OBJECTIVE OF THE OFFICE/DEPARTMENT

This is a requisition for employment at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO)

Contractual Agreement:

Non-Staff - National PAHO Consultant

Job Posting:

febrero 26, 2024

Closing Date:

marzo 16, 2024, 11:59 PM Colombia Standard Time

Primary Location:

Quito, Ecuador

Organization:

ECU Ecuador

Schedule:

Full time

PURPOSE OF CONSULTANCY

A PAHO Consultant may be engaged on a full-time or part-time basis for the purpose of performing a specific time-limited piece of work for PAHO in a technical advisory capacity or consultative capacity. Examples of the type of work for which a consultant contract should normally be issued are: analysis and advice on public health, medical, scientific or other health and related technical issues in countries, including the analysis of the national health situation, evaluation of national health programs, the establishment of local alliances and networks; direct technical assistance to address a particular health issue in countries (including disease outbreaks, response to emergencies, specialized training, research, development of policies, norms and protocols, etc.

A national consultant is a locally-recruited national and/or a resident of the country where the work is to be performed. The work performed by a national consultant is local or national in scope and normally supports PAHO technical cooperation programs in the country. A national consultant will normally be hired for periods not exceeding a continuous duration of up to one (1) year, renewable, for the same tasks as described in the Terms of Reference, within the same work plan and/or project. Upon completion of a series of continuous or non-continuous contracts equaling 48 months maximum.

Pay Band C-Senior level is applicable in cases where the work is at a level equivalent to work at the P.5/P.6/D.1 levels. This pay band should be used when recruiting senior, specialized and experienced consultants.
...Hiring managers will be responsible for reviewing the consultant contract and for ensuring that: the services to be rendered match the criteria of the type of services to be provided by the consultant pursuant to the Consultant Policy; and that decisions on contracting and all other matters of substance are taken in accordance with policy provisions...

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

Objetivo

Apoyo a la Representación de OPS/OMS en Ecuador en la generación de propuestas técnicas e implementación de procesos para el fortalecimiento de capacidades, desarrollo de normativa y planificación estratégica en temas de salud mental
a) Apoyo técnico en la planificación e implementación de las encuestas mundiales de prevención del consumo de tabaco en jóvenes y salud escolar (GYTS y GSHS)
b) Capacitación y acompañamiento a personal de salud especializado y no especializado en salud mental, en el marco de la implementación del programa mhGAP
c) Apoyo en la discusión de la Ley de Salud Mental y otras normativas que están en desarrollo, relacionadas a salud mental y consumo de sustancias
d) Apoyo técnico en el desarrollo, planificación e implementación de planes de prevención de suicidio y prevención de consumo problemático de sustancias
e) Apoyo técnico en el desarrollo e implementación de una estrategia de salud ocupacional, con el objetivo de fomentar el bienestar de funcionarios del Ministerio de Salud Pública del Ecuador (MSP), Gobiernos Autónomos
Descentralizados y dentro de la Oficina país

Responsabilidades

- Reuniones de planificación y coordinación, a nivel interno de la Representación OPS/OMS Ecuador, como también con las contrapartes de MSP y otras organizaciones que trabajen por la salud mental en el país.
- Revisión y análisis de materiales, herramientas y referencias disponibles en torno a temas de salud y salud mental.
- Coordinación con consultores locales de la Representación que se encuentran desempeñando funciones en distintas provincias del país, con la finalidad de coordinar procesos de implementación e intervenciones enfocadas en salud
mental.
- Sistematización de los avances, buenas prácticas, nudos críticos, reconociendo las necesidades y formulando propuestas de mejora. De esta sistematización y análisis resultarán las recomendaciones para el acompañamiento permanente, la expansión y el escalamiento de intervenciones.
- Otras que requiera la Representación OPS/OMS en Ecuador, en coordinación con el MSP

Competencias

- Conocimiento de normativas y protocolos de salud mental y de manuales y guías de salud mental o intervenciones psicosociales en distintos contextos.
- Experiencia en herramientas metodológicas de capacitación y formación de equipos profesionales de atención en servicios de salud.
- Experiencia en estrategias de cuidado de equipos.
- Buenas habilidades interpersonales con amplia experiencia de manejo de grupos
- Buen/a comunicador.
- Buena presentación oral y escritura.

Habilidades/Conocimientos Técnicos Especializados

- Manejo de herramientas metodológicas especificas en:
- abordaje de salud mental
- Cuidado de equipos
- Protocolos y manuales de salud mental e intervenciones psicológicas (locales, regionales y globales OPS/OMS)

Educación

Esencial:
- Profesional de ciencia de la salud, ciencias Psicológicas.
Deseable:
- Maestría en Salud Mental, Salud Pública o relacionada

Experiencia

- Experiencia en la atención clínica (10 años aproximadamente), que pueda acompañar a los equipos de salud al análisis de casos.
- Experiencia de más de 10 años demostrables en áreas de salud mental comunitaria y salud pública
- Conocimiento del funcionamiento del Sistema Nacional de Salud y del modelo de salud mental comunitario propuesto por el Ministerio de Salud Pública.
- Formación y experiencia en procesos de capacitación a equipos de salud con enfoques de género, interculturalidad y derechos humanos.

Idiomas

Español

Conocimiento de Sistemas de Cómputo

- Habilidad en el uso de sistemas de cómputo y el uso de programas tales como Microsoft Office Word, Excel y Outlook.
- Conocimiento de otros programas de cómputo como PowerPoint, Microsoft SharePoint será una ventaja.

Otros

- La consultoría será hasta el 31/12/2024

- La consultoría está clasificada en la Banda C Máxima, con un honorario mensual de US$4,167.00.

- La consultoría está disponible únicamente para postulantes con nacionalidad ecuatoriana o extranjeros con permiso de trabajo vigente

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This vacancy notice may be used to identify candidates for other similar consultancies at the same level.
• 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.
• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
• All applicants are required to complete an on-line profile to be considered for this consultancy. For assessment of your application, please ensure that your profile in Stellis is updated; all experience records are entered with elaboration on tasks performed at the time. Kindly note that CV/PHFs inserted via LinkedIn are no accessible.
• 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. PAHO/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: http://www.whed.net/. PAHO will also use the databases of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation http://www.chea.org/search/default.asp and College Navigator, found on the website of the National Centre for Educational Statistics, https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator to support the validation process. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.
• Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to PAHO/WHO Regulations, and e-Manual.
• For information on PAHO please visit: http://www.paho.org
• PAHO/WHO is committed to workforce diversity.
• PAHO is an ethical organization that maintains high standards of integrity and accountability. People joining PAHO are required to maintain these standards both in their professional work and personal activities.
• PAHO also promotes a work environment that is free from harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and other types of abusive behavior. PAHO conducts background checks and will not hire anyone who has a substantiated history of abusive conduct.
• PAHO personnel interact frequently with people in the communities we serve. To protect these people, PAHO has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. People who commit serious wrongdoing will be terminated and may also face criminal prosecution.
• PAHO/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.
• 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 PAHO and the Consultant.
• PAHO/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 PAHO/WHO.