Employment Opportunities
Employment Opportunities
The Director of Bailey Field Station Operations is the senior on-island operations leader and ambassador for Tetiaroa Society, responsible for facilities, logistics, staffing, scheduling, and service delivery across the atoll. The Director serves as Tetiaroa Society’s primary on-atoll liaison to researchers, students, partners, donors, and authorized guests, representing the Society in day-to-day interactions and ensuring a professional, informed, and mission-aligned visitor experience.
Job details
Job title : Director of Bailey Field Station Operations
Hierarchy : Employed under the responsibilities of the Tetiaroa Society US CEO
Workplace: Minimum 80% on Tetiaroa, French Polynesia
Position Summary
The Director of Bailey Field Station Operations is the senior on-island operations leader and ambassador for Tetiaroa Society, responsible for facilities, logistics, staffing, scheduling, and service delivery across the atoll. The Director serves as Tetiaroa Society’s primary on-atoll liaison to researchers, students, partners, donors, and authorized guests, representing the Society in day-to-day interactions and ensuring a professional, informed, and mission-aligned visitor experience.
This role operates similarly to a senior resort operations director, ensuring that people, places, supplies, and systems are prepared, staffed, and run to a consistently high standard. The Director translates programmatic and scientific requirements set by the CEO and Director of Conservation, Science & Education into safe, efficient, and guest-ready operational execution. The role is operational, managerial, and service-oriented, with a strong emphasis on guest experience, facilities readiness, team supervision, and partnership with The Brando. The person in this role will be expected to engage in select guest experiences and interactions to further support Tetiaroa Society’s work on the atoll.
As the operational leader of Tetiaroa Society on the island, the Director oversees the Eco-Station, core infrastructure, field operations, guest and researcher-facing facilities, and the operating systems that support scientific, conservation, education, and program delivery. They manage all on-island staff, guides, rangers, and key service providers, set performance expectations, uphold Tetiaroa Society policies and standards, and ensure that all financial, administrative, permitting, environmental, and compliance requirements are met.
The Director further serves as the primary on-atoll operational counterpart to The Brando and Pacific Beachcomber, representing Tetiaroa Society interests in daily coordination, shared stewardship of the atoll, operational planning, guest services and issue resolution. They strengthen joint protocols, ensure clarity of roles and responsibilities, and uphold a high standard of partnership and professionalism on behalf of the Society.
This is a hands-on, mission-critical leadership role that builds and maintains reliable systems, ensures operational preparedness, and translates strategic priorities into consistent, high-quality execution on the ground. The Director embodies Tetiaroa Society presence on the island acting with authority, integrity, and diplomacy delivering commitments to the highest standard every day.
Location: 100% based on the atoll of Tetiaroa, French Polynesia
Contract type: Fixed-term contract (6 months to 1 year, renewable)
Working time: Full-time
Dear enthusiast of nature and environmental preservation,
Tetiaroa Society is offering a unique opportunity to join its team as a Naturalist Guide, at the heart of one of the most remarkable ecosystems in French Polynesia.
As a key player in our mission of conservation, research, and environmental education, you will help visitors discover the natural, cultural, and scientific heritage of the atoll of Tetiaroa.
Through immersive and educational experiences, you will actively contribute to the promotion of this exceptional site while supporting efforts to preserve its unique biodiversity.
Job details
Contract type: Fixed-term contract (6 months to 1 year, renewable)
Working time: Full-time
Tetiaroa Society is offering a unique opportunity to join its team as a Naturalist Guide, at the heart of one of the most remarkable ecosystems in French Polynesia.
As a key player in our mission of conservation, research, and environmental education, you will help visitors discover the natural, cultural, and scientific heritage of the atoll of Tetiaroa.
Through immersive and educational experiences, you will actively contribute to the promotion of this exceptional site while supporting efforts to preserve its unique biodiversity.
Main Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the management team, the Naturalist Guide will be responsible for:
- Leading and conducting thematic excursions focused on Tetiaroa’s nature and culture
- Developing and maintaining a knowledge base on local biodiversity and Polynesian cultural heritage
- Designing and facilitating educational programs for children
- Conducting ongoing documentary research on Tetiaroa’s biodiversity
- Participating in certain scientific or ecological inventory projects
As a steward of the site, you will master more than a dozen thematic circuits combining nature, culture, history, and science — sharing both the oral traditions of the past and the latest scientific findings from the atoll.
Required Profile (Minimum Requirements):
- A minimum of a two-year degree (BAC+2 or equivalent) in natural sciences, environment, tourism, or a related field
- Strong knowledge of Polynesian flora, fauna, and culture
- Fluent in French and English; basic knowledge of Tahitian is a plus
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a passion for sharing knowledge
- Experience in nature-based education or ecotourism is preferred&
- Solid computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Certified (or in the process of certification) in first aid (PSC1)&
- Holder of the ACPASRA water safety certification or equivalent
