Specialist, Wild Animal Welfare - Vancouver, Canada - BCSPCA

BCSPCA

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Vancouver, Canada

4 weeks ago

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Description

POSITION:
Specialist, Wild Animal Welfare

STATUS:
Full-Time, Permanent

SHIFT: 35 hours per week

CLASSIFICATION:
Exempt

CLOSING DATE:
May 8, 2023

About the Position

The Specialist, Wild Animal Welfare position has a primary focus of supporting wildlife welfare through research, communications, advocacy, and public/stakeholder relations

The role consists of:

development and delivery of wild animal welfare program-related initiatives; related data collation and management, analysis and reporting; development of communications, training, and public education content; development and promotion of wild animal welfare advocacy campaigns and initiatives and related support; volunteer recruitment, training, coordination and supervision; and other committee and administrative support.

Responsibilities:

Wild Animal Welfare (30%):

Contributes to the creation and implementation of wildlife welfare initiatives based on the Society's strategic plan and fulfilment of key performance indicators
Tracks animals assisted through Wild ARC, Night Emergency Personnel (NEP), and Animal Centers, supporting government permit data collation and submission, and dashboard updates
Develops and delivers advocacy campaigns through research, government relations, writing, and social media; reviews and tracks wildlife bylaws, with communications as necessary
Leads development of program materials and wildlife LMS courses for Wild ARC, Animal Helpline and Animal Care Services staff training, including humane pest control operations and reporting

Communications and Engagement (30%):

Plans, develops and maintains wildliferelated content for the BC SPCA website
Coordinates production of relevant newsletters (e.g., WildSense, Science & Policy), including contributing content, editing, and coordinating distribution
Represents the organization in stakeholder engagement, community outreach, relevant conferences, workshops, and government stakeholder consultations; plans internal and external meetings/conferences/symposiums as needed
Provides training and presentations to internal and external audiences on wildlife program initiatives
Responds to media requests, as required
Drafts and provide content to wild animal welfare related enquiries from the public, staff and volunteers
Coordinates provincial wildlife communications and online activities (e.g. WildlifeinFocus, SPCA Shop and gift catalogue, online campaigns, and eblasts)

AnimalKind Program (20%):

Acts as a technical resource, supporting program implementation through research, standards review, content development, process and administration review, editing, communications (social, news items, website), presentations and wildlife control audits
Updates existing LMS courses and develops new courses, in collaboration with the Training & Development Specialist, as needed
Coordinates Review Panels and supports administrative duties that relate to AnimalKind

General (20%):

Member of BC SPCA Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) and leads revision of selected wildliferelated position statements
Member of AWC Research Subcommittee, as secretary, to support research initiatives
Participates on other committees as needed
In collaboration with the Volunteer Resources team, recruits and trains program volunteers
Prepares regular progress reports on the above activities for supervisor as required
Performs other related duties, as required

Qualifications:

University degree in applied biology, animal welfare sciences or a related field plus a minimum of 58 years' relevant experience; or a combination of education and experience acceptable to the employer.

Related experience includes, but is not limited to:
- hands-on animal welfare experience
- liaising or working in wildlife research/management, non-profits or regulators
- working with diverse stakeholders and different opinions
- writing public education materials, such as web content, newsletters, training materials and social media posts

Training in communications or media relations would be considered an asset
Proven interest in animal welfare and understanding of BC SPCA evidencebased position statements and standards
Superb interpersonal skills, particularly with reference to managing professional relationships
Strong teamwork skills and work ethic
Problemsolving and critical thinking skills
Excellent organizational skills coupled with the ability to multitask and attention to detail
Demonstrated research, report and manuscript writing skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to relate respectfully to a diverse audience
Demonstrated ability to work independently under mínimal supervision, as well as part of a team
Ability to work in a fastpaced environment, planning and prioritizing a varied workload in order to meet fixed deadlines
Ability to travel and work flexible hours (i.e. occasional even