Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, October 14 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Purpose Of The Job
• The Community Centre Coordinate is responsible for the day-to-day Community Centre's successful operations.

Duties and Key responsibilities not exhaustive
1. Be responsible for the community center’s projects including tree nursery, vegetable garden, and savannah learning center among others.
2. Implement and oversee the community center’s programs and initiatives aimed at enhancing the livelihoods of local communities. This may involve training, capacity-building, and supporting sustainable income-generating activities.
3. Support the successful implementation of community projects at the center and ensure they are self-sustainable
4. Oversee the AMC infrastructures and materials at community center and ensure they are safe, clean, and tight.
5. Oversee the center’s guests and support park environmental education, engagement, and community development programs
6. Coordinate all community center activities in close consultation with the Community Liaison Manager
7. Ensure that visitors to the community center have an exceptional experience by offering guidance, information, and activities that showcase the unique culture and offerings of the local communities.
8. Performing any other reasonable tasks related to the community conservation assigned by the supervisor

Knowledge And Skills
Minimum Education and Qualification Required
• Diploma in business management, socio-economics development, rural development, biodiversity conservation, or equivalent
• Proven experience in community development, community engagement, or a related field
• Excellent computer literacy with high proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Strong commitment to serving and empowering local communities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Fluent in English and/or French
• Self-motivated, hardworking, and the ability to work unsupervised
• Good report-writing skills
• Experience living and working in a rural setting
• Demonstrated skills and experience in facilitating community meetings
• Clean record of conduct
• Preferably between 20 and 35 years

Added advantage
• Born and living near Akagera National Park
• Motorbike license is an added advantage
• Skills in local taxes

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure
• Interested candidates should forward their application letter together with all relevant documents to the email address provided by Below no later than 27th October 2023. The required documents should be submitted in scanned soft copies in pdf format (preferably as one document) to 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
• Stating where you heard about the position and why you should be considered
• Curriculum vitae including your details, education level, and any experience
• Name, address, and telephone numbers of three (3) references.
• 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 the submission deadline, know that you have not been shortlisted.
• Done in Akagera National Park on 13th October 2023
• NDAHIRIWE Ladislas
• Park Manager/CEO
• Akagera Management Company

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