National Consultant - Urban Governance Project for Health and Wellbeing

1.Area of expertise: Provide support for the Urban Governance Project for Health and Wellbeing

2.Purpose of consultancy

The purpose of the national consultancy is to provide support for the Urban Governance Project for Health and Wellbeing, Phase II for HPS-EMRO.

3.Background

Thenational consultant will besupporting the “WHOUrban Governancefor Health and Wellbeing” project initiative, which seeks to enhance good governance for Health and Wellbeing through multisectoral and multi-stakeholder engagement in rapidly urbanizing and high-density cities. This initiativeisexpectedto worktowardsachievingtheSDGstargets3andPromote Pillar of the WHO 14^th General Programme of Work. The project also aims to address key urban health issues, including social determinants, and promote healthier lives for individuals and communities living in cities.Thisistoaddresskeyurbanhealthproblemssuchasinformalsettlements,accesstobasicpublic services, and social cohesion. the WHO Urban Governance for Health and Wellbeing initiative’s Theory of Change includes five key strategic actions which are as follows:

·Re-orient institutions of governance through the leadership of mayors to increase community participation and effectiveness.

·Integratemechanismsat the institutionalleveltopromotepoliciesandinterventionswithaparticipatory process from multiple sectors.

·Enhance technicalcompetence toaddresssocialdeterminantsof healthandequityincities through a HiAP approach to the key issues.

·Generatenew evidenceonurbangovernanceforhealthandwellbeingat the locallevel.

·Advocateforparticipatoryurbangovernanceforhealthandwellbeingthroughglobal,regional, and national city and mayors’ networks.

EMRO has received the first tranche for phase II from the Swiss Development Corporation Fund as part of a global WHO project to enhanceurbangovernanceforhealthandwellbeing.TunisiaisoneofthefivecitiesfromfourRegions identified to implement the WHO Urban Governance for Health and Wellbeing initiative. Based on that,a country-level. Activity planhasbeendevelopedaftercompletion of phase Ifor WHO countryoffice, Tunisia. The project will be implemented by EMRO and WHO country office of Tunisia.

The national consultant is to support the work of promoting urban governance for health and wellbeing in the context of Healthy City as a multisectoral platform and the development of activity plans related to the Regional Healthy Cities Network as well as documentation of implementation.

4.Deliverables

Output1:TechnicalsupporttotheUrbanGovernanceandUrban leadProjects

Deliverable1.1;Identifycountry-specific actionstoimplementtheSDCproject

Deliverable 1.2Conduct technical briefingfor WHO country office and provide technical inputs in developing activity plans to implement the SDC project

Deliverable 1.3. Prepare documents and reports for the activities implemented

Deliverable 1.4: Regularly communicate with WHO Country Office, Tunisia, to provide and get updates on the implementation and reporting.

Deliverable 1.5: Prepare briefingfiles,presentations,andothermaterialsonvarious topics.

Deliverable1.6Draftinformationproducts(articles,shortstories

5.Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Essential Education required: Universitydegreein Public Health orrelatedfields withspecifictrainingonurban governance, health promotion and wellbeing.

6.Experience

Essential: Atleast2years’ relevant experience in urban governance, health promotion and wellbeing.
Desirable: worked before with WHO to be familiar with reports and communication styles

7.Languages and level required
ExpertinEnglishandArabicspeakingand writing

8.Location
Cairo, Egypt

9.Travel
Travel will be required.

10.Remuneration and budget
Remuneration: NOB

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