knowledge:

Essential:

• Expertise in chronic respiratory disease prevention and management.
• Excellent interpersonal and facilitation skills, including working with partners with a variety of cultural backgrounds and meaningful engagement of people living with chronic respiratory conditions.
• Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to tailor messages to the intended audience.