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EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE
 
MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS SPECIALIST
Post Number: 500103
Post level: OSD Scientist (Production) Grade B
Total Remuneration Package: R707 451 pa
 
Purpose of the Job
To coordinate the Management Effectiveness Programme of Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife relating to both KZN`s Protected Area (PA) estate and Conservation Districts (CD).
 
 
Area of Responsibility
Based in Head Office, Pietermaritzburg, the position reports to the Scientific Manager: Conservation Planning.
 
Qualifications Required
  • Minimum of an Honours Degree in Biological/, Ecological or Conservation sciences/, equivalent is mandatory.
  • Registration as a Professional Natural Scientist (Conservation Science or equivalent) with SACNASP is desired. 
  • Valid Code EB Driver`s License is mandatory.
 
Experience Required
  • Four (4) years’ operational experience in coordinating management effectiveness (ME); providing scientific decision support for conservation management as well as in conducting research is mandatory.
  • Two (2) years’ experience in supervising staff is desired.
 
 
Key Competencies Required
  • Knowledge of applicable legislation, legal processes and legal framework.
  • Understanding of protected areas and conservation districts and associated conservation management.
  • Ability to analyze and synthesizing protected area and conservation districts management effectiveness (ME) data and determine long term trends.
  • Knowledge of management effectiveness methodologies.
  • Ability to engage with and lead a diverse array of stakeholders.
  • Good coordination and liaison skills.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills.
  • Good report writing skills.
  • Professional data collation and analytical (statistical) skills.
  • Computer literate including database literacy.
 
 
Key Performance Areas
  • Coordinate the Ezemvelo management effectiveness programme for protected areas and conservation districts.
  • Data collation and critical analyses.
  • Database design and data archiving.
  • Report on protected area and district conservation management effectiveness.
  • Writing reports with recommendations on how to improve management effectiveness within the adaptive management framework.
  • Contribute to the drafting of the KZN State of Biodiversity report.
  • Liaise with provincial and national bodies and generating a provincial protected area ME status report.
  • Supervision of staff.
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Directions to applying candidates
The following mandatory documents must be submitted;
  1. Please note that only fully completed application form EKZNWILDLIFE website will be accepted, hence incomplete form will not be considered.
  2. Certified copies of your qualifications, Identity Document (ID) and Valid Driver`s License. All submitted certified copies should not be older than three (3) months from date of submission and should not be copies of certified copies. 
 
The appointment to the post is subject to positive outcome obtained from all verifications in relation to the position advertised.
 
Applications to be posted to: 
Recruitment Section, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, P O Box 13053, Cascades 3202. 
 
Applications may also be hand delivered to: 
Recruitment Office at Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife (Head Office); Queen Elizabeth Park; 1 Peter Brown Drive; Montrose, Pietermaritzburg 3201. 
 
Faxed/ Emailed applications will not be accepted. 
 
For any queries relating to this job-application please contact: Dr Andrew Blackmore, at telephone (033) 239 1356, during office hours.
 
Closing Date: 13 NOVEMBER 2020
 
Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. Applicants not contacted within 30 days of the advertisement closing date should consider their applications unsuccessful.
 
Selection will be made in terms of the Organization’s Employment Equity Plan and Preference will be given to members of designated groups. Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife reserves the right not to make the appointment towards this post.