Health Systems / Climate and Health Specialist – Pakistan

Aninver Development Partners SL (www.aninver.com) is looking for a Health Systems / Climate and Health Specialist for a health, environment consultancy assignment financed by UNICEF in Pakistan.

Aninver Development Partners is preparing a proposal for an upcoming UNICEF consultancy assignment focused on assessing climate resilience, environmental sustainability, and service continuity across health facilities in Pakistan. The initiative aims to establish a comprehensive decision-ready baseline and an actionable strategic pathway to safeguard health infrastructure against acute climate shocks and slow-onset environmental stresses.

We are seeking an expert Health Systems / Climate and Health Specialist to join our multidisciplinary team for this 5-month assignment. The expert will play a critical role in evaluating health-system vulnerabilities, ensuring service continuity frameworks align with international standards, and integrating climate-health linkages into the national infrastructure strategy.

Aninver is preparing a proposal for this assignment. The selected expert will be part of the proposed team; the engagement is conditional on the contract being awarded to Aninver. The full Terms of Reference for the position are shared with shortlisted candidates.

Objectives of the assignment

• Establish the policy, regulatory, and institutional baseline for climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable health facilities in Pakistan.
• Assess priority climate and environmental health risks affecting primary and secondary healthcare delivery.
• Analyze health-system readiness, workforce preparedness, and service delivery continuity under various climate stressors.
• Develop an actionable pathway and strategic framework for climate-resilient health infrastructure and retrofitting options.

Scope of work

• Conduct a comprehensive review of health policies, strategies, and regulatory instruments concerning health-service delivery and climate adaptation.
• Assess health-system vulnerabilities, exposure, and adaptive capacity across diverse geographic and climatic zones in Pakistan.
• Evaluate healthcare service continuity mechanisms, emergency arrangements, and workforce preparedness protocols.
• Contribute to stakeholder engagement activities, including key informant interviews and focus group discussions with health sector stakeholders.
• Identify systemic gaps across policy, institutional, and operational categories to inform strategic recommendations.
• Collaborate with engineering, environmental, and architectural specialists to integrate public health priorities into green building and facility resilience baselines.
• Contribute to the drafting of scoping study reports, policy briefs, and strategic guidelines for climate-resilient health infrastructure.

Your role as Health Systems / Climate and Health Specialist

• Lead the public health and health policy components of the climate-resilient health facilities scoping study.
• Analyze the integration of climate-related health issues into existing health plans and regulatory frameworks.
• Evaluate risks to maternal and child health, disease prevention, and emergency response capabilities caused by extreme weather events.
• Assess health workforce readiness and operational safety measures within sampled health facilities.
• Contribute health-specific findings and recommendations to the Inception Report, risk assessment matrix, and final scoping study deliverables.
• Participate in stakeholder consultations, validation workshops, and policy dialogues with national and provincial health authorities.
• Support the formulation of a prioritized action matrix and strategic roadmap for climate-resilient healthcare delivery.

Requirements

• Education: Relevant advanced degree in public health, health policy or related fields
• Demonstrated experience in health policy, service continuity, health-system resilience and climate-health linkages
• Languages: English

Desirable

• Prior professional experience working in Pakistan or the broader South Asia region on public health and climate adaptation initiatives.
• Demonstrated collaboration with international development agencies, the United Nations, or international NGOs on health sector projects.

An experienced public health and health policy professional with deep expertise in climate-health linkages, health-system resilience, and service delivery continuity in vulnerable settings.

Assignment details

• Location: Pakistan
• Financed by: UNICEF
• Sector: Health, environment
• Estimated duration: 5 months
• Contract: individual consultancy (conditional on award)

About Aninver Development Partners

Aninver is an international development consulting firm headquartered in Spain. It supports governments, development banks, UN agencies and bilateral donors with feasibility studies, technical assistance, evaluations and capacity building across Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Asia-Pacific, working with a network of international and national experts.

Why apply

• Join a multidisciplinary team on a UNICEF-financed project in Pakistan.
• Individual consultancy: flexible, output-based engagement with an experienced proposal team.
• Your CV stays in Aninver's expert network for future assignments that match your profile.

How to apply

Sign in (or create a free account) and upload your CV in English. Add your LinkedIn profile, indicative daily rate and availability to speed up the assessment. Aninver will contact the shortlisted candidates.

Frequently asked questions

Is the position confirmed? The engagement depends on the contract being awarded to Aninver. Shortlisted experts are included in the proposal with their consent.

Can I apply if I am not based in the country? Yes, unless the requirements say otherwise; relevant regional experience is an asset.

What happens with my CV? It is used to assess your fit for this and future positions and is not shared with third parties without your consent.