Role type: Permanent

Location: Auckland

Salary Band: $90,061 to $112,576 per annum, plus afterhours payments. Starting salary is dependent on skills and experience of the successful applicant 

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the Role

• Are you looking to broaden your Veterinary career and work within the Live Animal team?
• Are you looking for a fulltime Auckland based role?
• Are you customer focused?

The successful applicant will be a Veterinarian currently registered as practicing with the NZ Veterinary Council.  The position offers an ideal opportunity for a self-organised veterinarian who likes variety and is capable of working well in our small, sociable team, as well as on their own. Additionally, candidates should demonstrate their capability to make effective decisions under pressure, manage stakeholders and prioritise a diverse workload.

The position will involve participating in the afterhours roster.

The Live Animal team consists of eight frontline veterinarians and three administration support staff and is based near the Auckland airport.

No two days are the same and you will have lots of variety, including the verification of live animal quarantine facilities, inspection of imported live animals and their documentation, verification of live animal and germplasm export requirements and issuing of export certificates.  Containment Facility and Best Practice audits are also performed by the team.  Travel will also be required, in order to support the regions involved in live animal work.

MPI will provide all required training for the role and encourages ongoing development and career progression.

 

Mōu - About You

The successful applicant is expected to be able to demonstrate the following attributes and capability:

• A strong interest in growing and protecting New Zealand and enhancing New Zealand's reputation
• Good interpersonal skills and an ability to work in a team environment and meet deadlines
• A great work ethic and an ability to work flexible hours (and potentially travel) at short notice
• A commitment to high standards of animal welfare
• Great attention to detail
• Flexible approach to new challenges and ideas
• Empathise with people, value differences and show respect to alternative views
• Able to work and make decisions independently, sometimes under pressure
• Committed to strengthening the team-orientated approach developed by MPI VS
• Clinical experience

 

Mō te peka - About the Branch

Reporting to the Team Leader Live Animals and based in Auckland the role sits within the Verification Services directorate which is part of New Zealand Food Safety. MPI Verification Services (MPI VS) provides a range of food safety and biosecurity verification and certification services to support market access strategies and setting standards.

 

Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua - About MPI

The Ministry for Primary Industries is helping to seize export opportunities for our primary industries, improve sector productivity, ensure the food we produce is safe, increase sustainable resource use, and protect New Zealand from biological risk.

To find out more about the Ministry and what we do please click here

 

Ngā hua o te Mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua: - Benefits of working at MPI

• Up to three additional (MPI holidays) leave days
• Additional leave associated with afterhours work
• Career development and internal opportunities across the branch and organisation
• Wellness benefit for employees
• Reduced premiums for Group Healthcare Schemes
• Paid eye test and contribution to the costs of corrective lenses/frames

See the benefits of working at MPI

 

Whakamātau Whakapōauau me te Waipiro - Drug and Alcohol Screening

Please note, given this position is safety sensitive the preferred applicant/s for the position will be required to undergo a drug and alcohol pre-employment screening test. Further information on this process can be found on our careers site under the application process, on pre-employment checks page.

 

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to Apply

To view the position description and/or apply for the role (submitting a cover letter and current curriculum vitae) please “APPLY NOW” in order to be directed to our website.  All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal.

If you have any questions about the role you may contact Fitz Gessler, Talent Acquisition Adviser on fitz.gessler@mpi.govt.nz

In order to be considered for this role applicants must be immediately available for an interview within New Zealand, must be a Veterinarian currently registered as practicing with the NZ Veterinary Council and must be eligible a current New Zealand work permit or be a New Zealand resident.

 

Applications close: 23 May 2022

 

The Ministry for Primary Industries is committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values inclusion and diversity. Your unique talents and experience will help us deliver exceptional services to our communities in Aotearoa. In return you'll enjoy an inclusive and flexible working environment in a diverse team of people while you're growing your career here in NZ and internationally. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to tell us when you apply so that we can assist you through the recruitment process.

 

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