🌍 WHO International Consultant Jobs 2026 – Public Health Laboratory Assessments
World Health Organization is inviting applications to establish a Roster for International Consultants – Public Health Laboratory Assessments.
📌 Job Details
- Post: International Consultant – Public Health Laboratory Assessments
- No. of Positions: Roster
- Experience: Minimum 5 years
- Qualification: University degree in Laboratory Medicine, Laboratory Sciences, Microbiology, Pathology, Molecular Biology, Virology, Bacteriology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Public Health or Global Health
- Desirable: Advanced degree/training in Public Health, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases or Microbiology
- Location: New Delhi, India
- Work Type: Full-time consultancy
- Duration: 6 months
- Remuneration: USD 8,000/month
- Language: Expert-level English
- Travel: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Timor-Leste, India and Bhutan
- Closing Date: 16 September 2026, 3:29 AM
🧪 Key Responsibilities
- Support the Public Health Laboratory Recognition Programme
- Conduct laboratory self-assessments and on-site assessments
- Develop laboratory-specific corrective action and quality-improvement plans
- Assess antimicrobial resistance (AMR) national reference laboratories
- Provide technical mentoring and training
- Support AMR laboratory network coordination
- Develop/adapt laboratory SOPs for bacterial and fungal pathogen detection
- Strengthen antimicrobial susceptibility testing, biosafety and quality assurance
- Support external quality assessment/proficiency testing
- Contribute to national essential diagnostics lists for AMR
- Prepare technical reports, presentations and recommendations
🎓 Eligibility
Candidates must have:
- Minimum 5 years of relevant laboratory experience
- Experience in public health, clinical or research laboratories
- Strong knowledge of infectious disease laboratory preparedness
- Knowledge of microbiological risk assessment and laboratory quality systems
- Strong communication, writing, organizational and stakeholder-management skills
- Ability to work independently in resource-limited and multicultural environments
Experience with microbiology, molecular biology, virology, bacteriology, biosafety/biosecurity, surveillance and AMR is desirable.
💰 Salary
USD 8,000 per month within Band Level-B.
Travel costs are excluded from the remuneration.
📝 Selection Process
WHO may use a written test for screening. Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted for further stages.
🔗 Apply Online
WHO Careers – International Consultant Public Health Laboratory Assessments
Last Date: 16 September 2026
Best suited for: Microbiologists, laboratory scientists, epidemiologists, public-health professionals, infectious-disease specialists and experienced laboratory diagnostics professionals.
