National consultant to develop clinical pathways and improve service delivery of priority health conditions

Position details

• Vacancy number: 2604572
• Contractual arrangement: External consultant
• Contract duration: 6 month
• Organization: EU_UKR WHO Country Office, Ukraine
• Schedule: Full-time
• Closing date: Nov 2, 2026, 12:59:00 AM

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Purpose of consultancy

The consultant is expected to work independently but in close collaboration with the WHO Ukraine Country Office, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, regional centres for emergency medical care and disaster medicine, and other relevant stakeholders. The assignment will be primarily home-based and will include at least two field monitoring visits conducted jointly with the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.

Background

Emergency medical care and disaster medicine are essential components of Ukraine's health system, ensuring timely pre-hospital care, coordination of the medical response, and safe transfer of patients during routine emergencies, public health emergencies, and incidents involving mass casualties. The effectiveness of the system depends on coordinated dispatch, rapid deployment of emergency medical teams, standardized medical triage, clear patient pathways, continuity of care between pre-hospital and hospital services, and effective interagency cooperation.
Ukraine's emergency medical care system is operating under sustained pressure. The ongoing war, repeated mass-casualty incidents, population displacement, damage to critical infrastructure, and changing demands on referral facilities have increased the complexity of dispatch, response, triage, and patient routing. These conditions require regional systems to maintain operational readiness, adapt routes to available capacity, and coordinate effectively with health facilities, emergency services, local authorities, and other relevant actors.
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Resolution No. 174 of 28 February 2023 provides an important framework for organizing the capable network of health care facilities and planning patient pathways for priority areas. A systematic review of existing routes and their implementation is needed to assess whether patients are directed to facilities with the appropriate functions and capacity, identify operational bottlenecks, and determine where routes, coordination arrangements, or regulatory provisions require clarification or improvement.
This assignment will combine joint monitoring visits with the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, analysis of patient pathways, consultations with regional centres for emergency medical care and disaster medicine and other key stakeholders, and a review of the applicable legal, regulatory, and organizational framework. Particular attention will be given to preparedness for and response to emergencies and mass-casualty incidents, including dispatch, emergency medical team response, medical triage, routing, and interagency coordination. The findings will inform a consolidated analytical review and practical recommendations to improve the efficiency, consistency, and resilience of the system.

Deliverables

•    A package of drafted or revised legislative and regulatory acts related to the organization and delivery of medical care, including patient pathways, specialized care, emergency medical care, and disaster medicine, together with relevant supporting materials. (by 31 December 2026)
•    An analytical report on the existing legislative and regulatory framework for medical care, identifying key gaps, inconsistencies, unresolved issues, and regulatory barriers affecting the organization, accessibility, and continuity of care. (by 31 January 2027)
•    A consolidated set of proposals for improving legislative and regulatory provisions related to the organization and delivery of medical care, including emergency medical care, emergency response, patient pathways, specialized care, and continuity of health services. (by 28 February 2027)
•    A summary of participation in relevant working meetings, conferences, and consultations, including the key issues discussed and the legal, regulatory, and technical proposals or recommendations provided by the consultant. (by 31 March 2027)
•    A consolidated stakeholder comments matrix and revised package of draft legislative and regulatory acts, documenting the comments and proposals received, their assessment, decisions regarding their incorporation, and the corresponding revisions made to the draft documents. (by 30 April 2027)

Qualifications, experience, skills and language

Educational Qualification

Essential: Bachelors degree in law, health law, public administration, health policy, public health, medicine, or another relevant field.

Experience

Essential: 
•    Five years of relevant professional experience in legal and regulatory analysis, legislative drafting, health law, health policy, or regulation of health-service delivery. 
•    Strong knowledge of Ukraine's legislative and regulatory framework governing medical care, including specialized care, emergency medical care, disaster medicine, patient pathways, and continuity of care. 
•    Demonstrated experience drafting and revising legislation, regulations, ministerial orders, procedures, or other normative legal acts, including supporting explanatory notes and comparative tables. 
•    Proven ability to identify legislative gaps, inconsistencies, regulatory barriers, and overlapping or conflicting provisions and to develop legally sound and practically feasible solutions. 
•    Experience reviewing, analysing, and consolidating stakeholder comments on draft legal and regulatory documents and documenting decisions regarding their incorporation. 
•    Experience participating in working groups and consultations with government authorities, health institutions, professional organizations, and other relevant stakeholders.

Desirable:
•    Previous experience collaborating with the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, other government authorities, WHO, or national and international health organizations. 
 

Skills/Knowledge

Essential:
•    Excellent legal research, analytical, legislative drafting, stakeholder-engagement, and report-writing skills, including proficiency in Ukrainian legal terminology. 
•    Ability to work independently, manage several drafting and analytical tasks simultaneously, and deliver high-quality outputs within agreed deadlines.

Languages and level required

Essential:
•    Ukrainian (Expert) 
•    English (Expert)

Desirable: (if applicable)

Location 

Off-site: Home-based in Ukraine with at least two field monitoring visits conducted jointly with the Ministry of Health of Ukraine

Travel

The consultant is expected to travel. Includes at least two field monitoring visits conducted jointly with the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.

Remuneration

Contract total value: USD 21,600
Monthly rate, daily rate and numbers of the days: 120 days × USD 180 (in accordance with NOB) for a total of USD 21,600
Consultant pay band range: NO-B
Terms of payment: Payment should be completed monthly upon successful completion of deliverables and submission of monthly report.

Expected duration of contract 

Target Start Date: January 1st 2027  
Target end date: June 30th 2027
Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 6 months

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