Recruiting a Special Adviser (SA) to WAHO Director General

WEST AFRICAN HEALTH ORGANISATION (WAHO)
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CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Reference No ICS/ IPPSHP (KFW)-WAHO/2023/015.d
Regional Project to Support Pandemic Prevention and One Health in the ECOWAS Region

JOB TITLE: Recruiting a Special Adviser (SA) to WAHO Director General

1. Introduction
The West African Health Organisation (WAHO) is the health institution of the Economic Community of
West African States (ECOWAS), with a mandate to ensure the attainment of the highest possible level of
health and protection of the health of the people of the ECOWAS region.
To carry out its mission of improving the health of the people of West Africa through regional programmes
and interventions designed to accelerate sustainable, health-enhancing development, WAHO sought and
obtained a budget from the KFW to support the management of the Organisation, through the recruitment
of a Special Advisor (SA) to the Director, who will be responsible for mitigating the impact of the abolition
of the statutory post of Deputy Director General and coordinating the Gambia component of the new project
“Pandemic Prevention and One Health in the ECOWAS region”.
This recruitment will enable WAHO not only to develop and maintain strong institutional capacity, but also
to better manage the resources allocated to the Gambia component of the new “Pandemic Prevention and
One Health in the ECOWAS Region” project.

2. Main Purpose of the Assignment
The recruitment of the Special Adviser to the Director General who shall coordinate the Gambia component
of the new “Pandemic Prevention and One Health in the ECOWAS region” project under a consultancy
contract aims to fulfil the following main roles:
• To act as a point of contact for the Director General’s internal and external relations.
• To also serve as the Focal Point for the Gambia component of the new project “Pandemic
Prevention and One Health in the ECOWAS Region” being finalised under KFW funding.
• To support the organisation in any need related to its functions.

3. Duties and Responsibilities

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