This Consultancy is to support the Social Determinants and Healthy Settings Unit (SDH) unit in supporting Member States in the Western Pacific Region to measure and monitor progress made towards Health Promoting School targets as well as Healthy City targets; internal monitoring and evaluation and in ad-hoc data collection/analysis and capacity-building efforts.
In 2025, the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific put forward the Weaving Health for Families, Communities and Societies in the Western Pacific Region (2025–2029) vision to guide collective action in addressing today’s challenges while preparing resilient systems for tomorrow. Central to this vision is the recognition that health and well-being are not created in isolation but are woven into the daily lives of people, families, and communities. To advance this vision, Member States are called upon to adopt approaches that strengthen the environments where people live, learn, work, and play.
Healthy Settings—including schools, universities, marketplaces, workplaces, cities, and islands—are key vehicles to operationalize this vision. They enable whole-of-society action on health equity by embedding well-being into the very structures of communities and institutions. Through participatory, intersectoral, and equity-driven approaches, Healthy Settings help countries create inclusive environments that promote health for all while addressing the determinants that drive inequities.
The Weaving Health healthy setting-targets for 2029 include:
80% of countries in the Region having a national intersectoral policy, strategy, and/or plan on specific Healthy Settings; and
500 new cities and/or islands actively participating in functioning Healthy Settings networks, reporting periodically on at least 10 city- or island-level equity-based indicators and targets.
Achieving these targets requires high-quality, disaggregated data to track progress, identify gaps, and support evidence-based decision-making. While many Member States have initiated Health Promoting School programmes and Healthy Cities networks, monitoring and evaluation remain inconsistent, with countries often lacking standardized tools, analytical capacity, and mechanisms for periodic reporting. This limits opportunities to demonstrate impact, learn from good practices, and sustain political and financial commitment.
To address these needs, the Social Determinants and Healthy Settings Unit (SDH) at WPRO is seeking consultancy support to strengthen country capacity in monitoring and evaluation of Healthy Settings. Specifically, this consultancy will focus on conducting consultations, providing technical support and capacity building on the tools to measure and monitor progress on Health Promoting School and Healthy City targets, conducting ad-hoc data collection and analysis, and contributing to regional capacity-building initiatives that empower Member States to institutionalize equity-focused monitoring into their Healthy Settings programmes. It will also support the SDH unit in tracking progress towards internal indicators and targets under the 14th Global Programme of Work (GPW).
Under the supervision of the SDH Coordinator and Technical Officer, the consultant will perform the following activities:
Output 1: Plan for, and support SDH in implementing country consultations on the developed “Healthy Setting Measurement and Monitoring guidance package, with practical companion materials” drafted by the unit. Once finalized, support MS in adopting and adapting guidance package, and support cities and schools in operationalizing those tools.
Deliverables:
1.1 Revised Healthy Setting Measurement and Monitoring guidance package for cities and schools, based on stakeholder input.
1.2 National HPS and HC M&E frameworks
1.3 Monthly reports capturing work completed technical support provided to cities and schools.
Output 2: Support SDH in setting up a system for internal monitoring and assessing progress towards WHO indicators/targets (GPW, Vision, etc.). This will include finalizing criteria and Standard Operating Procedures for inclusions into baseline/updates, and finalizing baselines of current indicators/ targets.
Deliverables:
2.1 An excel-based system for monitoring and assessing progress towards WHO indicators and targets (GPW, Vision, etc.), with Standard Operating Procedures as annex.
2.2 A list of baselines for each indicator/target.
2.3 Monthly reports capturing work completed technical support provided to cities and schools.
Output 3: Support SDH in ad-hoc data-related tasks, including, but not limited to, data collection, analysis, and/ or documentation. Strengthen the unit’s capacity to perform internal and external equity-based monitoring and evaluation.
Deliverables:
3.1 Requested data analyses and reports.
3.2 Monthly reports capturing work completed technical support provided to cities and schools.
Note:
Upon finalization of the contract intellectual property of content and products shall revert to WHO.
Any data or results may not be shared or distributed without approval of the responsible officer in WHO.
Essential: University degree in public health, social sciences, or related field from a recognized university.
Desirable: A master’s level or higher in a public health, social sciences, or a related field
Essential: Minimum of 5 years of combined national and international experience working in community engagement, sexual and gender-based violence, health promotion, health research, SDH, and global health.
Desirable: Experience in WHO in the Western Pacific Region is an asset.
Understanding of health inequities across populations in the Western Pacific Region.
Familiarity with WHO global and regional frameworks.
Facilitation, research, and report writing.
Essential: Written and spoken fluency in English.
On-site: WPRO, Manila, Philippines
The consultant is expected to travel to sites for relevant activities (consultations, information gathering, programme reviews, training etc,) where necessary.
Remuneration: Pay band level B, USD 7,000 - USD 8,000 (monthly)
Expected duration of contract: 9 months, March to November 2026
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