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Pan American Health Organization

Public health agency providing technical cooperation

National PAHO Consultant - Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health

Strategy & Management ConsultingPosted on Nov 10
Part-timeRemote in USACOP600k /hr

About the Job

Requirements

  • A professional qualification in a health-related area is essential.
  • A postgraduate qualification in Public Health, Epidemiology, or Public Policies is essential.
  • Five to six years of experience formulating, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating plans or projects, especially those related to noncommunicable chronic diseases and their risk factors; three years must be verifiable.
  • Knowledge of global, regional, and national public policies concerning noncommunicable chronic diseases, mental health, and their risk factors is required.
  • Knowledge of Colombia's social security system is required.
  • Ability to coordinate and interact with regional- and national-level experts is required.
  • Ability to analyze and provide feedback on technical documents and reports, and to write and synthesize technical reports, is required.
  • Ability to manage work, collaborate in a team, analyze situations, and make sound decisions is required.
  • Excellent Spanish skills and working knowledge of English or another official language are required.
  • Knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Outlook is required.

Responsibilities

  • Promote implementation of the technical cooperation work program for prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases to strengthen national capacity to respond to their burden.
  • Provide technical advice on an integrated approach to mental health promotion and prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases, risk factors, and health determinants, working in a multidisciplinary team and linking regional and global levels of the Organization.
  • Provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Health and other national and subregional health-system and policy-integration institutions on health promotion, diagnosis of health problems, identification of risk factors, and methods and technologies for their control; collaborate in technical cooperation activities, particularly those related to noncommunicable diseases.
  • Promote adoption and support in-country implementation of PAHO's Better Care for Noncommunicable Diseases from Primary Health Care initiative and integrated health services networks, as well as complementary PAHO/WHO frameworks for addressing noncommunicable diseases through interprogrammatic initiatives.
  • Collaborate in developing, implementing, and evaluating prevention programs and health services for noncommunicable disease control and mental health, emphasizing integration, continuity, and quality across health-service providers.
  • Promote and support development of relevant multi-stakeholder networks, alliances, and partnerships needed to address mental health, noncommunicable diseases, their risk factors, and determinants.
  • Facilitate collaboration among the Ministry of Health, academic institutions, other government sectors, civil society, and private-sector organizations to strengthen national and subregional capacity to implement and evaluate noncommunicable disease prevention and control programs.
  • Apply concepts, principles, and methods to planning, programming, administration, and evaluation of surveillance, prevention, and control programs for chronic diseases and their social and environmental determinants, including community-level functions, integrated programs, local health systems, and health promotion.
  • Promote and strengthen public health research on chronic conditions and their determinants by helping identify priorities and public health research institutions and promoting multidisciplinary studies.
  • Collaborate in developing national public health information and surveillance systems for noncommunicable diseases using standard regional and global tools as appropriate; provide models and support for using data to inform policy and program decisions on chronic disease prevention and control.
  • Help secure extrabudgetary financial and nonfinancial resources by assisting national and subregional authorities in preparing proposals and project plans for relevant national, bilateral, and international organizations.
  • Coordinate with other projects to support efficient activity coordination, systematic use of resources, and integrated development of capacities for study, research, and analysis required for noncommunicable disease control and prevention.
  • Contribute to coordinating the Organization's technical cooperation and financial assistance as part of the team of consultants assigned to the Country Office.
  • Maintain regular communication with the adviser for the assigned topics and effective working communication with other professionals, technicians, and assistants in the Representation.
  • Participate in meetings and missions organized by the PAHO technical team on the contracted topics.
  • Report promptly on difficulties or threats to activity implementation that could jeopardize results and propose solutions.
  • Prepare progress reports on the work plan, specifying actions taken and achievements during the period, and prepare a final management report as National PAHO Consultant for noncommunicable diseases and mental health, including an executive summary following the Organization's guidelines.
  • Comply with the policy on prevention and response to sexual exploitation and abuse and communicate it to the communities served by PAHO/WHO.
  • Complete PAHO/WHO mandatory virtual self-learning courses.
  • Perform other duties necessary to fulfill the purpose of the contract.
  • Deliver a document presenting PAHO technical cooperation in Colombia on chronic diseases and mental health, grounded in national priorities and including a work plan and schedule for 2027, by December 15, 2026.
  • Deliver a proposal to strengthen implementation of the Decennial Plan for Cancer Control through regulatory, coordination, prevention, and national and territorial capacity-building actions, by January 29, 2027.
  • Deliver a report on actions to integrate mental health into primary health care by expanding evidence-based, community-oriented, person-centered, human-rights-based services to improve access, coverage, and quality of care for mental disorders, by March 1, 2027.
  • Deliver a report on actions to strengthen the regulatory, technical, and operational framework for prevention and care of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases under the regional Better Care for Noncommunicable Diseases initiative, by April 25, 2027.

About the Company

Pan American Health Organization

Public health agency providing technical cooperation

PAHO (Pan American Health Organization) provides technical cooperation and mobilizes partnerships to improve health and quality of life in the Americas. It is the regional office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the specialized health agency of the Inter-American System, working with the UN system. Its work involves technical assistance, public health program support, disease prevention, health promotion, and health system strengthening in member countries. Unlike many global health groups that operate by country or region only, PAHO combines regional leadership with a formal affiliation to WHO and the UN system, making it a trusted source for coordinating health initiatives across the Americas. The organization's goal is to improve health outcomes and quality of life across its member states by supporting health systems, guiding policy, and promoting evidence-based public health actions.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
United States
Founded
1902

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