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WHOShort-Term Consultancy for supporting DHR for supporting review and update of the Health Personnel Development Strategy 2010 – 2020 and forecasting of the health workforce needs between 2021 to 2030
Vacancy Notice
The World Health Organization has a vacancy for the position of:
Short-Term Consultancy for supporting DHR for supporting review and update of the Health Personnel Development Strategy 2010 – 2020 and forecasting of the health workforce needs between 2021 to 2030
Purpose of the Post:
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical support requested by the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Lao PDR to update the 'Health Personnel Development Strategy 2010-2020' for the next ten years (2021-2030) based on review of the progress over the past ten years and priorities identified in the context of COVID-19 and beyond. The updated strategy will guide the government in strengthening health personnel in the country for the next decade. Further, the consultancy will also aim to support MOH in forecasting health workforce needs and identifying gaps, including number and cadre of the health workforce from 2021 to 2030.
Description of Duties:
The consultant will work as part of the WHO Country Office team in Lao PDR under overall guidance from the Coordinator for Health Systems. He/she will work very closely with the Department of Health Personnel to provide technical support and travel to provinces to support consultations at sub-national level.
Deliverable 1.1: Collect relevant data on HRH through 1) desktop review of the decrees, regulation, policy/strategy/plan (e.g. the Health Personnel Development Strategy by 2020 and the Provincial Health Workforce Development Plans) and other grey documents on HRH in Lao PDR; 2) interview of key stakeholders in the Ministry, the University of Health Sciences, the Provincial School/College of Health Sciences as well as the Provincial/District Health authorities; and 3) review and analysis of HRH data from the existing sources including Health Personnel Information Management System (HPIMS) and from the provincial health departments
Deliverable 1.2: Support organizing consultations to share the outcomes from the review and get technical inputs on the preliminary findings of the review from key stakeholders in the health sector
Deliverable 2.2: Using scientific methodology agreed with the Department, support the Department in projecting HRH needs and identifying priorities for the future
Deliverable 3.1: Draft updated Health Personnel Development Strategy 2021-2030 based on analysis of the data and feedback from the key stakeholders
Deliverable 3.2: Support organizing a national consultation to review the draft updated Health Personnel Development Strategy 2021-2030 and revise it based on feedback at the consultation
Education:
Postgraduate degree in Public Health, International Health, Health and Social Science or related field
Knowledge & skills:
Technical knowledge and competences in policy development, planning and regulatory system for HRH
Good analysis and writing skills
Experience:
Desirable:
Minimum of 7 years of working experiences in policy development, planning and/or regulatory system for human resources for health
Language:
Proficiency in spoken and written English is mandatory
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Competencies
- Producing results in a changing environment
- Communicating effectively
- Respecting cultural diversity
Interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit applications and curriculum vitae in the English language with a subject "Short Term Consultant - Review and update of the Health Personnel Development Strategy 2010 – 2020 and forecasting of the Health workforce needs between 2021 to 2030” to the following Email address : wplaohr@who.int by 07 January 2021.
Applications without a proper subject might be disregarded.
This position is also posted on the following link: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/119980 and electronic submissions are encouraged and accepted as well.
