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National One Health Specialist (SC9)
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationMBA/MSc/MA
- Experience7 years
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldMedical / Healthcare 
Tasks and responsibilities
- Contribute to the preparation and implementation of country strategies, plans, policies and programme for the management of high-impact emerging and re-emerging zoonotic and non-zoonotic animal diseases in line with the national priorities as defined in the Country Programming Framework (CPF) and FAO’s Strategic Framework (2022-31).
- Support and monitor One Health mainstreaming and monitoring in relevant programs on sustainable agrifood systems, climate change, resilience and livestock emergency programs at FAO Kenya
- Faciliate One Health implementation across FAO ECTAD activities under the GHS programme in close collaboration with thematic leads (Zoonoses, One Health, National Laboratories, Epidemiology, and Antimicrobial Resistance). This includes but not limited to
- Facilitate coordination between the relevant One Health coordination platforms, such as the Zoonotic Disease Unit (ZDU), National Antimicrobial Stewardship Interagency Committee (NASIC).
- Strengthen the capacity, coordination, and communication of existing County One Health Units (COHUs) including activities such as policy review, investment planning, and monitoring and evaluation.
- Enhancing Multisectoral collaboration on prevention and control of priority zoonotic diseases (PZDs) including early warning/surveillance, sharing of information, outbreak investigation and response, Simulation Exercises (SIMEX), After Action Reviews (AARs)
- Engage with partners and potential stakeholders at national and local levels to support implementation and demonstrate impacts of One Health at national, county and community levels. This includes but not limited to
- Facilitate closer linkages of the GHS Program and other relevant OH activities at FAO Kenya collecting baseline data (pre- and post- intervention) on disease incidence/prevalence, number of household beneficiaries, livestock population covered, etc along PZDs hotspots and selected COHUs.
- Ensure zoonotic disease strategies and plans and One Health operationalization mechanisms are included in government plans.
- Support joint planning among the animal, human and environmental sectors particularly focusing on the roll out of the Tripartite Zoonotic Guide (TZG) and its associated operational tools (Multisectoral, One Health Coordination/MCM-OT, Joint Risk Assessment/JRA-OT, Surveillance and Information Sharing/SIS-OT, One Health Assessment Tool (OHAT), etc.) at national and sub-national levels in Kenya.
- Support the development and dissemination of awareness materials, contribute to the preparation appropriate workshops and facilitate stakeholder discussions and development on One Health investment strategies and plans to inform public sector investment efforts on One Health.
- Contribute to risk analysis/assessments at the human/livestock/environment/wildlife interface and facilitate in-country expert missions on epidemic-surveillance.
- Provide regular updates on GHS project activities and prepare draft web articles and press releases on technical accomplishments as needed.
- Provide backstopping for government partners at national and sub-national levels to implement ECTAD program activities either through Letter of Agreements (LoA) or other mechanisms.
- Contribute to resource mobilization efforts through developing project concept notes and proposals.
- Prepare periodic and final reports on the implementation progress of project(s).
- Undertake additional responsibilities as assigned by the ECTAD Team Leader.
Minimum Requirements
- A minimum of a master’s level degree in Veterinary Medicine or Science
- A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in public health or animal health systems
- Working knowledge (level C) of English and Kiswahili
- National of Kenya
Method of Application Interested and qualified? Go to Food and Agriculture Organization on jobs.fao.org to apply