UNICEF Maldives is seeking a National Consultant Individual or Institutional Consultant to Conduct Children’s Environmental Health (CEH) Assessment for Maldives. All interested and qualified parties are invited to apply!
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Advert - National Individual / Institutional Consultant to Conduct Children’s Environmental Health (CEH) Assessment for Maldives
For every child, the right to health!
How can you make a difference?
The purpose of this consultancy is to assess the status of child environmental health in the Maldives. This involves identifying policy gaps, key priorities and outlining practical actions for government and partners to support HEHC‑aligned work for children. The scope of the consultancy includes undertaking an in-depth country assessment on relevant environmental hazards and risk factors such as air pollution, lead exposure, climate/environmental hazard, and their impact on children. As such, the objectives are to:
- Assess the key environmental risks affecting children in the Maldives—with a focus on air pollution, lead exposure, and major climate/environmental hazards.
- Review current national policies, regulations, and institutional arrangements related to air quality, chemical/lead safety, waste and environmental health, and climate‑related risks, identifying major gaps and areas requiring improvement.
- Recommend priority actions for government and partners to improve Children’s Environmental Health, providing practical, HEHC‑aligned guidance for programming, policy development, and next steps.
The assessment will identify priority issues, existing gaps, and opportunities for action. This work will be carried out in close collaboration and guidance from UNICEF and Government.
If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: 
TOR082026 Consultant _ Child Healthy environment landscape analysis _VA.pdf
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Minimum requirements:
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- Education:
Master’s or postgraduate degree in Environmental Health, Public Health, Medical Sciences, Epidemiology, Health research or any other related disciplines
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Work Experience:
- At least three years of relevant professional experience in the areas of public health, environmental health
- Demonstrated experience in conducting similar assessments - design of studies and assessments, and conducting research related to the environment, environmental health, child’s health, pollutants and/or toxic metals (e.g lead)
- Experience of handling health data monitoring & reporting, especially in a child health area Experience in capacity building, government relationship building, training and/or facilitation is an asset
- Past experience working in research initiatives is desirable. Experience producing research reports, literature reviews, policy briefs, or thematic analyses.
- Work experience in Health research or data analysis preferred.
- Expertise or high-level command of excel, SPSS and other data entry and analytical tools.
- Ability to develop dashboards, visualizations, and analytical briefs for policy advocacy and programme.
- Exposure or experience with Health systems is an asset.
- Experience in ethical research involving children, adolescents’ youth, and vulnerable communities will be desired.
Skills (optional):
- Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment.
- Demonstrated familiarity with UNICEF’s PSEA and Child Safeguarding requirements.
- Ability to work effectively in multicultural team of international and national personnel.
- Strong organizational and coordination skills, including experience working with government counterparts, schools, and field teams, facilitating workshops and validation events.
- Self-motivated ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines.
- Good command in spoken and written English and Dhivehi
Desirables:
- Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.
For every Child, you demonstrate...
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- Ethical awareness
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- Embracing change
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