Call for experts – Global Action for Measurement of Adolescent health (GAMA) Advisory Group

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Remote (global)
  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management, Health professional
  • Job type: Consultancy
  • Humanitarian or Development: Humanitarian
  • Experience level: Not specified
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: Remote (global)
  • Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
  • Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
  • Deadline: 15/07/2024
  • Location: Remote (global)
Child protection/ Children’s rights Youth Health
The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking experts to serve as new members on the Global Action for Measurement of Adolescent health (GAMA) Advisory Group (AG).
This “Call for experts” provides information about the AG in question, the profiles of the experts being sought, the process to express interest, and the process of selection.

Background
Improving health outcomes for adolescents aged 10-19 years is a priority for WHO and its partners, as outlined in the second edition of the Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents (AA-HA! 2.0). To track progress towards this goal, evidence-informed measurement of adolescent health behaviours and determinants, outcomes, and policy implementation is essential.
In 2018, WHO, in collaboration with the UN H6+ partnership agencies (UNAIDS, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, the World Bank Group, and the World Food Programme (WFP)), established the GAMA AG.
The objectives of GAMA are to:
  • provide technical guidance to WHO, UN H6+ agencies and other relevant measurement groups to define a core set of adolescent health indicators, for the purpose of harmonizing efforts around adolescent health measurement and reporting;
  • promote harmonized guidance for adolescent health measurement, supporting countries and technical organizations in collecting useful data to track progress in the improvement of adolescent health.

Who can express interest ?
A total of 15-20 new experts will be selected to serve for a period of two years, including 2-6 young experts.
Members of the GAMA AG must have excellent technical knowledge, including at least some of the following:
  • Broad knowledge of adolescent health epidemiology;
  • Familiarity with methods for generating information on adolescent health, particularly in low and middle-income country contexts (including through health information systems; health facility, household and school surveys; policy surveys; and demographic surveillance systems);
  • Familiarity with tracking progress towards and setting targets for reducing adolescent mortality, morbidity and health risk factors, and towards improving adolescent well-being, including proper monitoring and evaluation;
  • Knowledge in measurement areas identified as needing further development[3] including but not limited to quality of care, school health, and well-being;
  • Experience in supporting countries with adolescent health measurement including through implementation of proper age disaggregation in health information systems and surveys;
  • Experience in reviewing and refining adolescent health indicators.
The young experts must be 18-29 years of age and have: 
  • A health-related academic background; 
  • Broad understanding of adolescent health; 
  • Broad understanding of the methods for generating health information, particularly in low and middle-income country contexts (be it through health information systems; health facility, household and school surveys; policy surveys; or demographic surveillance systems); 
  • Experience in representing young people in global, regional or national fora and discussion

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