Sharjah Safari
Head of Education
Do you love working in a multicultural and international setting? Do you have experience in zoo-education, strategic planning, leadership and training? Then this could be your job!
The government of Sharjah,
Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA), United Arab Emirates has been developing the state of the art ‘Sharjah
Safari’ due to open soon. Animal
welfare and visitor engagement are a high priority for Sharjah Safari. A master Education
Strategy is currently being
developed.
We are currently recruiting
experienced zoo-educators or science teachers to help set up and train an educator team. There are
three positions: 1 Head of Education
(HE) and 2 Assistant Heads of
Education (AHE). The HE should have a
minimum 10 years experience in zoo
education/ science teaching
and the AHE minimum
5 years.
PLEASE DO NOT
APPLY IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK EXPERIENCE. DEADLINE FOR
APPLICATION IS 22/05/2021
The United Arab Emirates promotes
women in the work place. There are no restrictions for (international/national) women or men. However respect for
different cultures as well as modest dressing is appreciated.
Housing will be provided on the
location in a communal compound with villa’s and apartments and a shared garden, barbeque area and swimming pool.
Location is in a rural desert area. Nearest
shops are at 3
km to Al Dhaid or 45 kms
to Sharjah or Dubai.
The position will be on a contract
basis for 2 years, renewable. Salary: competitive, depending on experience.
Comprehensive health insurance is included.
For more information about our
organisation check our website http://www.epaashj.ae
Job description:
Head of Education:
ü
Lead and motivate a team of educators
ü Supervise development and implementation of Sharjah Safari
Education Strategy
ü Supervise long-term
training and development of local
education staff
ü
Supervise impact evaluation research in cooperation with scientific researchers
ü Represent EPAA at relevant national
and international conferences
ü
Maintain contact
with relevant international and national organisations
ü
Report to Head of Communication
Recruitment conditions:
Head of Education:
ü Master in biology or senior science
teacher with at least 10 years work experience
or similar
ü Keen interest in animals, nature
& environment.
ü Good command of English.
ü Proven management and leadership skills.
ü
Ability to motivate a team
ü
Experience with or interest
in impact evaluation research
Do you qualify and are you interested? We would love to hear from you!
Please send a motivation letter and your CV plus 2
references to: applications@bceaw.ae
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in the headline which
position you apply for.
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