Purpose of the Consultancy Afghan Refugee Consultant is responsible for supporting WHO Country Office (WCO) to collect, monitor, and analyze health data, health needs assessment, developing contingency plans and monitoring the situation for Afghan refugees, and prepare and implement a response plan in close collaboration with health sector partners, Ministry of Health, and Medical Education (MOHME), and the Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants’ Affairs (BAFIA) of the Ministry of Interior. Background The Islamic Republic of Iran is the host to one of the largest and most protracted urban refugee situations in the world for the past four decades. There are an estimated 5 million Afghans residing in Iran, including refugees, passport/visa-holders, and undocumented individuals. According to the last data received from the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran in October 2020, there are near 800,000 Afghan refugees with Amayesh card reside in Iran. 96% of the registered ones live in urban and rural areas integrated with the host community, while only 4% of them live in 20 settlements managed by UNHCR’s main government counterpart, BAFIA. Many Afghans and Iraqis refugees are the second or third generation living in Iran. Since August 2021, with escalated conflicts and Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, it is estimated that 5,000 Afghan refugees are entering Iran every day through unofficial borders. It is the government of Iran’s responsibility to registering them and issue and identity card (Amayesh) for them. However, the government of Iran has always had an inclusive and progressive health policies for refugees to ensure their access to quality health services despite of their nationality, documentation, and legal status. The Government has enabled refugees and foreign nationals to access free COVID-related test, treatment, and hospitalization, same as the nationals. In terms of response to the refugee influx, the main responsibility lies with the Government (BAFIA of the Ministry of Interior) in coordination with other Governmental key actors (namely Ministry of Health, National Disaster Management Organization and Iranian Red Crescent Society and Ministry of Education, etc.). Unilateral sanctions, high inflation rate, economic hardship, and COVID-19 pandemic have severely affected the health system to perform quality health care at all levels and the government requested UN agencies and international NGOs to support its efforts in managing the situation. In this regard, a Refugee Response Plan (RRP) has been established to ensure a coordinated response to Afghan refugee influx in Iran and other neighboring countries to Afghanistan. UNHCR, as mandated and leading the inter-agency response with participation of UN agencies and INGOs, will support the Government-led efforts. WHO as the lead of the Health & Nutrition sector and UNHCR as the co-lead, are responsible to ensure coordination of international actions/interventions with Governmental-led efforts and plans in close collaboration with other health and nutrition sector partners, and local NGOs. In line with its mandate, WCO as the lead of the health sector in UN agencies, and in support of MOHME and BAFIA in provision of health services for refugees, a short-term consultancy is provisioned to assist WHO CO in Iran to collect, monitor, and analyze health data, conduct health needs assessment, developing contingency plans and monitoring the situation for Afghan refugees, and provide and implement a response plan including monitoring and evaluation. Work to be performed Output I: Promote Refugee Health and Nutrition Sector Coordination, Leadership and Partnership The consultant under direct supervision of WHO Health Emergency Programme (WHE) Team Lead and overall Guidance of the WHO Representative will: • Review, adapt and update Health and Nutrition sector, co-led by UNHCR, in support of the government and MOHME responses to refugee and migrants health in the country and in conjunction with other UN agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other partners, including development actors to ensure delivery of public health and nutrition services to beneficiaries (POC and host community) in line with WHO, UNHCR and nationally recognized and most up-to-date standards and policies. • Meet with governments, humanitarian, and development partners (i.e., relevant national and local authorities for health and nutrition response) to ensure multi-stakeholder approach and planning to harness the comparative advantages of different actors to meet the health needs of POC. • Attend Health Coordination and other meetings including formed inter-sectoral groups such as Technical Working Groups for RCCE, nutrition.. etc. • Engage in relevant partnership fora, to support health and nutrition partners and MOHME to implement effective public health preparedness and contingency planning for refugee influx; this includes the development or updating of country-specific plans of action to delineate the roles, responsibilities, and contributions of other actors. • Facilitate and participate in multi-sectoral partnership dialogue with health and non-health institutional and non-institutional players in the area of refugee and migration health, organize meetings, produce relevant documentation and reports and supply content for any established information sharing platforms as required • Coordinate WHO response and contribution to refugee health issues at three levels of organization and with WHO country offices in Afghanistan and other concerned neighboring countries Output 2: Strategic and contingency planning, development and implementation of health and nutrition response strategy and plans The consultant in close collaboration with UNHCR, other health and nutrition partners and MOHME technical officers at WCO and EMRO will contribute and assist in the followings: • Edit, Clean, verify the refugee and migrants health assessment related activities and developing required roadmap, strategies, and operational/response plans on how to intensify the Health and Migration Programme in coordination with involved health partners • Support establishment of a functional and regular information sharing and joint monitoring and evaluation mechanisms among national and international health and nutrition partners • Draft and develop the finalization of the country profiles, conduct the situation analysis including but not limited to current trends, health challenges, existing policies and Frameworks, country support plans, gaps, and linkage with other WHO programmes in particular WHE, UHC, and PHC. • Provide country tailored technical assistance within the operational range of the Migration and Health area of work including the formulation, implementation, and monitoring of WHO programme activities carried out in the country • Draft progress reports and other technical communications (e.g., donor reports, annual reports, briefing notes); follow up on inputs for the finalization of the country refugee and migration health reports. • Produce draft technical documents, information products, reports, regular situation updates and provide technical assistance in the organization of various activities, such as workshops, meetings, and technical assistance missions • Actively contribute resource mobilization activities through developing proposals, identifying funding opportunities based on identified priority health needs and gaps in collaboration with health partners that could contribute to the RRP Health and Nutrition implementation Deliverable Output I & II & payment Deliverables Date Payment Countersigned contract 0% Submission of 1st periodic technical report on Submission of progress report on implementation of refugee and migrant health activities in WCO, including technical supports provided, established coordination and information sharing mechanisms, meetings conducted, reports, updates, plans and etc 50% 50% Submission of 1st periodic technical report on Submission of progress report on implementation of refugee and migrant health activities in WCO, including technical supports provided, established coordination and information sharing mechanisms, meetings conducted, reports, updates, plans and etc 50% Specific requirements - Qualifications required: • First university degree related to health or emergency response, management, or social sciences. Desirable: • Master’s degree in relevant area is desired. • Specialization or specific training on health emergency management - Experience required: • Up to 5 years of relevant experience in health emergency response, health response support, public health needs assessments, risk analysis or early recovery. Desirable: Strong knowledge in developing and implementing public health policies and strategies in the context of emergencies is an asset. Experience with WHO, UN agencies, NGOs and INGOs working with vulnerable population including refugees and migrants. - Skills/ Technical skills and knowledge: • Proven experience and expertise in the management of the health response to humanitarian emergencies and outbreaks, need assessment, data collection, analysis, and report writing; • Extensive technical knowledge, and operational skills, including early recovery/transition, combined with knowledge of UN, interagency humanitarian systems and process. • Excellent communication skills to negotiate/enlist cooperation from a broad range of actors from multi-disciplinary backgrounds; • Strong organizational skills complemented with ability to work in a proactive and independent manner, multi-task and produce results under pressure - Language requirements: • Fluent written and spoken English and the local language (Farsi) Place of assignment

Tehran, Iran

Medical clearance The selected Consultant will be expected to provide a medical certificate of fitness for work Travel The Consultant is expected to travel within Iran or at WHO meetings All travel arrangements will be made by WHO – WHO will not be responsible for tickets purchased by the Consultant without the express, prior authorization of WHO. While on mission under the terms of this consultancy, the Consultant will receive subsistence

allowance. Visas requirements: it is the consultant's consultant’s responsibility to fulfil visa requirements and ask for visa support letter(s) if needed.

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