PRIMARY OBJECTIVES

The Mentor will support the Situational Awareness Team for the Upemba landscape. The role focuses on transforming dispersed observations from community scouts and rangers into structured, actionable information to support baseline situational awareness, pattern identification, and preventive interventions.

This position prioritizes structured aggregation and analysis of existing field data over covert collection, enabling early warning, spatial risk mapping, and evidence-based Situational Crime Prevention (SCP) measures. The model deliberately seeks to develop structured detection, patterning, attribution, and preventive interventions to reduce wildlife crime. Analysts play a central role in turning dispersed observations into usable information that shapes the operating environment and reduces opportunities for illegal activity. You will be measured by the quality, consistency, and usefulness of analytical products; improved coverage and structure of incoming data; identification of actionable patterns and risk areas; and contribution to evidence-based SCP interventions.

MAIN ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Sustain and complete the system of collect of information from a wide range of sources: patrols, aerial survey, biomonitoring etc.
Ensure the filling of the investigation database and data security
Build the capacity of investigators and analysts to answer the Priority Information Requests (PIRs) of the park and mentor individually the team members on wildlife crime investigations
Train and manage the Situational Awareness Team on information collection techniques and analysis of information
Build capacity of the team to conduct long term and complex investigations
Ensure a daily mentoring of the daily work of the team
Develop and sustain the coordination of the information of the park
Build up the analysis work and focus on the standard reporting norms
Oversee the Situational Awareness / collect of information
Work closely with the head of the Situational Awareness Team to train him/her and build the capacity of the unit
Implement the use of a software to enhance analysis capacity of the unit.
Work closely with the Incubation program of African Parks and with the Kundelungu National Park staff to share information
Implement the SOPs within the department
Manage a monthly budget and ability to do basic accountability and monthly budget follow up and report
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

Minimum 3–5 years of relevant experience in field operations, data management, or investigation-related roles in conservation, or community-based monitoring and law enforcement units
Strong understanding of protected area management and wildlife crime issues
Proven ability to work with community structures and field teams in remote environments.
Experience with data structuring, basic analysis, and mapping tools (e.g., GIS, Excel, simple database systems).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in French and English; ability to produce clear, concise reports
Good leadership and management skills
Desirable

Familiarity with Situational Crime Prevention principles or law enforcement operations.
Basic GIS/mapping proficiency and data visualization skills.
Experience in working in conflict areas
Skills and Competencies

Strong organizational and analytical skills with attention to detail.
Ability to translate raw field observations into usable information for the law enforcement unit (Anti-poaching unit and rangers).
Excellent interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity for working with diverse field teams.
Self-motivated, able to work independently in a challenging field environment with limited supervision.
High integrity, discretion, and commitment to ethical intelligence practices.
Problem-solving orientation and adaptability.

Your application: Please send your application including a cover letter and a chronological CV in PDF format

The cover letter will be used to judge the quality of your application.