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Purpose of consultancy
The consultant will provide technical guidance on tobacco control, including the development and implementation of the 2023 World No Tobacco Day campaign and other advocacy and communication activities of the TFI unit, including the publication of tobacco knowledge summaries. The consultant will also provide communication outreach and advocacy as well as technical guidance in scaling up digital solutions for tobacco cessation.
Background
Advocacy for tobacco control including MPOWER continues to remain an important strategy for WHO. World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is one such action. It is observed around the world every year on 31 May. This yearly celebration informs the public on the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, what WHO is doing to fight the tobacco epidemic, and what people around the world can do to claim their right to health and healthy living and to protect future generations.
The World No Tobacco Day 2023 campaign will aim to mobilize governments, policymakers, researchers and the global community, including relevant UN agencies, to address some of the challenges identified related to tobacco growing, and to amplify advocacy efforts beyond health by showing the massive impact of tobacco growing on food scarcity.
The WHO Tobacco Knowledge Summaries are prepared with the objective to summarize scientific knowledge in a specific area of tobacco control, as well as describe the effectiveness of specific and evidence-based interventions to reduce tobacco use and tobacco-related complications. These publications are also intended as an advocacy tool to widely include health care professionals in the fight for tobacco control and prevention of tobacco-related adverse health effects.
Scaling up O of MPOWER is another important area of work where there is need for more support. A series of digital tools for tobacco cessation (WHO digital health worker-Florence, tobacco cessation chatbots, online training courses) have recently been developed and promoted by WHO to support tobacco users in quitting. More work on communication, outreach and advocacy needs to be carried out to ensure that more countries are adopting and sustaining these digital tools as well as population-wide tobacco cessation programmes.
Deliverables
Deliverable 1 Provide technical input on the development and implementation of World No Tobacco Day 2023. Expected by 30 June 2023
Deliverable 2 Provide technical guidance for strengthening of tobacco control outreach and advocacy products. Expected by November 2023
Deliverable 3 Provide technical guidance for scaling up population-wide tobacco cessation interventions. Expected by November 2023
Qualifications, experience, skills and languages
Educational Qualifications:
Essential:
Minimum first university degree in Public Health and/or Business Administration and/or International Development or related field.
Experience
Essential:
Desirable:
Skills/Knowledge:
Languages required:
Essential:
Expert knowledge of English.
Location:
Home based – Off-site.
The consultant is expected to travel.
Remuneration and budget (travel costs are excluded):
Remuneration:
Band level A
USD 3,955 - 6,980 per month
Living expenses (A living expense is payable to on-site consultants who are internationally recruited):
N/A
Expected duration of contract:
11 months
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