Consultant Health & Wellness
Organizational Context
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives and building a pathway to peace and prosperity. WFP operates in challenging environments, providing food assistance and addressing the impacts of conflict, disasters, and extreme weather. The organization values diversity, inclusion, and the personal and professional development of its employees.
Job Purpose
The Consultant Health & Wellness will play a crucial role in strengthening employee wellness and enhancing Duty of Care within WFP. This position involves systematically leveraging data to inform decision-making, monitor health trends, and assess the effectiveness of wellness interventions. The consultant will manage and improve the sick leave dashboard, enhance the Wellness Knowledge Management Hub, and conduct trend analysis at global, regional, and country levels. Responsibilities also include analyzing the impact of wellness programs, supporting the Global Health Survey data analysis, and conducting research on priority health topics. The ultimate goal is to move towards predictive and action-oriented wellness initiatives, improving staff health and wellbeing, and optimizing resource allocation for more targeted and cost-effective interventions.
Responsibilities
The Consultant Health & Wellness role focuses on strengthening employee well-being and enhancing the organization's Duty of Care by systematically leveraging data. Key responsibilities include maintaining and improving the sick leave dashboard, ensuring data accuracy, and enhancing visualizations for decision-making at global, regional, and country levels. The role also involves managing and updating the Wellness Knowledge Management Hub (KMH), providing trend analysis on health data, and identifying emerging health risks and priority areas for intervention. A significant part of the role is analyzing the impact of wellness campaigns and initiatives, measuring their effectiveness, and recommending improvements. Additionally, the consultant will support the data analysis and interpretation of the Global Health Survey, conduct targeted research on priority health topics, and assess the cost-effectiveness of wellness interventions. The position also requires monitoring public health threats that may affect WFP personnel and operations, and supporting the timely communication of public health alerts. The ultimate goal is to move from descriptive reporting to predictive and action-oriented wellness initiatives, improving staff health and well-being while optimizing resource allocation.
Work Experience
Requires two years of postgraduate professional experience in public health, health emergency preparedness and response, disaster management, and/or pandemic prevention and control.
Skills
Data Management, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Reporting, Trend Analysis, Research, Public Health Monitoring, Health Intervention Assessment, Interpersonal Skills, Collaboration, Computer Literacy, Problem-Solving, Adaptability, Communication Skills