Field Animal Health Specialist
Category | Grade:Professional | CONDeadline:13 Aug 2026Job ID:2601623Posted on:30 Jul 2026
Overview
National FAO field specialist delivering animal-health and livestock activities in Assiut or Beheira, Egypt, including surveillance, vaccination, outbreak response, One Health, biosecurity, training, technical data analysis and project reporting.
Department: Sustainable Livestock Management Project
Languages
Required: Arabic, English
Minimum Experience
5 years
Estimated Salary
Not available
Responsibilities
- Plan, monitor and report animal-health and sustainable-livestock activities
- Conduct field assessments, disease surveillance, vaccination and outbreak investigations
- Promote biosecurity, animal welfare, antimicrobial stewardship and One Health
- Train veterinarians, paraprofessionals, extension workers and livestock producers
- Coordinate veterinary authorities, research institutions and implementing partners
- Collect and analyse technical data and prepare field and training reports
- Contribute workplans, specifications, procurement documents and technical meetings
Requirements
- University degree in veterinary science, animal health or a related field
- At least five years of sustainable animal-health and livestock experience
- Working knowledge of Arabic at FAO level C and English at level B
- Egyptian nationality
- Ability to work from Assiut or Beheira
Skills
Animal healthDisease surveillanceOutbreak investigationVaccination campaignsOne HealthBiosecurityVeterinary trainingTechnical data analysisLivestock management
Additional info
Not available