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 Purpose of the Assignment:

1. Review existing evidence such including the BLL survey data and the global best practices, WHO & UNICEF guidelines and policies on lead prevention.
2. Conduct stakeholder Consultations to engage with the relevant ministries, local government, CSOs and development partners.
3. Address prevention measures of the major sources of lead exposure in Bhutan in the national lead prevention strategy and assess policy, advocacy, regulatory, institutional and surveillance gaps.
4. Develop the National strategy on lead prevention with clear vision, objectives, priority areas and strategic interventions.
5. Develop a multisectoral implementation plan outlining roles, responsibilities, and resource requirements.
6. Develop clear monitoring & evaluation framework with clear indicators for tracking progress of the national lead prevention strategy.
7. Develop advocacy communication recommendations for lead prevention strategic interventions.
8. Facilitate validation and finalization of the national lead prevention strategy through presentation to the Ministry of Health, stakeholders and UNICEF.
9. A policy advocacy brief with recommendations for legislative amendments to support lead mitigation

Work Assignment Overview: 

Deliverables and payment schedule:

The consultant’s payment terms and conditions shall be as below: 

1. Qualification:

• Advanced university degree (master's or higher) in Public Health, Environmental Health, Health Policy or related fields.

2. Experience: 

• Minimum 7 years of experience in public health strategy development or environmental health or health policy and planning.
• Proven experience in designing national strategies or action plans especially related to environmental, child health or chemical safety.
• Knowledge of Bhutan’s health system, policy landscape, and intersectoral collaboration mechanisms is an asset.

• Demonstrated communication, analytical and skills, and able to manage diverse viewpoints and work in demanding situations.
• Strong understanding of lead toxicity, exposure pathways and health environmental impacts particularly in children.
• Excellent research, analytical and strategic thinking skills.
• Demonstrated experience in stakeholder consultations, facilitations and synthesize inputs.
• Strong skills in technical analytical writing, advocacy policy drafting and strategy development.

• Consultant’s qualification and experience with detailed CV.
• Technical proposal outlining approaches and methodologies.
• A lump sum fee in BTN indicating a breakdown of professional fee for the anticipated number of working days, including fee.
• Name(s) of collaborator(s) with CVs (if applicable) with their full curriculum vitae.
• Reference to similar work (final products or links to previous work can be shared along with the proposal).

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Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.