Job Description


Purpose of Role


Working closely with the VBHSD, Sanctuary Managers’ and Captive Wildlife Manager, the Animal Care and Welfare Manager helps to ensure that all animal care teams meet or exceed the standards set by Animals Asia and internal departmental key performance indicators.


The Animal Care and Welfare Manager helps to provide oversight and technical support to all Animals Asia’s projects within Vietnam, and drives capacity building and opportunities for continuing career development for all animal care staff . The Animal Care and Welfare Manager also works with other members of the VBHS department to initiate technical innovations and implement new best practice procedures for all animals under Animals Asia’s care.


Key Responsibilities

• Provides technical support and oversight of all operations and activities of Animals Asia’s animal care staff , and ensures Animals Asia’s animal care and welfare standards are maintained. Technical support is provided through in-person visits to analyse and assess animal care and welfare and provide learning opportunities, as well as remote oversight activities such as report and record reading, phone and video calls.

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  Supports the VBHSD to carry out health and safety audits and reporting, deliver health and safety learning opportunities, ensuring protocols have health and safety considerations in place, and encourage proactive health and safety reporting.

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  Proactively looks for opportunities to develop the professional skills and technical expertise of the animal care team, with a particular focus on building capacity within the Vietnamese team. A key priority is to aid in the delivery of a Behavioural Internship program.

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  Looks for opportunities to enhance Animals Asia’s operations and capacity building in Vietnam, through sharing behavioural technical expertise via presentations, lectures, seminars, outreach and demonstration to a range of audiences both at the Vietnam projects and off-site.

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  Actively keeps abreast of industry best practices in behavioural husbandry, and where possible implements new protocols and techniques for Animals Asia’s Vietnam projects, with help from specialists where appropriate and feasible.

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  Provides feedback and advice on all protocol updates to do with behavioural husbandry, animal care and welfare.

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  When requested, is an active contributor to the departmental strategic plan and workplan, including behavioural related key performance indicators and creation of plans for other species Animals Asia may begin to work with.

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  As requested, provides technical sign-off and review to VBRC behavioural husbandry and management content included in Animals Asia’s press releases, website content, newsletters, marketing plans, promotional materials, annual or periodic reports. Also represents VBHS in media and interviews when requested.

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  In the absence of the VBHSD, when requested, one Animal Care and Welfare Manager deputises the Senior Veterinary Surgeon to manage the department.

Reporting to : Veterinary and Behavioural Husbandry Services Director


Requirements {Essential (E) / Desirable (D)}

• Skills / Abilities

• Knowledge

• Experience

• Languages

• Education / Qualification

• Other

Appointment is full-time, five days a week with (rotational) weekend/holiday work.

The following items are included in your full-time contract:

• On-site accommodation - mandatory.
• Relocation assistance.
• Emergency medical insurance.
• Paid holidays (annual leave + public Vietnamese holidays).
• Access to Telus, health and wellbeing platform.

How to apply

• Please send the PDF versions of your cover letter and CV (stating the applied position) to: hrhkg@animalsasia.org or by click the link: https://animalsasia.bamboohr.com/careers/91
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified for interviews.

To find out more : www.animalsasia.org

Animals Asia values candidates with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We welcome applicants of every ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, socioeconomic status, disability, or veteran status. We are committed to building an organization that creates an inclusive environment for all.