Deliverables

• Deliverable 1: Technical products (e.g. guidance documents, publications, meeting reports).
  • Develop and monitor project management plan for technical product development.
  • Facilitate preparation of meetings for technical products (draft agenda, mails, approvals, etc.).
  • Facilitate meetings with expert networks to receive inputs into technical products.
  • Draft WHO technical products.
  • Provide technical edits of WHO documents.
  • Edit technical products based on inputs from expert reviewers and/or meeting reports.
  • Undertake and/or organize the editing process prior to submission.
  • Provide input toward product launches and support dissemination of technical products as requested.
• Deliverable 2: Technical guidance to Member States.
  • Conduct situational analysis of cardiovascular disease control in selected Member States including contributing to technical inputs.
  • Develop and write reports documenting current status and recommendations for strengthening cardiovascular disease control programme for selected Member States in line with WHO guidance.
  • Draft brief operational strategy to contribute to implementation of recommendations including roles and opportunities for internal and external partners active in cardiovascular disease control.
  • Facilitate preparations of country missions (country situational analysis, agenda, etc.).
  • Draft reports of country meetings.
• Deliverable 3: Contribute to the achievement of cardiovascular disease coverage targets.
  • Provide guidance on the design, implementation, and coordination of national cardiovascular disease control plans in line with WHO recommendations.
  • Provide technical and programmatic advice on the development, update, and implementation of cardiovascular disease policies and activities.
  • Provide guidance on the use of tools to allow governmental stakeholders to finalize cardiovascular disease plans and define and implement priority interventions.
• Deliverable 4: Grant proposals relating to cardiovascular diseases.
  • Coordinate inputs from WHO staff and combine into donor template.
  • Draft proposal narrative and/or budget for review based on guidance from WHO staff.
  • Draft technical and financial reports to donors.
  • Draft supporting materials such as slide decks or written summaries for meetings with donors.

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

• Advanced university degree in public health, medicine, epidemiology, pharmacology, or any related discipline.

Desirable:

• Advanced university degree in a CVD-related field from a recognized institution.

Experience:  

Essential:

• At least 10 years of relevant experience in cardiovascular diseases and public health.
• Proven track record for professional delivery of high-quality products.
• At least three peer-reviewed publications or book chapters in cardiovascular disease-related fields.
• Experience with country work in low- and middle-income countries.

Desirable:

• Relevant work experience with WHO and/or UN agencies, health cluster partners, or relevant non-governmental organizations.
• Experience in programme/project management.

Skills:

Essential:

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
  Ability to prioritize and manage work to critical project timelines in a fast-paced environment.

Languages required:

Essential:

• Expert knowledge of English.