Field Assistant (Epidemiology), Tando Jam, Pakistan
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Field Assistant (Epidemiology)
Job Posting: 21/Jan/2025
Closure Date: 04/Feb/2025, 10:59:00 PM
Organizational Unit : FAPAK
Job Type: Non-staff alternatives
Type of Requisition : NPP (National Project Personnel)
Grade Level : N/A
Primary Location: Pakistan-Tandojam
Duration : 10 months
Post Number : N/A
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FAO’s dedication to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic targets and operations.
Organizational Setting
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda by means of the FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to MORE environment friendly, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood techniques, for higher manufacturing, higher vitamin, a greater atmosphere and a greater life, leaving nobody behind. FAO is a specialised company of the UN that leads worldwide efforts to defeat starvation. FAO’s purpose is to realize meals safety for all and be certain that folks have common entry to sufficient high-quality meals to steer energetic, wholesome lives. With 195 Members (194 international locations and the European Union), FAO works in over 130 international locations worldwide. FAO Country Offices, working beneath general company steerage and in keeping with the Strategic Framework, supply coverage recommendation and assist to international locations within the mandated areas of FAO, facilitated by means of partnerships, assets and an energetic nation programme to supply technical help, develop capacities and ship core companies whereas absolutely observing worldwide requirements of accountability to ascertain management and strengthen affect on the nation stage. The places of work ship on the programmatic priorities of every nation as agreed of their respective Country Programming Frameworks (CPFs) aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) and guarantee efficient and environment friendly operations with sufficient human and monetary assets.
Specifically, FAO Country Offices:
- advocate, inform and assist insurance policies and investments within the areas of FAO’s mandate;
- present technical help and ship core companies;
- help and catalyse partnership and useful resource mobilization actions to assist agrifood techniques transformation;
- place FAO because the specialised/authoritative technical company in meals and agriculture and agrifood techniques transformation; and
- guarantee risk-smart and accountable operations and administration. The place is envisaged at SB III SC 5
Reporting Lines
The Field Assistant (Epidemology) will work beneath the general supervision and steerage of FAO Representative in Pakistan, direct supervision of the FAO ECTAD Project Coordinator, technical steerage of the ECTAD Regional Manager within the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) and in shut coordination with FAO workforce members on the nation and regional ranges.
Technical Focus
The venture purpose is to strengthen animal well being techniques in Pakistan to scale back the dangers and impacts of zoonosis, rising illness threats and bio threats by means of a One Health and inclusive method. The venture will concentrate on:
- Enhancing nationwide and regional One Health coordination and multisectoral collaboration amongst stakeholders.
- Improving multidisciplinary workforce and institutional capability to handle animal and public well being threats.
- Enhancing capacities of public animal well being sector in preparedness and response to public well being threats.
- Advocating and adopting evidence-based insurance policies and techniques on veterinary public well being and biosecurity practices.
Tasks and duties
- Assist within the implementation of field-based epidemiological surveys and knowledge assortment associated to zoonotic and transboundary animal ailments.
- Monitor and report on illness outbreaks, in coordination with native veterinary companies and related authorities.
- Assist within the recording, compiling, and entry of epidemiological knowledge from subject actions into databases.
- Support the evaluation of subject knowledge to establish tendencies, illness hotspots, and patterns of illness unfold.
- Ensure well timed and correct reporting of subject knowledge to the venture workforce.
- Assist in coaching and capacity-building actions for native subject groups, neighborhood animal well being staff, and veterinary workers on epidemiology, surveillance, and illness reporting techniques.
- Provide logistical and technical assist throughout coaching periods and workshops.
- Act as a liaison between the ECTAD venture workforce, native veterinary officers, and neighborhood stakeholders.
- Assist in organizing and taking part in coordination conferences with companions and stakeholders on the native stage. ekhbItO BIpnb
- Provide common updates and studies to the supervisor on subject actions and challenges.
- Coordinate with native authorities and stakeholders for entry to websites, transportation, and different logistical wants.
- Ensure all subject actions adhere to security protocols, particularly regarding biosecurity and private security.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
- DVM / Post graduate diploma in Veterinary Epidemiology.
- A minimal of 2-3 years of labor expertise within the subject of Animal Health / One Health.
- Working data of the English language and at the very least one regional language of Sindh.
- National of Pakistan.
FAO Core Competencies
- Results Focus
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Building Effective Relationships
- Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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