Consultant – WHO Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity Advancements at World Health Organization

Purpose of consultancy

To contribute to various activities within the biosafety and biosecurity team including the following critical areas:

• WHO biosafety risk assessment tool development.
• Virtual Reality (VR) immersive training modules management.
• Electronic infectious substances shipping training (eISST) course management, including enrollment and update of its database system.

Deliverables

Deliverable 1: 

• Sense check the draft WHO biosafety risk assessment tool and amend as necessary.
• Perform internal test running of the risk assessment tool and further develop as required.
• Contribute to the conversion of the risk assessment tool into App format.

Expected by: 31.01.2023.

Deliverable 2:  

• Contribute to the development of the VR training modules alongside the VR package service provider ensuring accurate inclusion of biosafety information. 
• Test run the end products.

Expected by: 31.03.2023

Deliverable 3: 

• Facilitate the eISST course enabling smooth access and operation of the online training package.     

Expected by: 28.04.2023

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

• University degree in health-related, biological or medical sciences.

Desirable: 

• Qualification in a biosafety-related course.

Experience

Essential:

• At least 3 years of experience in microbiology, biomedical research, high containment or related.

Desirable:

• Experience in teaching or training. 
• Working experience in resource-limited countries and/or WHO.

Skills/Knowledge:

• Knowledge in laboratory biosafety and/or biosecurity.
• Presentation skills.
• Proven capacity in networking sensitively, cooperatively and productively with multiple stakeholders.
• Proven project facilitation skills.

Closing Date : Nov 14, 2022