Individual consultancy _ Support to WHO Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology (GATE) to improve access to assistive technology for people living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

The purpose of this request for expression of interest is to identify a suitable consultant to work with the Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and to support the WHO Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology (GATE) team to implement the second year of a two year project to improve access to assistive technology for people living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

Detailed Terms of Reference are available under "Documents".

Consultant contracts General conditions are available under “Documents”.

Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted by WHO.

Candidate(s) under consideration will be requested to provide: diplomas, work or residence permit, Declaration of Interests (DoI) form, copy of passport, medical clearance for fitness to work.

WHO is committed to workforce diversity.

WHO's workforce adheres to the WHO Values Charter (https://www.who.int/about/who-we-are/our-values) and is committed to putting the WHO Values into practice.

This Request for Expression of Interest is not an advertisement for a Staff position: Consultants shall perform the work as independent contractors in a personal capacity, and not as a representative of any entity or authority. The execution of the work under a consultant contract does not create an employer/employee relationship between WHO and the Consultant.

WHO shall have no responsibility whatsoever for any taxes, duties, social security contributions, or other contributions payable by the Consultant. The Consultant shall be solely responsible for withholding and paying any taxes, duties, social security contributions, and any other contributions which are applicable to the Consultant in each location/jurisdiction in which the work hereunder is performed, and the Consultant shall not be entitled to any reimbursement thereof by WHO.

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