E-DRUG: Consultant for NCD Marketplace Assessment (retainer, short-term consultancy)
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Job categories: Health, Procurement, Partnerships
Vacancy code: VA/2021/B0012/22868
Level: ICS-12
Department/office: IPS, PG, Procurement Group
Duty station: Copenhagen, Denmark
Contract type: International ICA
Contract level: IICA-4
Duration: 5 months from 01/12/2021 to 30/04/2022
Application period: 11-Nov-2021 to 21-Nov-2021
Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time
(CET) on the closing date of the announcement.
Background Information - Job-specific
<https://jobs.unops.org/Pages/ViewVacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=22868&media=print#1>
UNOPS provides health infrastructure, procurement and fund management
services to our partners (Governments, UN organizations, International
Financial Institutions, Funds) in some of the world's most challenging
environments. From constructing hospitals, to procuring pharmaceuticals or
medical equipment, UNOPS is working to deliver sustainable health outcomes
for millions of people.
In recent years, the demand for health related services from our partners
has increased significantly and this has translated into an equivalent
increase in the procurement volume of health related goods and services,
which in 2020 exceeded $ 450 million in pharmaceuticals, medical devices,
medical and laboratory equipment and consumables.
Among the medicines that UNOPS has certain experience in procuring and
supplying, are those related to Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, tend to be
of long duration and are the result of a combination of genetic,
physiological, environmental and behavioural factors. The main types of
NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as hypertension and stroke),
cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes. NCDs are associated with high
levels of morbidity, mortality and disability, responsible for over 40
millions deaths per year constituting 70% of global deaths. Almost half of
the deaths are considered premature occurring in people under the age of
70, with 86% of these premature deaths occurring in low- and middle-income
countries.
Diverse UN agencies and other international organizations are already
involved in the NCD space through various programmes and initiatives, with
WHO providing leadership on NCD prevention and control. In this context
UNOPS would like to explore and identify the potential opportunities that
exist for UNOPS to add value in the NCD marketplace.
Specifically UNOPS would like to:
- Assess the current NCD medicines and medical devices marketplace
including but not limited to size, players, demand, partnerships, access technologies and platforms from a development perspective.
- Investigate NCD medicines access challenges/barrier entries for LMIC
countries, existing solutions and status of uptake/ acceptability, and
potential alternative solutions.
- Investigate innovator pharma industry, funding/financing agencies and other key global health actors perspectives and outlook on the NCD
marketplace including appetite for a global supply mechanism, and
opportunities for partnership.
- Conduct a strategic options analysis for UNOPS in the NCD marketplace
for medicines and medical devices in line with its mandate including
identifying the potential benefits and barriers and how they can be
maximised or overcome.
This is a short-term assignment (5 months) starting on 1 December 2021 for
a maximum of 100 working days. The estimated time commitment is 18 days per
month. UNOPS will select a candidate further to a desk review.
Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to attach a cover letter describing how their experience is relevant to this consultancy.
Interested? Go to
https://jobs.unops.org/Pages/ViewVacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=22868
Donna Kusemererwa
Pharmaceuticals Advisor
Procurement Group
Implementation Practices and Standards
Copenhagen, Denmark
www.unops.org
Donna KUSEMERERWA <donnak@unops.org>