Position Objectives: · To learn the art of minor veterinary services and community engagement before pursuing the full-time responsibility of an animal welfare assistant · To learn community intervention principles and basic clinical skills through close observations and practice · To improve the welfare of working bullocks in the areas of greatest need. Term of Employment: Full-time Reports To: Veterinary Field Officer cum Team Leader Location: The Animal Rahat district office in Pandharpur, Sangli, Satara, or Solapur with regular travel to selected or assigned operational areas (This position requires 90% field time and only 10% office time.) Primary Responsibilities and Duties: · Learn the basic principles of applied animal welfare · Learn Animal Rahat’s standards of minor veterinary services · Learn basic skills of community engagement · Scout assigned areas, look for suffering animals, provide first aid and primary care, and seek help from veterinary officers in major cases · Make scheduled visits to villages, markets, and sugarcane mill congregation sites to build rapport with bullock owners and family members · Improve animal owners’ awareness of the Five Freedoms of animal welfare through appropriate methods to get them to improve their practices · Develop good rapport with important stakeholders such as farriers, sugarcane factory management, feed sellers, and government and private paravets to improve facilities and practices · Record and report community engagement activities and results of actions to the supervisor · Update veterinary officers on minor and follow-up veterinary services that were provided · Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor Qualifications: · Diploma in livestock management and dairy production from a recognised college · Minimum of two years of experience in a paravet role · Basic knowledge of community development work · Good communication skills in Hindi and Marathi preferred · Commitment to the objectives of the organisation Job Type: Full-time Pay: ₹20,000.00 - ₹35,000.00 per month Benefits: Cell phone reimbursement Health insurance Paid sick time Provident Fund Schedule: Rotational shift Work Location: In person

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 Solapur) 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