Consultant - Data Analysis and Research

Grade : No grade
Contractual Arrangement : External consultant
Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days) : ‎6 months
Job Posting : Dec ‎18, ‎2022, ‎8:39:‎55 AM
Closing Date : Dec ‎25, ‎2022, ‎4:59:‎00 PM
Primary Location : Egypt-Cairo
Organization : EM/WHE WHO Health Emergencies Programme (WHE)
Schedule : Full-time

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* Purpose of the Consultancy
To analyze the health security data within the countries across the Eastern
Mediterranean Region using various statistical methods to inform
recommendations and strategic directions for regional and global health
security, as well as to document the countries' experiences and case studies
to create a legacy for health security capacities including those for mass
gathering events.
* Background
The WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) is affected by multi-disease
outbreaks and other health emergencies amid ongoing COVID-‎19 pandemic, which
resulted to excessive morbidity, mortality, and socioeconomic disruptions. The
outbreaks also threaten national, regional and global health security. Many of
these emergencies can be prevented or their impact can be significantly
reduced by proactively identifying and addressing the underlying determinants
and core capacity gaps. To support member states, the Country Preparedness and
International Health Regulations (CPI) Programme of the WHO Health Emergencies
(WHE) Programme support all-hazard approach to developing national action
plans for health security and emergencies, and to build International Health
Regulations (IHR, ‎2005) core capacities which eventually protects health
security at various levels.
Support for strengthening health emergency preparedness is necessarily
specific to context to mitigate the public health impact of epidemics, and
pandemics. The EMR countries develop core capacities according to IHR to
protect the national, regional and global health security. Importantly, the
countries in the EMR host some of the world's largest Mass Gatherings (MGs).
Many countries in the region organize annual MG of different sizes and nature,
each with their own specific risks. The decision to organize MG need to be
informed by risk-assessment evidence and country capacity for which proper
pre-planning is needed to mitigate the impact of not only COVID-‎19
transmission but also other hazards associated with the event. Such
assessments should be based on a risk/benefit approach considering the
intensity of transmission, the health system's capacity to respond, other
contextual considerations and the overall strategic approach to responding to
epidemics and pandemics in each specific setting. There are limited documented
evidence and information from low-and middle-income countries to inform the
contextual variation in regional and global health security planning.
Thus, the consultant is expected to support in triangulated analysis of health
security related and documenting the countries' experience and case studies
including mass gathering legacy to inform evidence-based strategic directions
for health security.

• Planned timeline (‎5 months ) (subject to confirmation)


• Start date: ‎01 January ‎2023


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  End date: ‎30 June ‎2023

  
  


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  Description of duties
  Work to be performed:
  Output ‎1 : Analysis on the implications of the public health measures
  implemented in countries over the course of the pandemic
  Deliverable ‎1.1: Develop policy brief concluding informed recommendations to
  countries based on analyzing PHSM data
  Deliverable ‎1.2: Conduct in-depth research studies to document the
  implementation and implications of PHSM in EMR countries
  Output ‎2: Descriptive and inferential analysis of health security
  related areas
  Deliverable ‎2.1: Prepare regional-level reports on health security related
  areas to inform strategic directions
  Deliverable ‎2.2: Conduct country-specific research studies documenting best
  practices, successes and challenges in the different areas related to health
  security
  Deliverable ‎2.3: Develop research studies to document the experience and
  legacy of countries in hosting mass gathering events.

  
  


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  Technical Supervision
  Responsible Officer:
  Dr Dalia Samhouri, Manager, CPI/WHE

  
  

Email:

[email protected]

Manager:

Dr Dalia Samhouri, Manager, CPI/WHE

Email:

[email protected]

Specific requirements
* Qualifications required:
Essential : University degree in biological science, public health, or
related domain
Graduate degree in epidemiology/biostatistics is desired
* Experience required:
At least ‎5 years of practical experience in data management and analysis,
producing reports and conducting research.
International experience is mandatory.
* Skills / Technical skills and knowledge:
* Excellent knowledge and skills of Microsoft Office
* Excellent knowledge and skills of statistical packages
* Demonstrated skills and capacities of interpretation, report writing and research

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  Language requirements:
  Expert level of English and Arabic Languages

  
  


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  Place of assignment
  Remote. No travel is required.

  
  


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  Medical clearance
  The selected Consultant will be expected to provide a medical certificate of
  fitness for work.
  ‎9. Travel
  If the Consultant is expected to travel. Destination and duration of travel
  will be identified through the progress work identified in countries
  All travel arrangements will be made by WHO - WHO will not be
  responsible for tickets purchased by the Consultant without the express, prior
  authorization of WHO. While on mission under the terms of this consultancy,
  the Consultant will receive subsistence allowance .
  Visas requirements: it is the consultant 's responsibility to fulfil visa
  requirements and ask for visa support letter(s) if needed.
  Additional information:

  
  


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