National Consultant Type B - Climate-Sensitive Health

About the role

IOM Tunisia's Migration Health Division (MHD) is seeking a National Consultant Type B to support its work on strengthening health system resilience to climate change and ensuring inclusive, gender-responsive health services for vulnerable populations. The assignment contributes to the project "Strengthening Healthcare Systems for Climate Resilience in Tunisia" (MA1159) and runs for 4 months (16 weeks, 112 calendar days) under the direct supervision of the migration health officer and the guidance of the MHD Project Coordinator, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health.

Key responsibilities

• Task 1: Rapid desk review of existing national and international materials on climate-sensitive health risks (heat stress, pollution, vector- and waterborne diseases, mental health), then develop gender-sensitive information materials and toolkits for health practitioners (training manuals, clinical guides) in Arabic and French.
• Task 2: Design a training curriculum and modules on climate-sensitive diseases, mental health and psychosocial support, and gender, age and disability considerations, including a Training of Trainers component aligned with MoH and WHO standards.
• Task 3: Organize stakeholder consultations and validation workshops with the Ministry of Health and project partners, revise and finalize deliverables based on feedback.
• Task 4: Support dissemination of the final materials through digital and physical channels and recommend their integration and sustainability in the national health system.

Required profile

• Master's degree in public health, environmental health, climate change or a related field from an accredited institution.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in public health, health communication or climate change and health.
• Proven experience developing training curricula and technical materials for health professionals.
• Experience working with UN agencies, governments or NGOs in health, migration or climate-related programmes.
• Demonstrated experience integrating gender-sensitive and inclusive approaches in public health programming.