Animal-Human Interface Officer
Closing date: 11 Nov 2012
Title: Animal-Human Interface Officer
Closing date: 11 Nov 2012
Title: Animal-Human Interface Officer
Period of Performance:November 16, 2012 –
November 15, 2013
Place of Performance: Nairobi, Kenya
Service Objectives:
The contractor will provide veterinary expertise to help
strengthen capacity in detecting and responding to zoonotic diseases of public
health importance and enhance partnerships between animal health and human
sectors in Kenya and the region, including the Ministry of Agriculture and the
Ministry of Health.
Activities will focus on five core areas: population-based
surveillance, technical support for outbreaks, epidemiological research,
training, and integration of laboratory and epidemiology programs into larger
networks.
Task Requirements:
Task Requirements:
The Animal-Human Interface Officer will be directly involved in
working with animal and human health agencies and organizations to improve and
strengthen communication, systematic planning, and capacity for investigation
and control of zoonotic diseases in Kenya and in the region. Specific tasks
will include:
- Establishing
national, regional, and international collaborations and partnerships with
entities necessary to support country and regional activities.
- Serving
as an in-country connection between USG entities that focus on human
health and those that focus on animal health with the goal of harmonizing
scarce resource efforts.
- Establishing
linkages between human and animal disease systems to improve surveillance
and communications.
- Conducting
training for professionals enrolled in international CDC training programs
and serving as a consultant to the Field Epidemiology and Laboratory
Training Program (FELTP).
- Serving
as a mentor for veterinarians enrolled in FELTP and supervising the
residents during outbreak response.
- Providing
technical advice and veterinary expertise in the surveillance, prevention,
and control of zoonotic diseases.
- Coordinating
response planning.
- Conducting
field research during outbreak and non-outbreak periods.
- Conducting
serosurveys in areas with established animal disease.
- Conducting
research, preparing and submitting manuscripts, and presenting at national
and international conferences.
- Coordinating
activities in consultation with the Director, GDDRC and the Chief, One
Health Office and assisting with writing grant proposals and reports.
The work described herein is primarily sedentary, performed in
an office setting. Some walking will be required throughout the workplace
facilities and at work and field sites.
The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that
require normal safety precautions typical of such places as conference rooms or
office spaces.
There are no unusual physical demands. The scope of work under
this contract shall not include animal care or treatment and shall not involve
direct contact with blood, bodily fluids or any biological samples.
Minimum Qualifications and/or Certifications:
Minimum Qualifications and/or Certifications:
- DVM
or equivalent foreign degree
- At
least 7 years experience working with public health related issues at the
human-animal interface.
- At
least 7 years experience working internationally on animal issues that
impact public health.
- At
least 5 years experience working as an advisor or consultant in Africa on
zoonotic infectious diseases.
- At
least 5 years training and mentoring animal and human health professionals
on public health issues related to zoonotic diseases.
- At
least 5 years experience working with international collaborators (i.e.,
CDC-Atlanta, Ministries of Health, Ministries of Agriculture, Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, World Organisation for
Animal Health) providing training, oversight, and technical guidance on
surveillance activities.
How to apply:
Interested candidates should email their cover letter and CV to resumes@ctsglobalusa.com
Interested candidates should email their cover letter and CV to resumes@ctsglobalusa.com