Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Purpose of consultancy
The consultant will act as the scientific writer and contribute to the development and publication of key strategic and scientific documents.

Deliverables:
Output 1: Develop derivatives of the 1st annual report (2022) on pandemic and epidemic preparedness published early 2023.
• Expected by: June 2023.
• Activity 1.1: To develop at least 3 LinkedIn posts for Director EPP.
• Activity 1.2: To develop at least 10 Twitter posts for Director EPP.

Output 2: Outline of the 2nd annual report (2023) on pandemic and epidemic preparedness revised based on experts feedback.
• Expected by: July 2023.
• Activity 2.1: Organize meetings with relevant experts to gather their inputs.
• Activity 2.2: Integrate feedback from experts.
• Activity 2.3: Conduct literature reviews for areas requiring more information.

Output 3: Foresight article ready to be published.
• Expected by: August 2023.
• Activity 3.1: Draft foresight article based on EFI recent activities in the areas.
• Activity 3.2: Facilitate the clearance process.
• Activity 3.3: Ensure timely publication in the WHO Weekly Epidemiological report and at least one peer-reviewed journal.
• Activity 3.4: Prepare relevant derivatives (PPT, LinkedIn or Twitter posts, etc.) as necessary.

Output 4: Inputs from the STAG-IH annual meeting integrated to the draft annual report.
• Expected by: September 2023.
• Activity 4.1: Attend the STAG-IH annual report early October 2023 and take notes.
• Activity 4.2: Integrate main discussion points to the draft annual report.
• Activity 4.3: Prepare “STAG-IH recommendations” for distribution to Senior Leadership.

Output 5: Organize epidemics version 2 translated in the 6 UN languages.
• Expected by: October 2023.
• Activity 5.1: Organize the process with the company hired to translate the Managing Epidemics v2.
• Activity 5.2: Facilitate the clearance process.
• Activity 5.3: Ensure timely publication of the translated versions.

Output 6: Content of the 2nd annual report (2023) on pandemic and epidemic preparedness finalized.
• Expected by: November 2023.
• Activity 6.1: Finalize the annual report.
• Activity 6.2: Facilitate the clearance process.
• Activity 6.3: Follow up with designer and WHO Press to ensure timely publication.

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages.
Educational Qualifications:
Essential:
• Advanced University degree degree in health, health sciences, life sciences.

Desirable:
• PhD in health, health sciences, or life sciences.

Experience
Essential:
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in scientific research.
• Demonstrated professional experience in evidence/literature review experience.
• Publication experience with peer-reviewed journal (attach publication list) as first author, or peer-reviewed journal.
• Demonstrated experience in technical editing.

Desirable:
• Experience related to infectious diseases.

Skills
• Expertise in copyediting with WHO style.
• Knowledge of research methods (public health, health science, epidemiology).
• Expertise in literature search.
• Expertise in reference/bibliography management.
• Knowledge of MS office (Word, Excel, PPT) and other essential software computer literacy.
Closing Date: Feb 7, 2023


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Associate Degree

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