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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.

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