Fisheries Electronic Monitoring Specialist – Western Indian Ocean (WIO) at Nature Conservancy

We work with local communities, governments and organizations to conserve Africa’s important places. Africa is special. Its wild lands and waters are home to incredible numbers and diversity of species living close to people. For most rural Africans, connection to place takes on unique meaning, more so than anywhere else on Earth because their daily...

 

Fisheries Electronic Monitoring Specialist – Western Indian Ocean (WIO)

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND
  • Experience5 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldAgriculture / Agro-Allied  , Project Management 

WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU

The Fisheries Electronic Monitoring Specialist- (WIO) contributes to developing TNC’s global large-scale fisheries strategy and the global strategy’s alignment and execution into the WIO context. They help to establish TNC as a major conservation partner within the WIO. They build strategic, scientific, and technical capacity in the field and develops partnerships with public and private organizations to identify and resolve technical issues and to widely communicate solutions and best practices. They will contribute to advancing the growing portfolio of projects, focused on fisheries transparency and seafood sustainability. It will entail fundraising efforts in alignment with the country, regional and global teams.

This is a dynamic position that works across at least four African Regional country programs, the global strategy team, and the business functions of operations, finance, communications, policy, and corporate engagement. The ideal candidate values collaboration and is able to manage multiple complex work streams and can identify strategic opportunities.. If you’re looking for a career where you can find meaning and purpose, come and join our program.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

  • Bachelor’s degree and 5 years’ experience in fisheries management or a similar field or equivalent combination of education and experience, in Western Indian Ocean.
  • Experience engaging across and/or working within fishery departments, industry partners, and other stakeholders to achieve a common objective.
  • Experience managing complex or multiple projects, including staffing, workloads, and finances under deadlines.
  • Supervisory experience, including motivating, leading, setting objectives and managing performance.
  • Experience building partnerships and strong relationships with the private sector, coastal communities, government agencies, and civil society organizations related to marine conservation and fisheries management issues.
  • Experience negotiating.
  • Experience completing tasks independently and timely.
  • Experience with communication, via written, spoken, and graphical means in English. With preferred understanding of additional languages, which may include but are not limited to: Swahili, French, Spanish.
  • Experience using common software applications such as Word, Excel, web browsers, etc.
  • Experience in training and curriculum design.
  • Availability to travel up to 25% both domestically and internationally.             
  • Experience conducting or working on fisheries-related scientific research and ecosystem interactions.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Nature Conservancy on careers.nature.org to apply

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