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Animal Health Information Analyst – WOAH RR Tokyo, Japan
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Deadline: Jul 10, 2025
Location: Japan
Organization:World Organisation for Animal Health - Organisation Mondiale de la Santé Animale (OMSA)
Sectors:
Job type:Contract, 12 months +
Languages:
English
Work experience:Min 3 years
Date posted: Jun 24, 2025
Expected starting date: As soon as possible
Description
| Animal Health Information Analyst | |
| Context | |
| The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH – founded as OIE) is a leading intergovernmental organisation representing 183 Members worldwide. Through its activities, WOAH makes a decisive contribution to improving animal health, protecting animal welfare and strengthening Veterinary Services. The Organisation provides transparent information on world’s animal health situation, and promotes international standards, particularly in terms of the safety of trade in live animals and animal products. More information can be found on WOAH’s website. Joining WOAH means taking part in the development of one of the leading international organisations, recognised and associated with other multilateral institutions, in the field of worldwide health. It means helping to build a global approach to health, combining animal and human health in a “One Health” approach. It means joining teams motivated by the impact of their actions, the sense of their collective commitment and their recognised professionalism in their respective fields of expertise. WOAH’s headquarters are based in Paris. The Organisation is present on every continent through 13 Regional or Sub-regional Representations. WOAH has 250 staff members, two-thirds of whom are based at headquarters. This position is located in in Tokyo, Japan. |
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| Job Description | |
| Positioning and reporting Under the authority of the Director General, the Animal Health Information Analyst will work under the direct supervision of the WOAH Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific, based in Tokyo, Japan as well as the Head of the World Animal Health Information and Analysis Department (WAHIAD) and his/her Deputy. He/she will work in close collaboration with other regional staff in RRAP and SRR-SEA and relevant WOAH Units and Departments in Headquarters. |
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| Job purpose The Animal Health Information Analyst contributes to the publication of a transparent and coherent animal health situation in Members through the collection, verification and dissemination of animal health information provided by Members and non-member countries through the WOAH World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS). In particular, s/he is responsible for following the notification process of Members, as well as participating in other areas such as capacity-building activities on disease notification (training and e-learning support), active search for non-official animal health information activities, data management, and contributing to the improvement of WAHIS. |
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| Missions and activities Contribute as required to the activities of the Regional Representative for Asia-Pacific, RRAP and WAHIAD teams, which include but are not limited to: Follow the WAHIAD reporting processes by designated countries or territories – Apply a standard verification process and interact with Members’ nominated representatives on issues related to reporting, including providing them with support to facilitate disease notification. – Follow up with countries to encourage them to provide regular and timely animal health reports in line with their obligations. – Review existing business intelligence tools and participate in the development of automated processes to facilitate verification and follow-up processes applied to Members’ reports. – Assist to develop, review and apply monitoring and evaluation indicators of the verification and follow-up processes. Participate in the active search for non-official animal health information (‘rumour tracking’ activity) of WAHIS – Verify the non-official information related to the animal and public health situation (i.e., production of weekly EIOS digest). – Contact the countries when needed to verify the information found through the active search. – Support as needed to the Global Early Warning and Response (GLEWS+) activities. Participate in data management activities – Implement specific technical actions (i.e., analysing, preparing, and validating report submissions) required for the (sub-)regional reporting approach within WAHIS, such as new ARAHIS. – Contribute to the development of future disease reporting activities currently being explored, such as integrating existing manual aquatic reporting systems within WAHIS and the possible establishment of regional reporting mechanisms at sub-regional levels (e.g., SAARC, PHOVAPS, ASWGL, East Asia group). – Implement data governance and management principles to ensure maintenance of data quality. – Monitor the extraction of quantitative data from the WAHIS early warning module, ensuring its quality and completeness. Participate in training activities – Provide support to WAHIS users. – Support the development and delivery of training content for WAHIS users. – Facilitate to the regional focal point training workshop for disease reporting. – Support the improvement of WAHIS training methods. |
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| Requirements | |
| Qualifications and Experience Required qualifications – A graduate degree in a biology-related field (e.g. veterinary sciences, biology, health, animal sciences) – At least 3 years of professional experience with data collection, processing, and analysis of (animal) diseases . Desirable additional qualifications – Exposure to or work experience with Veterinary Services, animal or human health institutions, research institutions. – Additional degree in aquatic and/or terrestrial animal health, wildlife health, epidemiology or public health. – Proven experience working with large datasets. Other Requirements Technical skills – Excellent command of English, both written and oral. – Very good command of the Microsoft Office Package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook). Additional desirable competencies – Good computer skills in developing data visualisations (e.g. Power BI). – Good computer skills in geographical information systems (e.g. QGIS). – Good computer skills in database management systems (e.g. Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, Postgres). – Good computer skills in statistical software (e.g. R). Interpersonal skills – Proactivity and initiative. – Keen sense of observation, attention to detail and accuracy. – Ability to work under pressure, and to efficiently prioritise work across multiple parallel tasks. – Courtesy, tact, and the 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 |
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| Additional Information | |
| Working conditions – This post requires flexibility to travel internationally and long hours in a seated position at a computer. – Salary: Base salary at 500,000 JPY/month (commensurate with qualifications and experience). – Duration: Two (2) years (renewable). This post requires flexibility to travel internationally and long hours in a seated position at a computer. |
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| General Information The WOAH places high value on a multicultural and positive work environment. The WOAH is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications of all qualified candidates, irrespective of their ethnic origin, gender, opinions or beliefs. This is a fulltime position as an international civil servant based at the WOAH Regional office in Tokyo, Japan that is available immediately. If you are interested in the position, please complete your application online by clicking on the link below by 10 July 2025 at the latest. APPLY HERE |
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