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WHOShort-Term local consultancy 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 local consultancy 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.
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 and collaborate with an international consultant. He/she will work very closely with the Department of Health Personnel and relevant technical departments to provide technical support and travel to provinces to support consultations at sub-national level.
The local consultant will 1) support for consultation with relevant Departments in MOH and relevant line Ministries such as MOES and MOHA and getting consensus on the projection of HRH needs based on national capacity to train HRH; 2) support for verification of HRH data from subnational level; and 3) support for drafting the strategy, developing an implementation plan of the strategy and translation of them into Lao.
Output/s
- Output 1: support for consultation with relevant Departments in MOH and line Ministries such as MOES and MOHA and getting consensus on the projection of HRH needs
Deliverable 1.1: Collect relevant data on HRH and compile it through 1) review of the decrees, regulation, policy/strategy/plan and other grey documents on HRH in Lao PDR and translation of these documents into Lao as needed; 2) interview of key stakeholders and facilitation of workshops/meetings; and 3) review and analysis of HRH data from the existing sources including Health Personnel Information Management System 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
- Output 2: support for verification of HRH data from subnational level
Deliverable 2.2: work very closely with an international consultant using scientific methodology agreed with the Department, support the Department in projecting HRH needs and identifying priorities for the future
Deliverable 3.2: Support development of an implementation plan of the Strategy for the next ten years as Annex of the Strategy
Deliverable 3.3: 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 and support translation of it into Lao language
Education:
Qualifications required:
Desirable:
Master's degree in Health Administration, International Health, Health and Social Science or related field will have advantages.
Knowledge & skills:
- Technical knowledge and competences in policy development, planning, education and regulatory system for HRH
- Good analysis and writing skills
- Clear communication skills to support consultation with key stakeholders
Experience:
Desirable:
Minimum of 5 years of working experiences in policy development, planning, medical education and/or regulatory system for human resources for health in Lao PDR
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 local consultancy for supporting 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 12 February 2021.
Applications without a proper subject might be disregarded.