Roster of International consultant – Strategic planning, costing, monitoring, and evaluation for antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
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About the role
Area of expertise
Roster of International consultant – Strategic planning, costing, monitoring, and evaluation for antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Purpose of consultancy
The WHO South-East Asia Regional Office (SEARO) seeks to establish a roster of qualified consultants to provide technical support to Member States in the development, implementation, costing, monitoring, evaluation, review, and strengthening of National Action Plans (NAPs) on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).
Selected consultants may be engaged to support regional and country-level activities aligned with the Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance, the WHO SEARO Regional Roadmap on AMR 2025-2030, and the One Health approach.
Background
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains a major threat to public health, food security, economic development, and health system resilience. Countries in the WHO South-East Asia Region have developed and are implementing National Action Plans on AMR; however, varying levels of capacity, financing, governance, monitoring systems, and multisectoral coordination continue to challenge effective implementation.
To support Member States in strengthening AMR national programmes and advancing implementation of the WHO SEARO Regional Roadmap on AMR 2025-2030, WHO requires a roster of technical experts capable of providing specialized support across strategic planning, costing, resource mobilization, monitoring and evaluation, programme review, governance strengthening, and One Health coordination.
The roster will enable WHO to rapidly mobilize qualified experts to support national and regional priorities as needs arise.
Deliverables
Under the overall guidance of WHO technical unit, consultants may be requested to perform one or more of the following assignments (a more specific Terms of Reference (TORs), including the exact deliverables, duration of assignment and place of assignment will be shared with the selected candidate at the time of hiring for a specific assignment):
Deliverable 1: National Action Plan Development and Revision
Conduct situational and strategic analyses.
Facilitate stakeholder consultations and multisectoral engagement.
Develop or update AMR National Action Plans.
Prepare implementation frameworks and operational plans.
Support national validation and endorsement processes.
Deliverable 2: Costing, Budgeting and Financing
Develop costed implementation plans.
Conduct budget and financing analyses.
Estimate resource requirements and investment needs.
Develop financing scenarios and sustainability plans.
Prepare resource mobilization strategies and investment cases.
Assess cost-saving potential, cost-effectiveness and return on investment for AMR interventions and implementation options.
Deliverable 3: Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability Frameworks
Develop theories of change and results frameworks.
Design logical frameworks and performance indicators.
Establish monitoring and reporting mechanisms.
Develop accountability and learning frameworks.
Design data collection and review tools
Deliverable 4: Mid-Term and End-Term Reviews
Develop review methodologies and assessment tools.
Conduct programme performance reviews.
Facilitate stakeholder consultations and review workshops.
Analyse implementation progress and bottlenecks.
Produce review reports and recommendations.
Deliverable 5: Capacity Development
Develop training materials and guidance documents.
Deliver workshops and technical training sessions.
Provide mentoring and coaching to national teams.
Strengthen national capacity in planning, costing, monitoring and evaluation.
Deliverable 6: Reporting and Policy Products
Prepare technical reports and progress reports.
Develop policy briefs and evidence summaries.
Produce national and regional assessment reports.
Develop strategic planning and investment documents.
Qualifications, experience, skills and languages
Educational qualifications
Essential
For Band level B: A first university degree or medical degree in one or more of the following fields: Public Health, Health Policy and Management, Health Economics, Epidemiology, Monitoring and Evaluation, International Development, Health Systems Strengthening, One Health, Veterinary Public Health, Environmental Health, Public Administration, and/or Business Administration.
For Band level C: An advanced university degree or medical degree with postgraduate specialization in one of the fields listed above or another field relevant to the assignment.
Desirable: Additional postgraduate training or professional certification relevant to the technical profile.
Experience
Essential:
For Band level B:
At least five years of of progressively responsible experience in one or more of the advertised technical profiles.
Demonstrated experience supporting programme planning, monitoring, evaluation, policy development, or health systems strengthening
Experience working with governments, international organizations, development partners, or academic institutions
For Band level C:
At least ten years of progressively responsible experience in one or more of the advertised technical profiles.
Demonstrated expertise in strategic planning, programme review, financing, monitoring and evaluation, health financing, policy development, or One Health implementation.
Desirable:
Experience supporting national or regional programmes in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in the WHO South-East Asia Region.
Experience working with WHO, UN agencies, development partners, or government institutions is desirable.
Experience facilitating multidisciplinary or multisectoral work and transferring skills to national teams.
Publication record in peer-reviewed journals or authorship of technical guidance, national reports or evidence-synthesis products.
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
Expertise in one or more of the following areas: AMR policy and strategy development, National Action Plan development and revision, Health economics, costing and budgeting, Resource mobilization and investment case development, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL), Results-based management, Programme performance assessment, Public health planning, One Health implementation, Governance and multisectoral coordination, Facilitation of national reviews and assessments, Strategic planning and operational planning, and Development of policy briefs and technical reports.
Ability to apply relevant WHO standards, methods and tools to national or regional contexts.
Ability to analyse complex information, assure data quality, interpret findings and formulate practical recommendations.
Excellent technical writing, presentation and communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex findings clearly to technical and policy audiences.
Desirable
Excellent facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills.
Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
Ability to work effectively in multicultural and multidisciplinary settings and to deliver quality outputs within agreed timelines.
Knowledge of adult learning, training design, facilitation and mentoring approaches.
Languages and level required