Animal Welfare Specialist

 

Animal Welfare Specialist

 

Zoos Victoria

 

We are looking for a future-focused person, who can help Zoos Victoria lead the field of zoo welfare; the Animal Welfare Specialist's role focuses on strategic approaches to animal welfare research and assessments that will guide the justified, humane and effective principles of animal care across Zoos Victoria.

 

This entails strategic delivery of animal welfare-based research projects for our zoo animals, and collaboration to support our scientific programs for threatened species, wildlife welfare and social science.

 

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Emergency Management Coordinator - Zoos Victoria

Emergency Management Coordinator - Zoos Victoria

Zoos Victoria operates three landmark zoos, Healesville Sanctuary, Melbourne Zoo and Werribee Open Range Zoo. Victoria's zoos are made up of passionate, energetic and driven employees committed to fighting wildlife extinction. Every person, from the extensive range of disciplines, plays an important role in helping the organisation realise its vision to become a world leading zoo-based conservation organisation.

Over recent years, Zoos Victoria's has increasingly become involved in responding to wildlife emergencies. We are now looking for someone to take a lead role in developing and introducing a program to allow for a seamless involvement of Zoos Victoria in state coordinated emergency responses under the Victorian Emergency Framework. Among other tasks, this body of work will involve:

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Director Melbourne Zoo

Director Melbourne Zoo

 Enhance visitor experience and provide innovative and creative solutions
 Set the tone for Zoo’s around the world
 Salary up to $260,000pkg

About Zoos Victoria and Melbourne Zoo
Zoos Victoria is a world leading zoo-based conservation organisation, fighting extinction to secure a future rich in wildlife through conservation of wildlife and community. With three world class zoos (Melbourne Zoo, Healesville Sanctuary and Werribee Open Range Zoo) Zoos Victoria connects people with wildlife through inspirational experiences. Through these experiences Zoos Victoria looks to inspire and facilitate the community, both locally and outside of Victoria to take conservation actions that make a measurable positive difference to wildlife.

About the Role
The Melbourne Zoo, the oldest Zoo in Australia, is located in the beautiful leafy Parkville area and welcomes approximately 1.3 million visitors per year. The Director Melbourne Zoo, is a key role in the organisation, with a strategic focus across visitor experience, life sciences and operations.
The Director will provide dynamic, proactive leadership and will work closely with the CEO and General Managers to optimise visitor experience, inspire employees and volunteers, deliver strong commercial outcomes whilst creating a wildlife friendly society. Driving collaboration and building partnerships with other sites to achieve Victoria Zoo’s strategic plan will be key to the success of this role.

About You
To be considered for this incredible opportunity, we are seeking a strategic executive leader who is passionate about contributing and making a difference to Zoos Victoria. Previous experience in midsize organisations (300-400 staff) with a focus on people (both staff and visitors) will be essential for this role. You will be an innovative and driven leader who has been successful in sharing the organisational vision and engaging and taking people along on the journey to achieve strategic organisational outcomes. With a structured approach to problem solving you will drive multiple and potentially high profile projects at the Melbourne Zoo that will ensure the role is always unique and interesting.

Furthermore this is an opportunity to leave a legacy (animals, science and conservation focus) and an opportunity to be innovative and set the tone for zoo’s around the world.
Tertiary qualifications and an understanding of either zoo industry or organisations with visitor experience will be highly regarded. In addition you will have strong business acumen, experience in enhancing processes to improve outcomes and have genuine passion about representing Melbourne Zoo and Zoos Victoria.

To Apply
To apply for this unique opportunity, work with incredible people and be a part of an organisation that is a leader in its field, please apply via the Davidson website, www.davidsonwp.com or for a confidential conversation, please contact Sandra Kerr (03 9929 9528).

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Threatened Species Biologist

Threatened Species Biologist

Job Details        

• Full-time 1.0  fixed term to 30 June 2020
• Based at Melbourne Zoo (regular travel to all 3 ZV properties required)
• Band 6
• Monday to Friday roster with additional out of hours responsibilities compensated with time in lieu
• Reports to General Manager Threatened Species

We are seeking an experienced Biologist (or aligned discipline) with extensive experience working in threatened species conservation and has with great stakeholder management and communication skills to join the Threatened Species team across Zoos Victoria.

The position supports and in some cases leads, the development of threatened species recovery programmes across Zoos Victoria, including Zoos Victoria's research portfolio.

This position provides leadership within the Threatened Species Team, a team with a strong respect for science and innovation. 

The Threatened Species Biologist will require;

• Proven decision making capability, based on scientific principles.
• Proven project development and management skills, including budget and financial management and the implementation of effective evaluation and monitoring programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• An ability to work in a team environment and develop and maintain harmonious and participative staff relationships.
• A pre-disposition to nurture strong relationships with internal and external partners to assist with the development and activation of partnership agreements.
• An ability to guide and grow Zoos Victoria's investment and impact, both in situ and ex situ, across the organisations fighting extinction priorities.
• An ability to contribute substantially to the development new ZV Conservation Master plan 2019-2024.
• An ability to support whole of business imperatives including revenue growth, community conservation, environmental sustainability, animal welfare and the implementation of LEAN management priorities.
• An ability to support the communication strategy for public relations and external communications

In addition this position joins the Wildlife Conservation team who are committed to utilising threatened species conservation (biological sciences) and community conservation (social sciences) to benefit people and wildlife. The team's commitment to ensuring best practice across wildlife conservation, animal welfare, environmental sustainability and research will cement Zoos Victoria's position as a world leading zoo-based conservation organisation.

For more information on this role, please refer to the position description below or contact Craig Whiteford, General Manager -Threatened Species via cwhiteford@zoo.org.au 

Please submit a maximum two page cover letter, and resume by clicking on the 'Apply' link.

Applications close: Wednesday 15th August 2018 at 5.00pm

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General Manager Threatened Species Conservation

General Manager Threatened Species Conservation

Zoos Victoria

Job Details        

Ongoing Full Time

Based at Melbourne Zoo (regular travel to all 3 ZV properties required)

Salary Range $113,488 to $154,098 p.a. plus superannuation

Reports to Director of Wildlife Conservation and Science

Zoos Victoria operates three landmark zoos, Healesville Sanctuary, Melbourne Zoo and Werribee Open Range Zoo. Victoria's zoos are made up of passionate, energetic and driven employees committed to fighting wildlife extinction. Every person, from the extensive range of disciplines, plays an important role in helping the organisation realise its vision to become a world leading zoo-based conservation organisation.

We are seeking an experienced Threatened Species Manager with great stakeholder management and communication skills to join and lead the strategic Threatened Species team across Zoos Victoria.

The position leads the development of Threatened Species Recovery programmes across Zoos Victoria, including international conservation partnerships and Zoos Victoria's research portfolio.

This position joins the Wildlife Conservation team who are committed to utilising threatened species conservation (biological sciences) and community conservation (social sciences) to benefit people and wildlife.

Providing strategic leadership, with a strong respect for science and innovation, the General Manager of Threatened Species will require:

To apply and learn more please click HERE

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General Manager of Threatened Species Conservation - Zoos Victoria

General Manager of Threatened Species Conservation

Zoos Victoria

Job Details        

12 month contract, Full-time 1.0

Based at ZV Corporate Office (regular travel to all 3 ZV properties required)

Band 7, Monday to Friday roster with additional out of hours responsibilities compensated with time in lieu

Reports to Director of Wildlife Conservation and Science

We are seeking an experienced Threatened Species Manager with great stakeholder management and communication skills to join and lead the strategic Threatened Species team across Zoos Victoria.

The position leads the development of Threatened Species Recovery programmes across Zoos Victoria, including international conservation partnerships and Zoos Victoria's research portfolio.

Providing strategic leadership with a strong respect for science and innovation, the General Manager of Threatened Species will require;

• Proven decision making based on scientific principles
• Communication and management skills in developing and maintaining harmonious and participative staff relationships.
• Experience at successfully leading a team and fostering strong, creative approaches to problem solving
• Nurture strong relationships with internal and external partners to assist with the development and activation of partnership agreements
• Continue to guide and grow Zoos Victoria's investment and impact, both in situ and ex situ, across the organisations fighting extinction priorities.
• Well-developed financial management skills, with proven ability to manage budgets.
• Achieving the direction set for Threatened Species Conservation across the Wildlife Conservation Master Plan and Community Conservation Master Plan.
• Ensuring the implementation of effective evaluation and monitoring programs.
• Support whole of business imperatives including revenue growth, community conservation, environmental sustainability, animal welfare and the implementation of LEAN management priorities.
• Support the communication strategy for public relations and external communications
• Participate as a member of both the Senior Management and Leadership Teams.

In addition this position joins the Wildlife Conservation team who are committed to utilising threatened species conservation (biological sciences) and community conservation (social sciences) to benefit people and wildlife. The team's commitment to ensuring best practice across wildlife conservation, animal welfare, environmental sustainability and research will cement Zoos Victoria's position as a world leading zoo-based conservation organisation.

For more information on this role please refer to the position description below.

Please submit a maximum two page cover letter, and resume by clicking on the 'Apply' link below.

Applications close Thursday 5th January 2017 at 5.00pm

The successful incumbent must be available to start in the position no later than 1 Feb 2017.

Location        Melbourne Zoo

Category        Manager

Work Type        Fixed Term Full Time

Position Description        View

Applications Close On        05/01/2017 at 5:00 PM

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