1. Emily Louise Toase MA, BA (Hons)
21.06.1982
E-mail: Ktoase@hotmail.com
Profile:
Highly motivated, reliable and flexible individual who enjoys learning new skills and facing new
challenges; who is enthusiastic, dedicated worker,with a strong focus to succeed.
COMPETENCIES:
• Strong and effective communicator - Able to communicate clearly, concisely and in a manner and
language appropriate to the recipient. Can structure information logically and select method of
communication most likely to secure effective results.
• Planning and Organising - Ability to multi-task, prioritise work load, be flexible to changing needs
and organise own work to deliver on time and to agreed standards.
• Strong Team Player - Can understand own role in team, how it affects the team outcomes and
contribute accordingly. Ability to quickly build and maintain effective relationships, can accept
constructive criticism.
• Leadership & Management - Ability to lead a team, utilising different management styles to set
personal objectives and motivate individuals to achieve organisational targets.
• Administrative Skills - Able to motivate myself whilst doing repetitive administrative tasks. I work
efficiently and effectively to ensure paper work and scheduling are kept up to date.
CAREER SUMMARY:
Feb 2015 - Present Zoo Keeper (Cover Staff) Willowbank Wildlife Park, Canterbury
Since graduating in February I have been called upon to cover for any annual leave working across all
three sections at the park; Kiwis, Natives, Exotics and Farm.
Key Responsibilities:
• General husbandry; Cleaning enclosures and checking animals, preparing & feeding out food
• Data recording: detailed record keeping of observations pertaining to health, condition and
behaviour including weights, any medication, nesting, mating & group behaviour.
• General maintenance of pens; checking for holes, checking & changing traps, loosening soil
to encourage natural feeding, renewing substrate; planting & weeding.
Jul 2014 - Present Night Guide Willowbank Wildlife Park, Canterbury
Key Responsibilities:
• Delivering an interactive tour of the Natives section, talking about NZ’s unique flora and
fauna & the effects that humans & introduction of pests have had on the environment &
ecology.
• Preparing and distributing the night feeds & herding farm animals out to grazing paddock
• Locking up the park: checking enclosure integrity and inhabitants & locking all gates

2. Mar 2012 - Present Women’s Football Development Officer Mainland Football, Canterbury
Key Responsibilities:
 Lead on & deliver key initiatives to increase female participation through schools & clubs, &
within the local community
 Delivery of female talent programme encompassing a full technical training programme
Jul 2007 - Dec 2011 Senior Football Development Officer North Riding County FA, UK
I held a senior position, line managing externally funded staff as well as the acting Women and Girl’s
Football Development Officer. The role encompassed managing and delivering a number of projects,
collecting and recording data to present to our stakeholders and working strategically with key agencies
to secure funding, in order to increase female participation. As part of this role I was also Secretary of
the County ladies’ league and held a prominent position on the girls league committee.
Key Achievements:
• Secured £50,000 to deliver an elite performance programme for girls aged 8-17 year old
• Establish a training programme to increase numbers of and support female coaches,volunteers,
young leaders, tutors and referees
• Secured £10,000 funding to deliver projects aimed at mitigating the gap in provision in the female
game
EDUCATION:
2014 - 2015 Certificate in Captive Wildlife Management
The course gave me a sound knowledge in many aspects of New Zealand’s conversations issues,
including pest control, In-situ & Ex-situ breeding & management programmes and habitat management.
Key Modules: Conservation & Wildlife Management; Contemporary Issues in Animal Management,
Animal Husbandry Practicum, Vertebrate Anatomy & Physiology, Captive Wild Animal Behaviour,
Training & Enrichment
2005 - 2008 MA Sustainable Development with Merit, University of Leeds
Key Skills: Communication on all levels, presentational skills, including use of visual tools; Microsoft
PowerPoint, handouts, research skills, critical evaluation of qualitative data and statistical analysis.
Research Project:Can Football Be Used as a Tool forDevelopment:Investigating the relationship
Between Participation in Football and Social Capital. Thesis explored the link between generation of
social capital, widely considered a key factor in economic development, and regular participation in
football sessions implemented by development organisation Street Games UK.
2001 – 2004 BA (Hons)Environmental Management,2:1 University ofLeeds
Key modules: Principles of Management, Effective Communication, Climate Change, (Social and
Scientific issues), Waste Management,Water Quality, Applied Statistical Methods, and Computing.

3. VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
Jan 2012 - Dec 2011 Zoo Keeper (Cover Staff) Willowbank Wildlife Park, Canterbury
I volunteer predominantly within the Kiwi Breeding Programme supporting the Operation Nest Egg,
but also regularly assist with other areas including native birds and the zoo sections.
• Daily tasks including sanitising feeding & water bowels, preparing and weighing out food,
weighting the chicks, cleaning of brooders & burrows, turning eggs
• Data recording of weights, amounts birds consumed, medication & observations
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (June 2011 – Dec 2011)Seasonalwork,walking specific track in the
North York Moors National Park, observing and recording butterfly species & numbers. This data
was submitted and utilised by Trust as part of wider conservation programme.
INTERESTS:
I love playing football, training twice weekly and competing in the league at the weekend. I also enjoy
going to the gym, socialising with friends and dancing.
REFERENCES:Available upon request.