Interim Ranger & Exhibits Manager - Blue Planet Aquarium

Interim Ranger & Exhibits Manager - Blue Planet Aquarium

Job Description
(12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave)

POSITION: Interim Ranger & Exhibits Manager Blue Planet Aquarium (BPA)

RESPONSIBLE TO: Zoological Manager

RESPONSIBLE FOR FOLLOWING STAFF:

BPA RANGER TEAM
Tropical Marine Specialist
Freshwater Specialist
Herpetology Specialist
Native Marine and Otter Specialist
Coral Specialist
Work Experience & Volunteers

BPA DIVE TEAM
Dive Officer
Maintenance Diver
Full time Diver
Part time Dive Team

RESPONSIBLE FOR LIASING WITH:
Blue Planet Aquarium Management Team
Zoological Manager
Dive Co-ordinator
Dive Officer

KEY DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
• Compile Zoological Team rota’s to ensure adequate team cover for both Ranger Team and Dive operations within Budget and distribute 4 weeks ahead
• To agree short / medium / long term goals for self and each BPA ranger team member and focus on achieving such goals through clear objectives and clear timescales
• Responsible for undertaking the Induction, training and appraisals for the BPA Rangers Team. • Co-ordinate the BPA volunteer and work experience programs and training programs.
• Represent the Zoological team at BPA management level by attending meetings and assuming Duty Management responsibility as and when agreed on a BPA Management Rota.

FINANCE MANAGEMENT
• To assist the Zoological Manager in controlling costs and expenses to budget obtaining best value for money on expenditure
• Review with Zoological Manager on a monthly basis departmental expenditure
• Assist the Zoological Manager with timely and accurate completion of Zoological payroll reporting to deadlines
• Ensure that consumables are kept in stock to meet the requirements of the zoological department rangers and divers

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DISPLAYS
• Day-to-day management of animal husbandry through a hands on involved approach
• Assist Zoological Manager in ensuring that BPA displays and exhibits are maintained to a high standard (weekly walkabout report used to identify positive and negative feedback on exhibits)
• Monitor the water quality of BPA exhibits within parameters assigned by Zoological Manager
• Maintain clean, tidy and safe standards of all plant rooms, tool rooms, laboratories and quarantine facilities
• Monitor and meet the nutritional requirements of BPA animals
• Responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of assigned exhibits
• Support Dive Officer and Zoological Manager with main tank maintenance and husbandry activities
• Assist Zoological Manager providing support for Night Watchman for exhibit life support systems

ZOO LICENCE
• Assist Zoological Manager in ensuring that BPA adheres to all applicable regulatory framework requirements – e.g. Zoo Licence, Health and Safety, Diving at Work Regulations 1997 etc
• Maintain BPA livestock records utilising current recording protocols - 7 Column format, ICIS – in accordance with Zoo Licence regulations
• Be an active participant of the Deep Sea Leisure Ethical Review Committee

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
• Production of development plan for assigned exhibits
• Support Rangers with submission of development plans for exhibits and monitor progress to completion
• Invest time in compiling plans for Zoological CAPEX proposals in July on an annual basis
• Completion of any approved Zoological CAPEX projects within budget and in agreed timescales

PERSONAL MANAGEMENT
• From time to time the company or manager may make reasonable requests for you to undertake duties not necessarily covered in the above
• To provide leadership by communicating well, maintaining good business relationships and representing BPA in a positive light
• To be responsible for ongoing development of self

Please reply to Janeen Pickup janeep@blueplanetaquarium.co.uk


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