Associate Director of Operations

The Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center, a program of UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and its One Health Institute, is currently recruiting for an Associate Director of Operations to help lead the Oiled Wildlife Care Network (OWCN) and its readiness, research and response activities for oiled wildlife in California.

Under the direction of the Director of the OWCN, this position is responsible for running day-to-day activities of the OWCN’s Management Team at its headquarters (located at UC Davis). This position focuses on the coordination of subject matter expertise and content related to the rescue, care and rehabilitation of oiled wildlife; management of physical assets for the program; coordination of the initial deployment operations for emergency response efforts. This role works in close coordination with the Director of the program and with the Associate Director of Network Management, who leads the management of the 45 Member Organizations and 1600 responders who empower the OWCN to deliver world class emergency response efforts to oil spills in state waters of California. This role supervises content experts in the roles of animal health and care, as well as field operations and a logistics unit.

Responsibilities

• 40% - Leadership & Administrative
• 30% - Content Management & Training Support
• 15% - Asset Management (15%)
• 15% - Other

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 4 or more years of experience in emergency response, wildlife rehabilitation, wildlife field research, or related field
• 4+ years of demonstrated supervisory experience
• Collaborative and team-oriented, detail-oriented and able to set priorities and meet timelines; capable of making decisions in a fast-paced and rapidly changing work environment
• Ability to travel on a monthly basis around California for routine partner visits and to deploy with limited notice for emergency response activations; comfortable with flexible working hours
• Exceptional writing and communication skills with basic financial analysis and budgeting skills
• Experience with incident command/emergency response
• Experience teaching and conducting training in informal or formal settings

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (DVM/PhD)
• Experience working in an academic or state/federal government setting
• Experience in wildlife care operations or wildlife field operations, ideally in emergency situations