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5 years ago
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Location: Botswana, Maun
Belmond Safaris is looking for Head Environmentalist based in Maun:
- Develop, implement and facilitate training for the guides and environmentalists.
- Manage and direct the environmentalists, guides and safari activities.
- Ensure all guides have the necessary permits and certifications.
- Evaluate lodge activities and introduce methods of improving current activities and continually upgrade the safari experience by implementing innovative and practical ideas.
- Compiling monthly environmental reports and ensuring that lodge managers and lodge environmentalists submit reports, sighting, stories and photographs.
- Recruitment of guides and environmentalists.
- Ensure guiding and related equipment is maintained in good condition and correctly stored. Also ensure the standards and conditions of game drive vehicles.
- Ensure guiding procedures and policies meet the Leading Quality Assurance standards.
- Ensure all guides are trained and fully versed in Leading Quality Assurance standards.
- Make sure the standards set are met and maintained by the Lodge Environmentalists and the guides at all times.
- To escort/guide as well as host VIP’s, private guiding requests and educational groups to lodges.
- Visit the lodges on a regular base to allow inspections, evaluations and monitoring of the guides and operation standards.
- To assist the General Manager in achieving and maintaining high standards of all operational, maintenance and environmental issues.
- Contribute towards achieving the guest and operational standards of the brand and company requirements.
- To insure the environment in which we operate is looked after and respected.
- To ensure that the operation adheres to the Company environmental policy.
- To represent the company in environmental issues and work hand in hand with relevant parties (inclusive of Government agencies and NGO’s.
- Liaise with the Wildlife department and Department of Environmental affairs on all ecological and environmental issues on the company’s behalf.
- To assist the maintenance team with any related maintenance issues and report related maintenance issues.
- Cover weekend duty management shifts.
- Deputise in the absence of other Executive Managers.
- Fulfil the role of Lodge Manager as and when required.
Requirements
- Five years relevant experience within a similar/senior management role, in the luxury hospitality sector.
- Relevant management and or field/industry related diploma or degree (e.g. environmental management).
- Proven leadership ability and experience in handling and coordinating different teams.
- Exceptional communication, organisational & administrative skills.
- Thorough knowledge of all lodge operations.
- Previous substantive lodge management experience.
- Professional guide licence and rifle handling proficiency qualification.
- Have undergone first aid & firefighting training within the last two years.
- This job has expired!
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