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Animal Health Officer
Equal Opportunity
FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture.
Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non‑and under‑represented Members and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values.
FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero‑tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination.
All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.
FAO staff are subject to the authority of the Director‑General, who may assign them to any of the activities or offices of the Organization.
Organizational Setting
The Animal Production and Health Division (NSA) promotes and facilitates the sustainable development of the livestock sector, integrating scientific and technical expertise and policy advice. It hosts technical networks in areas of animal health, genetics, feed and animal husbandry and provides analysis, policy dialogue, and technical assistance. Through the Emergency Prevention System for Animal Health (EMPRES‑AH), FAO supports Members' capacities to progressively prevent and control transboundary animal diseases, providing early warning, technical and policy guidance, deploying emergency responses, and strengthening animal health systems.
FAO coordinates the work on prevention and control of high impact diseases with global and regional partners, harmonising policies and actions to progressively control priority animal diseases for sustainable livestock transformation and One Health in agrifood systems transformation towards the goals of FAO's Strategic Framework (2022‑2031).
Reporting Lines
The Animal Health Officer reports to the Senior Animal Health Officer (Infectious Diseases, EMPRES‑AH), responsible for early warning, prevention, preparedness and response to high impact diseases, under the overall guidance of the Chief of the One Health and Disease Control branch, and the overall supervision of the Director, NSA. They work in close collaboration with the technical units in NSA and other FAO Divisions/Offices/Centres.
Technical Focus
The Animal Health Officer will support risk information sharing and early reaction to emerging and re‑emerging transboundary animal and zoonotic diseases, liaising with regional and country offices. They will provide improved global risk monitoring and early warning through integration and analysis of surveillance and diagnostic data, generating and disseminating timely risk information to support preparedness and response by Members.
Key Results
Comprehensive technical and policy expertise to support the planning, development and implementation of divisional programmes, projects, products and services in accordance with divisional objectives and the FAO Strategic Framework.
Key Functions
Plans and leads components of multi‑disciplinary teams, leads or participates in organization‑wide, cross‑divisional committees, project teams, and working groups and/or provides specialized expertise on technical networks and international technical policy and standard‑setting bodies.
Develops technical, analytical, monitoring and reporting frameworks, and related methodologies, tools, systems and databases to support the planning, implementation and monitoring of programmes of work, projects, products and/or services.
Designs and conducts research, data collection, validation, analysis and reporting activities to support the development of technical standards, international instruments, innovative approaches and strategies, new tools, technologies, technical reports and publications, and/or policy proposals as well as providing technical/policy/specialist advice and expertise.
Responds to country requests for technical and policy assistance, providing technical…
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