Curator and National Collection Planning Lead

SEA LIFE Great Yarmouth

SEA LIFE is the world’s largest aquarium brand, making up a global community of marine experts and welcoming over 20 million explorers into our incredible underwater world every year. We focus on bringing the wonders of the sea to life through a fantastic visitor experience delivered by passionate, knowledgeable teams and great interactivity.

Here at BIAZA accredited SEA LIFE Great Yarmouth, our love of the oceans is at the heart of everything we do. Our aquarium is home to a huge variety of animals, including African Dwarf Crocodiles, Humboldt penguins, blacktip reef sharks and Noah our amazing green sea turtle.

We have a unique opportunity for an experienced and passionate Curator. The Curator of Great Yarmouth SEA LIFE will also have an additional remit as the UK Collection Planning Coordinator.

About the role

It's not easy recreating the beauty of the deep! That's why, as the Leader of our Displays Team, you'll oversee the management of all displays whilst developing the very highest standards of display presentation, animal welfare and Breed-Rescue-Protect programs. This position will also be responsible for supporting collection planning activity across our SEA LIFE centres in the UK & Ireland.

In this unique and varied role, you will work closely with the Head of Conservation, Welfare and Engagement to set up a process to help facilitate group collection planning for the UK and Irish SEA LIFE aquariums. You will also partner with local site-based Curators and General Managers to determine the priority breeding targets for the UK collection plans. Aligning sites to work together on effective collection planning and breeding, you’ll also provide training and support around collection plan development. In addition to this, you’ll collate and communicate the coordinated UK collection planning and breeding program results.

Using your creative vision and being an expert in your field, you’ll be able to deliver innovative animal displays, novel concepts and effective life support systems to ensure the continual development and innovation of our displays, giving our guests a compelling reason to visit.

Through the management, organisation and continued professional development of your team, you will ensure top quality care for our amazing variety of animals. You will also develop conservation and research programs that engage the teams, develop the guest journey and benefit the animals in the wild. Your processes will guarantee that all areas of our Aquarium comply to all current legal, zoo licence and company standards.

This role is Full Time and includes working a regular, fair share of weekends and bank holidays as required as well as providing emergency call out cover on a roster basis.

To learn more and/or apply please click HERE

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