Contract Period: 15 July 2022 to 31 December 2022
Status: Deliverables expected to require a time commitment of 40 hours per week. Availability to participate in pre-scheduled meetings and coordination calls between 11am-5pm Argentina (GMT-3) is required.
Report deliverables to: Associate Director of Programs and Communications for Latin America.
Supervises: None
Posting Date: 22 June 2022
Posting closing date: 6 July 2022Organizational Overview
Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) is an international nongovernmental organization (NGO) that works to transform health care worldwide so that it reduces its environmental footprint, becomes a community anchor for sustainability, and a leader in the global movement for environmental health and justice. With regional offices on four continents, partners around the world, and global and regional initiatives, HCWH is leading the global sustainable health care movement.
Global Green and Healthy Hospitals (GGHH), a program of Health Care Without Harm, is an international network of hospitals, health care facilities, health systems, and health organizations dedicated to reducing their environmental footprint and promoting public and environmental health. GGHH has 976 institutional members in Latin America, which represent the interests of over 24,000 hospitals and health centers in the region.
Contract Description
Health Care Without Harm is looking for a professional, detailed oriented, technical consultant to support the development and execution of the second edition of its “Training Program on Climate and Health Leadership”. The first edition , which was carried out in 2019, convened over 640 health professionals from the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region with the goal of increasing awareness of the urgency of climate change, and building capacity among health professionals in the region to advocate for climate action in their health care institutions, in their communities and with their governments.
Health professionals are among the most trusted voices and reliable sources of information in our societies; unfortunately, awareness of the health impacts of climate change and the human toll of fossil fuel driven air pollution is not yet generalized among them. Therefore, HCWH LAC is launching a second edition of its Training Program to strengthen its capacity building efforts and ensure that health professionals in the region have access to relevant information and skills, and to the tools they need to contribute to the health argument for climate action. Since the goal is for these resources to translate into climate leadership, this second edition will be much more focused on supporting health professionals to develop better communication and advocacy skills, including media training.
Another important component of the second edition will be the urgent need for fossil fuel phase out, including evidence on how fossil fuels affect human health in different ways. HCWH LAC has partnered with the Secretariat of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty initiative to develop the Training Program in a way that contributes to the broader goal of fostering the growing movement of health professionals advocating for climate action, and building the social backing that governments require to adopt fossil fuel phase out strategies.
Fewer approaches are more powerful to foster social awareness and mobilization against climate change than the understanding of how it is directly affecting human health. Health professionals can be a pivotal actor to place the health argument for climate action and fossil fuel phase out at the center of social narratives. The voices of those who are already active in this space, and of communities affected by the compounding health and climate crises, must also be amplified. Therefore, the mission statement of the Training Program is “Health professionals in the LAC region have the capacities and tools to become active voices in the global fight against climate change, including by leading and supporting the mobilization of their communities to demand the urgent and equitable phase out of fossil fuels”.
. Requirements:
Consultancy Goals
- Supporting HCWH’s team in Latin America in the design of the program, which will have a minimum of six modules, at least one of which will be dedicated to advocacy for fossil fuel phase out.
- Consolidating partnerships with key actors in the climate and health space at the regional level to promote the program.
- Putting together the format and lineup of speakers for each session, and coordinating the planning process and communications with them; reaching out to potential speakers and moderators, and working with them in preparation for their sessions.
- Designing and managing the registration system for the program; putting out an open call for applications with clear requirements to participate in the program and launching a communications campaign to promote it.
- Collecting and systematizing a compendium of relevant tools and complementary resources for program participants, as well as developing the necessary training materials.
- Coordinating the necessary logistical arrangements (e.g. digital platform, registry system and simultaneous translation) for the program’s execution.
- Designing and operating the program certification mechanism, which includes a final assignment consisting of a short video of themselves delivering a message on the need to act on climate to protect human health and/or of themselves taking measures within their institutions or communities.
- Coordinating with the HCWH LAC team to design and launch a final campaign that builds on the contents produced by participants in their final assignment, crystallizing health voices warning society of the impending health impacts of climate change and calling for urgent climate action, including the immediate and equitable phase out of fossil fuels. The campaign should include specific references to the lived experience of local communities in the regional context, as well as a call to action (which may be in the form of an invitation to sign an open letter from health professionals to LAC governments).
- Preparing communications and materials for the meetings of the organizing team and training sessions.
- Organizing project documentation and databases, as well as supporting the analysis of results and the systematization of the experience for monitoring and reporting purposes.
- Producing a final report at the end of the project’s programmed activities, highlighting its scope and achievements, metrics of success and any identified best practices and lessons learned, as well as a short analysis of scaling potential and recommendations.
Deliverables
Activities and Timeline:
- Supporting HCWH’s LAC team in the design of the program, including partnerships with key actors in the climate and health space at the regional level to promote it. Timeline: 15-29 July 2022
- Reaching out to potential speakers and moderators, consolidating the format and lineup of speakers for each session, and working with them in preparation for their sessions. Timeline: 29 July – 26 August 2022
- Designing and managing the registration system for the program, as well as a communications campaign to promote it. Timeline: 8 – 26 August 2022
- Call for applications (communications campaign running). Timeline: 1 – 22 September 2022
- Collecting and systematizing a compendium of relevant tools and complementary resources for program participants, as well as developing the necessary training materials. Timeline: August and September 2022
- Designing and operating the program certification mechanism, including participants’ final assignment. Timeline: August and September 2022
- Coordinating the program’s execution, including the necessary logistical arrangements. Timeline: 3 – 21 October 2022
- Receiving participants’ final assignment. Timeline: 24 – 28 October 2022
- Coordinating the design and launch of the final campaign, including the editing and communications processes with outside contractors. Timeline: 31 October – 18 November 2022
- Launch of final campaign (ongoing communications to promote it). Timeline: 21 November 2022 – until end of contract
- Organizing project documentation and databases, as well as supporting the analysis of results and the systematization of the experience. Timeline: Ongoing throughout the contract
- Developing the project report (producing the first draft, integrating feedback from HCWH LAC and elaborating the final report). Timeline: December 2022
- Analyzing program results and identifying potential opportunities for scaling up, as well as follow up activities with a smaller group of particularly active participants. Timeline: December 2022
The activities outlined above are expected to require a time commitment of 40 hours per week. Availability to participate in virtual meetings and coordination calls (scheduled in advance during work hours) is required. Deliverables and timings for the submission of deliverables may be updated upon written (email) agreement by both parties. Coordination with HCWH throughout the project will take place remotely.
Qualifications & Competencies
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications and competencies:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in communication, journalism, political science, international relations, pedagogy or similar. Advanced degree in environmental sciences and/or health or equivalent is a plus. Experience can be used as a substitution for education.
- Experience: At least three years of experience in program/project implementation in a nonprofit, private/public sector and/or health care setting. Proven track record in capacity building and training program development. Experience working on environmental health or sustainability issues, including projects, campaigns and/or policy advocacy, is highly desirable.
- Field of expertise: Development and successful execution of training programs, including certification. Experience working with health professionals in the LAC region is highly desirable. Work experience in advocacy, sustainability, leadership training or management is a plus.
- Languages: Spanish (native). Fluency in English is a plus.
- Excellent writing and organizational skills are required.
- Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel and Google Drive. Experience with data processing and analysis is a plus.
- Ability to think proactively, take initiative and see tasks through to completion with appropriate follow-up.
- Self-disciplined, action-oriented style that can prioritize tasks to meet deadlines. Strong work ethic.
- Flexibility to provide expertise to a team or independently to meet goals in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Self-directed to take action and resolve issues.
- Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with others in an intercultural environment to achieve the organization’s goals.
General Competencies
- Accountability: takes responsibility for all work activities and personal actions; follows through on commitments; implements decisions that have been agreed upon; maintains confidentiality with sensitive information; acknowledges and learns from mistakes without blaming others; meets deadlines and satisfies promises; recognizes the impact of one’s behavior on others.
- Initiative: provides expertise to take action to improve a situation without waiting for explicit instructions; understands how one’s own actions relate to the organization’s strategic goals; recognizes and responds to opportunities in order to reach a goal; seeks new and improved techniques, solutions, and approaches to completing assignments.
- Managing Resources: allocates time and resources efficiently and effectively; prioritizes work.
- Working Collaboratively: works collegially with others, cooperating in both interpersonal and team relationships; fosters enthusiasm and maintains mutual trust, candor and respect; adds value in collaborative processes rather than merely passing challenges forward.
- Clear Communication: expresses oneself clearly and effectively when speaking and/or writing to individuals or groups; listens attentively; ensures that information is understood by all parties; shares information in a timely manner using the most appropriate method; presents well-organized information in a group setting; chooses appropriate audience(s) for communications.
- Organization/Project Management: organizes large amounts of information by creating and maintaining well organized systems; follows logical approaches to completing work; brings a project from inception to successful completion, and follows up, as appropriate; translates strategies into step-by-step plans for action; monitors work progress to completion; pays close attention to detail.
What’s In It For You?
- Work for an organization where the mission is inspiring and your colleagues are passionate and motivated.
- Work with staff that care deeply for the mission and the network of people carrying out that mission.
- Play a role in helping drive growth, influence impact, and advance efforts to create a more sustainable health care sector and community.
- Be part of an inspirational eclectic network.
To Apply or Inquire
Upload a cover letter and resume, in English or Spanish, addressed to Carolina Gil Posse, Associate Director of Programs and Communications for Latin America, here. Questions can be addressed to [email protected] . Only competitive candidates will be invited to participate further in the recruitment process. Position open until 6 July 2022.
Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth are committed to seeking and sustaining culturally and ethnically diverse organizations, and to the principles that promote inclusive practices. We are dedicated to building a diverse staff with expertise and interest in serving the mission of the organizations in respectful ways. HCWH is an Equal Opportunity Employer.