- Peace Parks Foundation
- Chigubo, Gaza, Moçambique
Duration: 2 years renewable – with options for permanent employment
Reporting to: Head of Operations and Development
Location: Banhine National Park (Mozambique)
BACKGROUND
Peace Parks Foundation, founded by President Nelson Mandela, HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands and Dr. Anton Rupert, is a leader in large-scale ecological restoration across southern Africa. Through co-management partnerships that unite governments, communities and donors, it restores vast transboundary landscapes that deliver measurable conservation and livelihood outcomes. Vision 2050 will secure 18 functional landscapes spanning 980,000 km², one of the world’s largest land-conservation initiatives. This role will be performed in Banhine National Park as one of Peace Parks Foundations Partnered Parks.
Visit: www.peaceparks.org.
JOB PROFILE
You have experience in the management of large-scale conservation areas with a passion for conservation and environmental sustainability. You have a strong technical capacity and understanding of law enforcement and anti-poaching operations, management of conservation infrastructure and assets and the management of wildlife – coupled with strong administrative and organisational skills and an ability to adapt to technology in conservation requirements, with an ability to work under pressure in a remote field-based environment.
In this role, you will ensure that conservation areas park management and development activities are planned, executed and finalised effectively with a focus on law enforcement, infrastructure management, asset management and general conservation area activities. The role will also require you to facilitate communication between stakeholders and ensure skills transfer and mentoring to park personnel.
You are required to be a good communicator, contribute to team collaboration and will be required to be dedicated to helping achieve Park objectives efficiently. If you are committed to making a positive impact on the environment and thrive in a collaborative environment, we invite you to join our team. This position is a field-based position that requires the incumbent to operate the field operations of a large, developing National Park.
Job Purpose
An Operations Manager is required to support the management and development of Banhine National Park as part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Area with a primary focus on the protection, conservation and infrastructure operations. The position will report to the Head of Operations and Development and will support the Park Management Committee and Park Warden working closely with each of the park operational departments.
Duties And Responsibilities
Specific key performance areas will include:
- Ensure that the management and development of the park is aligned with strategic and park management plans.
- Manage Park operational interventions and provide oversight to the park’s conservation, infrastructure and protection teams and perform the role of contact point for these operations in relation to the transfrontier conservation area and corridor developments on behalf of the Park.
- Ensure that skills are transferred and capacity is developed within all park personnel.
Minimum Requirements
At least five years’ experience in a field operations function within the conservation sector with demonstrated capacity effective organisational, management and leadership skills.
- Passion and experience in a conservation context will be critical.
- Capacity and interest to work in the field and back this up with necessary reporting and computer literacy capacity.
- Relevant qualification in counter poaching, wildlife management, nature conservation or equivalent.
- Good English language skills (written and verbal) while a working knowledge and/or ability to speak Portuguese/Shangaan will be advantageous.
- An understanding and / or experience in the management, planning and development of conservation areas with specific understanding and / or experience in counter-poaching, community engagement and infrastructure programmes will be highly advantageous.
- Ability and willingness to live in remote conditions is a prerequisite and experience of working in Southern African and Mozambique conservation regions will be highly advantageous.
- Pilot license for a Savannah (will be an added advantage).
Interested candidates are invited to submit a Curriculum Vitae (not more than two pages), with full address, telephone number, email address and contact details of at least three contactable references. This should be submitted by 12 January 2026.
A competitive salary package will be negotiated, based on qualifications and experience.
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We appreciate the time and effort taken by all applicants in expressing their interest in this role. Due to the high volume of applications received, we are only able to contact candidates who are selected for further consideration. If you do not hear from us within 3 weeks, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion. We encourage you to apply for future opportunities that match your skills and experience.
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