Registrar and Curatorial / Conservation Data Assistant West Yorkshire
Job description
Lotherton Wildlife World
We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate working at Wildlife World in the beautiful surroundings of Lotherton Hall in this newly created post.
Wildlife world is a medium sized zoo consisting of a collection which includes a mixture of birds and mammals.
This newly created post will be responsible for managing the zoo’s animal records and related policies, for validating the quality of recorded data, and ensuring the legal compliance of all animal transactions. To ensure compliance with the zoo licence and to manage the contribution to global zoo/conservation data.
The Registrar will serve as liaison to relevant government agencies, other zoological institutions and conservation organizations, including zoological and/or aquarium accrediting bodies (i.e. British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums [BIAZA]), regarding animal records and conservation data.
This role will be a member of the animal management team, assisting in the development and implementation of the zoo's species planning, collections plans and policy and conservation plans.
You will need to demonstrate a fine attention to detail, have excellent IT skills, be up to date with all relevant zoo current best practice and have a wide understanding of conservation projects and zoo licensing.
