Veterinary Epidemiologist

FAO seeks a Zimbabwean Veterinary Epidemiologist in Harare to strengthen One Health pandemic prevention and response. The specialist will improve animal-disease surveillance and early warning, investigate outbreaks, analyse trends and risks, support protocols and emergency planning, train veterinary personnel, integrate sectoral information, and reinforce national health security.

• Strengthen animal-disease surveillance, reporting and early-warning systems
• Conduct epidemiological investigations, trend analyses and risk assessments
• Generate disease intelligence products and situation reports
• Develop surveillance protocols and standard operating procedures
• Support zoonotic-disease preparedness and emergency response
• Facilitate epidemiology, surveillance and One Health training
• Promote integrated surveillance across animal, human, wildlife and environmental sectors

• Advanced degree in veterinary epidemiology, epidemiology, public health, One Health, animal health or a related discipline
• At least five years of experience in veterinary epidemiology, disease surveillance, outbreak investigation, emergency preparedness or animal-health programmes
• Working knowledge of English
• Zimbabwean nationality

• ISAVET, FETP or similar epidemiology training
• Experience with Joint Risk Assessments or surveillance evaluations
• Experience in wildlife-livestock interface programmes

• Veterinary epidemiology
• Disease surveillance
• Outbreak investigation
• Risk assessment
• One Health
• Disease intelligence

• GIS
• Epidemiological software
• Disease reporting systems
• Surveillance information platforms

• Role supports Zimbabwe's One Health Pandemic Fund project