From
supporting turtle rehabilitation to ethical energy, Jumeirah at Saadiyat Island
Resort is looking for an Assistant Manager - Marine and Environment to join and
lead the sustainability, green initiatives & awards wining practices
throughout the resort.
Exciting
career opportunity for a Project/Programme Manager with experience in
Wildlife/Nature to contribute to the delivery of projects for one of the
Kingdom's leading public sector entities.
Ski Dubai will shortly be looking for a new Penguin Trainer for their exciting, interesting and highly successful project in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
We fully appreciate that there are not a lot of people out there with Penguin training experience so you will learn this aspect on the job. It is essential though that applicants have considerable animal husbandry and training experience with a serious and genuine interest in promoting an educational conservation message to a multinational public.
Previous applicants may re-apply. Competition has been tough for previous posts and we appreciate you may have gained a position elsewhere since we last advertised.
The trainers will participate in the husbandry and training of the penguin collection, including the maintenance of holding area, preparation of diets/penguin feeding and the set-up and maintenance of presentation areas.
You will work with and alongside a team of friendly, outgoing and dedicated international (5 different countries) trainers. The penguins AND the trainers ARE the team.
Our aim is to create leaders.
Key Tasks:
Monitor and perform daily feeding and training of King and Gentoo penguins
Monitor penguins and public during public demonstrations
Clean exhibit on a daily basis, including touch-up after presentations
Manage the LSS
Observe penguins for signs of stress or illness
Keep records current each day
Public speaking for a variety of penguin presentations and guest orientation
Performs other duties as required
Reliable
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Biology or Zoology or Diploma in the Management of Zoo and Aquarium Animals or related field or equivalent experience
Preferably three year of training experience, ideally with marine mammals. Alternative expertise in animal husbandry given serious consideration (incubation, hand rearing).
Must be fully experienced in using ZIMS. (We would expect you to teach our team the ins and outs of using this record system).
Key Competencies:
Previous experience in maintaining living specimens
Ability to work well with staff and supervisors
Ability to perform well under duress typical of positions dealing with living organisms
Able to work alone and to work with others
Typical Physical Demands:
Be able to lift 50 lbs. to shoulder height
Carry materials, transport boxes, buckets, etc. throughout the facility
Able to work on rota
Standing, walking for long periods in an extremely cold freezing environment
About Dubai
Dubai is a great place to work. There are 400 different nationalities living and working here. We get around 10 million tourists a year. It is a safe and friendly place to live. Although a Muslim country everyone is free to practice their own religion, women can drive and pretty nearly everything you can get in the US or Europe is available here...and then some. The climate is very hot for six months of the year and beautiful for the other six months. We have the best restaurants and the best chefs in the world. The best bands are regular visitors and the range of entertainment available is immense.
Just to give you a flavor. I freely admit some can be outside a Penguin Trainers salary.
Emirates Park Zoo is
looking for dynamic individuals who are passionate for animals and willing to
work different species of animals for a long term work place under the heat of
the Middle East desert.
Positions available - Zookeepers with knowledge of basic control
and husbandry training for our collection of animals. Junior Zookeepers who are willing to learn.
Al Hurr Falconry Services has positions available for Bird-Control Falconers to join our existing team in Dubai , the United Arab Emirates .
Applicants are expected to have experience in the field of Falconry.
Al Hurr Falconry Services also has positions available for Raptor-Presenters to perform daily educational demonstrations at the newly proposed Kalba Bird of Prey Centre in the Emirates of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates .
Applicants are expected to have good public communication skills in an open arena and an understanding of the various genus of Raptors.
To express interest and for further information please contact:
