AKAGERA NATIONAL PARK VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

 Akagera Management Company Ltd was created through a partnership between African Parks and Rwanda Development Board (RDB) to manage Akagera National Park. We are seeking a dynamic and experienced candidate to fill the post of Community Liaison Officer in Akagera National Park.

JOB TITLE: Community liaison Officer

LOCATION: Akagera National Park, Rwanda

REPORTING TO: Community Development Manager

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

A Community Liaison Officer (CLO) job at Akagera National Park is to serve as a bridge between the Park management and the surrounding communities. This role ensures that the interests, concerns, and needs of local communities are considered while supporting the park’s conservation efforts.

Duties and Key responsibilities not exhaustive

1. Implement an Environment Education program in local schools, creation of wildlife clubs
2. Organize meetings with local leaders, community members
3. Reporting on Tourism Revenue sharing schemes
4. Conducting anti-poaching awareness to the communities around the park
5. Collect, assess and report information related to human wildlife conflicts
6. Contribute to overall community development initiatives by the park
7. Perform any other task related to the community conservation assigned by his supervisor

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Minimum Education and Qualification Required

• Bachelor in socio-economics development, rural development, biodiversity conservation, project management or equivalent
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in community development projects.
• Fluent in Kinyarwanda
• Fluent in English and /or French
• Motorbike license (Cat A)
• Knowledge about Microsoft excel and power point
• Self-motivated, hardworking and the ability to work unsupervised
• Good report writing skills
• Experience living and working in rural setting
• Interpersonal skills; patience,
• Demonstrated skills and experience in facilitating community meetings
• Clean record of conduct
• Preferably between 20 and 40 years

Added advantage

• Born and living near Akagera National Park
• Experience in the conservation and tourism fields
• Holding car driving permit.
• Female candidates are encouraged to apply to this position
• IT technical skills.

Note

Applications that are not meeting the above criteria will not be considered.

Interested candidates should forward their application letter together with all relevant documents to the email address provided below not later than 15^th January 2025. The required documents should be submitted in scanned soft copies in pdf format (preferably as one document) on amc.recruit@africanparks.org. Successful candidates will begin with an immediate effect.

Applications must include the following documents:

• Application cover letter addressed to the Park Manager/CEO
• Stating where you heard about the position and why you should be considered
• Curriculum vitae including your personal details, education level and any experience
• Name, address and telephone numbers of three (3) references
• All the documents should be in one pdf document and named after your name and position, for example: Name, Akagera Liaison Officer, 2024

Please note that only candidates with the needed qualifications and relevant experience will be shortlisted, if you don't hear from us within two weeks after submission deadline, know that you have not been shortlisted.

Done in Akagera National Park on 19^th December 2024

NDAHIRIWE Ladislas

Park Manager/CEO

Akagera Management Company