Consultants at World Health Organization

Purpose of consultancy

To contribute to frameworks and guidance for building and managing open-source contributor communities. The consultant will provide expertise in open-source community building and management within the Health Emergency Intelligence and Surveillance Systems Division.

Deliverables

• Create methodology for building and managing open-source contributor communities for WHO open-source products and projects. 
  Expected by: 31st December 2023.
• Contribute to a detailed and comprehensive list of reviewed and recommended online forum platforms and tools for engaging contributor communities. 
  Expected by: 31st December 2023.
• Develop guidance and best practices for creating engaged, inclusive, and respectful contributor communities. 
  Expected by: 31st December 2023.
• Curate key metrics for tracking contributor community growth and engagement. 
  Expected by: 31st December 2023.
• Contribute to the creation of policies to build inclusive and respectful contributor communities with channels for dispute resolution and corrective action. 
  Expected by: 31st December 2023.
• Propose frameworks and processes for recognizing and rewarding open-source community contributors. 
  Expected by: 31st December 2023.

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

• University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related fields.

Experience

Essential:

• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience working in open-source technology.
• Experience managing open-source contributor communities.

Skills/Knowledge:

Essential:

• Expert knowledge of open-source communities and experience building and managing nascent open-source communities.
• Good understanding of online community forums, tools, and platforms.
• Ability to plan both online and in-person community events and engagements.
• Good understanding of software developers, architects, and other technologists and how they work.
• Knowledge of public health technologies and communities or practice around global health.
• Proactive identification, reporting and resolution/mitigation of issues and risks.
• Political acumen and ability to drive change and improvements in challenging, inter-cultural and complex environments.
• Excellent communication skills.

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Purpose of consultancy

To contribute to frameworks and guidance for open-source licensing and legal compliance. The consultant will provide legal expertise in open-source software licensing to develop frameworks and guidance for open-source license compliance within the Health Emergency Intelligence and Surveillance Systems Division.

Deliverables

• Create a methodology for the review and approval of the use of open-source software and the contribution to open-source software projects. 
  Expected by: 31st December 2023.
• Facilitate review and approval the list of obligations that are required for each software component that is included in a product. 
  Expected by: 31st December 2023.
• Contribute to creating and updating policies to ensure inbound open-source license compliance. 
  Expected by: 31st December 2023.
• Contribute to the development of a list of WHO reviewed and approved open-source licenses.
  Expected by: 31st December 2023.
• Formulate a process for the selection of compatible and fit for purpose open-source licenses for open-source projects.
  Expected by: 31st December 2023.
• Contribute to creating and updating policies to inform selection of outbound open-source licenses. 
  Expected by: 31st December 2023.
• Develop guidance on all inbound and outbound licenses. 
  Expected by: 31st December 2023.
• Contribute to the creation of open-source training. 
  Expected by: 31st May 2023.

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

• Advanced university degree in Law, Computer Science, or related fields.

Experience

Essential:

• Over 10 years of relevant experience working in open-source technology, or intellectual property.

Skills/Knowledge:

Essential:

• Expert knowledge of open-source licenses, copyright, and intellectual property in technology.
• Good grasp of software development lifecycle, and experience supporting technology projects.
• Excellent coordination skills, including ability to work with wide range of stakeholders across the organization including legal, procurement, information technology, and software development teams.
• Good knowledge of policies, systems, and procedures in digital health.
• Proactive identification, reporting and resolution/mitigation of issues and risks.
• Political acumen and ability to drive change and improvements in challenging, inter-cultural and complex environments.
• Excellent communication skills.

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Purpose of consultancy

To provide technical expertise to the project of the Emerging Technologies, research Prioritization and Support (EPS) unit in relation to WHO Global Health Foresight. This work will advance the implementation of the corresponding workplan of the project.

Deliverables

• Contribute to the finalization, official launch and dissemination of the WHO global health foresight horizon scan exercise report (output 1).
  • Coordination of steps for clearance, publication and launch of the publication and related products.    
  • Review and editing of publication and related products.
  • Contribute to the development of the dissemination plan and its subsequent implementation.
• Coordinate the preparation and finalization of up-to-date information for publication on WHO Foresight webpage, ensuring well laid out information, with content relevant visuals/audio files (output 2). 
  • Identify topics for news features and other relevant topics for regular updates (at least one per quarter).
• Facilitate the activities for WHO Global Health foresight function participation related to outreach event(s), stakeholders coordination (output 3).
  • Agenda preparation, development of concept notes, scheduling of meetings, preparation of background information, meeting notes, advocacy material preparation.
  • Onsite support during meetings and workshops (facilitate attendees registration, coordination among speakers, meeting notes preparation, etc.).
• Liaise with the Science Council Secretariat to identify opportunities for collaboration and cooperation. 
• Provide programme support, including example scenarios planning (coordination with external participants, relevant internal technical departments in WHO etc.) (output 4).

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

• University degree in public health, sciences or social sciences, health system and health policy, or a related field.  

Desirable:

• Advanced university degree in public health, sciences or social sciences, or other fields.

Experience

Essential:

• At least 5 years of relevant working experience in emerging technologies, foresight or global health innovation, or related field. 
• Demonstrated experience at international level.

Desirable:

• Work experience in international organizations.
• Work experience related to the development of technical information products, advocacy materials.
• Experience in implementation of Foresight exercises with global stakeholders. 

Skills/Knowledge:

Essential:

• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong organizational skills. 
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Excellent and demonstrated written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to analyse and synthesize relevant information.
• Demonstrated ability to produce and deliver quality results, committed to timely deliverables. 
• Proven expertise working with different stakeholders.

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Purpose of consultancy

To elaborate a customized plan for procurement and supply chain management in initial countries in which the Global Platform for Access to Medicines operates, that includes a systematic assessment of how medicines will reach patients and an accompanying strategy for supply chain management including recommendations for technical support, monitoring and accountability. 

Deliverables

• Output 1: Engage country-level stakeholders in initial focus countries (provisionally 2-4 countries) through preparatory consultations with relevant government authorities and field offices (including but not limited to St Jude and its Global Alliance partners, UNICEF and WHO Offices).
  • Deliverable 1.1: Stakeholder map of relevant actors (including both facilities that could provide the medicines procured via the GPACCM and stakeholders that could provide technical assistance and oversight for the process), guided by relevant Working Groups of GPACCM.
  • Deliverable 1.2: Concept note with annotated agenda for on-site missions outlining stakeholders to consult and facilities to visit. 

Expected delivery date: 15 April 2023.

• Output 2: On-site mission to develop a plan for how the medicines procured via the GPACCM will be distributed in each focus country, based on a standardized tool developed by the GPACCM. Provide guidance to convene key stakeholders and production of full mission report with recommendations on procurement and supply management (PSM) approach, specified for each focus country. 
  • Deliverable 2.1: Facilitated national or sub-national dialogues with relevant stakeholders identified in stakeholder map including presentation of provisional findings to key country-level stakeholders.
  • Deliverable 2.2: Country-specific reports (comprehensive) describing supply chain management capacity and recommend an approach for supply chain management operations for the medicines procured via the Platform.
  • Deliverable 2.3: Presentation of report findings to relevant Working Groups of GPACCM.

Expected delivery date: 15 July 2023.

• Output 3:  Develop plans for how technical guidance and oversight for the medicines procured via the GPACCM will be carried out in each focus country.
  • Deliverable 3.1: Country-specific reports that present recommendations on how the GPACCM should ensure technical assistance and oversight in each focus country.
  • Deliverable 3.2: Presentation of report findings to relevant Working Groups of GPACCM.

Expected delivery date: 30 July 2023.

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

• Advanced university degree in public health, policy, business administration or logistics.

Experience

Essential:

• Over ten years' experience working in the area of public health and access to medicines, with particular programmatic experience in supply chain management.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in coordinating and engaging with multi-stakeholder partners including UN agencies, governments, civil society, and private sector with a focus on low- and middle-income countries.

Desirable:

• Experience in project design and management at national or international level. 
• Relevant work experience with WHO and/or UN agencies, health cluster partners.
• Experience working in relevant nongovernmental organizations.

Skills/Knowledge:

Essential:

• Knowledge of public health approach and scientific writing.
• Data interpretation and visualization skills.
• Communication skills.