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Our client, a large wildlife park and resort based in the UAE, is seeking to recruit an Veterinary Operations Manager

Your duties will include

- Directingday to day operations of the Veterinary Services team and facilities including oversight of all facilities, projects, external relations, finance and staff

- Refining the scope and direction of the organization's veterinary services establish professional animal care goals and articulate objectives for the development of the program

- DevelopingKPIs for veterinary services activities

- Managingassigned staff in providing medical and surgical care

- Participating in medical facilities, enclosures, and exhibit development and modification provides routine, urgent medical and surgical care

- Developingpreventive medicine and husbandry programs

- Assuringanimals are shipped safely

- Ensuringveterinary services accountability for conservation programs

- Assistingin establishing and updating related policies, procedures, and standards

- Develops, administers, and monitors assigned budgets

- Oversees restraining or immobilization procedures to bring animals under control for examination

- Conducting physical examinations

- Collectingblood, tissue, and secretion samples for analysis and testing

- Forms diagnoses and develops treatment programs

- Performs emergency and scheduled surgical procedures

- Reviews and analyzes pathology records

- Developingand administeringpreventive medicine and husbandry programs such as vaccinations, worming, nutrition, foot care, dental care, and quarantine examinations

- Coordinates off-site veterinary services and support for conservation programs

- Develops instructional programs and train animal care staff, visiting veterinarians, and students

- Serves as a resourcementor to Associate Veterinarians

- Preparing and maintainingmedical records

- Conductingand participatingin animal inspection rounds with staff and other departments to discuss and plan treatment programs

- Coordinatesconsults with other zoological veterinarians

- Examines neonates and prescribes care procedures

- Immobilizes and prepares animals for shipment, pre-shipment examinations and documentation

- Keeps abreast of research findings which relate to clinical veterinary practice

- Conducts clinical research, documents findings, and publishes in peer-reviewed scientific journals and other publications

- Attends professional meetings and present research findings

- Prepare reports maintains a variety of contacts in order to respond to inquiries and requests and effectively coordinate activities

- Oversees special disease projects serves on committees for animal healthwelfare and human bio-safety concerns

- Functions as veterinary services representative for automated systems upgrades and performs related duties and responsibilities as required

To qualify for this role, you must have a DVM and Diplomat designation by the American College of Zoological Medicine or eligibility to sit for the examination within one year of employment, Certification in tuberculin testing with 5 to 10 years of relevant experience in a world class zoological collection, fluency in English in English is a must andability to work in a multicultural institution is an advantage.