Background
Recognizing that climate change poses a significant threat to public health, exacerbating existing health inequalities and vulnerabilities within our populations, and that the health sector contributes around 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, in 2021, the United Kingdom, as UNFCCC COP26 Presidency in collaboration with WHO and other partners, launched the COP26 Health Programme. The initiative sought to elevate awareness around the threat posed by climate change to human health and called for action and commitments from countries to develop climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems.
In June 2022, the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH) was established as a WHO-led initiative to realize the ambition set at COP26 through a global platform bringing together governments and key stakeholders to drive this agenda forward at pace and scale; and promote the integration of climate change and health nexus into respective national, regional, and global plans. While the ATACH was initially launched to support countries to deliver on the COP26 Health Programme commitments, it has since expanded to incorporate additional commitments made at COP27 (2022), COP28 (2023), and at the 77th World Health Assembly (2024), reflecting interest and prioritization of this agenda.
As of December 2025, the ATACH has grown to include over 100 countries committed at the Ministerial level to taking action to build climate-resilient and low-carbon sustainable systems. In addition, the ATACH has established collaborations with over 80 non-state partner organizations. The ATACH provides a platform for coordination and alignment; knowledge and best practice exchange, networking, and access to support and opportunities to link up to existing initiatives tackling common challenges and monitoring global progress on climate and health.
Purpose of consultancy
To assist the World Health Organization (WHO)’s role as Secretariat of the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH) in its day to day operations. These operations include the organization of meetings and liaising with ATACH partners and other stakeholders.
Deliverables
Deliverable 1: Contribute to the organization of meetings (e.g., outlining agendas, drafting meeting materials, creating meeting links, arranging interpretation, managing breakout rooms, creating online polls, developing meeting summaries, etc.), including for relevant ATACH meetings, both online and in-person, and other technical meetings as required. This will also involve coordinating with ATACH members for the organization of these meetings. Expected on a monthly basis.
Deliverable 2: Contribute to liaising with ATACH partners and other stakeholders as relevant, including handling email correspondence and queries, updating the database of contacts, formatting presentations and documents, following the WHO process to formally accept new ATACH partners and countries, and collating relevant updates and reports by members. Expected on a monthly basis.
Qualifications, experience, skills, and languages
Educational Qualifications
Essential: Minimum first university degree in Public Health, Environmental Health, epidemiology, or related fields.
Experience
Essential:
- At least 3 years of relevant experience in environmental health or climate change work.
- Experience in environmental health or climate change and health.
- Experience in working in international settings with staff from various geographical regions.
Desirable:
- Experience with meeting organization and management, including with online polling integrations (especially using Zoom and Slido).
- Experience in interacting and communicating with a diversity of stakeholders in climate change and health, including multilateral and non-governmental organizations.
- Experience with database management (especially using Excel), and marketing platforms (e.g., Mailchimp and Campaign Monitor).
- Experience in drafting and formatting materials such as emails and presentation slides.
Skills/Knowledge
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Excellent writing skills.
Languages and level required
Essential: Expert knowledge of English.
Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of French or other UN languages.
Technical Supervision
For the Climate Change, Energy and Air Quality team: 1. Hiring Manager: Elena Villalobos Prats 2. Administrative focal points: Emilie Eretzian and Carine Cruz Payan.
If you are interested, please send your CV by 22 February 2026 to [email protected] and [email protected] and add "Consultancy - day to day operations ATACH" to the email's subject.
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