Vacancy: Pest Outbreak and Alert Response Specialist

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce a vacancy for a Pest Outbreak and Alert Response Specialist within the Implementation and Facilitation Unit. The successful candidate will provide technical and coordination support to implement IPPC’s Pest Outbreak Alert and Response Systems (POARS), including information analysis, early pest detection, expert coordination, and preparedness activities to strengthen timely and harmonized responses to emerging pest threats.

Find more information about the vacancy here.

Find more information about POARS here.

Deadline: 11 February 2026.