Consultant - support Ministry of Health to expand and build the capacity of the national smoking cessation programme in Jordan

Overview

Support MoH to enhance smoking cessation programme capacity.

You have:

• Minimum first university degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing or Midwifery.
• Master's degree in Public Health, Health Service Management, Epidemiology or related field.
• From 5 to 10 years of experience in tobacco cessation and tobacco control.
• Excellent command of English and Arabic (Read - Write - Speak).
• Relevant work experience with national governmental institutions, NGOs or universities.

Contract

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Purpose of the consultancy

The purpose of this consultancy is to support Ministry of Health to expand and build the capacity of the national smoking cessation programme in Jordan.

Background

The Ministry of Health of Jordan has received its first ever donation of nicotine replacement therapy from Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health through its partnership with the Access Initiative for Quitting Tobacco (AIQT). The donation, at an estimated retail value of about US$ 1 million, aims to support thousands of Jordanians and refugees quit smoking during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The pandemic has revealed that quitting smoking is more important than ever as the evidence shows that smokers are more vulnerable than non-smokers are to developing a severe case and dying from COVID-19. This access to free nicotine patches combined with personal counselling and digital support will mainly help 5,400 frontline workers, patients with non-communicable diseases and refugees quit smoking. Any smoker willing to make a quit attempt will have access to nicotine replacement therapy and counselling free of charge at the Ministry of Health publicly available smoking cessation services. The donation has helped to greatly expand these services within primary health care centers across the kingdom.

Planned timelines

• Start date: 01/05/2021
• End date: 30/06/2021

Work to be performed

Output 1: Assessment of smoking cessation services

1. 1. Conduct an assessment based on WHO tools of the following MOH smoking cessation services: a) 30 Primary Health Care Centers located in the center, north and south of Jordan; b) National Hotline teleconsultation services.
2. 2. Contribute to diverse reporting mechanisms by providing requested updates for different reporting platforms and for the meetings: FCTC 2030 report, FCTC COP report, WHO Global Tobacco Control Report reporting, WHO EMRO and HQ monthly calls among others related to the smoking cessation programme.

Deliverables:

• Submit two baseline assessments reports, one for the health care centers and one for the hotline using checklist of the services agreed with WHO focal point.
• Submit monthly reports, during the assignment, covering the 30 health care centers and the hotline with the following indicators: how many patients received daily; how many patients quit smoking and the name and quantity of medicines delivered each month by the centre.
• Submit report on the contributions provided to the reporting mechanisms.

Output 2: Smoking cessation communication and capacity- building

2.1 For the preparation of World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) event the consultant will: 1) develop Information Education and Communication (IEC) and awareness raising materials in alignment with WHO guidance and recommendations; 2) promote the hotline through social media, radio platforms

2.2 Conduct one training (virtual or one-to-one) session on ‘tobacco dependence therapy’ to the 30 nominated medical staff as per request by MOH.

2.3 Measure and evaluate the sustainability of smoking cessation services at the national level.

Deliverables:

• • Submit report including IEC materials, promotion through social media and other channels.
  • Submit training report including pre and post evaluation, training materials used, and recommendation.
  • Submit report on the assistance and actions taken provided by date.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Minimum first university degree in Medicine, pharmacy, nursing or midwifery for lower end of range, Master’s degree for mid and high end of range in Public Health, Health Service Management, Epidemiology or related field, with Bachelor.

Experience:

From 5 to 10 years of experience and knowledge on tobacco smoking cessation and tobacco control in general.

Skills/ Technical knowledge

Relevant work experience with national governmental institutions, NGOs or universities.

Language

Excellent command of English and Arabic (Read - Write - Speak).

Location:

Amman, Jordan.

Medical clearance : The selected Consultant will be expected to provide a medical certificate of fitness for work.

Travel (If travel is involved, a medical certificate of fitness for work will be required.)

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 responsibility to fulfil visa requirements and ask for visa support letter(s) if needed.

Additional Information section

• This vacancy notice may be used to identify candidates for other similar consultancies at the same level. Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
• Remuneration is in line with WHO consultant established rates
• Successful candidates will be included in the roster for consideration for future contractual engagement via a consultancy, as they become available. Inclusion in the roster does not guarantee any future contractual relationship with WHO
• A written test may be used as a form of screening.
• If your candidature is retained for interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.
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• WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.
• Applications from women and from nationals of non and underrepresented Member States are particularly encouraged.
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