Contractual Arrangement : External consultant
Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days) : 5 Months
Job Posting : Dec 4, 2022, 6:33:01 AM
Closing Date : Dec 11, 2022, 4:59:00 PM
Primary Location : Egypt-Cairo
Organization : EM/WHE WHO Health Emergencies Programme (WHE)
Schedule : Full-time
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CONSULTANCY
Terms of Reference
Purpose of consultancy
The WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office supports and coordinates closely
with 22 countries and territories in the Region to reduce the burden of
influenza nationally and regionally and addressing epidemic and pandemic
potentially caused by respiratory pathogens by promoting research and
innovation, strengthening surveillance, monitoring and utilizing data and
expanding disease outbreak prevention and control policies and programs to
protect the vulnerable. Technical assistance is also being provided to
countries to prioritize surveillance and research for influenza and other
respiratory pathogens with epidemic and pandemic potential. As such,
Infectious Hazard Preparedness unit, are seeking a consultant to support
produce two special supplements on influenza, EMARIS and COVID-19, contribute
to EMARIS conference organizing and writing report.
Background
EMARIS is a network of countries in the Region working together to strengthen
and enhance influenza and other emerging respiratory disease surveillance,
improve the use of surveillance data for developing control programmes and for
conducting research related to influenza and other respiratory viruses.
Meetings of the EMARIS network have been held regularly since 2011 in order to
share best practices for influenza surveillance, track progress, and draw
important lessons on public health preparedness for pandemic influenza.
The 3rd Scientific Conference on Acute Respiratory Infections in the Eastern
Mediterranean Region, which includes, the 6th Meeting of the Eastern
Mediterranean Acute Respiratory Infection Surveillance (EMARIS) Network, is a
conference of experts on acute respiratory infection (ARI) surveillance which
aims to improve the quality of surveillance, data and data management, and
policy in the field of ARI. The conference is organized by the WHO Regional
Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, in partnership with the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
During the Conference, participants will review achievements and challenges,
share evidence and best practices on severity assessments and outbreak
detection, discuss how to use surveillance data as an advocacy tool for better
policy, and showcase scientific achievements and new operational research
findings.
Under the Infectious Hazard Preparedness (IHP) Unit, an expert consultant is
required to provide support to coordinate production of two special
supplements on EMARIS 2023 conference, organizing specific sessions during the
conference and developing report of the conference.
* Deliverables
Output 1: coordinate the process of development of 02 special issues of
Influenza and ORV Journal on EMARIS 2023 and Lab/COVID-19 response in EMR
Deliverable1.1 devise a work plan to select and finalize the initial
submissions to the journal supplements
Deliverable 1.2 devise and implement a work plan to finalize the final content
for the journal supplements
Output 2: Contribute as part of the overall organizing team, in EMARIS
Conference 2023 activities such as session planning
Deliverable 2.1: organize capacity building workshops during the EMARIS
Conference 2023
Deliverable 2.2: Organizing poster exhibition during EMARIS Conference 2023
including coordination with finalists
Output 3: Develop report of the EMARIS conference and related commentary for
peer reviewed journal
Deliverable 3.1: Draft a template for note taking, working with identified
note takers during the EMARIS Conference 2023
Deliverable 3.2: Collect all draft reports from note takers and developing
draft report of the EMARIS conference 2023
Deliverable 3.2: Develop a draft editorial and draft commentary for potential
publication in EMARIS conference 2023
Languages and level required (Basic/Intermediate/Expert):
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English language
Location
Cairo, Egypt
Travel
The selected Consultant may be expected to travel to countries of the Region
upon request.
Remuneration and budget (travel costs are excluded):
Additional Information:
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* Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
* A written test may be used as a form of screening.
* If your candidature is retained for interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.
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* Consultants shall perform the work as independent contractors in a personal capacity, and not as a representative of any entity or authority. The execution of the work under a consultant contract does not create an employer/employee relationship between WHO and the Consultant.
* WHO shall have no responsibility whatsoever for any taxes, duties, social security contributions or other contributions payable by the Consultant. The Consultant shall be solely responsible for withholding and paying any taxes, duties, social security contributions and any other contributions which are applicable to the Consultant in in each location/jurisdiction in which the work hereunder is performed, and the Consultant shall not be entitled to any reimbursement thereof by WHO.