Animal
Operation Manager
Reporting
to: Director
Location:
Wild Ireland, Dundrain, Burnfoot, Co. Donegal
Function
This is an
exciting and unique role to join and manage the team of animal keepers in a
developing park.
The Animal
operations manager will be responsible for leading, coaching, developing and
managing the Animal Care team, and a variety of mammals and birds at Wild
Ireland whilst reporting directly to the Director.
Duties
and Responsibilities
This is a
hands on role. Successful candidates will be working directly with all of the
animals at the park whilst managing the team of animal caretakers.
Responsible for all animals at the park, including
developing and improving nutrition and diet sheets, exhibit design and improvement,
developing and implementing enrichment, developing an operand
conditioning/training program.
Managing a team of animal caretakers, drawing up
rotas, assigning tasks to each team member, minor employment issues.
Successful candidates will manage a team but should be
able to work alone.
Responsible for managing the day-to-day operation of
Wild Ireland.
Oversees that the feeding, cleaning, exercise, and
overall care of the animals is performed daily.
Competent to identify animal health issues and work
with veterinary team on animal health issues.
Responsible for supervising the staff and volunteers;
oversees the hiring, training, scheduling, and monitoring. Maintains proper
staff records.
Prepares and maintains all animal diaries, logs,
records, and reports as required.
Responsible for the security, inventory, and logging
of any medications and chemicals used.
Responsible for the cleanliness, maintenance, and
security of the facility. clean and feeds animals and cleans and maintains
facility.
Prepare and maintain documents, including incident
reports, relating to animal control issues and situations.
Follows safety procedures, utilizes safety equipment,
and monitors work environment to ensure safety of employees and other
individuals.
Performs general clerical tasks. Operates a computer
and other common office equipment necessary to complete the duties assigned.
Must wear assigned uniform and maintain clean and
official per policy.
Key
Competencies
Have excellent leadership, people management,
communication and influencing skills at a senior level with proven experience
of managing and developing high performing teams.
Have strong interpersonal skills with the ability
lead, coach, develop and motivate a team; providing training and development
opportunities, demonstrating effective performance management and ensuring a
robust succession plan is in place. Support team members to understand and
adhere to people processes and work with the People and Culture Manager,
actively seeking opportunities to input into and feedback on those processes to
ensure they are industry leading.
Possess excellent judgement and ability to take high
profile decisions.
Ability to work under pressure, prioritise and to
handle large workloads in a dynamic environment.
Have excellent English written and verbal
communication skills including public speaking and lecturing both internal and
external meetings.
Qualifications
/ Experience
Qualifications-
A HND or degree level qualification in a zoological
related science would be desirable but is not essential.
Experience-
Essential
Have extensive experience managing Large Primates and
Large Carnivores safely.
Have a comprehensive understanding of the potential
contribution of a modern zoological collection to conservation, science and
conservation education.
Have an excellent track record in leading and
maintaining the highest possible standards of husbandry and welfare, exhibit
design and visitor experience
Have an excellent knowledge of animals, their
diversity and individual husbandry needs.
Have experience of setting and working within strict
budgets. Food ordering and dealing directly with veterinarians and
laboratories.
Full driving licence
Desirable
Gun training/ licence
Other
Requirements
Working
hours are 40 hours per week, generally worked Monday – Friday, although you
will be required to work on weekends and Bank Holidays as rostered and some
flexibility is required.
Closing
date for applications is 20th July, 2021
Shortlisting
of applications and interviews for the role will take after the closing date
This job
description is intended as a summary of the primary responsibilities and
qualifications for this position. The job description is not intended as
inclusive of all duties an individual in this position might be asked to
perform or that may be required to do either now or in the future.
Wild Ireland
is an Equal Opportunities Employer
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