Contract type: Consultancy

Application Deadline: 17th  March 2020

Contact: Stéphanie Berset

Email address: [log in to unmask]

Consultancy Reference: AMR/GCP/2020/#4

 

Purpose of the Consultancy: Support the establishment of the Antimicrobial Resistance Multi-Partner Trust Fund (AMR-MPTF).

 

Background: The Department of Global Coordination and Partnership on Antimicrobial Resistance (GCP) leads and coordinates the global One Health response to antimicrobial resistance through facilitating and managing strategic and innovative partnerships and providing secretariat services to global governance mechanisms on antimicrobial resistance in collaboration with the FAO, OIE  and other UN and international agencies as well as Member States and partners including the civil society and private sector. The Department facilitates the implementation of the recommendations of the UN Interagency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial resistance, strengthen evidence-based and coordinated response against antimicrobial resistance across the One Health spectrum in humans, animals, plants, food, feed and the environment through the development and implementation of global vision, goals and targets, political advocacy and engagement, and facilitating innovative partnerships and contributes towards the achievement of the SDGs. It also promotes synergy, set priorities and advocate to unblock bottlenecks for research and development for antimicrobial resistance across the One Health spectrum.

                      

A consultant is required to support the operationalization of the AMR MPTF and ensure robust systems, practices, and ways of working are designed and clearly documented in the operational materials.   The Coordinator will manage the first round of country and global proposal development, approval and disbursement, and ensure that robust systems are built for collaboration between the three organisations and the management of funds and results,    The  Coordinator will be a member of the Tripartite Joint Secretariat and will provide strategic, operational and administrative support to the Fund and its governance body, the AMR MPTF Steering Committee.  He/she will be responsible for the coordination and day-to-day management of the Fund and will report to the WHO Tripartite Liaison officer, working closely with the Steering Committee, the Tripartite, and UNDP Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (MPTF Office) as Administrative Agent.

 

 

Work to be performed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Deliverables

  1. Systems established to monitor fund flows, results and risks for AMR-MPTF.
  2. Support to the operationalization of the first round of MPTF proposals at global and country level.
  3. Finalization of operational manual
  4. Templates developed for reporting
  5. Briefings as required

 

Requirements for qualifications and experiences

       Educational Qualifications:  

       Essential: Advanced university degree in international development, international relations, public administration, public policy, public health or other relevant social sciences is required.

     WHO Competencies

o Communicating in a credible and effective way

o Producing results

       o Ensuring effective use of resources

       o Building and promoting partnerships across the organisation and beyond

o Moving forward in a changing environment

 

- Experience required:

Essential:

A minimum of 10 years’ experience in international development in a government, multilateral or civil society organization working in a multi-cultural setting, including at least two years outside one’s own country, is required.

 

Desirable:

 

- Language requirements:

Essential: Fluency in English is required.
Desirable: Knowledge of other WHO official language would be an asset

 

Remuneration:

The remuneration will be based on a monthly fee which is in the range US$8000 – US$9400 depending on the selected consultant’s expertise and years of experience. This is an accordance with the WHO remuneration scales for international consultants. The final monthly fee will depend upon the selected consultant’s experience and expertise. Payments will be made following satisfactory completion of a set of deliverables. In line with WHO norms, payment will be made in instalments on satisfactory completion of a set of deliverables. A cost of living allowance of up to 3,000 CHF per month may also be available.

 

Place of assignment:

The place of assignment will be WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland

 

If you are interested to apply, please send your CV and motivational letter to [log in to unmask] not later than 17 March 2020

 

 

 


 



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