[Hiring] Consultant - Climate Change and Health @Pan American Health Organization

Role Description

This requisition is for a consultancy at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO).

• Develop a template for City Health, Environment and Climate Change profiles, including a mapping of available data sources.
• Develop Interactive Dashboard of the 2025 WHO Health and Climate Change Survey Results for the Americas.
• Design the 2027 PAHO Climate Change and Health Survey.
• Report on the Health Costs of Extreme Heat and Cost-Effective interventions.
• Draft Subregional Policy Briefs on Health Sector Climate Readiness.
• Update Methodological Guide and Standardized Template for Health and Climate Change Country Profile.
• Draft Report of State of Health and Climate Change 2026–2027.

Deliverables & Payment

• Report including City Health, Environment and Climate Change Profile Template with Mapping of Available Data Sources
  • Description: Standardized template for City Health, Environment and Climate Change Profiles, to support evidence-based decision-making at the municipal level and the prioritization of urban interventions. The template will propose a set of indicators for each thematic area and identify potential publicly available data sources.
  • Payment: $8,000 - 11 January 2027
• Report including Interactive Dashboard of the 2025 WHO Health and Climate Change Survey Results for the Americas
  • Description: Interactive dashboard for internal use by the PAHO Climate Change and Health Unit, presenting results of the 2025 WHO Health and Climate Change Global Survey for PAHO Member States by country and subregion, with an accompanying technical note on data sources and methods.
  • Payment: $9,000 - 1 March 2027
• Report including PAHO Climate Change and Health Survey instrument for 2027
  • Description: Design questionnaire and methodological protocol for the 2027 Climate Change and Health survey, building on the 2023 PAHO and 2025 WHO global surveys; align indicators with the PAHO Plan of Action on Climate and Health and subregional Action Plans.
  • Payment: $8,750 - 8 April 2027
• Report on the Health Costs of Extreme Heat and Cost-Effective Interventions
  • Description: Analytical report, based on published literature and regional and global datasets, on the health and economic burden of extreme heat in the Americas. It documents interventions with evidence of reducing these costs.
  • Payment: $8,250 - 28 May 2027
• Report including Subregional Policy Briefs on Health Sector Climate Readiness
  • Description: Three policy briefs (Caribbean, Central America and Mexico, South America) summarizing key findings from the 2025 WHO Health and Climate Change Global Survey for PAHO Member States, highlighting progress, gaps and priority actions for decision-makers.
  • Payment: $9,250 - 21 July 2027
• Report of updated Methodological Guide and Standardized Template for Health and Climate Change Country Profiles
  • Description: An updated regional methodological guide and standardized template to support the preparation and updating of PAHO Health and Climate Change Country Profiles using publicly available information.
  • Payment: $9,500 - 30 September 2027
• Draft Report of State of Health and Climate Change 2026–2027
  • Description: Draft of the biennial regional report, updating evidence and indicators from publicly available sources.
  • Payment: $9,170 - 26 November 2027

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (PhD or Master’s) in public health, epidemiology, environmental health, global health, climate sciences or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in climate‑health, environmental epidemiology, or related technical areas.
• Theoretical knowledge on climate change impacts to health and on adaptation and mitigation actions to climate change.
• Theoretical knowledge on environmental health indicators and analysis.
• Demonstrated experience in developing strategic documents, policy briefs, on climate and health.
• Familiarity with PAHO's work and technical cooperation activities in the field of climate change and health.
• Excellent planning, management and organization skills, ability to present concise and clear analysis and recommendations.
• Experience in the preparation of communication materials and outreach activities on climate change and health.
• Experience working with countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region is an asset.

Requirements

• Theoretical knowledge of climate change impacts on health; and on adaptation and mitigation actions to climate change.
• Excellent planning, management and organization skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with large teams, intercultural environments and coordinate technical projects.
• Flexible, self-motivating, detail and results-oriented, proven problem-solving skills, able to prioritize, and manage multiple tasks simultaneously with minimal supervision.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write technical documents, coordinate multi-stakeholder engagement, and support implementation processes.

Benefits

• Remuneration: $61,920
• Band Range: Band B
• Expected Duration: 12 months (7 December 2026 – 6 December 2027)
• Full-time
• Location: Off site