Purpose of the Consultancy
In order to speed up operationalization of the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP), it is proposed to recruit a contractor to support the WHO C-TAP Secretariat to advance the pooling of COVID-19 health technology data, know-how and intellectual property assets. The recruitment of an expert will be undertaken to support the technical team to work with implementing partners to develop a workplan to solicit, obtain and manage COVID-19 related knowledge, intellectual property and data, support the day-to-day coordination between WHO and implementing partners, support the periodic review and documented assessment of progress against the workplan and support the organization of technical consultations with different stakeholders in relation to C-TAP activities.
Background
On 29 May 2020 WHO DG and H.E. President of Costa Rica launched a Solidarity Call to Action for the establishment of a WHO-led COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP). C-TAP is meant to facilitate and support a transparent and open source global mechanism for sharing and pooling know-how, information and rights related to existing or new COVID-19 health technologies in order to scale up their production, supply, availability and affordability in all countries in the world. C-TAP will, as much as possible, operate by using and strengthening existing WHO structures, rather than creating new ones, and by engaging and coordinating with other specialized institutions and international agencies.
Specific requirements
The supplier must possess the following knowledge, experience, skills and competencies:
