Saturday, April 13, 2019

Animal Welfare Coordinator: Maternity Cover



Animal Welfare Coordinator: Maternity Cover



EAZA, the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria, represents and links more than 400 zoos, aquariums, national federations and other organisations in 48 countries. In addition to furthering the professional standards of our Members with regard to the care and accommodation of the animals kept in their collections, EAZA also facilitates cooperation in our key mission areas of conservation, education and research. More than 140 million visits are made to EAZA Members each year. EAZA runs around 400 population management programmes (EEPs and ESBs) that are overseen by 39 EAZA Taxon Advisory Groups (TAGs).

The main EAZA Executive Office is based at Artis Zoo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands with a few staff being based in Belgium or the UK as their role requires. In total, twenty-nine EAZA Executive Office staff are responsible for the day to day running of the Association with activities divided across two main departments: Communications and Membership and Conservation and Population Management plus an additional number of roles, including EU Policy, office management and fundraising reporting directly to the Executive Director.

Job Description

The main role of the Animal Welfare Coordinator: Maternity Cover is to coordinate and deliver animal welfare best practice guidance and support to zoos and aquariums. The position is offered as an 80% fixed term contract over nine months from early July 2019 to early April 2020, with the option to extend if the maternity leave is extended.


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Peter Dickinson
Independent International Zoo Consultant

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