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Qualifications

Purpose of consultancy

To provide technical guidance in developing and analyzing legal measures to promote public health, including regulatory and fiscal measures designed to address modifiable risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol, unhealthy diets and insufficient physical activity.

Successful candidates will:

• be included in a roster of consultants to be considered for relevant consultant assignments that become available with the LAW team, or a Member State, partner or organization working with the LAW team;
• be included in a professional network and invited to engage in knowledge-sharing and capacity building activities.

Background

The Health Promotion (HPR) department, under the Healthier Populations Division ay WHO HQ, works to contribute to the achievement of the WHO GPW13 goal of 1 billion healthier people by: promoting health at local, national and global levels, especially for disadvantaged populations; slowing and reversing the adverse trends in the common NCD risk factors by providing guidance for national policies and programmes; and building national capacity in Member States for health promotion and integrated NCD prevention and control programmes. The Public Health Law and Policies (LAW) team within HPR has a particular focus on the intersection of law and health promotion, including the use of legal instruments and mechanisms for the prevention of NCDs, and provides technical assistance to WHO Member States in this context. The roster of consultants is intended to assist and support the LAW team in this work.

Deliverables

Specific deliverables will be pre-defined for each consultancy. Consultants are expected to perform a variety of tasks, providing:

• technical guidance in the development of legal instruments, policy documents and associated materials for regulatory or fiscal policy measures to promote public health, including to address modifiable NCD risk factors.
• guidance, analysis and technical resources/tools to support implementation of legal, regulatory or fiscal policy measures.
• specialized technical advice on development and implementation of legal instruments and fiscal policy measures through the policy cycle, including through human rights-based approaches.
• technical input to the development of normative documents.
• training related to regulatory or fiscal policy measures to promote public health and/or to address modifiable NCD risk factors.

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

• First University degree in law which qualifies the holder to undertake legal practice.

Desirable:

• Advanced university degree in a relevant area, such as health law, international law or public health.

Experience

Essential:

• Band level B: 5 to 10 years relevant experience working in public health law at national and/or international level(s) with experience in at least one of the areas of expertise listed below.
• Band level C: Over 10 years relevant experience working in public health law at national and/or international level(s) with experience in at least one of the areas of expertise listed below.

Areas of expertise:

• Public health law.
• Legal approaches to NCD prevention in one or more of: tobacco control, regulation of alcohol, nutrition and food systems, physical activity and urban health.
• Legislative drafting.
• Development, implementation and monitoring of legal and/or fiscal public health policies and strategies, including policy cycle development and consensus building.
• Legal measures (particularly addressing food, non-alcoholic beverages, alcohol or tobacco products) regulating:

• Product labelling.
• Product reformulation.
• Restrictions on marketing (particularly to children).
• Excise taxes and fiscal policies designed to decrease consumption of unhealthy products.
• International trade or investment law.
• Road Safety or Transport law.
• Domestic experience in one or more of: public health law; constitutional law; urban planning law; transport or infrastructure law; road safety law; consumer protection law; food safety law media law; or laws governing marketing.
• Human rights-based approaches to public health.
• Multisectoral/multi-stakeholder policy dialogue.
• Legal education and training, or continuous professional development.
• Legal research and comparative analysis in an area of public health law.

Skills/Knowledge:

Essential:

• Capacity to conceptualize, organize and analyze situations and provide solutions to complex issues.
• Organizational and planning skills complemented by ability to multi-task and produce results within set timelines.
• Communication and negotiation skills.
• Diplomacy, tact and courtesy.
• Knowledge of Microsoft office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams).

Languages required:

Essential:

• Expert knowledge of English.

Desirable:

• Working knowledge in another UN language (French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese or Arabic).

Location

Off site: Home-based

Travel

The consultant is not expected to travel.

Remuneration:

Band level B-USD 7,000 \\xe2\\x80\\x93 9,980 per month.
Band level C-USD 10,000 \\xe2\\x80\\x93 12,500 per month.

Living expenses (A living expense is payable to on-site consultants who are internationally recruited):

N/A

Expected duration of contract :

Contract duration varies up to 11 months.

Additional Information

• This vacancy notice may be used to identify candidates for other similar consultancies at the same level.
• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
• A written test may be used as a form of screening.
• If your candidature is retained for interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link:

. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review. * For information on WHO\\\'s operations please visit:
. * WHO is committed to workforce diversity.

• WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.
• Applications from women and from nationals of non and underrepresented Member States are particularly encouraged.
• WHO prides itself on a workforce that adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards and that is committed to put the

into practice. * WHO has zero tolerance towards sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct (i.e., discrimination, abuse of authority and harassment). All members of the WHO workforce have a role to play in promoting a safe and respectful workplace and should report to WHO any actual or suspected cases of SEA, sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct. To ensure that individuals with a substantiated history of SEA, sexual harassment or other types of abusive conduct are not hired by the Organization, WHO will conduct a background verification of final candidates.

• Consultants shall perform the work as independent contractors in a personal capacity, and not as a representative of any entity or authority. The execution of the work under a consultant contract does not create an employer/employee relationship between WHO and the Consultant.
• WHO shall have no responsibility whatsoever for any taxes, duties, social security contributions or other contributions payable by the Consultant. The Consultant shall be solely responsible for withholding and paying any taxes, duties, social security contributions and any other contributions which are applicable to the Consultant in each location/jurisdiction in which the work hereunder is performed, and the Consultant shall not be entitled to any reimbursement thereof by WHO.
• Consultants working in Switzerland must register with the applicable Swiss cantonal tax authorities and social security authorities, within the prescribed timeframes (Guidelines issued by the Swiss Mission are available at:

For roster VNs:

The purpose of this vacancy is to develop a list of qualified candidates for inclusion in this advertised roster. All applicants will be notified in writing of the outcome of their application (whether successful or unsuccessful) upon conclusion of the selection process. Successful candidates will be placed on the roster and subsequently may be selected for consultancy assignments falling in this area of work or for similar requirements/tasks/deliverables. Inclusion in the Roster does not guarantee selection to a consultant contract. There is no commitment on either side.\\n \\n \\n \\n \\n \\n

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