Job Type: full-time permanent position
Opportunity location: Zanzibar
Closing date (if specified): 30 Sep 2010
Opportunity Description:
PROJECT MANAGER
Project description:
Chumbe Island Coral Park Ltd. (CHICOP) is based in Zanzibar/Tanzania, and has established and now manages Chumbe Island as an award-winning private Marine Protected Area (MPA) that has become renowned as the first financially independent and self-sustaining MPA in East Africa. This is made viable through an eco-lodge utilizing commercial principles with not for profit objectives to generate self-financing of the park. The park includes a protected reef sanctuary and forest reserve. There is also a Visitors' centre used for Chumbe's Environmental Education programs. Ecotourism supports park management, research and education programs for local schools.
Job description:
The Project Manager is based at the CHICOP office near Zanzibar town and reports to the Project Director. Leading a team of one expatriate and forty Tanzanian employees, he/she is expected to:
• Liaise with the Government of Zanzibar (Ministry of Agriculture, Departments of Fisheries, Forestry and Environment, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education, Ministry and Commission for Tourism, Zanzibar Investment Promotion Agency, Immigration and Labour) along with other relevant institutions (Institute of Marine Sciences of the University Dar es Salaam, local and international NGOs and conservation organisations, volunteer and donor agencies etc.);
• Keep up to date with policy changes, regulations and administrative practice relevant to the Chumbe project, and produce the required monthly and quarterly reports to government (ZIPA, relevant ministries, tax authorities);
• Manage project staff and be in charge of recruitments;
• Promote continuous relevant skill-based training of staff;
• Oversee the departmental managers (Conservation, Education & Lodge) in their work;
• Oversee all office-based activities and administration;
• Oversee and be fully responsible for all financial management in the company: budgeting, reporting, auditing, tracking of funds received, analyses of expenditures and production of monthly analytical evaluations for the Director;
• Supervise donor-funded activities, including proposals, reports and accounts to the funding agency;
• Oversee all marketing and business activities for the company, including agent relations, tracking of bookings, commissions management and accounts management;
• Oversee evaluations recommended in the Chumbe Island Management Plan 2006-2016 every six months;
• Promote research opportunities in the park and utilize research findings in park management and reports where appropriate;
• Promote educational opportunities and oversee the education programs in the park;
• Liaise with the media to promote the Chumbe project;
• Represent the Chumbe project nationally and internationally in close coordination with the Director.
Qualifications needed:
• Bachelors degree essential, Masters degree preferred in the fields of eco-tourism business administration and /or environmental development
• Business and financial management experience essential
• Minimum 3 years experience working in ecotourism and conservation related field, preferably in East Africa with familiarity of institutional frameworks in the region.
• Personnel management experience and skills.
• Strong familiarity with budgeting and accounting analysis.
• Fully computer literate.
• Experience in conservation related issues, preferably a good basic understanding of marine ecology and coral conservation issues.
• Experience in educational development, teaching practice and capacity-building.
• Experience of working within an Islamic society.
• Understanding of technical issues in maintenance of buildings and equipment (solar energy, water, sanitation) highly desired.
• Able to be a determined negotiator whilst remaining diplomatic and culturally sensitive.
• An organized, pragmatic, problem solving mind.
• Strong leadership skills required and keen interest in sustainable management.
• Enthusiasm, energy and initiative. Sense of humour and commitment to the project mission.
• Fluent in written and spoken English, working knowledge of Kiswahili and more international languages are an advantage.
Package includes:
• Competitive local salary
• Minimum contract length two years, renewable. Interest in long-term commitment desirable
• Visas/permits covered
• Secure accommodation provided, fully furnished 3-4 bedroom apartment 10 minutes drive from Stone Town
• AAR Health insurance
• Use of vehicle
• Flight ticket to region of employment once every two years (annually if combined with sponsored duty travel close to home country)
Please note: Zanzibar is an inexpensive location to live, and the salary offered is set at a level to enable a goods and services differential (disposable income level) commensurate with an equivalent post of this seniority under European standards.
For more info, contact:
Sibylle Riedmiller,
Project Director
sibylle@chumbeisland.com
Chumbe Island Coral Park Ltd.
P.O.Box 3203, Zanzibar/ Tanzania, East Africa
www.chumbeisland.com for more information
E fax: +44-870-1341284