[Hiring] Consultant Health & Wellness @World Food Programme

Role Description

In line with the direction to strengthen employee wellness and enhance Duty of Care, there is an increasing need to leverage data more systematically to inform decision-making, monitor trends, and assess the effectiveness of interventions. This project aims to strengthen the use of data visualization and analytics to move from descriptive reporting to predictive and action-oriented wellness initiatives, ultimately improving staff health and wellbeing and optimizing resource allocation.

Accountabilities/Responsibilities

• Data Management and Sick leave Dashboard Oversight
  • Maintain and continuously improve the sick leave dashboard
  • Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and timely updates
  • Enhance visualization to support decision-making at HQ, regional, and country levels
• Wellness knowledge management Hub (KMH)
  • Maintain and continuously update the WELM KMH
• Reporting and Analytics
  • Provide trend analysis at global, regional, and country office levels
  • Identify emerging health risks and priority areas for intervention
• Wellness Programme Impact Analysis
  • Analyze data from wellness campaigns and initiatives
  • Measure effectiveness and staff engagement
  • Provide recommendations to improve programme design and targeting
• Global Health Survey Support
  • Support data analysis and interpretation of the upcoming Global Health Survey
  • Identify key health trends, risk factors, and staff needs
  • Contribute to translating findings into actionable interventions
• Research and Evidence Generation
  • Conduct targeted research on priority health topics (e.g., vaccination uptake, preventive care)
  • Assess cost-effectiveness of wellness interventions
  • Develop evidence-based recommendations to inform policy and programming
• Public health alert and monitoring system
  • Monitor emerging and evolving public health threats that may affect WFP personnel and operations
  • Support timely communication of public health alerts and recommended measures to relevant stakeholders

Deliverables at the End of the Contract

• Fully maintained and enhanced sick leave dashboard, supported by regular monthly and quarterly analytical reports; supporting data-driven insights to inform wellness strategies at global, regional, and country levels.
• Evidence-based recommendations on priority health interventions aiming to improve targeting, effectiveness, and efficiency of wellness interventions.
• Enhanced Duty of Care delivery through evidence-based decision-making and allowing for more efficient allocation of resources based on impact and needs.
• Analytical support to the Global Health Survey.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in medicine, pharmacy, public health, nursing or other relevant field.

Requirements

• Two years of postgraduate professional experience in public health, health emergency preparedness and response, disaster management, and/or pandemic prevention and control.
• Experience working in limited resource contexts is highly valued.
• Demonstrated capability in effective coordination and building strong partnerships with other organizations.
• Familiarity with tools and materials on community engagement in health and humanitarian emergencies is an asset but not mandatory.
• Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, and reporting skills.
• Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners.
• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment.
• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, among others), email, and internet; familiarity with database management.
• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines.
• Fluency (level C) in spoken and written English is required.
• Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese and/or WFP’s working language is desirable.

Benefits

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
• WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs.
• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across various country, regional and global offices around the world.
• We offer an attractive compensation package.