{"id":80101,"date":"2021-09-07T05:38:29","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T05:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plopandrei.com\/?p=80101"},"modified":"2021-09-07T05:38:29","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T05:38:29","slug":"animal-health-officer-ectad-deputy-regional-manager-job-bangkok-thailand-food-and-agriculture-organization-of-the-unitednations-fao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/07\/animal-health-officer-ectad-deputy-regional-manager-job-bangkok-thailand-food-and-agriculture-organization-of-the-unitednations-fao\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal Health Officer (ECTAD Deputy Regional Manager) job #Bangkok, #Thailand\/ Food and Agriculture Organization of the #UnitedNations (FAO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-80102\" src=\"http:\/\/plopandrei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fao_logo_2lines_en.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"365\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2102247<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Animal Health Officer (ECTAD Deputy Regional Manager)<\/p>\n<h2>Job Posting:\u00a028\/Aug\/2021<\/h2>\n<h2>Closure Date:\u00a030\/Sep\/2021, 1:59:00 PM<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organizational Unit:\u00a0Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, RAP<\/p>\n<h2>Job Type:\u00a0Staff position<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type of Requisition:\u00a0Professional Project<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grade Level:\u00a0P-4<\/p>\n<h2>Primary Location:\u00a0Thailand-Bangkok<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Duration:\u00a0Fixed-term: one year with possibility of extension<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Post Number:\u00a02008592<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CCOG Code:\u00a01H01<\/p>\n<p>IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that Closure Date and Time displayed above are based on\u00a0date and time settings of\u00a0your personal device<br \/>\n<em>The length of appointment for internal FAO candidates will be established in accordance with applicable policies pertaining to the extension of appointments<\/em><\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture<br \/>\n\u2022 Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented member nations and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply<br \/>\n\u2022 Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold our values. FAO has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and FAO, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination.\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>All selected candidates\u00a0will undergo rigorous reference and background checks<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022\u00a0The incumbent may be re-assigned to different activities and\/or duty stations depending on the evolving needs of the Organization.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><strong>Organizational Setting<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) is responsible for leading FAO&#8217;s response to regional priorities for food security, agriculture and rural development through the identification, planning and implementation of FAO&#8217;s priority activities in the region. It ensures a multidisciplinary approach to programmes, identifies priority areas of action for the Organization in the region and, in collaboration with the Regional Programme Leader (RPL), offices and divisions at headquarters, develops, promotes and oversees FAO&#8217;s strategic response to regional priorities. RAP also advises on the incorporation of regional priorities into the Organization&#8217;s Programme of Work and Budget and implements approved programmes and projects in the region, monitors the level of programme implementation and draws attention to problems and deficiencies. RAP develops and maintains relations with region-wide institutions including the Regional Economic Integration Organizations (REIOs). The Regional Office supports regional policy dialogue on food security, agriculture and rural development issues, facilitates the emergence of regional partnerships, and supports capacity development and resource mobilization for food security, agriculture and rural development in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The post is located in the Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Disease (ECTAD) in the RAP office. ECTAD RAP is dedicated to working with the governments in the region in preventing and controlling emerging infectious and zoonotic diseases working closely with national stakeholders in the animal production and health sector.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reporting Lines<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Animal Health Officer (ECTAD Deputy Regional Manager) reports to the Senior Animal Health Officer (ECTAD Regional Manager for Asia and the Pacific), working in close collaboration with ECTAD RAP staff as well as with national programme counterparts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Technical Focus<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Animal Health Officer (ECTAD Deputy Regional Manager) will be tasked to assist the ECTAD Regional Manager in the day-to-day management and oversee independently certain areas of work of the ECTAD programme at the regional level.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Results<\/strong><br \/>\nComprehensive technical and policy expertise to support the planning, development and implementation of programmes, projects, products and services in accordance with FAO\u2019s Strategic Objectives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Functions<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Plans and leads components of multidisciplinary teams, leads and\/or participates in Organization-wide, cross-divisional committees, project teams, and working groups and\/or provides specialized expertise on technical networks and\/or international technical policy and\/or international technical policy and standard setting bodies;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Develops technical, analytical, monitoring and reporting frameworks, and related methodologies, tools, systems and databases etc. to support the planning, implementation\/delivery and monitoring of programmes of work, projects, products and\/or services;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Designs and conducts research, data collection, validation, analysis and\/or reporting activities to support the development of technical standards, international instruments, innovative approaches and strategies, new tools, technologies, technical reports\/publications, and\/or policy proposals as well as the provision of technical\/policy\/ specialist\/advice and expertise;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Responds to country requests for technical and policy assistance, provides technical advice, assistance and solutions to Decentralized Offices and provides technical backstopping to field projects;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Collaborates in, provides technical backstopping to and ensures the quality\/effectiveness of capacity development and knowledge sharing activities within member countries such as policy support, organizational development and individual learning events including preparation of related information, learning materials, online tools;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Promotes international cooperation\/advocates best practices, increased policy dialogue and provides technical expertise at international\/inter-governmental meetings;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Participates in resource mobilization activities in accordance with the FAO Corporate strategy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Specific Functions<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Contributes to the development of a medium to long-term strategic vision for ECTAD\u2019s work in Asia consistent with global strategies in animal diseases or emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) that impact animal or public health;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Provides supervisory and technical advice to the assigned FAO-ECTAD country programmes and projects related to the control of avian influenza and other high impact transboundary animal diseases (TADs) and zoonoses in Asia;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Coordinates the smooth implementation of FAO-ECTAD regional and national projects, in collaboration with international and national consultants;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Provides strategic guidance to the development of regional ECTAD programmes and supervises the preparation of regional and country proposals, ensuring compliance with FAO technical quality and standards for timely submission to donors;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ensures efficient delivery of project work plans, including timely provision of appropriate inputs such as organization of workshops and training programmes in liaison with appropriate FAO and national contacts at country levels;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Coordinates and ensures the timely preparation of briefs and comprehensive reports as per FAO and donor requirements;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Liaises with international organizations, such as the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), World Health Organization (WHO) and FAO Reference Centres involved in policy and technical matters related to animal health, TADs and zoonoses control;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Engages with regional organizations including relevant sections\/units\/working groups of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to enhance their participation in regional approaches to disease control ensuring broad principles of the Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs) and other FAO platforms are applied;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Organizes strategic and technical meetings that facilitate the exchange of information among country projects, subregions and other national\/international organizations;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Undertakes missions to the project countries to assist the ECTAD Country Team Leaders (CTLs) and Chief Technical Advisors (CTAs) and ensure good relationships with key government partners are developed and maintained;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Leads the recruitment and supervises assigned personnel of FAO-ECTAD regional projects;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Supports resource mobilization efforts for the regional ECTAD programme with financial resource partners, particularly in the formulation of concept notes and proposals;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Promotes visibility of ECTAD with key development partners and target countries.<br \/>\n______________________________________________________________________________________________________<br \/>\n<strong>CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Minimum Requirements<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Advanced university degree in animal science, veterinary science\/medicine, veterinary epidemiology or a related field;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Seven years of relevant experience in animal health, infectious disease management, including regulatory aspects, standard setting, national and regional approaches to animal disease control and prevention;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Working knowledge of English and limited knowledge of one of the other FAO languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Competencies<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Results Focus<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Teamwork<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Communication<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Building Effective Relationships<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement<\/p>\n<p><strong>Technical\/Functional Skills<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions is desirable;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Extent and relevance of experience in priority transboundary animal diseases control and management activities (African swine fever (ASF), foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), AI, ecology, epidemiology, laboratory diagnostics, etc.);<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Extent and relevance of experience in project identification and design, work planning and partnerships;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Extent and relevance of experience in animal health projects and programmes management;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Extent and relevance of experience in managing transboundary animal diseases including at least three years\u2019 experience at international level in developing countries and experience in the Asian region is considered a strong asset;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Familiarity with UN or other international agencies field programmes is an asset.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p>______________________________________________________________________________________________________<br \/>\nPlease note that all candidates should adhere to\u00a0<em>FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency<\/em>.<br \/>\n______________________________________________________________________________________________________<br \/>\n<strong>GENERAL INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FAO reserves the right not to make an appointment<\/li>\n<li>Extension of fixed term appointments is based on certification of performance and availability of funds<br \/>\n______________________________________________________________________________________________________<br \/>\n<strong>CONDITIONS OF SERVICE<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A competitive compensation and benefits package is offered. For information on UN salaries, allowances and benefits, click on the following link:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/Depts\/OHRM\/salaries_allowances\/salary.htm\">http:\/\/www.un.org\/Depts\/OHRM\/salaries_allowances\/salary.htm<\/a><br \/>\nOther benefits, subject to eligibility, include:<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Dependency allowances<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Rental subsidy<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Education grant for children<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Home leave travel<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a030 working days of annual leave per year<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Pension fund entitlements under the UN Joint Staff Pension Fund<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0International health insurance; optional life insurance<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Disability protection<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>FAO encourages a positive workplace culture to increase inclusivity and diversity within its workforce. FAO applies measures in which all staff members contribute equally and in full to the work and development of the Organization. This includes:<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0elements of family-friendly policies<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0flexible working arrangements<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0standards of conduct<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p>______________________________________________________________________________________________________<br \/>\n<strong>HOW TO APPLY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To apply, visit the recruitment website at <a href=\"https:\/\/jobs.fao.org\/careersection\/fao_external\/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en\">Jobs at FAO<\/a>\u00a0and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications and language skills;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Once your profile is completed, please apply and submit your application;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Your application will be screened based on the information provided on your online profile;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited\/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) \/ United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whed.net\/\">http:\/\/www.whed.net\/<\/a>\u2022\u00a0Candidates may be requested to provide performance assessments and authorization to conduct verification checks of past and present work, character, education, military and police records to ascertain any and all information which may be pertinent to the employment qualifications;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Incomplete applications will not be considered;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered;<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you need help, or have queries, please contact:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Careers@fao.org\">Careers@fao.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FAO IS A NON-SMOKING ENVIRONMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information please open this link<br \/>\nApply Here<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jobs.fao.org\/careersection\/fao_external\/jobdetail.ftl?job=2102247&amp;tz=GMT%2B02%3A00\">https:\/\/jobs.fao.org\/careersection\/fao_external\/jobdetail.ftl?job=2102247&amp;tz=GMT%2B02%3A00<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 2102247 Animal Health Officer (ECTAD Deputy Regional Manager) Job Posting:\u00a028\/Aug\/2021 Closure Date:\u00a030\/Sep\/2021, 1:59:00 PM Organizational Unit:\u00a0Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, RAP Job Type:\u00a0Staff position Type of Requisition:\u00a0Professional Project Grade Level:\u00a0P-4 Primary Location:\u00a0Thailand-Bangkok Duration:\u00a0Fixed-term: one year with possibility of extension Post Number:\u00a02008592 CCOG Code:\u00a01H01 IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that Closure Date and Time [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":80102,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,2],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80101"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80101\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}