Roster of International consultant – Strategic planning, costing, monitoring, and evaluation for antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

The WHO South-East Asia Regional Office (SEARO) seeks to establish a roster of qualified consultants to provide technical support to Member States in the development, implementation, costing, monitoring, evaluation, review, and strengthening of National Action Plans on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Consultants will support regional and country-level activities aligned with the Global Action Plan on AMR and the WHO SEARO Regional Roadmap on AMR 2025-2030.

Responsibilities

• Conduct situational and strategic analyses for National Action Plan development and revision.
• Facilitate stakeholder consultations and multisectoral engagement.
• Develop or update AMR National Action Plans and prepare implementation frameworks and operational plans.
• Support national validation and endorsement processes.
• Develop costed implementation plans, conduct budget and financing analyses, estimate resource requirements and investment needs.
• Develop financing scenarios and sustainability plans, prepare resource mobilization strategies and investment cases.
• Assess cost-saving potential, cost-effectiveness and return on investment for AMR interventions and implementation options.
• Develop theories of change and results frameworks, design logical frameworks and performance indicators.
• Establish monitoring and reporting mechanisms, develop accountability and learning frameworks, design data collection and review tools.
• Develop review methodologies and assessment tools, conduct programme performance reviews.
• Facilitate stakeholder consultations and review workshops, analyse implementation progress and bottlenecks.
• Produce review reports and recommendations.
• Develop training materials and guidance documents, deliver workshops and technical training sessions.
• Provide mentoring and coaching to national teams, strengthen national capacity in planning, costing, monitoring and evaluation.
• Prepare technical reports and progress reports, develop policy briefs and evidence summaries.
• Produce national and regional assessment reports, develop strategic planning and investment documents.

Requirements

• For Band level B: A first university degree or medical degree in Public Health, Health Policy and Management, Health Economics, Epidemiology, Monitoring and Evaluation, International Development, Health Systems Strengthening, One Health, Veterinary Public Health, Environmental Health, Public Administration, and/or Business Administration.
• For Band level C: An advanced university degree or medical degree with postgraduate specialization in one of the fields listed above or another field relevant to the assignment.
• Additional postgraduate training or professional certification relevant to the technical profile is desirable.
• For Band level B: At least five years of progressively responsible experience in one or more of the advertised technical profiles.
• Demonstrated experience supporting programme planning, monitoring, evaluation, policy development, or health systems strengthening.
• Experience working with governments, international organizations, development partners, or academic institutions.
• For Band level C: At least ten years of progressively responsible experience in one or more of the advertised technical profiles.
• Demonstrated expertise in strategic planning, programme review, financing, monitoring and evaluation, health financing, policy development, or One Health implementation.
• Experience supporting national or regional programmes in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in the WHO South-East Asia Region is desirable.
• Experience working with WHO, UN agencies, development partners, or government institutions is desirable.
• Experience facilitating multidisciplinary or multisectoral work and transferring skills to national teams is desirable.
• Publication record in peer-reviewed journals or authorship of technical guidance, national reports or evidence-synthesis products is desirable.
• Expertise in AMR policy and strategy development, National Action Plan development and revision, Health economics, costing and budgeting, Resource mobilization and investment case development, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL), Results-based management, Programme performance assessment, Public health planning, One Health implementation, Governance and multisectoral coordination, Facilitation of national reviews and assessments, Strategic planning and operational planning, and Development of policy briefs and technical reports.
• Ability to apply relevant WHO standards, methods and tools to national or regional contexts.
• Ability to analyse complex information, assure data quality, interpret findings and formulate practical recommendations.
• Excellent technical writing, presentation and communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex findings clearly to technical and policy audiences.
• Excellent facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills are desirable.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively in multicultural and multidisciplinary settings and to deliver quality outputs within agreed timelines.
• Knowledge of adult learning, training design, facilitation and mentoring approaches is desirable.
• Expert knowledge of English is essential.
• Intermediate or expert knowledge of another official United Nations language or a language used in a WHO South-East Asia Region Member State is desirable.

Skills

• Strategic Planning
• Costing and Budgeting
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Health Economics
• Public Health Systems Strengthening
• Policy Development
• Programme Review
• Health Financing
• One Health Implementation
• Resource Mobilization
• Investment Case Development
• Result-Based Management
• Programme Performance Assessment
• Public Health Planning
• Governance and Multisectoral Coordination
• Facilitation of National Reviews
• Development of Policy Briefs
• Technical Report Preparation
• Data Quality Assurance
• Information Analysis
• Technical Writing
• Presentation Skills
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Training Design
• Mentorship
• Application of WHO Standards
• Multisectoral Work Facilitation

Languages

English