Animal Welfare Inspector

**Animal Welfare Inspector**

**Role type**: Permanent

**Location**: Napier

**Salary band & range**: COPS-CS $72,795 to $102,356 depending on skills and experience_ _

**About the Role - Korero mo te Turanga**

As an Animal Welfare Inspector you will be expected to deliver a range of work to ensure animal welfare complaints are managed appropriately. You will require sound legislative knowledge, good problem-solving skills and have excellent communication skills. Each day will provide variety, as you work both in an office and in the field, meeting new people every day, while making a difference in ensuring all aspects of animal welfare compliance across Aotearoa New Zealand.

In this role you be:

- Ensuring investigation processes and procedures are followed
- Managing animal welfare complaints in the primary production sector
- Preparing prosecution files where required
- Monitoring service providers and licensed establishments for compliance with animal welfare
- Working with other Inspectors and Investigators to prepare and present robust prosecution cases where non-compliance is identified
- Promoting good animal welfare practices
- Building and sustaining positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Having practical working knowledge of the laws under which investigations and compliance activities operate.
- Having experience in leading or supporting investigations in an enforcement environment is desirable.

**About You - Mou**

To be successful in this role you will have:

- Proven experience in working with livestock, animal husbandry or veterinary services.
- Knowledge of farming organisations and external animal welfare agencies.
- Practical working knowledge or be able to demonstrate the potential to develop knowledge of the laws under which investigations and compliance activities operate including: NAIT Act, Animal Welfare Act, Evidence Act, Criminal Disclosure Act, Criminal Procedures Act, Search and Surveillance Act, Animal Products Act and Biosecurity Act.

You must have a current full New Zealand driver licence (not temporary, learner, or provisional) or equivalent full foreign drivers licence, and any endorsements required for the type of driving you'll be doing.

**About the Team** - **Mo to matou Ropu**

The Animal Welfare and NAIT Compliance group sit within Agricultural Investment Services. The Central Team covers a large region with team members based in Gisborne, Napier, Palmerstone North, Masterton, Whanganui and New Plymouth.

Our team supports MPI to pursue high standards of biosecurity and animal welfare in order to grow the value of New Zealand's food and fibre sector.

**About MPI - Mo te Manatu Ahu Matua**

We're passionate about growing prosperity in the sector while ensuring respect for Kaitiaki - guardianship of our natural resources.

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

**Benefits of working at MPI - Nga hua o te mahi i te Manatu Ahu Matua**
- Additional MPI leave days
- Annual Wellness payment
- Bi-annual paid eye test and contribution to the costs of corrective lenses/frames

**Security checks - Nga Taki Whakahaumaru**

Low level Security Clearance
- most preferably a New Zealand citizen, who has **resided continuously in New Zealand**for at least the last **five (5) years**, OR
- is a citizen of, **and/or has resided continuously** in one or more of the following countries for the last **five (5) years**: either Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom (UK) or the United States of America (USA); **and** has a background history that is verifiable and can be assessed as appropriate by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) towards a recommendation of suitability for a security clearance at this level.
- click here to find out more about the national security vetting process and access the eligibility self-check tool.

**Drug and Alcohol Screening -**Whakamatau Whakapoauau me te Waipiro**

**Are you ready to make a difference? - Kua rite koe mo tenei mahi whaitake?**

We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapu, whanau and hapori.

In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.

**Applications close at 11:59pm on Sunday, 27 July.**

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