Conservation Lead - Private Game Reserve

Resourgenix (Pty) Ltd; Limpopo; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation provided

Job summary

Resourgenix (Pty) Ltd invites applications for a Conservation Manager at a private Big Five game reserve in Limpopo. The role leads the conservation programme, biodiversity planning, wildlife monitoring and habitat management to ensure ecological sustainability.

You will collaborate with the Reserve Warden, translate scientific evidence into field decisions, and guide budgets, partnerships and field teams to advance conservation expansion and carbon sequestration initiatives.

Qualifications

• A relevant degree in Ecology, Conservation Biology, Nature Conservation, Wildlife Management or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years' conservation or ecological management experience, ideally within a private game reserve or national park.
• A minimum of 3 years' supervisory or management experience.
• Demonstrated experience in wildlife management, ecological monitoring, habitat assessment and conservation planning.

Responsibilities

• Leading ecological monitoring, veld assessments, carrying capacity planning and habitat rehabilitation.
• Overseeing wildlife population management, predator monitoring, game censuses and conservation interventions.
• Developing and implementing fire, vegetation, water and environmental management programmes.
• Using ecological research, GIS and monitoring technologies to inform conservation decisions.
• Managing environmental compliance, research partnerships, conservation budgets and field teams.
• Supporting conservation expansion initiatives and carbon sequestration programmes.

Education

Degree in Ecology or Conservation Biology

Tools

GIS

Remote sensing

Job description

Resourgenix (Pty) Ltd invites applications for a Conservation Manager at a private Big Five game reserve in Limpopo. The role leads the conservation programme, biodiversity planning, wildlife monitoring and habitat management to ensure ecological sustainability.

You will collaborate with the Reserve Warden, translate scientific evidence into field decisions, and guide budgets, partnerships and field teams to advance conservation expansion and carbon sequestration initiatives.