Call for Experts, Draft Legislation for Establishing, Nepal

Support to the Government of Nepal to Develop an Evidence-Based Framework, Roadmap and Draft Legislation for Establishing the Nepal Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

• Location: Primarily Nepal, with selected provincial travel and remote specialist inputs.

• Indicative Duration: late November 2026– November 2027 (tentative)

As part of the Technical Support Programme for Health (P4 H), we are seeking one Team Lead (Senior Public Health and Institutional Reform Adviser) and other specialists to provide technical assistance to the Government of Nepal, through Ministry of Health and Food Safety (Mo HFS), to develop a nationally owned, evidence-based and politically feasible pathway for establishing the Nepal Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (Nepal CDC). This work is commissioned through the British Embassy Kathmandu Health Team.

The assignment will synthesise international, regional and national evidence; assess Nepal’s public health institutional architecture; facilitate structured federal and subnational consultations; and co-develop an agreed establishment framework, a sequenced and cost-conscious roadmap, and a draft Nepal CDC Bill with clear objectives, functions, powers, governance, accountability, financing, workforce and intergovernmental arrangements.

The proposed institution should strengthen disease prevention, integrated surveillance, public health intelligence, laboratory coordination, emergency preparedness and response, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), One Health, applied research and evidence-informed policy. The assignment will assess institutional options rather than assume a predetermined organisational form, while preserving Government stewardship and avoiding duplication of routine service-delivery functions.

We seek a nationally led, multidisciplinary team combining strong knowledge of Nepal's public health institutions and federal governance arrangements with targeted regional and international expertise in CDC/ National Public Health Institutes (NPHI) institutional development. National experts will lead the contextual assessment, political economy analysis, consultations and drafting, while international expertise will contribute comparative evidence, strategic advice, peer review and quality assurance.

Role 1: Team Lead, Senior Public Health and Institutional Reform Adviser

Location: Nepal-based

Indicative responsibilities

• Overall technical leadership and coordination.

• Lead institutional, governance and political economy analysis.

• Lead Government engagement, consensus-building and synthesis of recommendations.

Required experience and capability

• Senior public health policy and systems leadership.

• Strong Nepal health-system and federal governance experience.

• Experience in institutional reform, political economy and mixed-methods evaluation.

• Strong Government facilitation and strategic writing skills.

Roles 2–4: Technical Specialists

• Epidemiology, Surveillance, Laboratories and Health Security

• One Health, AMR and Emerging Threats

• Health Systems, Federal Governance, Public Health Law and Financing

Location: Preferably Nepal-based; targeted regional/international expertise may be provided remotely where appropriate.

Indicative responsibilities

• Lead specialist analysis within the relevant technical area.

• Contribute to institutional assessment, options appraisal and recommendations.

• Participate in stakeholder consultation, co-creation and technical review.

Required experience and capability

• Senior expertise in the relevant technical area.

• Relevant Nepal, South Asia and/or comparable-country experience.

• Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation and policy communication skills.

• Ability to translate technical evidence into practical institutional and policy recommendations.

Interested candidates should submit an updated CV and a cover letter (maximum one page), specify which role they are applying for (Team Lead or other Technical Specialists) and include the city where they will be based during the assignment period.

Application deadline: 11 November 2026.