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The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
Purpose of consultancy
To provide technical expertise on strategic thinking and contribute to the finalization of IPC global strategy; draft global action plan and IPC monitoring framework as well as to contribute to the development of a planning proposal and preparation of WHO guidelines
Deliverables:
Output 1: Develop new evidence-based WHO guidelines to prevent vascular catheter-associated infections in close coordination with IPC Hub Team technical leads.
- Activity 1.1: Develop draft of WHO guidelines on prevent vascular catheter-associated infections.
- Activity 1.2: Collect feedback from reviewers and provide technical input to the IPC Hub Team technical leads to integrate/referee feedback on draft guidelines.
- Activity 1.3: Share final draft with appropriate WHO staff and/or external experts.
Output 2: Finalize the draft of global strategy for IPC in close coordination with IPC Hub Team technical leads.
- Activity 2.1: Collect feedback from reviewers as needed or as requested.
- Activity 2.2: Provide written technical input to integrate/referee feedback on draft global strategy.
Output 3: Draft global action plan and the monitoring framework for IPC based on global strategy for IPC in close coordination with IPC Hub Team technical leads.
- Activity 3.1: Draft global IPC action plan based on global IPC strategy.
- Activity 3.2: Draft global IPC monitoring framework based on global IPC strategy.
- Activity 3.3: Collect feedback from reviewers and provide technical input to be integrated/refereed feedback to develop both documents.
- Activity 3.4: Share final drafts of global action plan and monitoring framework for IPC with appropriate WHO staff and/or external experts.
Output 4: Contribute to the preparation of a planning proposal for new WHO guidelines on IPC in long-term care facilities.
- Activity 4.1: Draft planning proposal for new WHO guidelines on IPC in long-term care facilities.
- Activity 4.2: Collect feedback from reviewers on planning proposal and provide technical input to be integrated/refereed feedback.
- Activity 4.3: Share final planning proposal with appropriate WHO staff and/or external experts.
Qualifications, experience, skills and languages.
Educational Qualifications:
Essential:
- Advanced university degree in medicine, public health and infection diseases from a recognized institution.
Experience
- Over ten years of combined national and international relevant experience and leading role in activities related to IPC.
- Over ten years’ experience in evidence-informed policy and health system development.
- Over ten years’ experience in IPC and infectious diseases research (clinical, epidemiological, systematic reviews, health technology assessment, health system research, priority settings exercises, monitoring and evaluation of programs), and development of guidelines based on GRADE and PICO methodology.
- Documented track record of a large number of scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Skills
- Ability to conduct clinical and epidemiological systematic reviews.
- Knowledge of GRADE and PICO methodology.
- Technical expertise in IPC.
- Advanced writing skills to develop guidelines and publish in scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Closing Date: Jan 30, 2023
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