The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
Purpose of consultancy
To contribute to the planning and development of a competency-based framework for eye care, focused on high demand purposes such as refractive error care, and to the planning and development of evidence-based vision and eye health screening handbook covering relevant periods across the life course.
Deliverables:
Objective 1: Contribute to the planning and development of an adapted competency framework for eye care, focused on high demand purposes such as refractive error care.
Outputs:
- 1.1 Collaborate with the WHO Vision and Eye Care Programme to establish a technical working group to contribute to the development of the adapted eye care competency framework;
- 1.2 Contribute to the development of a draft eye care competency framework focused on refractive error care;
- 1.3 Contribute to the development of an operational plan for the pilot testing of the adapted framework in 2 countries from 2 WHO regions.
Objective 2: Contribute to the planning and development of evidence-based vision and eye health screening handbook covering relevant periods across the life course.
Outputs:
- 2.1 Collaborate with the WHO Vision and Eye Care Programme to establish a technical working group to contribute to the development of the screening handbook;
- 2.2 Contribute to the development of a draft vision screening handbook and organize a peer review process to obtain expert feedback.
Qualifications, experience, skills and languages
Educational Qualifications:
Essential:
- First University degree in one of the specialties of eye care.
- Advanced university degree in public health or a related field.
Experience
Essential:
- Over 5 years of experience in an eye care related field.
- Demonstrated experience in project management and collaboration in the field of public health.
Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
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