National Consultant Tobacco Control

Provides technical and coordination support to strengthen implementation of Uganda's Tobacco Control Act and regulations. The consultant coordinates enforcement, capacity building, farmer-transition, laboratory and monitoring activities with government, WHO and development partners.

• Coordinate tobacco-control priorities and report progress to WHO country, regional and headquarters teams
• Build enforcement-officer capacity and monitor district action plans
• Coordinate the Tobacco-Free Farms initiative with ministries, farmer groups and development partners
• Support laboratory studies, product regulation and joint compliance inspections
• Monitor industry interference and tobacco-related media activity
• Lead public-awareness activities and tobacco-control review meetings

• Advanced degree in Public Health or a related field
• At least five years of health programme-management experience
• Knowledge of WHO FCTC and MPOWER
• Experience working with government institutions and development partners
• Expert knowledge of spoken and written English

• Tobacco taxation and health economics
• Policy and legislative analysis
• Understanding of industry interference and Article 5.3 implementation
• Strategic thinking
• Political awareness
• Diplomacy

• Tobacco control
• Health programme management
• Policy implementation
• Stakeholder coordination
• Tobacco surveillance
• Technical writing

• Thirty-day external consultancy
• Travel within Uganda and abroad is expected
• Consultant is responsible for applicable taxes and contributions