Animal Health & Compliance Officer (Hybrid)

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action VIC; Barwon Downs; Hybrid; AUD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action VIC seeks an Animal Health Officer to join the Animal Health and Welfare Unit in Colac. The role delivers disease surveillance, auditing, and certification across Victoria's livestock industries.

The successful candidate will work within a team, handle investigations in regulatory contexts, and collaborate with stakeholders including farmers, agencies, and local government. Hybrid arrangements apply.

Qualifications

• A tertiary degree in Science, Agricultural Science, Natural Resource Management is required for this position.
• Experience liaising and negotiating with government departments, farmers, livestock agents and other industry representatives.
• Knowledge of the Victorian livestock industries, issues affecting these industries, husbandry practices, nutrition and diseases that limit marketability, animal welfare and production.
• An understanding of the clinical signs and control of diseases important to the Victorian livestock industries.
• Written and verbal communication: ability to prepare briefs, letters, emails and reports using clear, concise and grammatically correct language; ensures written communications contain necessary information to achieve their purpose; uses appropriate style and formats.
• Project Management: demonstrable experience in regularly communicating with and supporting project team members; ensures project objectives are met by anticipating and managing potential and emerging issues.
• Self-Management: experience in planning and prioritising work to ensure outcomes are achieved; resists the temptation to react immediately without taking time to think things through; uses strengths to contribute constructively, and consciously manages the impact of own weaknesses.
• Interpersonal Skills: ability to sees things from others' point of view and confirms understanding; expresses own views in a constructive and diplomatic way; reflects on how own emotions impact on others.

Responsibilities

• Manage animal welfare risks and disease surveillance.
• Oversee domestic and export certification.
• Audit National Livestock Identification System.
• Prepare for and respond to animal disease outbreaks.
• Address animal welfare issues.

Skills

Degree in Science

Stakeholder liaison

Livestock industry knowledge

Written communication

Project management

Self-management

Interpersonal skills

Education

Tertiary science degree

Job description

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action VIC seeks an Animal Health Officer to join the Animal Health and Welfare Unit in Colac. The role delivers disease surveillance, auditing, and certification across Victoria's livestock industries.

The successful candidate will work within a team, handle investigations in regulatory contexts, and collaborate with stakeholders including farmers, agencies, and local government. Hybrid arrangements apply.