Consultant On Public Health Management and Sustainable Development

Result of Service
- The Consultant on Public Health Management and Sustainable Development will produce a Thematic Analysis Report of public health development and management in the municipality of São Gonçalo - Brazil, based on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the New Urban Agenda (NUA), the Public Policy Observatory, the Planning and Project Laboratory on Sustainable Urban Development, and other good practices in Brazil and worldwide. This research aims to diagnose the city's public health situation and management to help expand the Healthy City actions proposed by São Gonçalo´s Strategic Plan “Novos Rumos” and improve the municipal health management as a whole, consequently strengthening the universal health coverage agenda. The consultant should also incorporate into his/her analysis an interdisciplinary approach that sheds light on the links between public health and urban planning, demonstrating the relevance of these links to achieve sustainable urban development. As a result of the analysis, the consultant should elaborate a Thematic Analyses Report that will be the first initiative to use data from the Public Policy Observatory to strengthen the municipal government's priority agendas. Thus, the deliveries of this consultancy will contribute to supporting the Observatory as a tool to monitor and evaluate São Gonçalo public policies. The Consultant will work in close collaboration with the operational and technical teams of UN-Habitat offices in São Gonçalo and Rio de Janeiro.
- Work Location
- Home-based
- Expected duration
- The consultancy has an expected duration of two (2) months.**Responsibilities**:

- Background The main mandate of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is to promote sustainable development of human settlements and policies conducive to adequate housing for all. Within this framework, UN-Habitat supports central and state governments, as well as local authorities and other partners for the implementation of the Habitat Agenda, the 2030 Agenda with the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda. UN-Habitat helps the urban poor by transforming cities into safer, more inclusive, compact, integrated, resilient and connected places with better opportunities where everyone can live with dignity. It works with organizations at every level, including all spheres of government, civil society, and the private sector to help build, manage, plan and finance sustainable urban development. The Regional Office for Latin American and the Caribbean - ROLAC - is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Agency puts emphasis in developing and managing activities in the host country. Indeed, for the past years, UN-Habitat has expanded its portfolio in Brazil by working with the three tiers of government in order to support the formulation and implementation of more effective, sustainable, participative and socially fairer urban economic, social and environmental policies. Through a partnership with the Municipality of São Gonçalo, Brazil, to strengthen the urban management structure of the municipality to plan and implement public policies that accelerate the localization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UN-Habitat is setting up the project named “São Gonçalo 2030: Strengthening the planning and management of the Municipality of São Gonçalo to build a more sustainable and safer city, that leaves no one and no territory behind". As part of this project, a Public Policy Observatory and a Planning and Project Laboratory on Sustainable Urban Development will be implemented to enhance São Gonçalo City Hall's engagement toward sustainable and inclusive urban prosperity, through a better understanding of the urban setting, and the establishment or improvement of its public policies, plans, and actions. In order to properly implement this project, a Consultant on Public Health Management and Sustainable Development is required to ensure the good execution of the work programme. Report to UN-Habitat Manager The Consultant on Public Health Management and Sustainable Development will report to the National Officer for Brazil, who will evaluate him/her. Outputs/Work Assignment The Consultant will deliver the following products: - Product 1 (P1): Thematic Analyses Report on Public Health Management and Sustainable Development in São Gonçalo - Description: Recommendations for public health development, management, and monitoring for São Gonçalo; (v) an executive summary to synthesize the thematic report; and (vi) a presentation, in PPT format. Expected delivery date: 30 days after contract signature. Responsibilities Under the overall supervision of the National Officer for Brazil, the Consultant on Public Health and Sustainable Development will: - Learn about the Public Policy Observatory of São Gonçalo;
- Learn about São Gonçalo’s Strategic Plan Novos Rumos and its axis Cidade Saudável (Healthy City);
- Participate in meetings with the UN-Habitat and other p