National Legislative Drafter for Rehabilitation

Schedule: Full-time · Duration: 6 month

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Purpose of consultancy

The role of the successful candidate is to support the Ministry of Health in preparing and reviewing rehabilitation-related legislation and normative legal acts, and to ensure that this legislative work is informed by the National Rehabilitation in Healthcare Forum and relevant stakeholders. The incumbent will work closely with Ministry counterparts on a day-to-day basis, providing legal and technical support that carries WHO's rehabilitation priorities directly into the Ministry's own legislative work and its implementation of the national rehabilitation road map.

Background

The purpose of this position is to provide technical support to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine (MoH), with the incumbent based on-site at MoH premises to enable close, day-to-day collaboration. The incumbent will carry WHO's rehabilitation priorities into the Ministry's ongoing work while providing legal and policy support to the Government of Ukraine on developing and strengthening rehabilitation-related legislation and its implementation, at the national and regional levels, in line with international and regional best practice.

In doing so, the incumbent must ensure that legal and policy advice is informed by the National Rehabilitation in Healthcare Forum, the Rehabilitation and Disability Unit (RH) at WHO Country Office in Ukraine, and relevant civil society and disability actors. The incumbent will coordinate with national, regional, and headquarters WHO counterparts and external government, non-government, and other stakeholders to ensure a cohesive approach in line with Ukrainian legislation, health policy, and sector strategies.

This work is guided by World Health Assembly and Regional Committee resolutions, the Second European Programme of Work (EPW2), the Fourteenth WHO Global Programme of Work (GPW14), the Sustainable Development Goals, and the Biennial Collaborative Agreement (BCA), which names rehabilitation as an explicit priority area for WHO-MoH collaboration. It is also guided by the WHO Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) for Ukraine 2024-2030, whose three strategic priorities (access to universal quality health services, prevention and reduction of major health risks, and building robust institutions) this position is expected to advance through legislative work, principally the first and third. It is further guided by Rehabilitation 2030: A call for action, the national rehabilitation road map, and the Barrier Free Strategy, as well as resolution WHA76.6 (2023) on strengthening rehabilitation in health systems and resolution WHA74.8 (2021) on the highest attainable standard of health for persons with disabilities, together with the national goals and priorities of the Government of Ukraine. This position is intended to advance rehabilitation-related legislative priorities aligned with the national rehabilitation road map's six health systems strengthening building blocks: governance, medical products, information management, service delivery, financing, and workforce.

Deliverables

Deliverable 1: Attend briefings with the MoH, the WHO Rehabilitation and Disability Unit Lead, and relevant legal/legislative counterparts to review priority legislative gaps and familiarize self with the objectives of the role.
Expected by: Month 1.
Deliverable 2: Prepare an initial mapping of rehabilitation-related legislation and normative legal acts, identifying priority gaps.
Expected by: Month 2.
Deliverable 3: Prepare at least one draft piece of legislation or normative legal act on rehabilitation, meeting legislative drafting standards.
Expected by: Month 3-4.
Deliverable 4: Complete review of at least one legal text prepared by the MoH, providing documented legal and technical comments.
Expected by: Month 4.
Deliverable 5: Document engagement with the National Rehabilitation in Healthcare Forum and relevant stakeholders (e.g., working groups, consultations attended) informing MoH's policy and legislative work.
Expected by: Month 5.
Deliverable 6: Prepare a final summary/handover document of legislative work completed, legal texts reviewed, and stakeholder dialogue conducted, with recommendations for continuation.
Expected by: Month 6.

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages:

Educational Qualifications:

Essential: A first-level university degree in law, with specialization or demonstrated experience in legislative drafting.

Desirable: Additional training or experience in health law or disability rights law is desirable.

Experience:

Essential:
• Minimum two years of experience in legislative drafting or legal review, ideally within a government ministry or comparable institution.
• Experience ensuring legal texts comply with legislative drafting standards and consistency with existing legislation.

Desirable:
• Experience in rehabilitation-related or broader health-sector legislation specifically.
• Experience engaging with rehabilitation stakeholders, including the National Rehabilitation in Healthcare Forum, in a policy or legislative context.

Skills/Knowledge:

Essential:
• Excellent legal drafting and legal analysis skills, with strong attention to accuracy and consistency.
• Ability to review and provide substantive comments on legal texts prepared by others.
• Ability to engage effectively with rehabilitation stakeholders in a policy dialogue context.
• Ability to work in multicultural and multidisciplinary settings with excellent interpersonal skills.

Essential IT Skills:

• Effective use of Microsoft Excel, Outlook, OneDrive, PowerPoint, Teams and SharePoint

Languages and level required:

Essential: Ukrainian – Expert; English – Expert. Written and spoken fluency in English and Ukrainian is essential.

Desirable: Working knowledge of other UN languages is an advantage.

Location

On-site: WHO Country Office, Kyiv, Ukraine

Travel

The consultant is expected to travel to other operational hubs in Ukraine as required.

Remuneration:

Contract total value: 16 200 USD
Monthly rate, daily rate and numbers of the days: 120 days
Consultant pay band range: NOA
Terms of payment: The payment will be on a monthly basis after provision of Technical Report and approval from Responsible Officer.

Expected duration of contract

Target Start Date: November 16, 2026
Target end date: May 16, 2027
Contract Duration: 6 months

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