General Curator
Dublin Zoo
Dublin Zoo’s mission
is to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature through involvement in
conservation and by inspiring passion through education and engaging visitor
experiences.
Dublin Zoo is
Ireland’s number one family attraction, and welcomes over one million visitors
a year
An exciting position
has arisen for a General Curator to join the Dublin Zoo team. This is a key appointment and the
successful candidate will have the required experience and vision necessary to
help Dublin Zoo maintain and improve its standing in the world zoo community.
Reporting to the
Director of Dublin Zoo, the successful candidate will be responsible for
delivering the Zoos strategic objectives and overall management for the living
collection of animals and plants, conservation, research and veterinary
services.
She/he will support
the senior staff within these disciplines, maintain and develop
interdepartmental communication and continue to provide a high degree of
motivation and enthusiasm to allow them to reach their maximum potential.
Administrative
duties will include provision of information and updates to the Director, HR,
payroll and health and safety records.
The successful
candidate must have at least 10 years’ experience in the care and management of
living collections in a medium/large sized modern zoological garden/ or
wildlife park, including international experience. 5 years’ experience must be in a relevant
managerial position and can demonstrate a proven ability to provide leadership
and support to skilled teams in a changing environment.
A 3rd level
qualification in an appropriate discipline, e.g. Zoology or other wildlife
related science, is desirable.
The ideal candidate
will have a comprehensive understanding and appreciation of Zoo’s ethics,
research, education programs and conservation involvement and be an excellent
communicator with the ability to deal with external organisations e.g.
Government, non-government, unions, sponsors and media.
Letters of
application, including CV, should be made via email to David Casey, MSS
Recruitment, david@mssirl.ie no later than the 18th January 2019.
A full job
description is available on request.
Peter Dickinson
Independent International Zoo Consultant        |
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