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POSITION TITLE: Publicity Officer
LOCATION: Bangkok, Thailand
ORGANIZATION: Thailand One Health University Network (THOHUN)
REPORTS TO: Coordinator of THOHUN
Contract period: Until September 2025 with a possibility of renewal
Start: As soon as possible
Job vacancy for urgent recruitment
Thailand One Health University Network- National Coordinating Office is looking for staff, who have high motivation and collaborative mind to be a part of human capacity development for multisectoral coordination and response to infectious disease outbreak.
THOHUN BACKGROUND
Since 2012, Thailand One Health University Network or THOHUN has responsibility on pre-service training both future and current workforce to early prevent and protect emerging/ re-emerging diseases in Thailand by integration of collaboration across sectors with respect to One Health approach. The One Health approach is particularly relevant regarding the control of zoonoses, rabies risk communication and combatting antibiotic resistance. To effectively respond to, and prevent outbreaks of zoonoses, epidemiological data and laboratory information should be shared across sectors.
According to strengthen workforce potential, One Health core competencies (OHCCs) were developed for the current workforce based on the Memorandum of Understanding on the Implementation of One Health Initiative for National Health Security which is an agreement of 7 Thai ministries (Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Public Health) and Thai Red Cross. For preparedness to outbreaks prevention, OHCCs
were improved and adjusted that suitable for the future workforce who will be a future operational person in the public health sector both in private and government. https://thohun.org
JOB DESCRIPTION
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
**Applicant who is fluent in both writing and speaking English and Thai will be highly considered.
APPLICATION:
Applicants should apply by emailing a cover letter and resume to contact.thohun@gmail.com
by 5 November 2024. Please include “Publicity Officer” in the email subject line, and save documents (cover letter, resume) in one PDF). Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Contact : contact.thohun@gmail.com