Avis de recrutement : OMS recrute un.e Consultant.e national.e en Droit de la santé à Laos
- Purpose
The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Lao PDR is looking to hire an experienced national lawyer consultant to provide legal supports to the Ministry of Health (MoH) to update existing laws and develop new laws in health sector.
- Background
To promote health and well-being of the Lao People and contribute to reaching the Universal Health Coverage targets (UHC) in 2025 and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in 2030, the Ministry of Health has developed 10 health laws and subsequent regulations under the health sector. These included Law on Health Care, Law on Hygiene, Disease Prevention, and Health Promotion, Law on Communicable Diseases, Law on Food, Law on Health Insurance, Law on HIV/AIDS Control and Prevention, Law on Medicine and Medical Products, Law on Tobacco Control, Law on Alcoholic Beverage Control and Law on Immunization.
In accordance with the current and future health needs in services provision of health promotion, disease prevention and control and treatment to the population, the Ministry of Health is updating existing laws such as Law on Health Care and Law on Health Insurance. At the same time, the Ministry of Health is also developing new laws, for example, Law on Public Health and Law on Primary Health Care.
In order to support the Ministry of Health throughout the process and ensure good coherence among departments in MOH and beyond the health sector to update existing laws and develop new laws, there is a need to hire an experienced national lawyer consultant to provide legal support in close collaboration with the international lawyer and WHO relevant teams in the WHO Representative Office in Lao PDR and WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific. This is to make sure that the laws are comprehensive, aligned with relevant laws in the health and beyond and enforceable in accordance with the Lao context.
- Planned timelines (5 months)
- Start date: 01 July 2023
- End date: 30 November 2023
- Specific requirements
Qualifications required:
Essential: University degree in law
Desirable: Master’s in law
Experience required:
Essential: Minimum of two years of work experience in law development in Lao PDR;
Desirable: work experiences in the government of Lao PDR or international organizations, work experiences in health law development.
Skills / Technical skills and knowledge:
- Expertise in the legal system and law development procedures in Lao PDR;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Proficient in standard MS Office software applications.
Language requirements:
Written and spoken fluency in English (Read – Write – Speak / “Expert” level).
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