Consultant – Emerging Infectious Diseases Clinical Management at World Health Organization (WHO)

Purpose of consultancy

To provide technical expertise to the clinical management and operations unit to implement and perform different activities.

Deliverables: 

Deliverable 1: 

• Provide technical support to WHO secretariat in the development of the GRADE based, Clinical management guidelines for EID (including but not limited to Lassa fever, mpox, cholera, COVID, Ebola).
  
  
  
  • Prepare planning proposals for the Guideline Review Committee
  
  
  • Prepare power point presentations and agenda to support WHO secretariat in the convening of WHO steering committee and Guideline Development group meetings.
  
  
  • Work with systematic review teams to prepare evidence summaries for meetings.
  
  
  • Work within electronic publication platform to draft guidelines based on outcomes from GDG meetings.
  
  
  
  


• Develop derivative products such as posters and care pathways (from clinical guidelines)


• Update training materials for openwho.org and aids for health workers.

Deliverable 2:

• Provide technical expertise to WHO staff in the preparation and execution of Global webinars on clinical management.
  
  
  
  • Set topics and agenda of clinical webinars.
  
  
  • Identify and communicate with clinical experts that will participate in the webinars.
  
  
  • Draft text updates to the clinical management website to highlight and disseminate the webinars.
  
  
  
  

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages.

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

• A first university degree in medicine.

Desirable:

• Specialty training in Infectious diseases, Internal medicine, Paediatrics, Emergency medicine, Critical Care or other relevant clinical specialty.


• Post graduate degree in public health, research, or related discipline.

Experience

Essential:

• Five years of experience as clinician with Research experience (clinical research and or clinical trials).


• Experience in creating training materials for health workers.


• Experience in making clinical presentations.

Desirable:

• International work experience.


• Experience working in disease outbreaks or health emergencies.

Skills

• Demonstrated knowledge of research methods and GRADE, and leading systematic reviews.


• Excellent English writing.


• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary and cross-cutting environment.


• Excellent organizational skills combined with the ability to multi-task and produce accurate results under pressure.


• Excellent interpersonal skills, diplomacy, tact and discretion, sound judgment and initiative.


• Ability to work under pressure and to clearly articulate and present concepts and procedures to a broad range of audiences

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