1. Job Overview:
African Parks is a non-profit organization that takes on the complete responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of national parks in partnership with governments and local communities. We currently manage 19 national parks and protected areas in 11 countries covering over 14.1 million hectares in: Angola, Benin, Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, the Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
In 2017, Government of Benin entered into a long-term agreement with African Parks to revitalize, rehabilitate and develop both Pendjari and W National Parks. As part of its operation in Benin, African Parks is seeking a full-time Law Enforcement Mentor for each park under management in the country. The role will focus on providing operational and tactical readiness for each Park Law Enforcement Unit in accordance with APN training standards and standard operating procedures.
This position represents an exciting opportunity to work with a unique conservation organization, dedicated to protecting Africa’s wildlife and remaining wild places. We are looking for a highly organized, self-motivated and passionate individual to this position.
2. Role and Responsibilities:
Under supervision from the Park Manager, with a dotted line to the WAP Security Coordinator, the Law Enforcement (LE) Mentor will focus on providing operational and tactical readiness for each Park Law Enforcement Unit in accordance with APN training standards and standard operating procedures. He/she will be responsible for supporting park and regional management and law enforcement teams in delivering effective law enforcement operations aligned with organizational standards and a challenging security context.
3. Key Performance Areas (KPA’s)
Expected Key Performance Areas to be achieved by the LE Mentor are as follow:
4. Required qualifications, competencies, and experience:
5. Key relationships:
Please submit in a single PDF format your CV, cover letter and proof of related work experience explaining why you are a suitable candidate, along with three references to rh.parcw@africanparks.org copying marca@africanparks.org with subject heading: “**Law Enforcement Mento**r_Last Name**”*.*
Should you not hear back from us within 02 weeks after closing date, please take it that your application was unsuccessful.*
Tagged as: African Parks, Bénin
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