Overview
The Animal Health Officer (Vaccine and Quality Assurance) will support veterinary vaccine procurement and quality assurance activities, as well as the improvement of vaccine production capacities within the One Health Programme Priority Area.
Key Responsibilities
- Researches and analyses technical, social, economic, environmental, institutional and technology related information, data and statistics and/or related policy issues.
- Produces a variety of technical information, data, statistics and reports as well as input for technical documents and web pages.
- Provides technical support/analysis to various assessments, studies and initiatives and provides technical backstopping to field projects.
- Collaborates in the development of improved/updated tools, systems, processes and databases.
- Participates in multidisciplinary teams and/or leads working groups/teams.
- Collaborates in, provides technical backstopping to and ensures the quality/effectiveness of capacity development activities within Members.
- Promotes knowledge sharing and best practices at international meetings and conferences.
- Supports resource mobilization activities.
- Assists with vaccine procurement upon request from FAO Members and development of the FAO vaccine registration system.
- Supports vaccine quality compliance with international standards.
- Harmonizes guidelines for cold chain management and vaccine distribution.
- Contributes to build the capacity of veterinary services in vaccine handling and administration.
- Supports development of vaccine production capacities in the member countries.
- Contributes to the harmonization of vaccine registration requirements in the member countries.
- Contributes to research and innovation for new or improved vaccines.
- Supports the designation and renewal of FAO Reference Centers for animal diseases.
Required Experience
- Five years of relevant experience in vaccine management or quality control, vaccine research, vaccine strategy development, including regulatory aspects, standard setting.
- Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions.
- Extent and relevance of experience and knowledge in animal vaccine quality control and/or vaccine production capacities development programmes or relevant programmes at national, regional or global level.
- Extent and relevance of experience in the development and management of technical projects in relation to animal vaccine quality control and/or vaccine production capacities development and relevant animal lab.
- Depth of familiarity with relevant vaccine standard, and experience in development of vaccine programme for infectious disease management at country, reginal or global level.
- Extent and relevance of experience in the analysis and formulation of relevant technical/project proposals for sustainability improvement in livestock sector.
Qualifications
• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in veterinary drug/ vaccine, veterinary medicine and an advanced university degree in veterinary epidemiology or related field.
