Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Closing date: 31 Mar 2018
Background
African Parks Congo is the management entity of Garamba National Park, DRC. The NGO is directly affiliated to African Parks Network who is a non-profit organization that takes total responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of national parks in partnership with governments and local communities. For more information about Garamba National Park and African Parks Network please visit www.african-parks.org
Supervises: All field operation activities through the:
Infrastructure maintenance and new building projects (road, bridges, houses, offices, and other buildings);
Procurement and logistics;
Stores (fuels, spare parts, building materials, etc.…);
Fleet management (16 cars, 4 trucks, 4 large machines);
Aviation management (2 aircraft, 1 helicopter);
Telecommunication (VSAT, HF, GPS and others tracking & telecommunication device, etc.…
Key functions:
Draft, propose and implement the annual work plan, annual budgets and five-year Business Plan for operations activities described as above.
Management contracted staff as well as the daily organization of their work, holidays and evaluation of their performance.
Develop national workforce talent
Provide reports and record keeping as required by grants and hierarchy related to operation activities described as above
Oversee procurement, logistics, and importation for and to the complex including exoneration
Ensure compliance with quality and security standard for all constructions and works done
Promote and maintain good working relationships with all stakeholders concerned including; Suppliers and services provider, national and local government, local communities, donors and other conservation partners.
Capabilities, competencies and experience required for the position:
University degree or equivalent academic background in project management, civil works or rural engineering.
Strong African background with minimum 10 years of management experience in construction, fleet management and logistics.
Strong willingness to live in a remote setting and with previous experience of living in remote locations, ideally in Central Africa.
Ideally, competence in rear link communication services
Very good technical knowledge of fleet management and infrastructure development.
Demonstrable leadership and people management skills.
Demonstrable experience managing and working in partnership with other organizations.
Must be fluent in French and English (written and spoken).
Good Computer Literacy.
Good report writing skills.
Good team player and experience in management of multicultural teams under challenging conditions.
Ideally experience in conservation.
What success looks like in 3 years’ time:
Necessary infrastructure installed and maintained for excellent protection and management of the protected area.
Functioning, cost effective, safe and efficient fleet management systems in place.
Cost effective and efficient logistic/procurement systems in place.
Sufficient and capable staff recruited, career building in place and a motivated workforce.
Garamba aviation wing is safely and cost efficiently managed.
Key relationships:
General Manager
Sustainable Manager
Law Enforcement Manager
Finance and Admin Manager
Monitoring and Evaluation Manager
Special Projects Manager
Suppliers and services provider
Park Management Unit
Stakeholders and donors o
How to apply:
Please send your application by email to the address Garamba-RH@africanparks.org, with the reference RH/GNP/2018/FOM in the subject.
