Sr. Manager, Science & Marine Governance

Key Responsibilities

The Sr. Manager for Science and Marine Governance reports to the Senior Director for Program Implementation and Shared Services and will be responsible for:

• Oversee science team activities, including contributing to budgeting, donor reporting, and personnel management.
• Act as a key science expert for science-related aspects of the program including marine spatial design and fisheries program design.
• Represent Rare and build relationships with various actors in national and local level fisheries space including academic institutions.
• Contribute to thought leadership including, but not limited to, publishing research findings in peer-reviewed journals and presenting at conferences.
• Assist in the creation and execution of the research agenda.
• Support technical aspects of project proposals.
• Contribute to the design and execution of the Science Team’s engagement in the Fish Forever Scale Strategy.
• Support the Applied Science Community of Practice.
• Other tasks may be assigned as required.

Qualification & Requirements

Experience and Education

• Master’s degree or PhD in Fisheries (expertise in population dynamics preferred), Socio-Ecological System Thinking, Marine Biology or Social Sciences.
• Experience in Marine spatial planning and governance, and/or working with communities, especially for data collection.
• Experience in training and capacity building.
• Experience collaborating with different teams.
• Exceptional organizational skills to prioritize projects and initiate follow-through with meticulous attention to detail.
• Willingness to travel up to 60% of the time.
• Experience in team leadership, program design, and budget management.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written, including the ability to effectively engage with staff and partners at all levels in a fast-paced work environment.
• Sound business judgment and ability to manage shifting priorities and competing deadlines to ensure accuracy and high-quality standards while applying a system’s view of outcomes and impact.
• Prior experience in an international, cross-cultural work environment is essential, and willingness to work on flexible hours (even beyond the regular working hours) as needed.
• Written and verbal fluency in English.

Benefits

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