Veterinary Consultant

About the role: We are seeking a qualified Wildlife Veterinarian (MOCCAE-licensed) with proven experience in wildlife and zoo animal medicine, preferably specialising in wild mammals and ungulates. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in safe animal capture, handling, chemical immobilisation, anaesthesia, and veterinary care of wild species. Experience with antelopes, gazelles, and other wild ungulates is highly desirable. The candidate must also have practical experience in avian medicine, including the clinical assessment, handling, treatment, and management of captive or wild birds. A valid UAE MOCCAE Veterinary License is mandatory. Main responsibilities: Provide comprehensive veterinary care for wildlife species, including wild mammals, particularly ungulates, and birds, covering preventive medicine, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, surgery, and hospitalised animal management. Plan, conduct, and supervise safe animal capture, physical restraint, chemical immobilisation, anaesthesia, and remote drug delivery (teleanaesthesia), ensuring animal welfare and personnel safety. Monitor animals during capture, handling, anaesthesia, recovery, and transportation, identifying and managing potential complications. Support disease prevention, health monitoring, and veterinary management of captive breeding and wildlife conservation programmes. Develop, implement, and monitor appropriate prophylactic measures, preventive healthcare programmes, and biosecurity protocols. Conduct necropsies for individual and population-level disease diagnosis, mortality investigations, and health surveillance. Ensure appropriate diagnostic sampling, sample handling, processing, and interpretation of laboratory results, coordinating with internal and external laboratories as required. Train and supervise veterinary staff and animal care teams, ensuring correct implementation of veterinary procedures, safe handling techniques, and established work practices. Ensure compliance with veterinary quality standards, biosecurity procedures, animal welfare requirements, and occupational health and safety regulations. Participate in and supervise veterinary research, field studies, and conservation-related health investigations. Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and consistency of veterinary records, clinical data, and surveillance information. Analyse veterinary and animal health data, prepare technical reports, and communicate findings and recommendations to management and relevant teams. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support wildlife management, animal welfare, and conservation objectives. Requirements: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree or equivalent from a recognised university. Valid UAE MOCCAE Veterinary License. Minimum of 3 years of professional veterinary experience in wildlife, zoo, or captive breeding facilities. Proven experience in wild mammal and avian medicine, preferably with wild ungulates, particularly antelopes and gazelles. Practical experience in wildlife capture, physical restraint, chemical immobilisation, teleanaesthesia, and anaesthetic monitoring, including field operations. Knowledge of wildlife anaesthesia protocols, reversal agents, and management of capture-related complications. Competency in clinical medicine, surgery, emergency care, and necropsy of wildlife species. Knowledge of preventive medicine, disease surveillance, biosecurity, and animal welfare. Ability to perform diagnostic sampling, select appropriate laboratory tests, and interpret results. Good communication, teamwork, and reporting skills, with the ability to work under field conditions. Preferred qualifications: Postgraduate qualification or specialised training in wildlife, zoo, or zoological medicine. Additional experience in wild ungulate medicine, particularly antelopes and gazelles, and avian species. Experience in wildlife conservation, captive breeding, and field capture programmes. Familiarity with wildlife disease surveillance, veterinary research, and population health management. Previous professional experience in the UAE or Middle East. Benefits: Opportunity to work with diverse wildlife species in established conservation and captive breeding programmes. Exposure to specialised veterinary procedures, wildlife capture operations, and conservation projects. Opportunities for professional development, training, and participation in veterinary research. Collaborative, multidisciplinary, and international working environment. Show more Show less