
Veterinary Officer
3 weeks ago
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:
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 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