Background
The Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH) is a WHO-led initiative to support countries deliver on the COP-related health commitments and priorities (e.g., COP26 Health programme, COP27 Initiative on Climate Action and Nutrition (I-CAN), COP30 Belem Health Action Plan (BHAP). It provides a platform for coordination; knowledge and best practice exchange; networking and access to support and opportunities to link up to existing initiatives; tackling common challenges; and monitoring global progress.
The COP26 Health Programme took place in November 2021 and led to the establishment of the ATACH in June 2022. Since then, the ATACH has broadened in scope as different COP Presidencies continued to amplify climate change and health priorities. The ATACH has now become the largest platform, bringing together over 100 countries and over 100 partners around increased implementation of climate and health at country level.
As part of its Secretariat function, WHO is looking for a consultant to assist the team with the management of the ATACH and to advance the ATACH Community of practice.
Purpose of consultancy
Contribute to the delivery of the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH) mission by providing key managerial assistance (e.g., elaboration of progress reports, meeting agenda, minutes) and contribute to the advancement of the knowledge management function by e.g., contributing to the development of case studies by ATACH partners.
Deliverables
- Deliverable 1: ATACH reports produced, workplan developed and implemented. Expected on a monthly basis.
- Deliverable 2: Further functionalities of the ATACH online community of practice designed and implemented. Expected by July 2026 and February 2027.
- Deliverable 3: ATACH Case study repository expanded. Expected by October 2026 and February 2027.
Deliverable 1: Provide assistance to the management of the ATACH (e.g. advance the implementation of its strategy, assist the team with engagement with constituencies, organize annual meetings, prepare progress reports and reports to donors). Expected on a monthly basis.
1.1. Facilitate the implementation of the ATACH Strategy and workplan. This might include putting together calls for expression of interest to ATACH members for leading or co-leading relevant task teams, technical meetings and broader convenings around priority issues.1.2. Produce background materials for key ATACH operational processes (e.g., annual reports, meeting summary notes, presentation slides, procurement/contracting documents, producing reports to donors)
1.3. Organize ATACH meetings, including the annual face to face meeting.
Deliverable 2: Advance the ATACH Community of Practice (CoP) by reaching out to partners and further developing the online platform. This includes developing case studies and content to be added to the ATACH Community of Practice and developing the progress tracker and other new features in the CoP. Contribute to the delivery of the knowledge generation and sharing function of ATACH, including by advancing activities on priority technical topics (e.g. low-carbon sustainable health systems and health promoting climate action in other sectors).
Expected by July 2026 and February 2027.
Qualifications, experience, skills, and languages
Educational Qualifications
Essential: Advanced university degree in Public Health, Environmental health, epidemiology, or related fields.
Experience
Essential:
- 5 years of relevant experience in environmental health, public health or climate change work.
- 2 years of experience working in international settings on climate change and health with staff from various geographical regions.
- At least 1 year of experience working on climate resilience and/or low carbon sustainability in health systems.
Desirable:
- Experience in project management.
- Experience in high-level event planning involving representatives from governments, multilateral, and non-governmental organizations.
- Experience with database management (especially using Excel), basic HTML, and marketing platforms (e.g., Mailchimp and Campaign Monitor).
Skills/Knowledge
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.Languages and level required
Essential: Expert knowledge of English and French.
Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of other UN official languages.
Technical Supervision
For the Climate Change, Energy and Air Quality team: 1. Hiring Manager: Elena Villalobos Prats 2. Administrative focal points: Emilie Eretzian and Carine Cruz Payan.
If you are interested, please send your CV by 22 February 2026 to villalobose@who.int and cruzca@who.int and add "Consultancy - ATACH knowledge management and managerial assistance" to the email's subject.
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