Call for Applications: Hiring Contractor - Best Practices for Healthy and Active Ageing Initiatives
Deadline: 24 January 2022
Estimated Start date: March 2022
Expected duration: 9 months (March 2022 to December 2022)
Background
The number of older persons in Asia Pacific Region is expected to double by 2050. This poses challenges for rapidly ageing developing economies like Malaysia to create an inclusive society. APEC economies need holistic and equitable support systems in a multisectoral collaborative approach to encompass all relevant sectors, integrated for an economy’s growth. This project seeks to harness the favourable impact of healthy and active ageing through the identification of best practice s such as lifelong learning for continual productivity, linking and networking this human resource with social and economic needs of society, thus providing opportunity for rethinking, in line with the second action plan of WHO global strategy on ageing and health. These best practices will benefit developing economies that are seeing demographic trends shifting towards a growing ageing of the population and its current economic challenges. Therefore, this project aims to:
- To support the APEC economies in increasing awareness and understanding on best practices and strategies in addressing healthy and active ageing challenges for the population in this region, focusing on areas with economic benefits and maintaining good health, with the pivotal role of digital technologies.
- To encourage and enhance cross fertilisation of innovative ideas amongst APEC economies on health and active ageing initiatives.
- To enhance capacity building of participating economies by promoting collaboration, information sharing as well as proactive cooperation and networking.
Instructions for applicants
Interested parties are i nvited to submit a brief expression of interest (EOI) to Institute for Health Systems Research (IHSR). It will be accepted on a rolling basis until 11.59pm Malaysia Time (MYT) on 24 January 2022. Please submit applications by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
The EOI shall provide information on:
- a brief description of methodology - literature review;
- type of documents to be reviewed, such as a website, databases, articles, research paper etc;
- the ability of the applicant and/or team to achieve the project objectives including access to necessary information/ literature;
- experience in organising workshops/conferences; and
- Other relevant materials/ documents.
To make the EOI process as simple as possible, we request that EOI be no more than 2-3 pages in length, excluding the CV of applicant and/or team member(s) together with other supporting materials (e.g. past work) to demonstrate the ability to conduct the activities. For further information about the services and payment, please refer to the Terms of Reference attached.
