Chief, One Health and Disease Control Group (NSAH-CJW)

at  FAO

Job Posting: 07/Aug/2024
Closure Date: 04/Sep/2024, 4:59:00 PM
Organizational Unit: NSAH-CJW
Job Type: Staff position
Type of Requisition: Senior-level
Grade Level: D-1
Primary Location: Italy-Rome
Duration: Fixed-term: two years with possibility of extension
Post Number: 0057711

CCOG Code: 1R01

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SUMMARY OF DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS

Under the overall guidance of the Director, NSA, and as a member of the NSA Management Team, the Chief of NSAH-CJW will:

• Provide leadership, vision, strategic design, technical and policy advice, and programme formulation for the Organization’s work on animal health and One Health, in the world’s growing livestock sector (infectious and non-infectious diseases, parasitic diseases, zoonotic diseases, transboundary animal diseases, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), etc., integrated pest management, animal welfare as related to animal health) as well as on the information, institutions and systems required at global, regional and national levels to support and maintain animal health and to provide safe food of animal origin to consumers.
• Provide advice to Members on the development of strategies, policies, and action plans for increased investment in the national strategies on animal health and One Health to achieve sustainable transformation of the livestock sector.
• Position FAO as a global leader in animal health and One Health in the context of international public goods and the transformation of agrifood systems in support of the FAO Strategic Framework (2022-31) and the Sustainable Development Goals.
• Plan, manage and report the use of resources in support of programmes and projects in the field of animal health and One Health at large, ensuring coherence and technical quality of the normative and operational work.
• Ensure effective liaison, integration and linkage between the work and staff of NSAH-CJW with other groups/clusters/hubs of NSA at headquarters, as well as in Decentralized Offices.
• Support resource mobilization consistent with NSA’s work plan and strategic vision, as well as the FAO Strategic Framework.
• Guide, supervise and evaluate the work of the NSAH-CJW staff.
• Ensure provision of technical advice, information and support to FAO Members, UN agencies and global, regional and national bodies, including inter-governmental fora, for the discussion and negotiation of agreements, codes, standards and good management and manufacturing practices in animal health and veterinary public health throughout the food chain.
• Represent the Organization in external meetings and handle day-to-day matters in the absence of the Director, as needed.
• Perform other related duties as required.

SELECTION FOR THIS POSITION WILL FOLLOW A TRANSPARENT AND VERY COMPETITIVE PROCESS WHICH MAY ENTAIL DIFFERENT STEPS, INCLUDING SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN TEST/ESSAY, DIFFERENT STAGES OF INTERVIEWS (WITH MANAGERS AND HIGH-LEVEL PANEL) AND A PRESENTATION ON A GIVEN TOPIC RELEVANT TO THE ROLE.

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