One Health for Pandemic Prevention, Food Systems Resilience, and Ecosystem Health in Central Asia ( - Тендер #66590065)

• Project ID

P181459

• Project Title

One Health for Pandemic Prevention, Food Systems Resilience, and Ecosystem Health in Central Asia

• Country

Central Asia

• Notice No

OP00375471

• Notice Type

Request for Expression of Interest

• Notice Status

Published

• Borrower Bid Reference

EH-2025-C-009

• Procurement Method

Individual Consultant Selection

• Language of Notice

English

• Submission Deadline Date/Time

Sep 16, 2025 23:00

• Published Date

Aug 27, 2025

• CONTACT INFORMATION
• Organization/Department

The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia

• Name

sanzhar Mustafin

• Address

40, Orbita-1, A15D5B3, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan

• City

• Province/State

Central Asia

• Postal Code

• Country

Central Asia

• Phone

+7 (727) 265 43 42

• Email

SMustafin@carececo.org

• Website

https://carececo.org/en/main/offers/vacancies

Objectives of the Assignment

Provide expert technical support for the implementation of environmental activities under the One Health project and contribute to the Regional One Health Coordination Structure (ROHCS) and Technical Working Groups (TWGs), offering expert opinions, recommendations, and documentation for the environmental sector.

Scope of Work

• Assess and evaluate existing systems, capacity, and institutional arrangements within relevant ministries and agencies related to environmental health, ecosystem management, and wildlife monitoring. Identify strengths, gaps, and areas for improvement.
• Work with relevant ministries and agencies
• Develop thematic materials and technical documents related to environmental health, including regional methodologies for environmental risk assessment, operational strategies, and monitoring frameworks and assessments of climate-related health impacts to guide and support these systems.
• Contribute technical input to the development of the Regional One Health Action Plan, ensuring it reflects practical country-level needs, incorporates strengthened systems in environmental health and wildlife monitoring, and addresses biodiversity, wildlife health, and ecosystem management dimensions.
• Organize and facilitate country-level consultations with national environmental authorities and relevant stakeholders to gather data and insights, validate findings, agree on priorities, and develop tailored, context-specific recommendations, including those related to wildlife movement, health status, and cross-border risks.
• Design and deliver targeted training modules (including e-learning content) to build institutional capacity on environmental health, climate impacts, ecosystem management, and integrated wildlife monitoring.
• Participate in the work of the Regional One Health Coordination Secretariat (ROHCS) and Thematic Working Groups (TWGs), providing technical expertise, contributions on environmental health, transboundary ecosystem issues, and zoonotic risk management feedback, and recommendations based on country-level realities.
• Prepare and support the drafting of high-quality technical reports, policy briefs, communication materials, and other technical outputs summarizing assessments, capacity-building actions, and progress in strengthening environmental health, biodiversity, wildlife surveillance and monitoring systems, as well as the regional coordination of zoonotic disease monitoring.
• Ensure integration of issues related to the monitoring and surveillance of zoonotic diseases in wildlife populations, including migratory species such as the Taiga antelope and migratory waterbirds, with emphasis on coordinated regional approaches across Central Asian countries.
• Facilitate the delivery and dissemination of training modules in collaboration with technical partners, including access to e-learning materials and guidance on climate impacts, ecosystem health, and environmental aspects of zoonotic disease prevention and preparedness (e.g., avian influenza).

Qualification and experience requirements

Qualifications

• Strong background in environmental science, biology, ecology or related field.
• Expertise in developing environmental risk assessments, monitoring frameworks, and sustainable ecosystem management practices.
• Experience in working on cross-sectoral projects involving environmental health and public health sectors.
• Familiarity with regional environmental challenges and policies in Central Asia and / or similar regions.

Education

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Environmental Science, Environmental Health, Climate Change, or a related field.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong ability to analyze and interpret environmental data and integrate it into public health risk assessments.
• Experience in designing and implementing environmental monitoring systems and indicators.
• Familiarity with the principles of One Health and how they apply to environmental health.
• Fluent in English and Russian (spoken and written).

Detailed Terms of reference is available at the link.

Interested candidates are required to CV and cover letter to smustafin@carececo.org with copy to okravtsova@carececo.org not later than 16 September, 2025.

Please be sure to indicate Consultant (Individual) on Environmental Sector in the subject line of the email

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