International Health Consultant (remote with travel for 3.5 months)

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For every child, the right to safety.

How can you make a difference?

The purpose of this consultancy is to provide specialized technical support to the Ministry of Health (MoH), in collaboration with UNICEF to strengthen the prevention and management of health risks associated with indoor air pollution in Timor-Leste. The consultancy service required is for 40 working days within three months period, starting from 4th January 2027 to 15th March 2027.

The international consultant will conduct a desk review and field assessment of indoor air quality and related practices in the targeted municipalities and identify how indoor air pollution impacts the community’s health. Coordinate closely with the Department of the Vector Control and Environmental Health and the relevant Directorate and relevant partners during the process assessment, reviewing the existing documents and policy of the air quality and indoor air pollution quality to develop the national of indoor air quality guidelines to align with the country context. Through the assessment’s findings to develop a national standard operation procedure to guide health professional and community health volunteers to implement indoor air pollution procedure program aligning with standard guidelines in the community both in rural and urban setting. By having a national guideline developed for the country will support and facilitate coordination and as a strong evidence and systematic reference for national technical team both at the National Institute of Public Health (INSPTL) and at the program to develop a practical training modules for health professionals and community health volunteers to align with the country context and needs. It is therefore during the assessment process that one area to be considered is also to consult with INSPTL to get any valued recommendations for MoH to consider when developing the training modules.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: International Health Consultant.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have...

Minimum requirements: |(Qualifications/Experience/ Knowledge/Expertise/Skills)

• Education: Masters in Public health + University degree in one related field on Environmental Health and climate change
• Work Experience:
  • A minimum of more than 7 years of progressively responsible professional experience in environmental health, air quality, public health or a closely related field.
  • Demonstrated experience conducting air quality/environmental health assessments, including development of assessment methodologies, data collection tools, data analysis and interpretation.
  • Demonstrated experience developing technical guidelines, standards, SOPs or policies related to environmental health and/or air quality.
  • Demonstrated experience developing training packages/modules and facilitating capacity-building for health professionals or comparable audiences.
  • Strong analytical, technical writing and stakeholder consultation skills.
  • Experience working with government institutions, UN agencies or international development organizations is an asset.
  • Experience working with the UN system agency and development organization and the country of assignment is an asset
• Language Requirements: English
• Knowledge/Expertise/Skills: Knowledge of development of assessment report, guidelines, SOP and training modules on climate related to indoor air quality
• Desirables: Portuguese Language

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template)  Financial proposal International Health Consultant.docx
• A detailed technical proposal: Past environmental health risk report, guidelines etc.