Living Collection Manager
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 01 Hydref 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £34,405.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 19 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Arundel, West Sussex |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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About The Role
We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a passionate and skilled Living Collection Manager to join the team at the Arundel Wetland Centre. In this pivotal role, you will lead and manage the Grounds & Living Collection teams, overseeing the care and maintenance of our diverse living collection while ensuring exceptional standards of presentation and horticulture across the site.
As the Living Collection Manager, you will be responsible for upholding the highest standards of animal husbandry and welfare. You’ll work closely, leading the team to continually enhance and maintain our exhibits, showcasing a variety of wetland wildlife. Additionally, you will take an active role in engaging with visitors, delivering informative talks, and helping them connect with our collection and the importance of wetland wildlife conservation.
This is a permanent, full-time position, requiring you to work 37.5 hours per week, 5 days out of 7, including weekends and bank holidays.
About You
To join as our Living Collection Manager you'll bring:
Proven management-level experience in a similar setting
Extensive background in large-scale visitor attractions with animal collections
Expertise in the care, feeding, and husbandry of birds and mammals
A passion for inspiring and motivating a team
In-depth knowledge of UK zoo legislation and animal welfare
A strong track record in innovative problem-solving
Excellent leadership and team-building skills
Experience in customer relations, public speaking, education, and creative projects
If you are a dynamic leader with a passion for conservation and animal welfare, we would love to hear from you.
About Us
We’re WWT, and we’re on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There’s never been a more important moment for our work, and we’ve got some phenomenal people on the case.
Whether they’re taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there’s nothing we love more than watching them soar.
Whatever you do here, you’ll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?
Why you’ll love working at WWT
Wake up every day knowing your work is helping to restore wetlands, and our world
Be surrounded and inspired by our team of passionate, dedicated people
33 days annual leave (which goes up to 38 days after 5 years of service) – this includes bank holidays and you have flexibility to take those days whenever you want
Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family
Free car parking and secure bike storage areas
Colleague discount on shopping and memberships
Cycle to work scheme
Contributory pension scheme
Life Assurance of three times your salary, for peace of mind for your loved ones
Independent personal, workplace and financial advice from our Employee Assistance Programme
WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.
We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a passionate and skilled Living Collection Manager to join the team at the Arundel Wetland Centre. In this pivotal role, you will lead and manage the Grounds & Living Collection teams, overseeing the care and maintenance of our diverse living collection while ensuring exceptional standards of presentation and horticulture across the site.
As the Living Collection Manager, you will be responsible for upholding the highest standards of animal husbandry and welfare. You’ll work closely, leading the team to continually enhance and maintain our exhibits, showcasing a variety of wetland wildlife. Additionally, you will take an active role in engaging with visitors, delivering informative talks, and helping them connect with our collection and the importance of wetland wildlife conservation.
This is a permanent, full-time position, requiring you to work 37.5 hours per week, 5 days out of 7, including weekends and bank holidays.
About You
To join as our Living Collection Manager you'll bring:
Proven management-level experience in a similar setting
Extensive background in large-scale visitor attractions with animal collections
Expertise in the care, feeding, and husbandry of birds and mammals
A passion for inspiring and motivating a team
In-depth knowledge of UK zoo legislation and animal welfare
A strong track record in innovative problem-solving
Excellent leadership and team-building skills
Experience in customer relations, public speaking, education, and creative projects
If you are a dynamic leader with a passion for conservation and animal welfare, we would love to hear from you.
About Us
We’re WWT, and we’re on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There’s never been a more important moment for our work, and we’ve got some phenomenal people on the case.
Whether they’re taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there’s nothing we love more than watching them soar.
Whatever you do here, you’ll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?
Why you’ll love working at WWT
Wake up every day knowing your work is helping to restore wetlands, and our world
Be surrounded and inspired by our team of passionate, dedicated people
33 days annual leave (which goes up to 38 days after 5 years of service) – this includes bank holidays and you have flexibility to take those days whenever you want
Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family
Free car parking and secure bike storage areas
Colleague discount on shopping and memberships
Cycle to work scheme
Contributory pension scheme
Life Assurance of three times your salary, for peace of mind for your loved ones
Independent personal, workplace and financial advice from our Employee Assistance Programme
WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.