Population Biologist
EAZA, the European
Association of Zoos and Aquaria, represents and links more than 400 zoos,
aquariums, national federations and other organisations in 48 countries. In
addition to furthering the professional standards of our Members with regard to
the care and accommodation of the animals kept in their collections, EAZA also
facilitates cooperation in our key mission areas of conservation, education and
research. More than 140 million visits are made to EAZA Members each year. EAZA
runs around 400 population management programmes (EEPs and ESBs) that are
overseen by 42 EAZA Taxon Advisory Groups (TAGs) and is in an exciting
transition phase towards implementing our new population management structure.
Twenty-four staff
are based at the main EAZA Executive Office at Artis Zoo, Amsterdam. An
additional five staff are based in Brussels, Belgium, or hosted at EAZA Members
across Europe. The Executive Office staff are responsible for the day to day
running of the association with activities divided across two departments:
Communications and Membership and Conservation and Population Management plus
an additional number of roles, including EU policy, office management and
fundraising reporting directly to the Executive Director
Job Description
The position of EAZA
Population Biologist is initially for a fixed one year contract period with the
option to extend. The successful candidate will work for the Conservation and
Population Management department and will be part of the EAZA Population Management
Centre (PMC) team, reporting the PMC Manager. The EAZA Population Biologist’s
main role is assisting EAZA TAGs and population management programmes with
defining goals and setting Population Management targets, producing long-term
management plans for EEPs and providing technical population management advice,
as such contributing to achieving increasingly sustainable populations for
EAZA.
Duties and Responsibilities
Population management
• Provide population
management advice to TAGs, in particular in the framework of Regional
Collection Plans.
• Provide population
management advice to EEPs and ESBs both strategically (goal setting, master
planning) and to day-to-day questions related to population management software
and interpretation of data analyses.
• Prepare and
facilitate Long Term Management Plan (LTMP) meetings in cooperation with EEP
coordinators and EEP Species Committee and publish the LTMP reports.
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• Contribute to the
development of new population management tools and the integration of new
science (e.g. molecular genetics) into existing EAZA Ex situ Programme
structures.
• Contribute towards
increased integration of EAZA’s ex situ conservation (breeding) activities with
those of zoos in other regions as well as with in situ conservation (breeding)
needs and priorities.
• Teach in the EAZA
Ex situ Programme Management Courses.
General
• Contribute to
various ongoing tasks in the Conservation and Population
Management
department as appropriate and needed.
• Where relevant,
assist with preparation related to conferences and other general tasks in the
office;
• Contribute to
ensuring the communication and publication of related information to the
membership (e.g. by publication in eNews, Zooquaria, EAZA website, Journal of
Zoo and Aquarium Research, etc.);
Staff management
• The position aims
to include line management responsibilities for the Assistant Population
Biologist. This will include holding performance development reviews,
overseeing the development of annual work plans as well as staff training and
development.
Required Qualifications and Experience
Education
• The EAZA
Population Biologist will be educated to a minimum of Master (MSc) degree level
or equivalent. A degree in a related discipline such as zoology or biology is
required.
Experience
• Candidates must
have a minimum of two years work experience relevant to population management.
Work experience including small population management and breeding programme
management and/or working within the EAZA community is preferred;
• Candidates must
have experience with small population management
theory and tools
(SPARKS, PMx, ZIMS);
• Candidates must
have a proven track record in project management and working in a
multidisciplinary team environment;
• A proven ability
in public speaking is essential;
• Experience with
meeting facilitation will be a distinct advantage;
• Experience with
standard office word processing and spreadsheet packages is essential;
• Experience with
managing staff is beneficial;
Skills
• The ability to
work effectively to deadlines and under pressure is
paramount;
• Excellent project
management skills;
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• Fluent written and
spoken English is essential. The ability to communicate in another European
language is preferred;
• The ability to
think strategically and creatively;
• The ability to
initiate new ideas and take the initiative in response to challenges and
opportunities;
• The ability to
explain and teach complicated technical matters in simple terms to
non-specialists;
• Candidates must
have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work across multiple
cultures.
Working Arrangements
The position of EAZA
Population Biologist is a full-time post working five days a week (38 hours),
based at the EAZA Executive Office in Amsterdam. From time to time it will be
necessary to work at weekends and outside normal working hours.
There is a holiday
allowance of 25 days a year and a company pension is available.
An initial one-year
contract is offered, with a permanent contract to follow after a positive
appraisal. The salary offered is €34,550 a year. Additionally, EAZA pays an 8%
holiday allowance in May which will bring the salary to €37,314.
Applications and Recruitment Procedure
Interested
applicants with the required attributes should send a CV, and brief covering
letter for the attention of Raymond van der Meer at jobs@eaza.net with the
subject line “EAZA Population Biologist – Name of applicant”.
Applicants are asked
to submit their CV in accordance with the Europass standard (http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu).
All applications received will be acknowledged by a return email.
Application deadline: 12 January 2020
Interviews will take
place in Amsterdam at a date to be arranged in January. We thank all applicants
for their interest; however, only candidates short-listed for interview will be
further contacted.
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