[Hiring] National Consultant on Health Service Availability Assessment @IOM

Role Description

The National Consultant will conduct a health service availability and readiness assessment around border entry points "Fotehobod" (Tajikistan) and "Oybek" (Uzbekistan) and develop Standard Operating Procedures on cross-border information and data exchange on infectious and endemic diseases.

Qualifications

• University degree in Health Sciences, Social Sciences, including public health, epidemiology and other relevant disciplines.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in public health research, preferably on epidemiology, communicable diseases, IHR and border health.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in conducting or supporting health service availability and/or readiness assessments, health facility assessments, or similar public health assessments.
• Demonstrated experience in communicable disease prevention and control, International Health Regulations (IHR 2005), public health emergency preparedness, infection prevention and control (IPC), and/or border health is an asset.
• Knowledge of and experience with relevant WHO health facility assessment tools and methodologies.
• Experience in adapting and applying assessment methodologies, questionnaires and other data collection tools, and in collecting and analysing quantitative and qualitative health data.
• Experience in data collection and management using KoboToolbox or similar digital data collection platforms is an asset.
• Good analytical and report-writing skills, with experience in contributing to health-related assessment and analytical reports.
• Demonstrated experience working with international organizations, government institutions, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience working in cross-border, migration or mobility-related health contexts, including with migrant and mobile populations, is an asset.
• Proficiency in quantitative and qualitative research methods, data collection, data management, and analysis.
• Ability to engage and coordinate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, report-writing, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in written and spoken English, Uzbek/Tajik. Russian is an asset.

Benefits

• IOM covers Consultants against occupational accidents and illnesses under the Compensation Plan (CP), free of charge, for the duration of the consultancy.
• Travel costs required to fulfil the tasks of this ToR shall be covered by IOM.