Major responsibilities

• Organise educational activities and collaborate with other environmental NGOs;
• Develop interpretive and artistic content of public exhibit displays;
• Develop Facebook stories to promote the work of the department and KFBG and assist the Live Education Displays section with weekly Animal Keeper talks;
• Handle media approaches related to the department work;
• Coordinate the public Night Walk Programme supporting animal experts;
• Develop the connections with nature theme for animal encounters activities;
• Develop educational resources and animal story signage for rescued wildlife;
• Handle general administrative duties in support of the education programmes;
• Provide interpretation service for KFBG visitors and schools;
• Train and manage the education volunteer team;
• Budget preparation for the department’s education programme;
• Manage and develop the animal photo library;
• Sit on the Holistic Education Forum at KFBG;
• The successful candidate will be attached to the Live Education Display team but will work on wide ranging department education needs.

Job Requirements

• Commitment to the mission, vision and values of KFBG;
• Excellent command of English and Cantonese (written, spoken and in presentation). Fluency in Putonghua would be an advantage;
• Degree holder in education, or natural sciences, 4+ years of working experience in education and/or community education programmes;
• Computer literate, Word, Excel, Powerpoint;
• Passion for nature;
• Self-motivated, dynamic and a good team player;
• Physically fit for frequent outdoor work and willing to work on Saturdays/Sundays and public holidays (for education activities);
• Valid Type I or II driving license an advantage.

Interested parties, please send your detailed C.V. with expected salary, and a short essay on “How we can help children to connect to nature”, to Human Resources Manager, Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden Corporation, Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong or e-mail to kfjobs@kfbg.org.