CON 2025 060 | Advisory and Technical Assistance Services on Public Health Emergency Management and Operations

Project Context and Scope  

The International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s health program in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) aims at strengthening the resilience and responsiveness of the region’s health system and improving access to healthcare, as part of the organization’s strategy to alleviate the driver of unwanted migration and to reduce health-related risks during displacements and migration cycle. IOM has implemented various health-related projects that contributed to better health outcomes in the BARMM.  

IOM’s project “Building Resilience through Inclusive Governance Healthcare Transformation in BARMM (BRIGHT-BARMM), funded by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), aims to enhance the local capacity of Ministry of Health (MOH) and its provinces and cities/municipalities, to pursue key and cross-cutting reforms in health systems. It will strengthen Health Systems (HS), particularly in areas of health governance and leadership, financing, and data and information, to provide a more conducive setting for implementing Safe Motherhood (SM), Adolescent Reproductive Health (ARH), and Global Health Security (GHS) programs.  

One of the focuses of the GHS component is to strengthen the BARMM’s regional and provincial health emergency and disaster response, coordination, and management. IOM will equip and enhance Emergency Operations Center (OpCEN); provide technical assistance and training to frontline workers on maintaining and running OpCEN; and, assist in embedding OpCEN establishment and management to local disaster response and management plans, reinforcing harmonized approach to health-related emergencies in line with global and national standards. IOM will hence engage an expert on Public Health Emergency Operations to conduct a technical needs assessment that will inform these initiatives.    

Under the overall guidance of the Head of Sub-Office in Cotabato City, direct supervision of the National Health Programme Coordinator, and in collaboration with the technical leads, the successful candidate will produce analysis paper, including the assessment results and recommendations to enhance health emergency and disaster response, coordination, and management, and provide technical guidance to the BRIGHT-BARMM project. 

The objective of this consultancy is to map out resources and assess the current capacity of health emergency operations in BARMM at the regional and local levels. This includes reviewing operational plans and procedures, physical structure, ICT infrastructure, information systems and data standards, and other features of OpCEN. It will also evaluate the availability of human resources and their competency to maintain and execute essential functions of OpCEN, including efficient and timely coordination with agencies, response, information sharing, reporting, logistics, admin, and finance. 

  Organizational Department / Unit to which the Consultant is contributing   IOM Migration Health Unit in Mindanao  / MA1161: BRIGHT BARMM Project Tasks to be performed under this contract
 Category B Consultant hired to deliver a report on a three-installment payment basis: 

 First deliverable – Regional and Provincial Assessment report, including the infrastructure and capacity gaps analysis and recommended infrastructure and training approaches and methodologies to address the gaps, developed based on coordination and consultations with key partners at the regional, provincial, and municipal level, review on existing data, and assessment activities - Deliverable by email by 30 November 2025 (40% of overall contract value) 

Second deliverable – OpCEN design, procedures, equipment specifications, operations, staffing models and information system recommendation report explicitly developed for the MOH and Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi context with consultations from MOH and other key partners - Deliverable by email by 15 December 2025 (30% of overall contract value) 

Final deliverable – Guidance session design and tools for government counterparts and technical guidance note for IOM staff to guide on DRRM-H and OpCEN support and activities; Final Report submission– Third and Final instalment payment - Deliverable by email by 09 January 2026 (30% of overall contract value)  Performance indicators for the evaluation of results

Comprehensive technical assessment and analysis of DRRM-H, OpCEN, or Public Health Emergency Capacity of BARMM and Sulu, including diagnostic baseline of systems, staffing structure, infrastructure, ICT, information flows, roles, coordination, logistics, finance/administration. 

OpCEN infrastructure design for structural upgrades, including space programming for storage, logistics bay, monitoring room, briefing room, and workflow zoning, ICT architecture and equipment specifications, power and utilities, accessibility and safety, in compliance with international and national standards. 

Technical guidance notes and tools on Public Health Emergency for IOM Staff 

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⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

Training/ Guidance session report, including strategy recommendations, action points, data analysis and interpretation. 

Final report 

Number and quality of training materials, tools, or policy/ guidelines evaluation reports of the reviewed strategies and processes/guidelines. Number and quality of community engagement efforts, knowledge products, mentoring sessions and interactions with IOM staff and key stakeholders at the National, Regional, and Provincial levels. Feedback from stakeholders on the quality of work and reports. Contribution to achieving project goals and objectives in BARMM, such as strengthened operational and institutional capacity and guidelines or policies, BARMM application of new knowledge, and effective service delivery. 

Education, Experience and/or skills required 

Master’s or Higher degree in Public Health, Emergency/ Disaster Management, Health Systems/Operations, Biomedical or Systems Engineering, or any related field from an accredited academic institution with ten years of relevant professional experience.  Advanced knowledge and proven experience in public health, health emergencies such as DRRM-H, PHEOC design and operations, OpCEN establishment, and health systems frameworks. Demonstrated experience with OpCEN establishment and management, Incident Command System (ICS), multi-agency emergency coordination, emergency logistics, and public health information flows. Experience working in complex health system environments, preferably in the Philippines or similar contexts, and strong understanding of DOH’s standards on OpCEN, Health Emergency Management, DRRM-H policies and frameworks, and other international standards are desirable. Prior working experience with the International Organization, UN, Development Organization, National, and BARMM government is highly desirable. Familiarity with the issues, policies, structure, and context of the Global and Philippines on public health is a must. Strong analytical, communication, and training skills are required to build capacity among health staff at various system levels effectively.  

Languages

Tagalog is required, and any local dialects is desirable.IOM’s official languages are English, French and Spanish.Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments. Travel required

The candidate will undertake duty travels in support of the programme, as may be required. 

  Required Competencies IOM’s competency framework can be found at this link. Competencies will be assessed during the selection process. Values - all IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these five values:

Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.Integrity and transparency: Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.Empathy: Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and fairly treated.Core Competencies – behavioural indicatorsTeamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.Delivering results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.Managing and sharing knowledge: Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.Accountability: Takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own actions and delegated work.Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.NotesAny offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding confirmation.Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, verification of residency, visa, and authorizations by the concerned Government, where applicable.IOM covers Consultants against occupational accidents and illnesses under the Compensation Plan (CP), free of charge, for the duration of the consultancy. IOM does not provide evacuation or medical insurance for reasons related to non-occupational accidents and illnesses. Consultants are responsible for their own medical insurance for non-occupational accident or illness and will be required to provide written proof of such coverage before commencing work.IOM has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and IOM, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities.IOM does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, processing, training or other fee). IOM does not request any information related to bank accounts.IOM only accepts duly completed applications submitted through the IOM online recruitment system. The online tool also allows candidates to track the status of their application.For further information and other job postings, you are welcome to visit our website: IOM Careers and Job Vacancies