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National Consultant - Climate Change and Health Institutional Assessment

WHOPort Vila, Vanuatu
Category | Grade:Professional | CONDeadline:28 Jul 2026Job ID:2602165Posted on:15 Jun 2026
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Overview

Supports the Vanuatu Ministry of Health under a GEF LDCF project to assess institutional structures, policies and legislation on environmental health and climate change, and to review and update the Environmental Health Strategy.

Department: Environmental Health Unit

Languages

Required: English, Bislama

Job Areas

  1. Agriculture, Environment and Sustainability
  2. Policy, Economics and International Affairs

Minimum Experience

Not listed

Estimated Salary

Not available

Responsibilities

  • Prepare inception report with workplan
  • Conduct baseline institutional assessment of MoH structure, policies and legislation on climate/health
  • Review coordination mechanisms for climate change and health
  • Review and draft updated Environmental Health Strategy
  • Facilitate national review workshop in Port Vila
  • Submit final assignment report

Requirements

  • University degree in Public Health, Environmental Health, Climate Change, Health Policy or related field
  • At least 2 years experience in policy/legislation reviews and institutional capacity assessments
  • Open to Vanuatu nationals only (local recruitment)

Skills

Policy analysisTechnical report writingInstitutional capacity assessment

Additional info

  • 3-month contract, 1 July to 30 September 2026
  • Remuneration VUV 679,987.25-814,326.25 per month