Deputy Park Manager (M/F), Northern Benin Parks

Deputy Park Manager, Northern Benin Parks, Benin Organization: African Parks Country: Benin City: Cotonou Office: African Parks in Cotonou Overview : African Parks, in partnership with Benin Government has the ## Autres informations mandate to ensure the protection of biodiversity and the sustainability of the northern Benin parks' ecosystems for the benefit of the country's people and wildlife. The park's main priority is to implement full management activities, with an emphasis on conservation law enforcement and securing the area for local communities and wildlife. The current regional context in West Africa requires a strategic adaptation of the management to the reality of the nature of threats to continue achieving good conservation and community impacts. In line with this, African Parks is hiring a Deputy Park Manager, for northern Benin parks under its management, who will play a key role in overseeing park security and law enforcement operations and coordinate with both park objectives and functional directives. This collaborative approach helps to enhance safety and foster positive relationships within the communities and other stakeholders. The Deputy Park Manager will primarily be based in the park, providing essential support to the Park Manager in managing daily operations and ensuring the park runs smoothly. Key Performance Areas : Execute the park Law Enforcement and security Concept of Operations (CONOPs), contribute and guide ongoing assessments and implement emerging tasks as directed by the Park Manager. Ensure integration of intelligence led strategies into daily law enforcement operations, including informant networks, data analysis, and predictive patrolling. Ensure unit operations liaison and interoperability between all actors involved in the security of the parks. Ensure compliance of all LE operations with AP SOPs with regards to LE, Human Rights and Intelligence. Identify, consult with, coordinate and implement the advice of appropriate experts from various fields to meet the scale and scope of requirements presented by the need. Liaise with ROM and Park Manager to build and cultivate lasting stakeholder relations in pursuance of park objectives. Anticipate, react and control critical security and protection issues, including post incident procedures. Importance is placed on maintaining continuous clear, factual and timely commun...