International Consultant- Nature-based solutions (NbS), One Health, and environmental health policy and evidence synthesis

The consultant will synthesize and critically assess evidence on how nature-based solutions contribute to the One Health approach and develop an evidence-based policy paper with actionable recommendations for policymakers in the WHO European Region. The role involves conducting structured evidence reviews, policy analysis, and translating scientific evidence into policy guidance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a structured review of peer-reviewed literature and policy reports on nature-based solutions applicable for implementation in One Health in the WHO European Region.
• Include evidence spanning environmental outcomes, human health outcomes, and animal health outcomes.
• Organize findings using a One Health systems framework linking environmental drivers, NbS interventions, and health outcomes.
• Map NbS to key risk domains such as climate and heat, water and sanitation, biodiversity loss, zoonotic disease emergence, food systems, and AMR.
• Review existing One Health policies to assess alignment and gaps related to NbS.
• Identify barriers and enabling factors for policy uptake, including governance, financing, and cross-sectoral coordination.
• Develop clear, actionable policy recommendations for integrating NbS into One Health.
• Produce deliverables including inception report, analytical framework, policy analysis report, draft and final policy papers, and a PowerPoint presentation for dissemination.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree in public health, environmental health, environmental sciences, ecology, One Health, or another field directly relevant to the consultancy.
• At least 7 years of relevant professional experience in environmental health, public health, climate and health, One Health, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience conducting structured evidence reviews, literature syntheses or equivalent evidence-assessment work.
• Demonstrated experience in environmental health policy analysis, policy development or translating scientific evidence into policy recommendations.
• Desirable: Demonstrated experience in nature-based solutions, nature and health, One Health, or related interdisciplinary research and policy work.
• Desirable: Experience in developing or evaluating multisectoral policies, governance frameworks or cross-sectoral implementation approaches.
• Ability to critically appraise and synthesize scientific and policy evidence; identify evidence gaps, uncertainties and limitations; and translate findings into clear, evidence-based policy recommendations.
• Knowledge of relevant international environmental health and One Health policy frameworks.
• Familiarity with WHO's work and the European Environment and Health Process is desirable.
• Expert knowledge of spoken and written English.

Skills

• Public Health
• Environmental Health
• Environmental Sciences
• Ecology
• One Health
• Evidence Synthesis
• Structured Evidence Reviews
• Literature Synthesis
• Environmental Health Policy Analysis
• Policy Development
• Scientific Evidence Translation
• Nature-Based Solutions
• Interdisciplinary Research
• Multisectoral Policy Development
• Governance Framework Analysis
• Cross-sectoral Implementation
• Critical Appraisal
• Policy Recommendations
• International Environmental Health Policy
• WHO Policy Frameworks

Languages

English