National Health Needs Assessment Consultant

About the role

IOM, in cooperation with the Asian Development Bank and the governments of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, is implementing a cross-border health security partnership project focused on the Khujand-Tashkent corridor, near the Points of Entry Fotehobod (Mastchoh district, Tajikistan) and Oybek (Bekabad district, Uzbekistan). The consultant will carry out a mixed-method (qualitative and quantitative) needs assessment of vulnerable groups and mobile populations, including migrant workers, in selected border communities.

Key responsibilities

• Assess health profiles, including self-reported morbidity of chronic diseases, and socioeconomic status, mobility, barriers to health services and health needs.
• Evaluate the impact of infectious diseases (chronic and outbreaks) on livelihoods and the mobility dimensions of communicable disease, including sex-differentiated effects.
• Generate evidence on health needs, vulnerabilities, barriers to access and service gaps, and identify priority areas for intervention.
• Inform practical measures to strengthen mobility-sensitive, migrant-inclusive primary health care, community-based communicable disease prevention and response, and access to health services for migrants and host communities.

Required profile

• University degree in Health Sciences, including public health, epidemiology and other relevant disciplines.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in public health research, preferably on epidemiology, communicable diseases, IHR and border health.
• Demonstrated experience in needs assessments, health facility assessments or similar public health assessments.
• Experience with international organizations, government institutions and other stakeholders; cross-border, migration or mobility health contexts are an asset.
• Fluency in written and spoken English, Uzbek/Tajik and Russian; language proficiency is assessed during selection.

Required skills

• Proficiency in quantitative and qualitative research methods, data collection, management and analysis.
• Knowledge of WHO health facility assessment tools and methodologies.
• Experience adapting and applying assessment tools, questionnaires and data collection instruments, and analysing quantitative and qualitative health data.
• Use of KoboToolbox or similar platforms is an asset.
• Strong analytical, report-writing, communication and presentation skills.

Consultants are covered by IOM's compensation plan for occupational accidents and illnesses during the consultancy; non-occupational medical insurance is the consultant's responsibility.