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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