The Contract Field Assistant is mainly deployed on (a) assisting in samples collection (such as blood samples, cloacal samples, environmental samples, eggs samples, animal carcasses and livestock samples) for the purpose of disease prevention and investigation; (b) handling of live, debilitated or dead poultry/birds; (c) patrolling at rural area to ensure effective enforcement of the Licensing of Livestock Keeping Regulation; (d) assisting in record keeping as well as providing data input to database in the local server on daily basis; (e) educating farm licensees to ensure farm biosecurity measures are being fully implemented; (f) assisting in preparation of education materials, such as booklets and posters; and (g) performing any other duties related to the post.

Candidates should have (a) (i) Level 2 or equivalent (Note 1) or above in five subjects in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) (Note 2), or equivalent; or (ii) Level 2 (Note 3) / Grade E or above in five subjects in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) (Note 2), or equivalent; (b) met the language proficiency requirements of Level 2 (Note 3) or above in Chinese Language and English Language in HKDSEE or HKCEE, or equivalent; and (c) have at least two year’s relevant post-qualification working experience.