[Hiring] PAHO Consultant - Validation of Dog-Mediated Rabies Elimination and Assessment of Bat Rabies Prevention Gaps in Trinidad and Tobago @Pan American Health Organization

Role Description

The consultant will engage in the documentation of the successful elimination of transmission of canine mediated rabies in Trinidad and Tobago. This role aims to achieve several objectives:

• Establish Trinidad and Tobago as the 2nd PAHO country (after Mexico) to successfully document elimination of dog mediated rabies as a public health problem.
• Review and catalog any coordination, communication, and collaboration gaps in the administrative interfaces between relevant departments/teams within the Ministry of Health, Regional Health Authorities, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, and other stakeholders.
• Position the country to mount a more coherent response to any emerging or endemic zoonotic infections (e.g., Tuberculosis, Yellow Fever, West Nile virus, Avian influenza, etc.).

Qualifications

• Essential: Bachelor’s degree in human or animal health sciences from a recognized institution.
• Desirable: Master’s degree or higher accreditation in human or animal health sciences areas from a recognized institution.

Requirements

• Essential: Minimum 7 years of national experience working with various health ministry programmes.
• Essential: Experience in data analysis, impact assessment, or similar studies.
• Desirable: 3 years’ experience in zoonotic or vector-based disease prevention or veterinary health services and/or microbiology laboratory operations.
• Desirable: Experience working with Ministries of Health or national authorities.
• Desirable: Experience in the Caribbean context.

Benefits

• Remuneration at the Band C level of the approved PAHO National Consultant Pay Band for Trinidad and Tobago.
• Total value of the contract is TTD 201,000.00, payable upon satisfactory completion and acceptance of deliverables.

Deliverables and Payment Schedule

• Deliverable 1: Provide a concise programmatic and demographic overview for the National Rabies control programme (TT$40,200 upon receipt); due: 7 September 2026.
• Deliverable 2: Collect evidence of a national rabies control programme (TT$40,200 upon receipt); due: 7 October 2026.
• Deliverable 3: Collect evidence of rabies control activities (TT$40,200 upon receipt); due: 7 November 2026.
• Deliverable 4: Collect evidence of rabies surveillance in humans and animals (TT$40,200 upon receipt); due: 7 December 2026.
• Deliverable 5: Complete the final report to PAHO TTO Office, Ministry of Health, Chief Medical Officer, and Chief Technical Officer of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (TT$40,200 upon receipt); due: 7 January 2027.