Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, January 27, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Posting: 26/Jan/2022
Closure Date: 11/Feb/2022, 1:59:00 AM
Organizational Unit: FRURT
Job Type: Non-staff opportunities
Type of Requisition: PSA (Personal Services Agreement)
Grade Level: N/A
Primary Location: Tanzania, United Republic of
Duration: 15 days
Post Number: N/A

FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.
• FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture
• Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply
• Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values
• FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination　　
• All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks
• All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality
• FAO staff are subject to the authority of the Director-General, who may assign them to any of the activities or offices of the Organization.

Organizational Settings
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), FAO is implementing the sustainable operationalization of the One Health in Africa project, funded by the United States Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and to strengthen the operationalization of the one health approach in 6 countries (Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Senegal and Tanzania). These countries have adopted this approach and its operationalization is ongoing through activities supported by FAO and others partners. Building on institutions, partnerships, frameworks and infrastructures at the regional, national and local levels, the project aims to accelerate the implementation of the One Health approach through innovative activities, which will contribute, to the improvement of the implementation of this approach in the beneficiary countries. The project is being implemented in close collaboration with others projects that support the One Health interventions such as the GHSP program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Building on the example of Cameroon where DTRA is supporting the national Animal Health Emergency Operation Centre (AH-EOC) to implement guidelines for AH EOCs, FAO will support veterinary service to develop project document for the establishment of AH-EOCs in Tanzania.

Reporting Lines
The National Consultant will work under the overall supervision of Senior Animal Health Officer, Head, Global Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD), the functional and administrative oversight of the FAO Representative in Tanzania, direct technical supervision of the ECTAD Country Team Lead and the operationalization of One Health project Coordinator.

Technical Focus
As part of the activities of the FAO Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases (FAO-ECTAD), the consultant will work closely with the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS), FAO ECTAD Country Team Lead, FAO CMC-AH, DTRA and OH coordinator to support the country to develop the project document for the establishment of the AH-EOC. The national consultant will undertake the following tasks and responsibilities.

Tasks and responsibilities:
• Hold consultative discussions with the DVS and other relevant stakeholders involved in animal health planning, preparedness and response activities, OH platform members and Public Health EOC in lieu of developing AH EOC structure
• Undertake document review to develop context, legal aspects and structure of the AH-EOC in Tanzania.
• Review the regulatory framework.
• Develop the costed AH EOC project document clearly indicating institutional organization and collaboration with Public Health EOC and other relevant stakeholders
• Submit final consultation report including the completed project document for the establishment of AH-EOCs in Tanzania.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
• Hold a degree in veterinary medicine or a doctor in medicine or degree in public health, disaster management, and epidemiology. A master’s degree in above related fields will be an added advantage.
• Have a minimum of five (5) years professional experience in the implementation of animal health and human health emergency programs; strengthening of health systems support, technical and or institutional and organizational support for public services in risk preparedness and management;
• Candidates should be Tanzanian or resident in the country with a regular work permit;

FAO Core Competencies
• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills
• Have experience in disaster management, emergency response, and good knowledge of government working system
• Have experience in co-operation with the Public Administration (Veterinary Services, Public Health Services, Environmental Services, and Prime Minister's Office) and / or international organizations (OIE, FAO, WHO, AU-IBAR, IAEA, World Bank, etc.).
• Have technical, institutional and organizational capacity in building risk preparedness and management;
• Have experience on supporting process to develop or review governance manual, SoPs, legal frameworks or guideline;
• Be able to draft reports clearly, concisely, and good oral and written communication skills.
• Be able to work in English and Kiswahili
• Excellent computer skills.

Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing).
• Incomplete applications will not be considered. If you need help or have queries, please contact: Careers@fao.org
• Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
• Only language proficiency certificates from UN accredited external providers and/or FAO language official examinations (LPE, ILE, LRT) will be accepted as proof of the level of knowledge of languages indicated in the online applications.
• For other issues, visit the FAO employment website: http://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Job application procedure
• To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, and language skills
• Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application
• Please 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 http://www.whed.net/ 
• Candidates 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
• Incomplete applications will not be considered
• Personal information provided on your application may be shared within FAO and with other companies acting on FAO’s behalf to provide employment support services such as pre-screening of applications, assessment tests, background checks and other related services. You will be asked to provide your consent before submitting your application. You may withdraw consent at any time, by withdrawing your application, in such case FAO will no longer be able to consider your application
• Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered
• Your application will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile
• We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.
If you need help, or have queries, please contact: Careers@fao.org 

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