Eco/conservation Centre Assistant

6 days ago

Cape Town, South Africa Integration Full time

**Eco/Conservation Centre Assistant**

The focus will be on the on the effective management and supervision of the Eco Centre, lock up duty, conducting guided tours and implementation of educational and/or other specific programs within the conservation area.

**Main duties will include**:

- Assist in the effective management and supervision of the ferry boat operations
- Operate and conduct ferry boat tours
- Assist in the implementation of the ferry boat skipper’s duty roster
- Ensure that safe work practices and standard operational procedures are followed
- Carry out assigned on site job training and development of subordinate personnel
- Assist in the guided tours and implementation of educational/ specific programmes within the conservation area
- Supervising of Eco-Centre operations on weekends and public holidays
- Assist with recordkeeping, data capturing and stock-taking
- Manage the boat maintenance record
- Manage the induction record
- Assist with monthly stock-taking of inventory
- Assist with field surveys, data capturing and reporting, e.g. water quality, bird counts, etc.
- Liaison between Environmental and Eco-Centre teams
- Coordinate conservation-related duties of Field Rangers and ensure the completion of projects
- Report conservation-related issues identified by Field Rangers to the Nature Conservation Officer
- Allocate conservation-related duties to Field Rangers as per day schedule
- Proactively contribute as a member of the team to achieve division wide strategies and objectives.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- Formal Qualification in Nature Conservation, Environmental Management, Tourism or relevant field
- At least a year of supervisory
- Code 8 driver’s license
- Computer literate
- Skippers license (inland waters) would be an added advantage.
- Bilingual, preferably in English and Afrikaans. isiXhosa an added advantage.
- Strong Nature Conservation background with Environmental education knowledge

**Competencies Required**:

- Strong organizational skills and must be computer literate
- Excellent verbal and written skills with the ability to convey a message
- Interpersonal skills and ability to motivate staff
- The ability to work within a team as well as independently to take the lead
- Hands-on
- Honest and reliable

**Salary**: From R7,000.00 per month

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