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We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of STRIDES Thailand Senior Animal Health Officer . The position will be based in Bangkok, Thailand and is open to Thai National.
Job Summary:
The Senior Animal Health Officer will provide technical leadership and guidance to support the staff and projects for the Department of State (DoS)-funded Strengthening Infectious Disease Detection Systems (STRIDES) Activity for animal health components in Thailand and Southeast Asia. They will lead and manage the development, implementation, and monitoring of strategic and technical initiatives to strengthen animal health systems, zoonotic disease surveillance, and multisectoral coordination activities. They will provide technical guidance around the issues, challenges, and strategies for building animal health systems capacity in Thailand and Southeast Asia. They will work closely with country-level teams, including the project management team, project technical providers, and key partners, to ensure the provision of technical assistance to achieve effective, high-quality, and reliable animal health surveillance services. They will lead the development of guidelines and policies for animal health and zoonotic disease surveillance activities, provide technical thought leadership at the regional and country levels, and contribute to the development of project statements of work, work plan development, monitoring and evaluation systems, technical reporting, and other administrative elements of the project.
Accountabilities:
Technical Requirements:
Provides overall technical leadership and strategic guidance to project staff for the animal health component of the project, including coordination with other global health security (GHS) technical areas (e.g., surveillance, data, etc.) to ensure synergy.
Monitors and maintains project protocols, instruments, data sets, manuals, training materials, and reports related to animal health and zoonotic disease surveillance technical areas.
Works in close collaboration with national, regional, and local counterparts to provide technical assistance required to fulfill project objectives and targets, primarily related to strengthening animal health systems and surveillance services.
Leads or contributes to the development and writing of technical briefs, reports, or other necessary materials to facilitate research, best practices, policies, and procedures.
Provides subject matter expertise to guide the implementation of animal health systems strengthening across relevant GHS technical areas, including antimicrobial resistance, zoonotic diseases, biosafety/biosecurity, diagnostic networks, and surveillance.
Provides technical support in the scale-up and optimization of new surveillance tools.
Provides mentorship to support capacity building for project team members and subcontractors.
Leads or assists with animal health diagnostic network and laboratory capacity assessments