AGREEMENT OF PERFORMANCE OF WORK (APW) - Mental Health and Substance use (MHS)

BACKGROUND

There is no health without mental health. WHO advocates for a systems approach anchored on a shared vision for the future of mental health in the Region. Mental health promotion involves actions to strengthen the policy environment and the use of strategic communication for network building, stakeholder engagement, enhanced mental health literacy, and behaviour change. Global advocacy days are high-profile opportunities to mobilize partners and resources whilst raising awareness among decision makers and the general public.

Co-creating the vision for the future of mental health calls for strategic engagement with stakeholders through a process that is inclusive, dynamic, and multi-sectoral. This shared vision will be the core of a new Regional framework for the future of mental health that will be proposed to Member States during the 73rd RCM in 2022. In order to sustain high-level advocacy, a side event featuring a panel discussion among decision makers, policy makers, service providers and people with lived experience is being organized for the 72nd RCM in October 2021. Target participants for the side event are official delegates of the RCM, representatives of mental health networks and organizations from the host country Japan, and mental health resource persons and other observers.

The objectives of the side event are:

• • To co-create the vision for the future of mental health in the Western Pacific; and,
• • To engage decision makers and experts around the vision and invite discussion taking the experience with COVID-19 into account.

To complement the panel discussion, and celebrate World Mental Health Day, the side event will also feature a virtual exhibit charting the future of mental health through the stories of various stakeholders.

“Voices of Mental Health” is a virtual multimedia exhibition charting the future of mental health through the stories of various stakeholders e.g. people with lived experience, health providers, advocates, scientists and researchers, and community leaders. It will feature archival photographs, audio and video testimonials, and data visualizations packaged into a microsite that can be accessed through a computer or mobile device.

The exhibition will also feature an exposition on mental health, stigma, and the role of young people in reaching the unreached. As future leaders and mental health care providers, young people will be crucial to attaining the vision for the future of mental health. A space will be provided for participants to write or record messages expressing their views about mental health and its importance to the future of the Region.

The virtual exhibit will be open to the public and housed on the WPRO MHS webpage. It will be officially launched during the side event with social media posts highlighting its contents and inviting the public to visit and share the exhibit online.

PURPOSE AND DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES TO BE CARRIED OUT

The Mental Health and Substance Use (MHS) unit of the World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WHO WPRO) seeks to contract a company to provide creative and technical services for the development of a virtual exhibit for the upcoming 72nd Regional Committee Meeting Side Event on the Future of Mental Health in the Western Pacific. The exhibit will be formally launched during the side event and provide a platform for engaging the general public on global advocacy days World Mental Health Day (10 October).

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES TO BE CARRIED OUT

The company/individual will be expected to:

• • Develop a work plan and corresponding technical specifications for the development of a virtual exhibit on mental health;
• • Produce a virtual exhibit housed on the WHO website and accessible on different devices (e.g. mobile, tablet, laptop, desktop);
• • Develop an overarching creative concept and produce accompanying creative content for the exhibit (e.g. key visual, write-ups) and on social media (e.g. social media cards on mental health, social media written content – posts, tweets, hashtags); and, 
• • Identify and coordinate with any third-party suppliers (e.g. illustrators, graphic designers, video producers), under the supervision of the technical unit, as needed.

METHODS TO CARRY OUT THE ACTIVITY AND LIST OF OUTPUTS

Output 1: Development of a work plan, technical specifications, and overarching creative concept for the 72nd RCM side event virtual exhibit.

Deliverable 1.1: Work plan, technical specifications, and key visual (15 August)

Output 2: Production of a virtual exhibit for the 72nd RCM side event.

Deliverable 2.1: Beta version of virtual exhibit (15 September)

Deliverable 2.2: Final live version of virtual exhibit (1 October)

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Qualifications required for team leader or individual contractor

Education:

• • Essential: Bachelor’s degree in fine arts, design, communication, or social sciences, preferably with prior experience in the development of virtual exhibits.
• • Desirable: Postgraduate degree or units in public health, communication, creative writing or fine arts.

Experience:

• • Minimum of five (5) years cumulative experience in communication design, event design and management, marketing, and related fields.
• • Experience working with governments and intergovernmental organizations, including the World Health Organization, will be considered.
• • Essential: At least five years of work experience in communication design, event design and management, marketing, and related fields.
• • Desirable: Experience with the UN system or international organizations, particularly in mental health.

Skills / Technical skills and knowledge:

Project management, creative writing, graphic design, computer programming, research and creative content production.

Language:

Written and spoken fluency in English (Read – Write – Speak / "Advanced" level) is essential. Working knowledge of other UN languages is an advantage.

COMPETENCIES

• • Teamwork
• • Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
• • Communication
• • Producing results
• • Moving forward in a changing environment

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Duration of contract: 78 days (2 months, 16 days) (REMOTELY)

Place of assignment

The contractual partner will not be required to be based at WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific (Manila, Philippines) to perform the tasks related to this activity but will require regular interaction with the technical unit (Mental Health and Substance use) on the development of the aforementioned deliverables.

Medical clearance

The selected consultant will be expected to provide a medical certificate of fitness for work.

APPLICATIONS

Qualified and interested specialists should submit their CV {for individual contractors} or Company Profile {for institutional applications}, Expression of Interest {cover letter} and Proposal with financial details and proposed timeline to the Supply Officer through WP RO UNGM at < wproungm@who.int > by 29 July 2021 (17:00 GMT+8)

The cover letter should outline how their experience and qualifications make them a suitable candidate for this position and should include their proposed monthly rate (in USD) and availability.

Please use Tender Notice No. 135012 as subject to all submission. Only successful candidates will be contacted.