Field Operations Manager at Friends of Arabuko Sokoke Forest

Field Operations Law Enforcement

• Support Law enforcement officer and his team to ensure law enforcement challenges are solved amicably and in good time
• Maintain relationships with the government agencies relevant to law enforcement- KFS, KWS, Police, and Courts
• Lead (as directed by CEO) negotiations for complex forest protection arrangements with government bodies and other stakeholders
• Ensure necessary logistic support is in place to enable LE function
• Ensure LE teams are adequately trained
• Law enforcement database management, and training of LE officer and his key team members in database management
• Participate in forest protection strategy meetings
• Ensure purchase of all necessary equipment for law enforcement teams
• Wildlife monitoring
• Develop scientific wildlife and ecological monitoring protocols Implement wildlife monitoring programmes
• Ensure monitoring data are analysed and reports submitted

Infrastructure

• In charge of overseeing all infrastructure developments and maintenance in the forest as well as the periphery as annual plans
• In charge of overseeing all budgetary and cost control in regards to infrastructure development and maintenance
• In charge of overseeing all tender calls as well as contractor executions in regard to infrastructure developments and maintenance per annual plans

Fleet Management

• In charge of overseeing all fleet management, which includes licenses, permits, services, fuel, oil management, spares stock, safety, operation procedures (SOPs), and technical upgrades
• Managing the renewal of insurance for vehicles and motorcycles
• Tracking of vehicles on the trail my car for safety purposes
• Promote a culture of safety in the fleet management team

Community Projects

• Principal coordinator for FoASF community projects
• Monitor and progress and ensure goals and objectives are being met as per annual plans
• Establishment and management of agreements and budgets of community projects Manage Community outreach programme and mentor outreach assistant

⁠Fundraising

• Support CEO in fundraising activities and donor communication Support events organisations

Administration

• Accounting
• Manage assigned budgets and make sure expenses are within planned budgets Comply with all monthly reporting requirements to the accountant
• Control of login and password details (TIMS, NTSA, ecitizen, etc.)
• Human Resources
• Manage recruitment of new employees by producing job descriptions/ contracts and supervising interviews
• Ensure FoASF workplace complies with the Kenyan Labor requirements