Description
The Associate Director of Operations is responsible for running day-to-day activities of the Oiled Wildlife Care Network’s (OWCN) Management Team at its headquarters (located in the Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine). This position focuses on 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 the Associate Director of Network Management, who leads the management of the 40+ Member Organizations and 1,200+ responders who empower the OWCN to deliver world class emergency response efforts to oil spills in state waters of California. This role will supervise content experts in the roles of animal health and care, as well as field operations, and a logistics unit.
Requirements
Minimum Education/Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in related area and/or 6 or more years of related experience
- Experience with emergency response
- Demonstrated supervisory experience
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- 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 experience teaching and conducting training in informal or formal settings
- Experience with incident command/emergency response
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Advanced degree (DVM/PhD)
- Experience working in an academic or state/federal government setting
- Technical expertise in wildlife medicine/care or wildlife field operations, ideally in emergency situations
