{"id":34064,"date":"2022-09-14T00:05:38","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T22:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/louma-jobs.com\/cameroun\/?post_type=emplois&p=34064"},"modified":"2022-09-14T00:05:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T22:05:40","slug":"country-representative","status":"publish","type":"emplois","link":"https:\/\/louma-jobs.com\/cameroun\/recrutements-emplois-stages\/2022\/country-representative\/","title":{"rendered":"Country Representative\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

POSITION: Country Representative
ORGANISATION: African Parks \u2013 South Sudan
LOCATION: Boma and Bandingilo National Park, South Sudan
REPORTING TO: Regional Operations Manager EXPECTED START DATE: 25th September 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n


BACKGROUND:<\/p>\n\n\n\n


African Parks is a non-profit conservation 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 20 national parks and protected areas in 11 countries covering over 17 million hectares in: Angola, Benin, Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, the Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Boma and Bandingilo National Parks are located in South Sudan\u2019s equatorial region with a combined area of 30, 000 KM 2. The parks host the second largest wildlife migration in the Africa that covers over 120,000 KM2, and provide habitat for large populations of hartebeest, buffalo, elephant, giraffes and lions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


JOB OVERVIEW:<\/p>\n\n\n\n


African Parks, engaged in the protection and rehabilitation of the Boma and Bandingilo National Parks in South Sudan, is looking for a dynamic and experienced Country Representative who will represent the interests of our parks on a wide variety of work strands including administration, stakeholder, work flow, donor relations, and crisis management. The key to success is the ability to force close working relationships with a large cohort of entities to enable smooth efficiency, anticipatory action and quick resolution in the event of crisis or emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


MAIN ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The main roles and responsibilities of the role are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. To ensure effective communication of AP\u2019s mandate and adherence to our vision and priorities in all communications;<\/li>
  2. To maintain a good relationship with South Sudanese authorities, donors and other stakeholders, including conservation NGOs in South Sudan;<\/li>
  3. To represent African Parks in good faith during donor meetings and other events;<\/li>
  4. To establish a wide variety of provincial, territorial and national contacts, including public institutes and offices, or similar offices, and local and national organisations, including conservation NGOs;<\/li>
  5. To support strategic partnerships by providing top-quality advice, facilitating effective knowledge management, and providing technical assistance to project planning, coordination, monitoring and reporting in any collaboration;<\/li>
  6. Ensure the smooth day to day administration and business of the project and help to maintain work flows;<\/li>
  7. Ensure that all administrative procedures with government and donors are adhered to in a timely way;<\/li>
  8. Act as chief of party on grant agreements and signatory for a variety of categories;<\/li>
  9. Lead on context analysis and keep abreast on socio-economic and political changes and developments in the environment relevant to park management and ensure timely reporting to the Park Manager.
    KEY RELATIONSHIPS:
    \u2022 Regional Operation Manager
    \u2022 Park Manager
    \u2022 Government Representatives
    \u2022 Heads of Department
    \u2022 Institutional and private donors
    \u2022 Fundraising Teams
    \u2022 Donors
    \u2022 Special Envoys
    \u2022 Other key partners EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
    \u2022 Minimum eight (8) years of experience working in project country representation roles, with a preference of five years (5) years with a conservation or non-profit organization in South Sudan.
    \u2022 A degree in business management or other related field of study.
    \u2022 Mature, confident and able to deal with senior stakeholders and
    government officials.
    \u2022 Independently minded and able to act with tact and diplomacy.
    \u2022 Self-starter, motivated, has initiative and can be trusted to work alone
    without or with minimal guidance.
    \u2022 Bilingual (English and French), to a professional standard.
    \u2022 Excellent communication skills with stakeholders.
    \u2022 Highly desirable first-hand experience of USAID and EU administration.
    <\/li>
  10. HOW TO APPLY:<\/li>

  11. To apply, please email your CV and cover letter to centralafrica.hr@africanparks.org by Saturday, 17th September 2022. Please mention the position name in the subject line of the email.
    In case you do not hear from us within two weeks after the closing date, this means that your application was not successful. We thank you for your interest in working for African Parks.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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