Senior Investigator

Park: Kruger National Park

Description:

SANParks requires the services of a Senior Investigator in the Environmental Crime Investigation department. This position will be based in the Kruger National Park, Skukuza.

Interested persons who meet the stated qualifications should forward their applications which should consist of detailed Curriculum Vitae to the following address:
Human Resources Division
SA National Parks
PO Box 787
PRETORIA, 0001
Fax: 086 295 4078
E-mail: Gugulethu.Khuzwayo@sanparks.org

If you have not received a response within 21 days of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Requirements:

• Be in possession of a National Diploma in Policing / Forensic Investigation/ Environmental Management or equivalent.
• Be able to handle firearms.
• Be in possession of a Driving license.
• Should have a minimum of 5 years of work experience in the crime investigation environment.
• Knowledge of relevant laws.
• Knowledge of environmental crime investigation.
• Knowledge of criminal investigations.
• Knowledge of crime intelligence management.
• Knowledge of project management.
• Knowledge of auditing and forensics.
• Knowledge of financial management.
• Knowledge of people management.
• Knowledge of crime scene management.
• Knowledge of stakeholder management.
• Strategic thinking and project management skills.
• Leadership and team-building skills.
• Ability to work across teams.
• Analytical/technical mindset.
• Administration skills.
• Interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Communications skills.
• Investigative skills.
• Informant networking skills.
• Multi-linguist skills.
• Ability to multi-skill.
• Problem solving skills.
• Firearm handling skills

Responsibilities:

• Firearm handling skills
• Investigate and collect information for level 1 to 4 environmental crime and support crime investigation in general.
• Implement a crime scene management plan, when conducting crime investigations.
• Implement reactive and proactive specialized anti-poaching operations.
• Conduct tactical crime analysis and compile reports that will inform strategic operations in and outside the Parks.
• Conduct debriefing on active and completed investigation projects, according to the information management cycle.
• Gather and analyze tactical information, compile reports of arrested suspects, and identify risk for tactical trends.
• Liaising with security stakeholders bordering a national park (RSA and neighboring countries) for tactical information gathering and investigations.
• Partake in national and international cross-border crime combating operations.
• Attend to administration and reporting e.g. information notes.
• Manage the asset register of the unit.
• Manage the human capital of the unit.

Salary: R 530 520 – R 869 792

All the best with your applications