Jonathan Britton

Background

About Jonathan Britton

With 20 years of Protected Area management I have developed a wide range of skills with working in open access National Parks and have been fortunate to build practical work experience in the following key deliverables of Conservation Management in Protected Areas. • Social Ecological System approach and open access Protected Area Management experience • Invader Plant Control • Indigenous forest management • Coastal and estuary management • Supervision and training of Field Rangers • Budget control and management • Stakeholder engagement and integrative participatory management processes • Safety of staff and visitors • Management of assets and infrastructure Disaster Management • Incident Command Systems management • Preparation, training and implementation of emergency response procedures. • Working in Joint Operations Command environment managing incidents • COVID 19 workplace compliance officer • Co-coordinating rescue operations in mountains and at sea National Sea Rescue Institute Volunteer • South African Maritime Safety Association endorsed Class 3 Coxswain endorsed for rescue vessels, surf launch, night operations. Vessels <9m limited to 40nm • 10 years’ experience • Surf Rescue Swimmer and initial responder • Helicopter Rescue Swimmer • South Cape Region Helicopter Operations and training co-ordinator • Member of rescue base management team • Training and mentoring of recruits. • Leading and coordinating rescue operations Personality traits • Honest, loyal and hardworking ethic • Self-driven and responsible • Analytical thinker and problem solver with an ability to think out of the box • Good team player and ability to work on own unsupervised • Work well with people and have a good repertoire with stakeholders • Affinity for mentoring and coaching • Ability to work diplomatically and in a non-confrontational manner in order to get the best out of staff members and in order to resolve potential situations • Solid, stable and even tempered • Ability to remain calm whilst under extreme pressure and duress • Good communication skills – verbal and written