Location: Dili, Timor-Leste (with frequent field visits)
Closing Date For Application: 10 pm (TL time) Sunday 19 December 2021
Contract status: National post
Start date: February 2022
Contract duration: Two years fixed-term contract with the possibility of extension
Remuneration: Competitive salary based on experience
We rebuild tropical fisheries with coastal communities
Blue Ventures is a marine conservation organization that puts people first. We support coastal fishers in remote and rural communities to rebuild fisheries, restore ocean life and build lasting pathways to prosperity. Our work began two decades ago in Madagascar’s remote coastal communities and is growing globally. Across a dozen countries, we’re partnering with traditional fishers and community organizations to design, scale, strengthen and sustain fisheries management and conservation at the community level. We bring partners together in networks to advocate for reform, and share tools and best practices to support fishing communities across the globe.
Summary job description
The Fisheries and Livelihoods Senior Manager leads our evolving and growing fisheries and livelihoods work in Timor-Leste that aims to empower and support small scale fishing communities by providing enhanced livelihoods and income-generating opportunities.
As a senior member of the Timor-Leste team and reporting to the Country Director, this position leads on setting medium and long-term priorities for the fisheries and livelihood programme, plays a critical role in securing new grants, and manages the implementation of the fisheries and livelihoods programme. The position holder also oversees the establishment of a communications function within the Timor-Leste country programme. The position holder contributes to ensuring local sustainability of the Timor-Leste country programme by mentoring Timorese junior staff to take on more programme leadership. It is a full-time role based in Dili, with frequent visits to our field sites.
This position presents an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated business development or community development professional looking to play an instrumental role in developing and managing sustainable livelihoods and income-generating activities for fishing communities.
The
role is suitable for a proactive and highly organized individual, with
proven team management and capacity development experience and excellent
knowledge of community-based livelihood options including ecotourism,
You
will demonstrate a proven track record of project and grant design and
management, training and mentoring/coaching staff, as well as
exceptional written communication skills. You will thrive in
environments that are dynamic, fast-paced, collegiate, and ambitious,
and be able to demonstrate experience of working independently and
solving complex problems in challenging situations. We are looking for
an individual who is open to new ideas and embraces innovation, who can
demonstrate experience in building effective working partnerships for
conservation.
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