L’OMS recrute un Conseiller technique principal, Plan national d’investissement, Somalie

L’OMS recrute un Conseiller technique principal, Plan national d’investissement, Somalie

 

 

1. Area of expertise :

Senior Technical Adviser, National Investment Plan

2. Purpose of consultancy

The purpose of the consultancy is to support the WHO country office of Somalia for development of the National Investment Plan (NIP) which will be used as a “business case” for increased and sustainable funding in health emergency preparedness, prevention, readiness, and resilience. The National Investment Plan (NIP) will also be used for mobilizing resources for sustaining and enhancing the capacities built during the COVID-19 in Somalia for strengthening the essential public health functions in the country with technical support from WHO and funding support from various bilateral and multilateral donors including the multilateral agency such as the World Bank and the African Development Bank. The NIP will be catalytic for Somalia’s plan to mobilize resources for pandemic preparedness and response.

3. Background

Somalia completed its Joint External Evaluation for IHR (2005) core capacities in 2018. Following this, the country also developed an endorsed National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) in 2019. However, owing to lack of adequate funding, the NAPHS was not implemented. Somalia is also preparing to submit its application for the “pandemic funds” set up by the World Bank and the next window for submission of this proposal is due in December 2023.

In preparation for submitting this application for “pandemic funds”, the Federal Government of Somalia has requested technical support from WHO for developing a “National Investment Plan” for pandemic preparedness and response (PPR) which will make a “business” case for Somalia for sustainable and predictable investment in health emergency preparedness, prevention, readiness, and resilience.

4. Deliverables

Output 1: Ensure that NIP of Somalia is aligned with the NAPHS and follows a “One Health” approach.

Deliverable 1.1: Develop a Risk Assessment register of main risks and vulnerabilities for PPR in Somalia by reviewing all assessments done for human and animal health sector as well as through systematic reviews of all published papers/literature on “One Health” for Somalia (For example JEE, PVS Pathway, National IHR-PVS Bridging workshop, etc) through coordinating at highest strategic level of FAO, OIE, the World Bank and WHO.

Deliverable 1.2: Country capacities for “One Health” mapped, analyzed and scholastically documented in the areas of surveillance, laboratory diagnostics as well as for one health workforce through analysis of current health, humanitarian, development, political, economic and social context of the fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS).

Output 2:  Develop a draft NIP through an iterative, interactive and consultation process (through high-level strategic engagement with FAO, UNICEF, WHO and OIE)

Deliverable 2.1: Overall long-term national strategic priorities (3-5 years) developed and costed for improving preparedness, prevention, readiness, and resilience for pandemic given the context in Somalia highlighting:

• Establish, integrate and strengthen One Health disease surveillance and early warning, alert and response systems to ensure coordination and complementarity in timely detection, prevention, reporting and response to priority epidemic prone diseases.
• Strengthen One Health laboratory diagnostic capacities, referral systems and quality assurance to ensure timely diagnosis of public health hazards.
• Strengthen and integrate One Health workforce capacities across the animal and human health sectors, as well as in communities to detect and respond to high threat pathogens, including locally endemic diseases.

Deliverable 2.2:Theory of Change diagram conceptualized and developed for the NIP of Somalia to showcase how surveillance systems, laboratories and health workforce capacities in the human and animal health sectors, IF strengthened and integrated, will deliver high level actions in the three pathways using a One Health Approach across Somalia, THEN how health, social and economic impacts of pandemics will be reduced, BECAUSE inclusive government-led systems and structures for well-coordinated early detection, confirmation and timely response to priority zoonotic diseases and pathogens of pandemic potential will be established. (This will require active systematic review of scientific literature, participation in consultative process and document review)

Deliverable 2.3:  Develop an “investment plan” outlining the importance of supporting and investing on health emergency preparedness, prevention, readiness, and resilience for global health security developed and finalized (This will require extensive literature review, costing exercise as well as economic studies to be conducted to model the effect)

5. Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Educational Qualifications:  

Essential: Master’s degree in public health or Infectious Disease Epidemiology is required.

Desirable: PhD in public health or Infectious Disease Epidemiology will be an asset.

Essential:  10 to 15 years of relevant experience in public health planning and policy analysis in a leadership role.

Desirable:  Any relevant experience in JJE assessment for IHR (2005) core capacity development, NAPHS development and work experience in “One Health” will be asset.

Skills/Knowledge:

• Good writing and report writing skills.
• Knowledge on costing of public health programmes, infectious disease modelling and/or epidemiological data analysis

Languages and level required (Basic/Intermediate/Expert):

Essential:

Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English

6. Location

Off site: Home-based: Given the situation, the Consultant will be based outside of WHO Somalia country office but maybe required to travel to any other place for consultation meeting organized by WHO country office as and when situation is allowed for travel.

7. Travel

The Consultant may be     required to travel to any other place for consultation meeting organized by WHO country office as and when situation is allowed for travel.

1. Remuneration and budget (travel costs are excluded):
2. Remuneration: Band level C (High end of range) – USD $ 12,500 (Monthly)
3. Expected duration of contract (Maximum contract duration is 11 months per calendar year):   4 months

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