Pilot

POSITION : Pilot, Zakouma
ORGANISATION : African Parks Chad, Greater Zakouma Ecosystem (GZE)
LOCATION : Greater Zakouma Ecosystem (GZE), Chad
REPORTING TO : Park Manager, Zakouma Regional Aviation Manager
EXPECTED PERIOD: 2-years
TYPE OF CONTRACT: Fixed Duration

BACKGROUND:

African Parks is a non-profit conservation organization that takes on the complete responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of national parks in partnership with governments and local communities. We currently manage 22 national parks and protected areas in 12 countries covering over 20 million hectares in: Angola, Benin, Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, the Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The organization was founded in 2000 in response to the dramatic decline of protected areas due to poor management and lack of funding. African Parks utilizes a clear business approach to conserving Africa’s wildlife and remaining wild areas, securing vast landscapes and carrying out the necessary activities needed to protect the parks and their wildlife. African Parks maintains a strong focus on economic development and poverty alleviation of surrounding communities to ensure that each park is ecologically, socially, and financially sustainable in the long-term. Our goal is to manage 30 parks by 2030, the geographic spread of protected areas and representation of different ecoregions makes this the largest and most ecologically diverse portfolio of parks under management by any one NGO on the continent.
JOB OVERVIEW:
The Zakouma pilot will fly and manage aviation in Zakouma, reporting to its Field Operations Manager/Park Manager with technical supervision from the Regional
Aviation Manager. The pilot will do some reporting as well, pertaining to flying and to the business analytics of Zakouma as a protected area.
KEY FUNCTIONS:
Aviation

• Pilot the Zakouma Cessna 206 and Savannah ULM for logistics, surveillance and research;
  • Conduct logistics flights to N’Djamena from Zakouma, and other parts of Chad as needed.
  • Conduct regular surveillance flights and report any illegal activities, e.g. agricultural encroachment, illegal fishing or grazing, poaching, etc.
  • Conduct any necessary flights pertaining to ecological research
• Maintain and manage the Cessna 206 and Savannah ULM, including licenses, permits, services, fuel and oil management, spares stock, safety and SOPs, etc.;
• Oversee the maintenance of Zakouma airstrips as well as supervise the construction of new airstrips;
• Keep the aircraft clean and tidy at all times, and ready to fly at short notice;
• Follow Aviation SOPs and assure that Zakouma maintains a high level of adherence to these SOPs
• Reporting
• Conduct all aviation-related reporting, including production of a monthly report that feeds into a broader GZE monthly report for aviation
• Compile metrics for Zakouma for AP Reporter

REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum Qualifying Requirements

• SACAA CPL/IR (valid)
• Class 1 Medical (valid)
• CRM/DG/SEPT (valid)
• Proficiency Check (valid)
• Type rated on Cessna 182, Cessna 206 and IPC Savannah
• 150 hrs on type (recent)
• 800 hrs Total Time (1000 preferred)
• No accidents/incidents in last 3 years
• Comfortable with living and working in remote areas

Helpful Additional Requirements

• 1000 hrs pic
• Instructor experience
• Previous bush experience
• Surveillance/Survey experience
• Some mechanical knowledge

KEY RELATIONSHIPS:

• Park Manager
• Deputy Park Manager
• Zakouma FOM
• Translocation Manager
• Research Coordinator
• Regional Aviation Manager
• Aviation Manager (AP)

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

Aviation SOPs are well-respected and aviation is both safe and effective, with Field Operations and management staff clearly satisfied with the logistics, surveillance and research flying; and all aviation supervisory roles within African Parks content with the progress being made on aviation in the Greater Zakouma Ecosystem.