Vacancy No. AG-57/03

General Requirements
  • Post-graduate qualifications or equivalent post-graduate professional development.
  • Management and technical leadership of a high order with demonstrated professional competence and mastery of subject matter.
  • Experience in preparing project proposals for funding and interacting with diverse funding agencies.
  • Ability to lead and work effectively with a diverse team of people of different national and cultural backgrounds in an international setting.
  • Fluency in English, French or Spanish and a limited knowledge of any of the other two or Arabic or Chinese.

Specific Post

Number 0057711
Title Chief, Animal Health Service
Grade D-1
Department/Division Department of Agriculture , Animal Production and Health Division
Duty Station Location Rome, Italy
 

Summary of Functions

 Under the general supervision of the Director of the Animal Production and Health Division the incumbent will:
  • Provide leadership, including technical and policy advice and programme formulation for the Organization's work

on animal health and veterinary public health in the world’s growing livestock sector (infectious and non-infectious diseases, parasitic diseases, zoonotic diseases, resistances to anti-microbials, parasiticides, etc., integrated pest management, animal welfare as related to health)

and on the information, institutions and systems required for the support and maintenance of animal health and the provision of safe food of animal origin to consumers.
  • Position FAO’s Animal Health Programme in an international public goods context in support of the International Development Goals.
  • Plan and manage the use of resources in support of programmes and projects in animal health and veterinary public health at large, ensuring the coherence and technical quality of the normative and operational work.
  • Oversee the secretariats of the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EUFMD) and of the Programme Against African Trypanosomiasis (PAAT).
  • Ensure liaison and integration with the animal production and livestock policy programmes of the Division.
  • Maintain effective working relationship with relevant bodies and partners within and outside the Organization, in particular with the Office International des Epizooties (OIE).
  • Guide, supervise and evaluate the work of the staff of the service.
  • Ensure provision of technical advice, information and support to FAO Members, UN and specialized agencies, and global, regional and national bodies, including inter-governmental fora, for the discussion and negotiation of agreements, codes, standards and good management and manufacturing practices in animal health and veterinary public health throughout the food chain.

Additional information can be found at the http://www.fao.org/ag/AGA/index_en.htm Web site.
Remuneration Single: From US$ 92 883 to 104 214
Dependent: From US$ 100 487 to 113 576
FAO adheres to the UN common system of salaries, allowances and benefits. General information regarding salaries and allowances can be found at the International Civil Service Commission Web site.
How to apply Applications, including a full curriculum vitae and Personal History Form (available in MS Word (A4 and letter formats), should be submitted by 28 May 2003 to the Director, Human Resources Management Division, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100, Rome, Italy or sent by e-mail to senior-vacancies@fao.org or faxed to Italy 06-5705 5131.
For further information contact: Director, Animal Production and Health Division, Agriculture Department - FAO, Via delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, ITALY. E-mail: Samuel.Jutzi@fao.org , Fax +39 06-5705 5749 - Tel +39-06-5705 3371