Specialist Veterinary Epidemiology

**Grade**: NO-A

**Contractual Arrangement**: Fixed-term appointment

**Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days)**: One year, First year probationary period. Post of limited duration

**Job Posting**: Nov 13, 2024, 8:47:23 AM

**Closing Date**: Dec 4, 2024, 4:59:00 PM

**Primary Location**: Brazil-Rio de Janeiro

**Organization**: Pan American Foot-and-Mouth Disease Center

**Schedule**: Full-time


**OBJECTIVE OF THE OFFICE/DEPARTMENT**

**This is a requisition for employment at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO)**

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through its Pan American Foot-and-Mouth Disease/Veterinary Public Health Center (PANAFTOSA/VPH), promotes, coordinates, and implements technical cooperation aimed at reducing the health, social, and economic burdens of zoonotic and food-borne diseases, as well as animal diseases with significant impacts on public health and food security, such as Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD). PANAFTOSA's technical cooperation is part of the Department of Communicable Diseases Prevention, Control, and Elimination (CDE). Its efforts are focused on the surveillance, prevention, control, and elimination of diseases, ensuring that interventions are technically sound and appropriate for the political and sociocultural contexts. PANAFTOSA strives to achieve a sustainable impact on health by providing normative guidance, promoting evidence-based interventions, and fostering alliances that enhance country capacity, inter-country collaboration, and policy and decision-making through improved health information, analysis, and quality at all levels.

**DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES**

Under the general supervision of the Center Director (PANAFTOSA) and the direct supervision of the Advisor, Veterinary Epidemiology and Information Systems (AFT), the incumbent is responsible for, but not limited to, the following duties:
a) Provide support to the Center technical cooperation in defining and implementing methodological procedures for epidemiological tools and mathematical/statistical models;
b) Conduct analyses of epidemiological data associated to disease prevention, surveillance and response programs;
c) Provide training on the use of epidemiological tools and assist in developing technical guidelines;
d) Contribute to statistical analyses involved in the quality control of PANAFTOSA diagnostic laboratory processes and test validation;
e) Participate in scientific conferences, technical meetings, and workshops as required;
f) Promote inter-programmatic coordination with other technical entities for the development and implementation of epidemiological tools within the Region;
g) Advocate for research activities and capacity building in applied epidemiology;
h) Contribute to the development and dissemination of technical and scientific evidence-based reports, documents, and papers;
i) Perform other related duties as assigned.

**REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS**

**Education**:
**Essential**: A bachelor’s degree in public health, Veterinary science, or equivalent from a recognized university.

**Desirable**: Certification in Epidemiology (e.g. MSc, PhD), training would be an asset.

**Experience**:
**Essential**:Three years of professional experience in implementing and utilizing epidemiological tools and statistical analysis; including participation in technical cooperation programs and the provision of training in this field.

**Desirable**: Experience working in international organizations and programs and/or Inter-American Systems would be an asset.

**SKILLS**:
**PAHO Competencies**:
**Overall attitude at work**: Maintains integrity and takes a clear ethical approach and stance; demonstrates commitment to the Organization’s mandate and promotes the values of the Organization in daily work and behavior; is accountable for work carried out in line with own role and responsibilities; is respectful towards, and trusted by, colleagues and counterparts.

**Teamwork**:Collaborate and cooperate with others/Deal effectively with conflicts -** Works collaboratively with team members and counterparts to achieve results; encourages cooperation and builds rapport; helps others when asked; accepts joint responsibility for the teams’ successes and shortcomings. Identifies conflicts in a timely manner and addresses them as necessary; understands issues from the perspective of others; does not interpret/ attribute conflicts to cultural, geographical or gender issues.

**Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences**:Relate well with diversity in others and capitalize on such diversity -** Treats all people with dignity and respect. Relates well to people with different cultures, gender, orientations, backgrounds and/or positions; examines own behavior to avoid stereotypical responses; considers issues from the perspective of others and values their diversity.

**Communication**:Express oneself clearly when speaking**/**Write