Dive Officers
Frontier are seeking Dive Officers for our Fiji, Tanzania, and Madagascar marine conservation projects.
Background:
Established in 1989 as a non-profit conservation and development non-governmental organisation, Frontier has been an innovator in creating quality volunteer programmes across the globe. Since then, Frontier has grown to operate over 330 capacity-building conservation, community and adventure projects in over 60 countries spanning 5 continents. Over the past 28 years Frontier has had volunteers of more than 30 nationalities take part in projects all around the world, making Frontier a truly international organisation with a global impact.
Job description:
The primary responsibility of the Dive Officer is to manage all diving operations associated with the marine research programme, including the supervision of daily scuba and in-water activities and to ensure the proper maintenance of all dive equipment and boats.
Main duties and responsibilities:
- To plan, organise, supervise and execute all diving activities, taking into account all physical, logistical, safety and financial considerations;
- To supervise, train and motivate all project staff, volunteers and host-country participants to do the work contained in the diving schedule;
- To ensure that all volunteer dive trainees are trained up to a minimum level of PADI Advanced Open Water Diver in accordance with PADI regulations;
- The Officer is expected to take an active interest in the scientific programme and to provide, as required, a diving team for the Principal Investigator to complete the work programme.
- The Officer is responsible for the administration, maintenance and control of all the diving and related equipment including compressors, boats, outboard motors and all diving accessories on the project.
- To ensure that all volunteers, staff and host-country participants adhere to safe diving practices;
- To ensure that all project participants are deployed usefully and enjoyably.
Requirements:
Essential
Education/knowledge
- Minimum PADI Instructor
- First aid qualifications
- Minimum of Level 2 RYA Powerboat license (or equivalent)
Experience
- Proven experience of servicing all dive equipment (regulators, BCDs, compressors)
- Proven experience of small boat handling, maintenance & servicing (inflatables, RIBs, outboard engines (15-60 hp).
- Proven experience of open water dive training & management
Skills
- Technically orientated
- Ability to manage & train junior research assistants
- Administrative & time management skills
- Ability to drive boats
Personal attributes
- Demonstrable commitment to conservation
- Resilient & mature, with the ability to work as a team in basic living conditions
- Flexible approach
- Conscientious
- Ability to motivate others
Desirable
Education/knowledge
- PADI Advanced Instructor (or equivalent)
- Degree in marine biology / zoology / ecology
Experience
- Attendance of recognised service training course e.g. regulators, compressors, & outboard engines.
- Experience of scientific work diving (e.g. HSE Part IV, surveys, photography, NDT)
- Experience of GIS applications
- Experience of working with NGOs
- Familiarity with field operational logistics
Skills
- Knowledge of local language
- Excellent written/oral communication & presentation skills
- Tropical marine life identification skills
Personal attributes
For more information and to apply, please click here or send your CV and cover letter to staff@frontier.ac.uk.
