Purpose of consultancy
The objective of this consultancy is to contribute towards developing the contact tracing implementation guidance.
Background
The overarching project goal is to determine, adapt, and set up contact tracing strategies promptly during outbreaks, limiting their spread.
The objectives are:
1. To develop and disseminate an evidence-based disease-agnostic contact tracing guideline
2. To facilitate the application of contact tracing strategies through the development of implementation guidance
Deliverables
Deliverable 1: Comprehensive review report on methods for contact person identification, monitoring, and contact tracing data and performance indicators used.
Expected by: 31 August 2025
- Develop a methodology for the comprehensive review
- Develop and complete a database and analytical plan of information collected
- Develop a short concept note and contact regional and country offices to identify 10-15 stakeholders to be interviewed
- Develop a semi-structured interview guide
- Collect feedback from TWG
- Deliverable 2: Minimum set of variables to collect for contact tracing.
Expected by: 31 August 2025
Develop a methodology to define the minimum set of core contact tracing variables using an electronic Delphi process (based on the method used by WHO to define the EpiCore variables)
Collect feedback from TWG
Deliverable 3: Write, review, and collect feedback from the TWG on the Implementation guidance (based on deliverables 1 and 2).
Expected by: 31 August 2025
- Guidance on identifying contacts
- Guidance on monitoring contacts
- Guidance on measuring the performance of contact tracing strategies
Qualifications, experience, skills, and languages
Educational Qualifications
Essential:
- Minimum first university degree in International Health, Public Health, or Global Health.
- Field Epidemiological Training Program (FETP) graduate.
Desirable:
Advanced university degree in International Health, Public Health, Global Health.
Experience
Essential:
- 5 to 10 cumulative years of experience in any or all of the below:
- Experience in conducting systematic reviews.
- Experience in qualitative research (specifically with key informants).
- Experience in investigating outbreaks.
Desirable:
- Experience in low- and middle-income country settings.
- Experience in Contact tracing.
- Experience with WHO Regional and/or Country office.
Skills/Knowledge
Essential:
- Ability to work independently and produce timely deliverables
- Strong writing skills
- Strong analytical skills and capacity to synthesize complex information
Languages and levels required
Essential:
- Expert knowledge of English
- Intermediate knowledge of another official UN language
Desirable:
- Expert knowledge of another official UN language
- Location
- Offsite: Home-based
- Travel
- The consultant may be required to travel.
- Remuneration and budget (travel costs are excluded)
- Remuneration
- Band level B: USD 7,000 – 9,980 per month
- Living expenses (A living expense is payable to on-site consultants who are internationally recruited)
- N/A
- Expected duration of contract
- 8 months part-time at 60%. Remuneration will be pro-rated accordingly.