PAHO Consultant - Project Officer – CEPI Grants

OBJECTIVE OF THE OFFICE/DEPARTMENT

This is a requisition for employment at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO)

Contractual Agreement:

Non-Staff - International PAHO Consultant

Job Posting:

March 30, 2026

Closing Date:

April 6, 2026, 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Primary Location:

Off Site

Organization:

IMT Innovation, Access to Medicines and Health Technologies

Schedule:

Full time

PURPOSE OF CONSULTANCY

Provides end-to-end project management support for two CEPI-funded health initiatives at PAHO, focused on strengthening regulatory systems and pharmacovigilance in the Americas. The role ensures effective planning, coordination, monitoring, and reporting of technical and financial activities in line with donor (CEPI) and PAHO requirements.

The consultant will manage workplans, budgets, and reporting systems; track progress and risks; consolidate inputs from multiple stakeholders; and produce high-quality donor-facing reports. The position also supports procurement, logistics, and audit-ready documentation, while facilitating coordination across technical teams, partners, and donors to ensure timely and compliant project delivery.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

Job Description

Terms of Reference

Consultant: Project Officer – CEPI Grants (Regulatory Strengthening & Pharmacovigilance)

Department: Innovation, Access to Medicines and Health Technologies (IMT), PAHO

Contract Period: 20 April 2026 to 19 April 2027 (12 months), with possibility of renewal/extension to support a second CEPI grant in 2027, for up to an additional 12 months (two years), subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funds.

Duty Station: Remote (occasional travel may be required)

Fee: Band B (PAHO International Consultant)

Hiring Entity: IMT/QR

Project Manager / Supervisor: Unit Chief, Quality and Regulation of Medicines and Health Technologies Unit (IMT/QR)

Project: PAHO–CEPI Technical Cooperation Grants (Regulatory Strengthening and Pharmacovigilance)

1. Background

PAHO and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) have established strategic collaborations to strengthen regulatory systems and pharmacovigilance capacities in the Region of the Americas in support of preparedness and response to health emergencies. These collaborations are anchored in PAHO’s Policy to Strengthen National Regulatory Systems (Resolution CSP30.R12) and the principles of the Pan American Network for Drug Regulatory Harmonization (PANDRH).

The program of work is implemented through two complementary CEPI grants:

• A Regulatory Strengthening grant focused on improving the efficiency and performance of key regulatory functions (including clinical trials oversight, marketing authorization, vigilance, market surveillance and control, and laboratory-related functions), promoting reliance and convergence practices, strengthening networking models among regulators, and supporting related technical and communication products.

• A Pharmacovigilance grant focused on strengthening national and regional pharmacovigilance systems and coordination (including the Regional Pharmacovigilance Network), improving passive and active surveillance, signal detection and management, causality assessment, and the evaluation of Risk Management Plans (RMPs), and enhancing information-sharing with Immunization Programs and other key stakeholders.

Given the high volume and complexity of donor-facing technical and financial reporting requirements, PAHO seeks a dedicated Project Officer to ensure robust planning, coordination, documentation, monitoring, and reporting across both grants.

2. Objective

To provide dedicated project management support for two CEPI-funded grants (Regulatory Strengthening and Pharmacovigilance), ensuring high-quality, timely technical and financial monitoring, coordination, documentation, and reporting in line with CEPI requirements and PAHO internal procedures, and supporting continuity across the 2026 grant period and the 2027 grant period (with potential multi-year extension).

3. Scope of Services

Under the supervision of the Unit Chief (IMT/QR) and in close coordination with technical leads across IMT Units, the consul