Organizational Setting

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations (FAO), Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases
(ECTAD), plans and delivers veterinary assistance to FAO member
countries responding to threat of transboundary animal health crises.
Through ECTAD, FAO builds animal health capacity to prevent, detect and
respond to zoonotic and non-zoonotic disease outbreaks. With funding
from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), FAO
is implementing the programme “Supporting the Global Health Security
Agenda to address Zoonotic Disease and Animal Health in Africa: Preparedness and Response Activities to address the Novel Global Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak in Tanzania”.
The programme primarily supports the One Health Coordination Desk in
the Prime Minister’s Office (OHCD-PMO) with contributions to the
Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries (MoLF) to enhance capacities for
mitigating against endemic, emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases.

Reporting Lines

Under the overall supervision of the Senior Animal
Health Officer/ ECTAD Global Programme Coordinator (NSAH), the
functional and administrative supervision of the FAO Representative in
the United Republic of Tanzania and the direct supervision of the ECTAD
Country Team Leader in United Republic of Tanzania, and technical
backstopping of the ECTAD regional team for Eastern Africa.

Tasks and responsibilities:

• provide technical leadership, guidance, and management to ensure timely and effective achievement of project objectives
• Lead the planning and implementation of project’s day-to-day activities including:
  • Liaise with the national points of contact of the
    One Health Coordination Desk in the Prime Minister’s Office (OHCD-PMO),
    relevant Ministries (Ministry of Health, Community development, Gender,
    Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC), Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries
    (MoLF)), and other relevant partners (UNICEF, WHO, NGOs) to ensure
    effective planning, implementation and monitoring of the project
    activities and shared results with the relevant partners
  • Plan, facilitate and monitor the implementation of trainings as indicated in the project work plan
  • Facilitate country specific field missions to achieve the objectives of the project
  • Support the coordination role of the OH Desk to
    improve COVID-19 coordinated response interventions at regional and
    district levels.
  • Support multi-sectoral After Action Reviews (AARs) to identify the strengths and weaknesses of COVID-19 response interventions
  • Support the review, production and dissemination
    of risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) materials and
    messaging to local communities exposed to or affected by the COVID-19
    pandemic
• Ensure accurate and timely submission of project
  reports (progress report, terminal report) for FAO, government, donors
  or other relevant stakeholders upon request by ECTAD Country Team Leader
  or FAO Representative
• Work closely with the designated M&E officer
  to collect data and conduct monitoring and evaluation on implemented
  activities;
• Participate in advocacy and policy dialogues with
  decision makers, and national and regional partners, for COVID-19
  preparedness and response and resource mobilization
• Perform any other duties as required or directed

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum- Requirements

• A Master’s level degree in veterinary
  science/medicine or health/ applied epidemiology / Public Health or
  related field and allied sciences
• Minimum of five years of progressively
  responsible field experience in animal or public health preferably in
  programme management or other similar experiences are desirable.  
• A Tanzanian National

FAO Core Competencies

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

Technical/Functional Skills:

• Substantive knowledge and practical experience in One Health approach, and actions
• Experienced in developing and disseminating risk
  communication materials and engaging communities in preparedness and
  response to public health threats
• Good understanding of the Government operations, particularly in the animal / public health service areas;
• Experience in working in a multi-cultural environment and at district and/or community level;
• Good analytical and strategic thinking and sound judgment; team building and advocacy skills;
• Experience in programme/project planning, design, data collection, studies follow-up, monitoring and evaluation;
• Experience with mixed-methods research, including
  the use of both qualitative (Focus Group Discussions, In-depth
  Interviews) and quantitative methodologies
• Demonstration of good report writing skills
• fluency oral and written English /and Kiswahili is a strong asset; and
• Women candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION