African Parks Network recrute un Responsable des opérations sur le terrain, Fada, Tchad

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Background :

African Parks Network is a non-profit organisation that takes on direct responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of national parks and protected areas in partnership with governments and local communities. By adopting a business approach to conservation, supported by donor funding, we aim to make each park sustainable in the long-term, thereby contributing to economic development and poverty alleviation. We currently manage 22 parks in 12 countries – Angola, CAR, Chad, Republic of Congo, DRC, Malawi, Rwanda, Benin, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Zambia, South Sudan – with a combined area of more than 20 millions hectares.

Base: ENCR headquarters at Fada, West Ennedi Region, North-East Chad

Supervises: All the logistic, terrestrial and aerial Operations. He supervises the Infrastrutures and garage staff, procurement, the head of technical, mechanical, carpentry, drivers and all related activities.

Job overview: The FOM is a key element of the RNCE Management Unit. He is in charge of the coordination of all internal operations, communication, infrastructure development & maintenance, fleet (vehicle / aircraft /etc) management, logistics, etc. in the ENCR.

Key functions:

• Design, budget and execute construction projects according to contracted terms and to the correct standard;
• Actively manage all contractors on site;
• Ensure a proper functioning radio and IT system;
• Logistics management, workshop management, construction, maintenance & repair of existing infrastructure (including fence), airstrips and mechanical assets;
• Work closely with the Park Management Unit to ensure their equipment needs are met;
• Source suppliers & negotiate prices and terms within the AP procurement policy;
• Ensure effective stock control and storage management systems are in place;
• Ensure good fleet management in place;
• Oversee transport and/or storage of deliveries to the park;
• Ensure all relevant licenses / permits for all vehicles are in place;
• Ensure fleet serviced and maintained according to a preventative maintenance schedule and operated to reduce cost and risk;
• Ensure fleet replacement as per the replacement schedule;
• Promote a culture of safety amongst staff operating vehicles and machinery.
• Implement the decisions of the Park Manager and Deputy Park Manager.

according to AP SOP’s;

• Promote and maintain good working relationships with all colleagues of the ENCR;
• Provide reports and record keeping.
• Provide field support to research partners and others as required.
• The FOM will ensure the adherence to the African Parks Standard Operating Procedures in all activities under his control.

Capabilities, competencies and experience needed for the job:

• Demonstrable ability to mentor staff, leadership and people management skills;
• Demonstrable experience at technical level technical (construction, mechanics, fence building & maintenance, water systems, solar, workshop management; communications systems, etc.;
• Demonstrate good knowledge of conservation problematics;
• Experience working in Sahelo-Saharan areas would be a +;
• Fluent in French and in English (spoken), Arabic knowledge would be a +.
• Experience in non-profit organizations
• Experience working in multi-cultural environment
• Good communication skills
• Good financial management skills
• Strong project management skills
• Analytical skills
• Stakeholder relationship management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong team leadership skills
• Results oriented
• Highly resilient – must be able to work in remote and challenging environments

What success looks like in 3 years’ time?

A fully functioning Protected Area at logistical and technical level with: i) necessary infrastructures in place or being created/well maintained, ii) all effective technical Departments are strongly supported in terms of logistic, iii) terrestrial and aerial operations in ENCR are rationalized, efficient and effective.

Key Relationship :

• Park Management Unit of ENCR
• All technical and logistic support staff of ENCR
• Logistic of APN in N’Djamena

Candidature:

To apply, please email your CV and cover letter for the attention of the Park Manager of Ennedi to rh.tchad@africanparks.org ( copy : issakhag@africanparks.org) by 09 December 2022