Dear WHO Civil Society Commission representatives,
Welcome to express your interest to become a member of the Steering Committee of the WHO Civil Sociey Commission.
Please recall that only those civil society organizations that are WHO Civil Society Commission participants may put forward a candidate representing their organization for a Steering Commitee membership.
The Committee will comprise of up to 25 members representing civil society organizations, that are free from private or commercial interests, and who are selected and appointed by the Secretariat for an initial term of two (2) years, with the possibility of renewal once. The Secretariat will aim to replace a maximum of half of the Steering Committee members every two years. This round of expression on interest will aim to replace approximately 10-13 members of the Steering Committee.
The Steering Committee members are expected to meet the following criteria:
- be familiar with the WHO governance and operational modalities;
- be experienced in civil society activities in advancing health at global, regional, national or local levels;
- not present a potential or real conflict of interest.
Each member of the Steering committee should
- Adhere to the Terms of Reference of the Steering Committee;
- Actively participate in and support the WHO Civil Society Commission, its purpose, goals, objectives, guiding principles, work and activities, through the membership in the Steering Committee;
- Attend and actively participate at the Steering Committee meetings and WHO Civil Society Commission’s General and ad hoc meetings.
If selected by WHO, proposed members will be sent an invitation letter and a Memorandum of Agreement. Appointment as a member of the Steering Committee will be subject to the proposed member returning to WHO the countersigned copy of the agreement.
WHO reserves the right to accept or reject any expression of interest, to annul the open call process and reject all expressions of interest at any time without incurring any liability to the affected applicant or applicants and without any obligation to inform the affected applicant or applicants of the grounds for WHO's action. WHO may also decide, at any time, not to proceed with the establishment of the Steering Committee, disband an existing Comittee or modify the work of the Committee.
WHO shall not in any way be obliged to reveal, or discuss with any applicant, how an expression of interest was assessed, or to provide any other information relating to the evaluation/selection process or to state the reasons for not choosing a member.
WHO may publish the names and a short biography of the Steering Committee members on the WHO internet.
Steering Committee members will not be remunerated for their services in relation to the Committee or otherwise. Travel and accommodation expenses of the Committee members to participate in the Committee meetings or any other meetings where the Committee members are invited in their capacity as members of the Steering Committee will be covered by WHO in accordance with its applicable policies, rules and procedures.
Only the expressions of interest submitted through this platform will be considered.
Please note that you will be asked to upload the following as part of your expression of interest:
- your current CV
- short letter of interest indicating your potential contribution to the Steering Committee
- a letter from the head of your organization putting forward your candidacy for the Steering Committee, agreeing to the time commitments it may entail
- a short video (max 3 minutes) introducing yourself and your vision for the WHO Civil Society Commission (in English). Please note the the maximum file size is 20MB.
This platform will accept the expressions of interest 1 April - 15 May 2025.
Looking forward to receiving your expression of interest.
WHO Secretariat of the WHO Civil Society Commission
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The WHO Civil Society Commission is a WHO network of civil society organizations that comprises of a Steering Committee, a General Meeting and working groups.
Key responsibilities of the Steering Committee are:
- Provide overall strategic direction and main deliverables for the work of the WHO Civil Society Commission, including supporting the development of the overall WHO Civil Society Commission workplans and strategies, in consultation with the Secretariat;
- Jointly coordinate with the Secretariat the General meeting of the WHO Civil Society Commission, including development of relevant documentation and logistical support;
- Provide input to support the development of an annual a report on the WHO Civil Society Commission activities by the Secretariat to be presented at the Commission’s annual meeting;
- Advise WHO on applications to the WHO Civil Society Commission;
- Support the Secretariat in the coordination of the establishment and in the oversight of working groups, including their Terms of Reference and workplans, and oversee all working group activities; and
- Periodically review Commission participants compliance with the participation criteria.
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