Lao National On-site Consultancy on Development National Strategic Plan for Hepatitis

Vacancy Notice

 

 

The World Health Organization has a vacancy for the position of:

 

(Lao National On-site Consultancy on Development National Strategic Plan for Hepatitis)

(Short-Term Consultant Contract, 6 months, March to August 2021)

 

Purpose of the Post:

 

The purpose of the Short-Term Consultant (STC) is to support the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the national stakeholders to develop a first viral hepatitis National Strategic Plan (NSP) for 2021-2025 and Annual Operational Plan for 2021 for viral hepatitis to guide them in achieving the country’s goal of elimination of the viral hepatitis.

 

Description of Duties:

 

The consultant is expected to work cross-collaboratively with WHO and MOH, and other partners to be led and facilitated, communicated, and organized meetings to:

1. Support Department of Health Care and Rehabilitation (DHR) to organize technical working group meetings to discuss contents of Annual Operational Plan (AOP) 2021 and review draft documents
2. Draft AOP 2021 and update them based on the feedback from Technical Working Group (TWG) members and partners.
3. Develop costing plan to implement the AOP 2021, taking into account a range of expected funding availability. The budget should identify potential funding sources for each activity and period of funding and highlight any funding gaps.
4. Finalize and get consensus on the AOP 2021 that indicate list of priority activities, cost, responsible organizations which are alight with the NSP 2021-2025.
5. Support DHR to organize dissemination meetings on AOP 2021 and write note of record.
6. Support DHR to organize technical working group meetings to discuss contents of the NSP 2021-2025 and review draft documents.
7. Draft the NSP 2021-2025 and update them based on the feedback from TWG members and partners.
8. Develop costing plan to implement the priority actives in the NSP 2021-2025, taking into account a range of expected funding availability. The budget should identify potential funding sources for each activity and period of funding and highlight any funding gaps.
9. Finalize and get consensus on the framework of the NSP 2021-2025 including vision, goals, objectives, priority activities, indicators and targets, costing for Viral Hepatitis control for the next 5-years period.
10. Support DHR to organize dissemination meetings on the NSP 2021-2025 and write note of record.

 

Education:

 

Essential: University degree in medicine, health sciences, public health or related field from a recognized university. 

Desirable: Postgraduate studies in public health or in management.

 

Knowledge & skills:

 

• Strong skills in writing proposal, planning, costing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of public health interventions.
• Skills in coordinating multiple stakeholders including government and international organizations.
• Technical expertise in the management of a public health programme with experience of designing and implementing public health related activities.
• Extensive knowledge of public health and the interpretation of epidemiology in a public health context.
• Proficiency in standard MS Office applications.

 

Experience:

 

Essential: Minimum five years work experience in the field of public health in national level. Work experiences on coordination of the meeting and/or health project. Working experiences on strategic planning, action planning, and costing.

Desirable: Work experiences in WHO or other international agencies. Work experience with the Ministry of Health and local authorities. 

 

Language: 

Written and spoken fluency in English and Lao is essential.

 

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit applications and curriculum vitae in the English language with a subject " Lao National On-site Consultancy on Development National Strategic Plan for Hepatitis” to the following  Email address : wplaohr@who.int by 2nd February 2021.