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 veterinarianTerm of Employment:Full-timeReports To: Senior Veterinary Officer / Team LeaderLocation: Maharashtra (Solapur, Satara)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-upsSchedule independent and team field visits and attend clinical cases, record treatments, and enter them into a databaseMaintain and manage the stock of medicines, - instruments, biomedical waste disposal, and handling and storage of veterinary equipment as per Standard Operating ProcedureParticipate in regular clinical audits to ensure quality careAssist the senior veterinary officer with training animal welfare assistants on applied animal welfare, standards of animal management and care, first-aid, and minor treatment servicesAssist the senior veterinary officer with interacting with various stakeholders from the local community to improve their animal welfare practicesAssist the senior veterinary officer with enhancing the skills of local external and junior veterinariansEnhance the quality of major and minor treatment services available to animals through various local sourcesHelp the team employ effective and efficient community engagement to influence animal welfareAssist the senior veterinary officer with developing and maintaining good public relations with partners, government offices, local bodies, and other key stakeholders as requiredAct on behalf of the senior veterinary officer with respect to all day-to-day activities in his or her absencePerform any other duties assigned by the supervisorQualifications:Bachelors degree in veterinary science and animal Husbandry from a reputed veterinary instituteMasters degree in veterinary sciences preferredRecent veterinary graduates preferredExcellent presentation and documentation skillsReady to register under the Maharashtra State Veterinary Council or Uttar Pradesh State Veterinary CouncilExcellent information technology skillsGood communication skills in Hindi, Marathi, and English preferredCompassion and commitment to animal welfare and to the objectives of the organisation