Regional Animal Health & Production Specialist at Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Job Description

• Provide technical support, assistance, development, back-stopping and facilitate implementation of animal health and production projects in sub-Sahara Africa within RI2 and RI3;
• Contribute to the formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of animal health and production projects and programs in sub-Sahara Africa
• Support and facilitate the finalization and endorsement workshop for the animal health and production technical program framework;
• Support capacity development at the livestock-wildlife-human-ecosystem interface;
• Help support & improve coordination between FAO HQ, RAF, Resiliency Hubs on pastoralism, ECTAD and AMR programming/activities in sub-Sahara Africa;
• Support increased awareness and outreach (web, social media, other) about the sub-Sahara Africa animal health and production program;
• Support the development of livestock relevant outputs, indicators, results and activities for the biennial work plan including reporting against these indicators;
• Implement other duties as assigned.

Requirement/Skills

• Advanced University degree (Veterinary (DVM) or equivalent);
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience (that can include post- graduate school academic training, internships or externships) in international veterinary medicine, disease ecology, prevention or control at the wildlife-livestock-ecosystem-public health interface, One Health, pastoralism, agricultural and/or rural development sectors;
• Working knowledge of English and/or French, and limited knowledge of the other one (COF.REG). Working knowledge of English or French (for PSA.SBS).
• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
• Work experience in more than one location or area of work
• Demonstrated ability to analyse problems, make appropriate recommendations, effective decisions, including in development settings
• Computer literacy with Word, PowerPoint and basic spreadsheets.
• Excellent communication (both written and oral) and presentation skills.