Remote One Health Veterinary Epidemiology Specialist

FAO; Home (KS); Remote; USD 65,000 - 101,000; Part time

Job summary

FAO's Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia seeks a Pandemic Preparedness Specialist to support REU technical teams in coordinating and implementing the MAKE-READY project. The role focuses on One Health, veterinary services, zoonotic disease prevention and effective pandemic preparedness through multisectoral collaboration.

The position is designed to establish an international roster of experts for North Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo, with engagements on an as-needed basis across

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in veterinary medicine, animal health, epidemiology, agriculture or related field.
• At least five years of relevant experience in animal health, One Health, zoonotic disease prevention and control or related programmes.
• Working knowledge of English (level C) and regional language assets (Albanian, Macedonian, or Serbian).

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise on One Health, veterinary epidemiology, surveillance, emergency preparedness, disease response and farm biosecurity.
• Contribute to or lead capacity-building events and design training material on veterinary epidemiology and AMR.
• Review and develop national strategy documents, such as control, surveillance or vaccination plans/strategies.
• Support development and technical review of SOPs and guidelines.
• Design, implement and evaluate simulation exercises.
• Carry out other tasks as requested by project leadership.

Skills

English (C)

Education

Advanced degree in veterinary/epidemiology

Job description

FAO's Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia seeks a Pandemic Preparedness Specialist to support REU technical teams in coordinating and implementing the MAKE-READY project. The role focuses on One Health, veterinary services, zoonotic disease prevention and effective pandemic preparedness through multisectoral collaboration.

The position is designed to establish an international roster of experts for North Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo, with engagements on an as-needed basis across