Job Vacancies

Wild Futures is a UK charity with a holistic approach that combines an educational, environmental and sustainability remit dedicated to promoting the welfare, conservation and survival of our closest living relatives, the non-human primates; working to end the primate trade and abuse of primates in captivity, promoting the rehabilitation of captive primates and the preservation of those in the wild, whilst operating The Monkey Sanctuary for primates in need of a long term home.

We currently have two vacancies available.

Primate Care Giver

Location: The Monkey Sanctuary – Cornwall. Accommodation available.

Contract: Full time, 37.5 hours per week, 30 days a/l leave pa

Salary: dependent on experience – from: £21,324

Summary of Role:

Members of the care team are responsible for all aspects of daily care, working together to enhance and improve the lives of the primates at the Sanctuary. All members are required to work with all primate species housed at the Sanctuary as well as help support other aspects of the charity’s work if required.

Download detailed job description here.

How to apply:
Please forward your cover letter and CV for the attention of Kim Nicholson, Primate Care Manager, to [email protected]

Closing Date: Aiming to hire as soon as possible.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.
Personal data collected will be treated and stored in line with GDPR and will be used for recruitment purposes only.

Site and Facilities Co-Ordinator

Location: The Monkey Sanctuary – Cornwall

Contract: Full time

Salary: £25,000

Responsible for: The day-to-day functions of the site facilities

Summary of Role:

Hands-on, maintaining and improving the Sanctuary site and facilities, including primate territories, the grounds, the house, café, workshop and visitor areas. Supporting with Health & Safety to always ensure compliance and best practice. The Site and Facilities work is intrinsic to the work of the other charity departments and all employees are expected to work positively and engage with the rest of the team.

Key responsibilities will include, but are limited to:

The maintenance of animal territories.
The maintenance and any improvements required to the house and various outbuildings.
Ensure all risk assessments are up to date and the health and safety is at the expected level to function legally.
Maintenance or improvements projects ensuring all work is carried out to appropriate standards.

Download detailed job description here.

How to apply:
Please forward your cover letter and CV for the attention of Rachel Hevesi, Director of Wild futures, to [email protected]

Closing Date: Until position is filled.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Board Trustee

Location: Remote/Cornwall

Salary: Unpaid role, expenses paid

Contract: Part-time, 3 years, possibility of re-election after 3 years

Wild Futures promotes the welfare and conservation of primates and habitats worldwide. In particular we are working to see an end to the UK primate pet trade while providing sanctuary to primates in need. We deliver far reaching education programmes to engage all sectors of the community on primates, conservation and environmental issues.

The Wild Futures Sanctuary currently houses capuchin monkeys (Cebus and Sapajus sp), common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus), Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus), long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis), and woolly monkeys (Lagothrix sp). The majority of the residents are victims of the exotic pet trade in the UK. The Sanctuary has been awarded accreditation status by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS).

Requirements

We are looking for new people to join our Board of Trustees. This is a very rewarding voluntary position with a small animal welfare and conservation charity.

We are looking for people with experience of one (or more) of the following areas:

Fundraising
Law
Human Resources
NGO strategic planning

This is a voluntary trustee role for which your travel expenses would be covered. Trustees are asked to commit to attending 4 meetings a year. Meetings can be home based with the possibility of travelling to Cornwall four times a year.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to expand our existing Trustee Board, to bring their experience and fresh, innovative and realistic ideas to the charity.

Closing date: Until position is filled.

How to apply:

Interested parties please forward your cover letter (stating the applied position) and CV to Chris Deacon, Chair: [email protected]

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Personal data collected will be treated in strict confidence and used solely for recruitment purpose.

Download detailed job description here.