- The PO will work with the Health Team to collaborate with Vietnamese government agencies and project partners, to plan and implement a national wildlife disease surveillance network incorporating both passive surveillance (detecting and recording wildlife morbidity and mortality events) and targeted surveillance for especially dangerous pathogens (EDPs), zoonotic diseases, and viral spillover risk at human/wildlife/domestic animal interfaces;
- The PO will support monitoring and capacity development activities by engagement in the design and implementation of training activities and training follow up with relevant local government agency partners including protected area and forest protection rangers, local veterinary and public health officials, and partners from research and academic institutions in Viet Nam.
- The PO will support to establish a wildlife health surveillance system, enhance wildlife morbidity and mortality detection and reporting, and implement research focused on EPDs and assessing viral spillover risk and wildlife trade and consumption as a pathway for infectious disease emergence.
- Contributes to the planning of active and passive wildlife disease surveillance and research projects related to disease at the human-wildlife-domestic animal interface including the wildlife trade;
- Assists in training and training follow up to project partners on active and passive wildlife disease surveillance including wildlife health issues, sample collection, and animal handling;
- Supports good working relationships with relevant Vietnamese government agencies and/or institutions to secure the necessary support for project activities including sample collection, sample transport/storage, disease diagnostics and dissemination of results, SOP development, network implementation;
- Assists with organization of stakeholder meetings organized by the Health Team in Viet Nam and present and translate material where necessary;
- Contributes to the planning and implementation of field-based activities including making arrangements with local partners for training, sample collection, organizing field trip schedules and travel logistics; collection of samples from wild animals, appropriate storage and handling of these samples, and acquisition of export and sample transport permits where necessary for diagnostics;
- Provides inputs to financial reports, project reports, and donor reports in English and Vietnamese;
- Supports the Health Team supply and equipment purchasing and inventory, including reagents, diagnostic kits and consumable supply needs of partner laboratories for project activities.
- Supports field data collection, data entry associated with active and passive wildlife disease surveillance and other research studies;
- Supports data analysis as instructed and reporting to project partners.
- Communicate and coordinate with Health Team’s partners and relevant institutions in Viet Nam;
- Contribute to ideas and development of new health projects in collaboration with other teams in the WCS Viet Nam program.
- Assures timely accounting and reporting on all project expenditures.
- Represents the Health Team in public meetings and events, as required;
- Performs other tasks as assigned by the direct supervisor.
- Minimum bachelor/college degree in a related field of veterinary medicine or biology or wildlife conservation;
- At least three years relevant work experience in a similar position;
- Experience developing materials and delivering trainings with Vietnamese government agencies, and academic/research institutions;
- Basic skills and awareness of bio-risk management, animal handling, biological sample collection, data recording and sample management;
- An interest in supporting the management and implementation of program activities;
- Proficient in written and verbal communication skills in English Language;
- Computer skills mandatory, proficient in Microsoft Office Applications;
- Concern for wildlife conservation & environmental issues is an asset.
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