Animal Registrar
Animal Registrar (Part Time 22.5 hours – 6 months
Fixed Term Maternity Cover)
Location: Edinburgh
Zoo
Salary: Salaried
The Role
As part of the Living
Collections team you will maintain and
develop all aspects of animal records within the EZ Living Collections; you may
also assist in liaising with and coordinating activities with relevant legal
bodies to facilitate animal transfers for Edinburgh Zoo, and assist in
developing RZSS’ Animal Collection Plan in support of RZSS’ vision and mission.
About You
To
operate effectively in this role, you will demonstrate administrative and data
input experience in an office environment and will have good skills with Word,
Excel, database and statistical software. A knowledge and understanding of
Zoological legislation is essential as is the knowledge based skills to research and question
information from a range of sources.
Experience in zoo management operations and conservation roles in zoos is
desirable and the Diploma in the Management of
Zoo and Aquarium Animals or a directly equivalent zoo husbandry qualification
would be advantageous. The ideal candidate will have experience of providing first-class customer care and service delivery.
This a
6-month Maternity Cover position where the working hours are 22.5 hours per
week and the post may involve occasional weekend and evening work.
Our Offer
As a Charity, first and
foremost, we work hard to make sure our benefits package is competitive and
attractive. As well as the fundamental
benefits like salary and pension, we offer other rewards that can help you
financially, can make work a bit easier and make life outside of work a lot
more fun! As well as our wonderful animals we have
a highly professional, diverse and friendly staff community too. So, in working for RZSS you've not only got a
great job in a very interesting organisation - you're also part of an amazing
cause too!
For full
information on how to apply, please visit the RZSS vacancy page and follow the
instructions.
Closing
date: Sunday 18 February 2018
We are the
Royal Zoological Society for Scotland (RSZZ), and for over 100 years we’ve been
a leading conservation and education charity as well as an amazing,
award-winning visitor attraction. Through our two sites, RZSS Edinburgh Zoo and
RZSS Highland Wildlife Park, we provide unique and memorable experiences and
engage with nearly 750,000 visitors per year in the wonders of the natural
world, taking care of over 1,000 rare and endangered animals in safe and
stimulating surroundings.
Our Mission:
Connecting people with nature. Safeguarding species from extinction. Registered
Charity No: SC004064
Peter Dickinson
Independent International Zoo Consultant        |
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