animal facility manager
Animal facility managers coordinate and plan all activities of a zoo. They formulate policies, manage daily operations, and plan the use of materials and human resources. They are the driving force and public face of their institution. This often involves representing their institution on a national, regional and global scale and taking part in coordinated zoo activities.
Also called: aquarium chief operating officer, zoo COO, zoo managing director, zoo chief operating officer, aquarium COO, aquarium CEO, aquarium managing director, zoo CEO
- 19
- essential skills
- 1
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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Essential skills
19- apply strategic thinking
- customer relationship management
- develop visitor engagement strategies
- environmental legislation
- implement strategic management
- manage budgets
- manage teamwork
- manage zoo staff
- organise zoological exhibitions
- oversee animal management
- perform project management
- read zoo reports
- respond to visitor complaints
- speak about your work in public
- speak different languages
- work effectively with animal-related organisations
- zoo community
- zoo exhibit design
- zoo regulations
Optional skills
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