Veterinary Officer - Education Lead

Taronga Zoo; Mosman Municipal Council; Presencial; AUD 151.000 - 167.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible Hybrid work model

Family and friends passes across Taron

Free onsite parking

Accommodation discounts

Discounted food and beverages

Discounted Fitness Passport

Social team events

Descripción de la vacante

Taronga Zoo Sydney is seeking an experienced Veterinary Officer to lead education, outreach and capability-building initiatives in wildlife veterinary care. You will drive professional development, regional engagement and cross-sector collaboration to improve wildlife welfare and veterinary practice.

Key duties include developing training programs, building stakeholder relationships and guiding program evaluation to ensure funding and quality targets are met.

Formación

• Tertiary qualifications in Veterinary Medicine and eligible for registration in NSW.
• Experience in zoo and wildlife medicine with welfare principles and evidence-based practice.
• Experience sharing knowledge and building capability through coaching or training.
• Ability to work with diverse stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

Responsabilidades

• Lead development and delivery of wildlife veterinary education and outreach programs.
• Deliver regional training and professional development across NSW.
• Establish relationships with clinics, rehab groups, first responders and bodies.
• Provide veterinary leadership to inform education and program design.
• Ensure programs meet funding, quality and time parameters.
• Evaluate and report program outcomes to demonstrate impact.
• Identify new education initiatives to enhance impact and sustainability.
• Contribute to growth of training products and partnerships.
• Support clinical service delivery within Taronga’s veterinary operations.

Conocimientos

Veterinary leadership

Stakeholder management

Coaching/mentoring

Travel willingness

Independent working

Educación

Veterinary Medicine degree

Herramientas

Driver's licence

Descripción del empleo

• TCSA Salaried Employees Award, Clerk Grade 9/10, annual package $151,138 - $166,549 (includes base salary $133,348 – 146,945 + plus superannuation & leave loading)

Taronga Zoo Sydney is looking for an experienced and motivated Veterinary Officer to join our Education team!

Play a leading role in shaping the future of wildlife veterinary care, delivering education, outreach and professional development initiatives that strengthen veterinary capability, build sector partnerships and improve wildlife and animal welfare outcomes across NSW.

About the Role…

Lead the development, delivery and continuous improvement of veterinary education, outreach and capability-building initiatives that strengthen professional practice, support industry workforce development, improve wildlife and animal welfare outcomes, and foster collaboration and capability across the veterinary and wildlife rehabilitation sectors.

• Lead the adaptation, development, delivery and continuous improvement of wildlife veterinary education, training and outreach programs that build professional capability, strengthen cross-sector collaboration and improve wildlife welfare outcomes.


• Deliver regional training, clinic engagement and professional development initiatives that strengthen veterinary knowledge, clinical decision-making and best-practice wildlife care across New South Wales.


• Establish and maintain productive relationships with veterinary clinics, wildlife rehabilitation organisations, first responders, professional bodies, government agencies and industry stakeholders to support collaboration and program outcomes.


• Provide professional and clinical leadership in wildlife and veterinary practice to inform education programs, organisational initiatives, stakeholder engagement activities and the continuous improvement of veterinary and animal care training.


• Ensure education and outreach activities are responsive to stakeholder, industry and regional workforce needs through consultation, evaluation, collaboration with the project Steering Committee and evidence-based program design.


• Lead the achievement of program objectives, performance measures and reporting requirements, ensuring delivery outcomes are met within agreed funding, quality and time parameters.


• Ensure effective evaluation, monitoring and reporting of program outcomes to demonstrate impact, support governance requirements and inform future program development and sustainability.


• Lead the identification, development and implementation of new veterinary education, professional development and workforce capability initiatives that enhance organisational impact and sustainability.


• Contribute to the design, review and growth of accredited and non-accredited training products, strategic partnerships and education opportunities that support workforce development, organisational sustainability and sector impact.


• Contribute specialist veterinary expertise to support clinical service delivery, workforce capability and organisational initiatives within Taronga’s veterinary operations, as required.


• Act as a designated First Aid Officer, ensuring timely and appropriate first aid support during program delivery and outreach activities.

About You…

We are looking for candidates that have:

Key knowledge and experience

• Tertiary qualifications in Veterinary Medicine or equivalent and eligible for registration with the Veterinary Surgeon’s Board of NSW.


• Demonstrated experience in zoo and wildlife medicine practice with comprehensive knowledge of wildlife health, triage, treatment, animal welfare principles and evidence-based clinical practice.


• Demonstrated experience sharing specialist veterinary knowledge and building capability through coaching, mentoring, training, knowledge sharing or other professional development activities.


• Proven ability to build productive stakeholder relationships and collaborate with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders to achieve shared outcomes.


• Demonstrated ability to work independently, exercise sound professional judgement and manage competing priorities to deliver outcomes.


• Current unrestricted Australian driver's licence and willingness to undertake travel as required throughout regional New South Wales to support regional program delivery.


• Obtain and maintain a current paid NSW Working with Children Check at own expense.

Our employees enjoy generous employment conditions including some of the following:

• Flexible Hybrid work model - Taronga supports a blend of in-office, remote, and on-the-go workers!


• Complimentary family and friends passes across both Taronga’s Sydney & Dubbo Zoo’s


• Free onsite car parking, outside of peak periods


• A wide range of discounts on our award winning accommodation across both sites


• Discounted food and beverage purchases across the sites


• Discounted Fitness Passport


• We’re a social team - there’s always lots going on around the zoo that we get involved with!


• + more!

Taronga is an equal opportunity employer, where we recognise the diversity of our workforce and community – be it on the basis of gender, age, culture, religion, language or personal circumstances.

Taronga is also committed to building on the perspectives, experience, knowledge and skills that this diversity brings to our organisation.

Applications Close:11:59pm Monday 26 October 2026