International Consultant - MHPSS (Mental Health and Psychosocial Support), WHO Western Pacific Regional Office, Manila, Philippines

Overview

Provide technical and coordination support to advance WHO WPRO’s programme of work on mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) in the context of climate change and emergencies.

Key Responsibilities

• Review programme documents and regional priorities; prepare an inception report outlining scope of work and methodology.
• Develop a detailed workplan with timelines, key activities, and expected outputs aligned with programme priorities.
• Prepare background materials, including concept notes, agendas, and presentation slides for at least one regional meeting or workshop.
• Produce a meeting/workshop report including participant list, summary of discussions, key outputs, and agreed action points, with supporting materials.
• Compile country data, organize datasets, and conduct statistical analysis.
• Produce a regional country situation analysis report including summary tables, key findings, and interpretation of results.
• Draft and revise technical briefs, reports, and summaries based on programme activities and consultations.
• Prepare and finalized communication materials, including memos and letters.
• Prepare progress reports summarizing completed activities, outputs produced, challenges encountered, and next steps at agreed reporting points.
• Produce a final consultancy report summarizing achievements, lessons learned, and recommendations for programme planning.

Required Experience

Minimum 2 years of professional experience in mental health, public health, or related fields, and experience working in low- and middle-income country contexts. Desirable: Experience working with international organizations, including the United Nations and/or government counterparts; supporting regional or multi country initiatives; programme implementation, coordination, monitoring, and/or evaluation; contributing to technical documentation, reports, and guidance materials; supporting meetings, trainings, or learning activities; and demonstrated knowledge and moderate skills in statistical analysis, including basic data analysis, interpretation, and presentation for public health or mental health programmes.

Qualifications

University degree (or higher) in public health, mental health, psychology, social sciences, medicine, international development or any health-related field from a recognized institution or university. Desirable: Postgraduate (master's level) training or relevant coursework in mental health in emergencies, public health, mental health systems, or global health.

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