Animal Health Officer

Job Posting: 27/Jan/2025

Closure Date: 17/Feb/2025, 4:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit: NSA

Job Type: Staff position

Type of Requisition: Professional Project

Grade Level: P-4

Primary Location: Italy-Rome

Duration: Fixed-term: 1 year with possibility of extension

Post Number: 2010558

CCOG Code: 1H01

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- **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 persons 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**:

- FAO’s commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations._

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through the FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, for _better production_, _better nutrition_, _a _better environment,_ and _a better life_, leaving no one behind.

**Organizational Setting**

FAO's commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations.

The Animal Production and Health Division (NSA) promotes and facilitates the sustainable development of the livestock sector, integrating scientific and technical expertise and policy advice. It hosts technical networks in areas of animal health, genetics, feed and animal husbandry and provides analysis, policy dialogue (including intergovernmental bodies) and technical assistance. It also supports emergency responses, mostly in animal health.

FAO supports Members to build and implement effective collaborative One Health strategies and capacities, simultaneously addressing the health of people, animals, plants and the environment. One Health in agrifood systems transformation is a key Priority Programme Area, and part of FAO's Strategic Framework (2022-2031).

The One Health and Disease Control Branch (NSAH-CJW) under the Animal Production and Health Division leads and coordinates the prevention and control of endemic and emerging transboundary animal diseases and health threats that emerge at the animal-human-environment interface including zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance (AMR)as well as One Health coordination and AMR Cluster, and coordinates and implements work across different FAO Divisions/Offices/Centres to mainstream One Health and AMR in FAO activities, integrating scientific and technical expertise and policy advice.

Externally, this cluster streamlines FAO collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) as the Quadripartite to address health threats at the human-animal-plant-environment interface and to promote health and sustainable development.

One of FAO's current primary objectives on AMR is to consolidate the development and roll out of a global information system to support countries in collecting, analysing and utilizing their AMR data as well as for participating in global AMR surveillance efforts.

The International FAO AMR Monitoring System (InFARM) has launched the first open call for data in 2024. This initiative provides a framework for capacity building and harmonization of AMR surveillance, as well as a mechanism for the regular dissemination of epidemiological information on AMR trends and profiles in food and agriculture at the country, regional and global levels.

The post is located in the Animal Health and Production Division, One Health and Disease Control Group, One Health Coordination and AMR Cluster (NSAH-CJW), at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.

**Reporting Lines**
The Animal Health Officer (AMR Surveillance and Public Health) reports to the Senior Animal Health Officer (Head of One Health Coordination and AMR Cluster), under the overall policy/technical guidance and operational supervision of the Chief, One Health and Disease Control Branch (NSAH/CJW), Animal Production and Health Division (NSA).

**Technical Focus**
AMR surveillance planning, management and coordination, capacity development support and advocacy.

**Key Results**

Comprehensive technical and policy expertise to support the planning, development and implementation of divisional programmes, projects, products and services in accordance with divisional objectives and the FAO Strategic Framework.

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