Veterinary Officer

Position Objectives:

To use your practical veterinary skills to alleviate animal suffering, tend to emergency cases, and improve animal welfare through counselling the local community under the guidance of a senior veterinarian

Term of Employment:

Full-time

Reports To:

Senior Veterinary Officer / Team Leader

Location:

Uttar Pradesh-Siyana(100 Kms from New Delhi)

There will be regular travel to all operational areas in the state.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties:

· Assist the senior veterinary officer, the clinical quality assurance manager, and the veterinary trainer with routine services provided by the emergency team and animal welfare assistants including follow-ups

· Schedule independent and team field visits and attend clinical cases, record treatments, and enter them into a database

· Maintain and manage the stock of medicines, - instruments, biomedical waste disposal, and handling and storage of veterinary equipment as per Standard Operating Procedure

· Participate in regular clinical audits to ensure quality care

· Assist the senior veterinary officer with training animal welfare assistants on applied animal welfare, standards of animal management and care, first-aid, and minor treatment services

· Assist the senior veterinary officer with interacting with various stakeholders from the local community to improve their animal welfare practices

· Assist the senior veterinary officer with enhancing the skills of local external and junior veterinarians

· Enhance the quality of major and minor treatment services available to animals through various local sources

· Help the team employ effective and efficient community engagement to influence animal welfare

· Assist the senior veterinary officer with developing and maintaining good public relations with partners, government offices, local bodies, and other key stakeholders as required

· Act on behalf of the senior veterinary officer with respect to all day-to-day activities in his or her absence

· Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in veterinary science and animal Husbandry from a reputed veterinary institute

· Master’s degree in veterinary sciences preferred

· Recent veterinary graduates preferred

· Excellent presentation and documentation skills

· Ready to register under the Maharashtra State Veterinary Council or Uttar Pradesh State Veterinary Council

· Excellent information technology skills

· Good communication skills in Hindi, Marathi, and English preferred

· Compassion and commitment to animal welfare and to the objectives of the organisation