Climate-Resilient Health Care Facilities

Host entity: WHO

Volunteer type: National

Areas of expertise: Public health, immunisation, Climate change, environment, Engineering, construction

Application deadline: 05/11/2026

Mission and objectives

The World Health Organization serves as the directing and coordinating authority for public health within the United Nations system. WHO seeks to promote health, ensure everyone can attain the highest level of health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable through partnerships, people and countries.

Assignment context

Under a dedicated award from the Islamic Organization partner (IoP), WHO is supporting Egypt to strengthen the climate resilience and environmental sustainability of health care facilities. The work applies the WHO guidance for climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable health care facilities across selected facilities, covering energy, water and sanitation, health care waste, infrastructure and workforce readiness. It complements the regional CHE climate and health programme (2026 to 2029), in which Egypt participates as an uptake country through the national health vulnerability and adaptation assessment (H-VAA), climate-resilient WASH and air quality workstreams.
The UN Volunteer will dedicate approximately 70 per cent of working time to the facility-level resilience work in Egypt under the IoP award, and approximately 30 per cent to the CHE Unit's related workplan activities. The assignment is funded from the IoP award, which is separate from the Wellcome award financing the regional programme.

Task description

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Regional Adviser a.i., Climate Change, Health and Environment, and in coordination with the WHO Country Office in Egypt, or his or her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer will:
1. Support baseline assessments of the selected health care facilities against the WHO guidance for climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable health care facilities, including data collection, entry, cleaning and quality checks.
2. Support the development of facility-level resilience improvement plans covering energy, water, sanitation, health care waste, infrastructure and workforce readiness, in consultation with facility management and Ministry of Health counterparts.
3. Support the coordination and day-to-day implementation of the Egypt health care facility resilience workplan, including administrative, technical and operational follow-up on outstanding actions.
4. Assist in the development and maintenance of tracking tools, dashboards and documentation systems for monitoring facility activities, progress, performance indicators and deliverables.
5. Support the organization of technical meetings, workshops and training activities for facility managers and national counterparts, including scheduling, materials, attendance tracking, documentation and follow-up.
6. Support the preparation of technical documents, presentations, progress reports and management updates for WHO, national counterparts and the donor, including reporting under the IoP award.
7. Liaise with health facility representatives, technical teams, service providers and other stakeholders to facilitate the implementation of planned activities.
8. Contribute to the improvement of digital tools and automated workflows that strengthen data visibility, reporting and operational efficiency.
9. Provide support (approximately 30 per cent of time) to the CHE Unit's activities in Egypt, including the national health vulnerability and adaptation assessment (H-VAA), climate-resilient WASH and air quality components.
10. Perform other related duties as required by the supervisor.

Results and expected outputs:
• Facility baseline assessments completed and documented for the facilities in scope, with data quality assured.
• Facility-level resilience improvement plans drafted and endorsed with national counterparts.
• Functional tracking tools and dashboards maintained, supporting monitoring of activities, indicators and deliverables.
• Training and technical workshop activities delivered, documented and evaluated.
• Timely and accurate progress and results reporting produced for the IoP award and for internal workplan reviews.
• Documented contribution to the CHE Unit's Egypt and regional workplan activities.
• As an active WHO and UNV team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and high-quality support rendered to WHO and its beneficiaries.
• A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed.

Skills and experience

at the national and/or international level in environmental health, public health, health facility assessment, health infrastructure or a related technical field; experience with climate resilience, energy, water or health care waste in health facilities is an asset, as is experience working with the UN or another international development organization.
• Familiarity with the WHO guidance on climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable health care facilities, WASH FIT, or comparable facility assessment and quality improvement tools, is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to collect, organize, analyse and present operational and assessment data; experience with dashboards, trackers or data visualization tools is an asset.
• Excellent oral and written skills in English and Arabic; strong drafting, formulation and reporting skills, with accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including facility staff, national authorities and technical experts.
• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a demanding environment, and to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel.
• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications; familiarity with database management and office technology equipment.
• Self-motivated, able to work with minimum supervision and to meet tight deadlines.
• Sound security awareness.
• Have affinity with or interest in climate change and health, environmental health, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN system.

Competencies and values

• Accountability
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Commitment to continuous learning
• Communication
• Ethics and values
• Integrity
• Planning and organizing
• Professionalism
• Respect for diversity
• Working in teams

Living conditions

Cairo, Egypt is a family duty station with a wide range of services (health, education and leisure) and good living conditions. It has long been a center of the region’s political and cultural life, with high levels of tourism. Like other similar cities, Cairo offers good quality of life in terms of access to shopping centers, banks, medical services, educational facilities, cultural events, etc. The Arab Republic of Egypt has a unique geographical position in Northeast Africa, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, on the Mediterranean and Red Sea, and its connection to Sub Saharan Africa through the Nile Valley.

UN Specialist Volunteer gets the following package:
• Volunteer Living Allowance USD 1441.08/Month
• Entry Lump-Sum = USD 350
• Exit Lump-Sum upon completion of contract.
• Medical and life Insurance premium/Cigna (100%) and dependents policy.
• Access to UNV E-Campus for training and learning including access to LinkedIn learning.

You can check full entitlements at the duty station at https://app.unv.org/calculator.

Full eligibility requirements, conditions of service and application instructions are available on the official UNV platform.