Organizational context: The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking an International Consultant to develop a training course on integrating environmental health into One Health approaches for Central Asia. This course will enhance national capacity across human health, agriculture, and environment sectors, focusing on governance, risk assessment, surveillance, prevention, and implementation, aligning with WHO's strategic priorities.
Job purpose: The primary purpose of this consultancy is to design and develop a comprehensive, policy- and practice-oriented training course tailored for Central Asian countries. This course aims to strengthen the capacity of national stakeholders, including policymakers and technical staff from the human health, agriculture, and environment sectors, to effectively integrate environmental health principles into One Health strategies. The consultant will ensure the course content reflects WHO's strategic priorities, addresses regional specificities, and promotes a multisectoral approach to health challenges, ultimately contributing to improved public health outcomes and sustainable development in the region.
Responsibilities: The consultant will review relevant WHO global and regional materials on One Health and environmental health. They will identify the learning needs of the target audience and tailor the course content accordingly. Key responsibilities include developing a coherent course structure that highlights environmental health's contribution to One Health, ensuring coverage of environmental drivers, pathways, governance, surveillance, prevention, and implementation. The consultant will also incorporate Central Asia-specific examples, propose adult learning methods and exercises, and draft a final course package in WHO style, including presentation slides and facilitator notes, for technical and policy audiences.
Education: An advanced university degree in public health, environmental health, veterinary public health, epidemiology, ecology, or health policy is essential. Knowledge of Russian and/or another Central Asian language is desirable.
Work experience: A minimum of 7 years of experience in One Health, environmental health, or multisectoral public health capacity building is required. Demonstrated experience in developing training materials for policymakers and technical audiences is essential. Experience in integrating environmental factors, climate change, and biodiversity into One Health initiatives, and in designing multisectoral policies, is desirable.
Skills: Instructional design and development of technical training materials (learning objectives, presentations, facilitator guidance); Knowledge of environmental health and/or One Health challenges in Central Asia; Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint; Expert knowledge of English.
Required languages: English, Russian
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International Consultant - Development of Training Course on Integrating Environmental Health into One Health for Central Asia in Bonn Arbeitgeber: WHO
Die Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) bietet eine herausragende Arbeitsumgebung für Fachkräfte, die sich für globale Gesundheitsverbesserung einsetzen. Mit einem starken Fokus auf Teamarbeit und kulturelle Vielfalt fördert die WHO eine inklusive und unterstützende Unternehmenskultur, die es den Mitarbeitern ermöglicht, ihre Fähigkeiten in einem internationalen Kontext weiterzuentwickeln. Die Position des Technical Officer bietet nicht nur die Möglichkeit, an bedeutenden globalen Initiativen mitzuwirken, sondern auch Zugang zu umfangreichen Fortbildungs- und Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten innerhalb einer der einflussreichsten Organisationen im Gesundheitsbereich.
