Job Vacancy: Veterinary Epidemiologist – Animal Health Information Department of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)

Position title: Veterinary Epidemiologist – Animal Health Information Department of the 
World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
Salary: 3000 Euros/month + benefits
Duration of the position: Two years renewable
Responsibilities:
Under the direct supervision of the Head of the Animal Health Information Department and in close
collaboration with his Deputy, the incumbent will be mainly responsible for:
- Applying the review process for validation of six-monthly, annual and wild annual reports during
the year;
- Checking the consistency of the animal health information received during current year and
checking the consistency with historical data along the years;
- When needed, contact the National Veterinary Services (National Focal Points for animal disease
notification and for wildlife) in order to verify and complete epidemiological information;
- Archiving official reports and documents and drafting correspondence to Member Countries for
the Head of the Animal Health Information Department on questions relating to the world animal
health situation;
- Following-up with countries to encourage them providing regular and timely animal health reports
by issuing reminders when necessary;
- Providing World Animal Health Information System users with technical support in order to resolve problems or difficulties;
- Assisting in OIE’s search and verification of unofficial information and sharing relevant information with partners;
- Extracting and verifying WAHIS data for external analyses run by collaborating institutions of the
OIE, as well as reviewing the results of these analyses, verifying the proper use, interpretation and
conclusions made on such data.
- Conducting epidemiological and statistical analysis using WAHIS data and eventually complement
it with other relevant source of information using external resources such as scientific papers,
regional information systems, etc.
- Participating in epidemiological analysis on diseases and their trends, including risk analysis,
disease forecasting as well as producing maps, graphs and PowerPoint presentations of high
design and quality standards;
- Participating in the preparation and edition of documents in relation with world animal health
situation and diseases produced by the Department in the OIE working languages;
- Working with IT experts in the development of a data extraction tool from WAHIS to facilitate data analysis and participate in the development of tools for rapid analysis and production of reports,
graphs, maps, etc.
- Participating in the preparation and running of workshops and seminars on WAHIS, WAHIS
interface and WAHIS-wild interface for national Focal Points for animal disease notification to the
OIE and for Wildlife;
- Participating actively in the implementation and development of the animal health information
system (on-line Web notification manuals, WAHIS application, WAHIS Interface, Web interface,
etc.);
- Participate and provide expertise in the design, evaluation, and reporting of questionnaires and
surveys on OIE Member Countries’ health status;
- Performing any other duties as required by the Head of the Animal Health Information Department
and the Director General of the OIE.
Qualifications and experience:
- Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine, with at least 7 years’ experience in data processing, analysis,
database management and epidemiological analysis;
- Good sense of observation and accuracy; good analytical skills and understanding of issues
relating to information processing, animal health data management and control methods;
- Good computer skills, especially in geographical information systems (e.g. ArcMap), cartography,
Excel, Access, statistical software (R, SPSS, STATA or SAS) and internet-based research;
- Courtesy, tact and ability to establish and maintain good working relations in a multinational and
multicultural environment;
- Good communication skills and team working abilities especially under tight deadlines;
- Work experience of the National Veterinary Services will be considered as an added advantage;
- Excellent knowledge of English is required and good knowledge of Spanish or French will be
considered an asset.
N. B. - These qualifications are the minimum requirements for the position and candidates should
only apply if they fill all the above conditions.
Other information:
The French authorities do not require OIE staff to have a work permit.
The post is based in Paris (17th arrondissement).
OIE staff members are international civil servants and are under the authority of the Director
General. They may be assigned to any activities or departments within the organisation.
The position is full-time and immediately available.
Curriculum vitae should be sent to the attention of the Director General, OIE, by mail or email at
information.dept@oie.int, copied to hr.dept@oie.int before 1st November 2014.