Zoological
Registrar
Sea Life
Adventure
Job
Overview
Sealife
Adventure and Wild in Southend-on-Sea is looking for a Zoological
Registrar to join our team and help lead the development of the site over the
next 5 years.
The
successful candidate will develop and manage the collections records on site as
a well as coordinate all conservation, research and volunteer programs. We are
searching for a self-starting individual capable of managing complex
information and supporting the animal husbandry department with the
maintenance, development and reporting of animal records data for the site. The
successful candidate will be responsible for the training of staff to use and
enter data in animal records and for ongoing evaluation of the data entered.
The position reports to the Zoo Director and will be responsible for liaising
with other relevant organisations concerning associated animal records.
Main
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Management of the Zoological
Information Management System (ZIMS), the animal records system, including
coordination, development, data entry, checking accuracy of current and
historic entries, and the generation of reports.
- Coordinating the volunteer
program on site and facilitating student and research placements.
- Coordinating the conservation
programs on site.
- Ensuring compliance with all Zoo
legislation including Zoo Licence, Balai
- Support the veterinary
administrative assistant in managing the requests to book animals into the
routine vet clinics on both sites.
- Manage all animal transfer
requirements - imports and exports - both national and international.
- Provide administrative support
for the Zoo Director
- Work with senior managers,
veterinary consultants to conduct and record all animal health related
actions and breeding programs.
- Support with all aspects with
animal husbandry on site and as acting keeper/presenter when required.
- Prepare and manage the annual
animal inventory in conjunction with the requirements of the Zoo Licensing
Act.
- Provide oral and written reports
as required.
- Continue to develop and roll out
ZIMS across the animal department, including the relevant training of
staff.
- Work with colleagues in other
zoos by participating in record keeping development discussions and by
representing zoo at national and international meetings.
- Be a part of the BIAZA Animal
Records Group.
- Liaise with colleagues in zoos
and other relevant institutions (eg animal transport companies) regarding
the transfer of livestock between zoos.
- Maintain personal and
professional development by attending training events a required.
- The basic hours for the post are
37.5 hours a week; however flexibility is required.
- The post holder will be required
to work any additional hours (which may include occasional weekend work)
necessary to satisfactorily fulfil the responsibilities of the post.
-
Person
Specification:
- A sound knowledge of animal
records systems (or equivalent data records systems) and their
application.
- Good understanding of animal
management in relation to records is desirable.
- Ability to plan and manage own
work schedule and to work with minimal supervision.
- Advanced skills in using
Microsoft Office packages and databases.
- A zoological background would be
helpful but not essential.
- The successful candidate will be
required to manage their time spent between record keeping, coordinating
the volunteer/conservation programs and animal husbandry.
Closing
date for applications is: 27th Jan 2021
To apply,
please send a CV and covering letter to Hannah Miller
(hannah.miller@stockvale.co.uk) and James Robson (mailjamesrobson@gmail.com)
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