Consultant – Veterinarian (Surveillance & Field Operations)
1. POSITIONS VACANT: Consultant – Veterinarian (Surveillance & Field Operations), International Not-for-Profit Organization, Delhi
2. ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Our client is a respected international not-for-profit, that works in public health, to improve the health of disadvantaged communities, across the globe.
3. JOB DESCRIPTION/ RESPONSIBILITIES:
The position is expected to carry out the following activities:
Key Job Responsibilities:
(A) Site Identification & Line-Listing
(1) Develop a comprehensive line-list of probable sentinel surveillance units across
target geographies, including animal health dispensaries, wildlife dispensaries,
slaughterhouses, animal farms, wet markets, district and state laboratories, and
educational or research institutions.
(B) Readiness Assessment
(1) Conduct field-level readiness assessments of feeder units, spokes (district-level
units), and state hubs against defined sentinel surveillance frameworks.
(2) Orient nominated units on their roles and responsibilities within the VSSS
surveillance matrix.
(C) Capacity Building
(1) Plan and deliver orientations and training sessions for site personnel at all levels of the hub and spoke network.
(2) Training domains include specimen collection and transport, laboratory testing, data management, hub-spoke coordination, biosafety, and outbreak investigation.
(D) Gap Assessment & SOP Field-Testing
(1) Facilitate the nomination and operationalization of sentinel surveillance sites.
(2) Implement procedural workflows as per drafted SOPs and prepare detailed gap
assessment reports covering all associated technical domains.
(E) Coordination Across the Network
(1) Coordinate specimen flow, referral pathways, and data reporting between feeder
units, district spokes, and state hubs.
(2) Ensure timely and accurate data and specimen movement across the network.
(D) Oversight & Monitoring
(1) Provide on-site mentoring and supervision for specimen-associated procedures and data management practices.
(2) Monitor timelines for site assessment, nomination, and operationalization activities across the network.
(3) The position will report to the Team Lead/Associate Director.
4. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES:
Qualifications and Experience
(1) BVSc & AH; postgraduate degree (M.V.Sc.) in Veterinary Public Health &
Epidemiology, Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Microbiology, Veterinary Extension, or Veterinary Parasitology is preferred
(2) Minimum 5 years in animal disease surveillance, field-level veterinary
services, facility assessments, laboratory practices, or One Health projects;
Skills and Competencies:
(1) Strong understanding of India's animal disease management, diagnostics, and
surveillance framework.
(2) Knowledge of national animal husbandry programs, institutional hierarchies, and
disease outbreak management, including programs such as LHDCP, NADCP, and
ASCAD.
(3) Familiarity with national and international frameworks from DAHD, WOAH, and FAO.
(4) Proficiency in national digital tools such as NADRES, NDLM, Bharat Pashudhan, and the National One Health Mission platform.
(5) Ability to liaise effectively with multi-level government stakeholders at district, state, and national levels.
(6) Competency in data generation, management, and analysis using disease and
laboratory datasets.
(7) Willingness to travel extensively across target geographies as required.
5. CONSULTANCY FEE: The overall consultancy fee budgeted for the assignment, for the period of three months, is INR 6,00,000/- + Travel
6. LOCATION: New Delhi
7. REFERENCE: C-VSFO-INPO
8. NATURE OF CONTRACT:
The selected candidate shall be engaged as a Consultant on the rolls of SAMS, a third-party payrolling agency, for a full-time consultancy engagement, initially offered until July 31, 2026.The contract is extendable based on performance and project requirements. It is explicitly clarified that this consultancy engagement does not constitute a promise or guarantee of future employment, with SAMS, or our client, or any other organization associated with the project.
9. CONTACT INFORMATION:
Team SAMS
Strategic Alliance Management Services P Ltd.
1/1B, Choudhary Hetram House, Bharat Nagar
New Friends Colony, New Delhi 110 025
Phone Nos.: 011- 4081 9900; 4165 3612
10. APPLICATION PROCESS:
Eligible candidates interested in the position are requested to urgently by before May 7, 2026.
