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 (either Satara or Pandharpur)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 supervisorQualifications:·      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