Consultants Roster VN – Community Protection

Deliverables Technical Oversight, Coordination and Partnerships – Community Protection (CP) ·Strategize, provide technical oversight, coordinate and implement CP related activities. ·Anchor CP partners engagement through the Asia Pacific regional mechanisms. ·Build partnerships with a range of stakeholders to support coordinated CP activities. ·Consultative development and joint implementation of CP interventions for prevention, mitigation and response to acute public health threats with MoH and key partners. ·Liaise for the integration of CP-activities across various technical and disease control programmes. ·Provide technical guidance, assessment and operational support to MoH to strengthen national CP systems, processes and workforce. ·Anchor the overall operational CP response under WHO IMS, including coordinating other CP personnel during emergenices. Socio-Behavioural Insights (SBI) ·Identify, design and implement studies, surveys, and research to generate SB evidence and insights for priority public health programming. ·Build partnerships with academia and research institutes and conduct targeted SBI studies. ·Advocate and support the collection and analysis of SBI data for event-based risk assessment and response planning. ·Conduct multi-source social listening and community feedback, including social media analytics, online search trends, offline mechanisms. ·Generate and share social listening and community feedback reports with various preparedness and response coordination mechanisms and technical programmes. ·Advocate and support the integration and mainstreaming of SBI data into prevention and response-based health decision-making. Community Engagement and Empowerment Including Workforce Development (CE-WD) ·Map and form partnerships with community stakeholders at subnational levels. ·Assist national authorities to establish and strengthen community-based joint health risk mapping and co-design of local solutions by mapped community partners. ·Establish communities of practice involving community-based networks, civil society organizations, trusted influencers, and other relevant stakeholders. ·Design and deliver training and technical resources to community-based partners and networks including through development and management of digital platforms. ·Train, support, and coordinate establishment and strengthening of community workforces and volunteer networks enabled by digital rostering and learning platforms. Risk Communication and Infodemic Management (RC-IM) ·Formulate guidelines and SoPs for the transparent and timely dissemination of health advice and information, including expedited processes for message testing and release by national authorities. ·Map key audiences and channels to optimize the reach of information sharing and engagement via trusted channels and messengers by national authorities. ·Identify and train national spokespersons in risk and crisis communication. ·Engage with national authorities and key CP stakeholders to establish/strengthen national social listening and community feedback mechanisms to support the rapid detection of emerging issues, mis/disinformation, and information voids. ·Design and deliver technical guidance and capacity building on the use of online social listening tools to support rapid detection of emerging issues and mis/disinformation. ·Support the response and management to rumours, mis/disinformation including via fact-checking and other strategies. ·Anchor the infodemic management function under national or regional IMS, including generation of infodemic insights reports and operational response. Qualifications, experience, skills and languages Educational Qualifications: Essential: ·For band level B: U niversity degree in Social Sciences, Liberal Arts, Behavioural Sciences, Development Sciences, Communications or Public Health from an accredited/ recognized academic institution. ·For band level C: Advanced university degree or higher in Social Sciences, Liberal Arts, Behavioural Sciences, Development Sciences, Communications or Public Health from an accredited/ recognized academic institution. Experience: Band B level: Essential: of relevant experience in the area/s of social research and/or analytics, risk communication, infodemic management, or social and behavioural sciences, undertaken at national and/or international levels. ·Specialized experience in executing complex assignments related to infodemic management, risk communication, community engagement and/or behavioural sciences. Desirable: ·Experience in public health areas.  ·Prior experience working with the WHO, other UN agencies, or recognized health cluster partners at national and/or international levels. Band C level: Essential: of relevant experience in designing and implementing highly complex and in-depth deliverables related to social and behavioural, RCCE and/or health promotion interventions at national and/or international levels. ·Significant experience in working in disease outbreaks or health emergencies, leading community protetcion responses at national and/or international levels, including planning, budgeting and partner coordination. ·Prior experience working with the WHO, other UN agencies, or recognised health cluster partners at national and/or international levels. Desireable: ·Prior experience in developing training and technical guidance related to the core functional areas. ·Prior qualification or training related to health emergency management, health promotion, behavioural research, infodemic management or risk communication. Skills/Knowledge: Essential: ·Excellent and demonstrated writing, oral presentation and communication skills ·Demonstrated knowledge and skills in health emergencies and public health ·Positive attitude to learning new skills and working with a team with the capacity to work under high pressure and tight time constraints ·Focus on quality with attention to details ·Analysis and troubleshooting skills, with the aptitude and sound judgement for problem-solving ·Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite Desirable: ·Working knowledge on use of Talkwalker/ Brandwatch, Ushahudi, Kobotool or Transifex would be helpful. ·Demonstrated knowledge of RCCE principles, including community engagement, risk communication strategies, content development, data collection/feedback tools (, KoboToolbox, ODK, Talkwalker), and digital communication platforms. Languages and level required (Basic/Intermediate/Expert): Essential: English – read, write, and speak at expert level Desirable: Knowledge of the official language(s) of one/more member states of the region Location The consultants are expected to work on site / off site as per need basis Travel Both on-site and off-site support may be required based on country needs and specific TORs of the consultancy Remuneration and budget (travel costs are excluded): Remuneration: Band level B and C based on experience, qualification of the applicant and requirements of the deliverables ·Band level B – USD 7,000-9,980 ·Band level C – USD 10,000-12,500 Expected duration of contract ·The actual duration of the contract will depend on the needs of the CPI unit, with a minimum of 3 months to a maximum of 22 months. ·Both full and part-time assignments with different durations could be offered. For part-time engagement remuneration will be pro-rated. Living expenses Travel expenses and per diem will be covered as per WHO rules applicable to consultants for approved official travel during the contract period.